Francesco Giovanni Brugnaro

Francesco Giovanni Brugnaro (born 16 March 1943) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche from 2007 to 2018.

Coat of arms of Francesco Giovanni Brugnaro.

Biography

Brugnaro was born on 16 March 1943 in Padua.^[1] He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Milan on 18 December 1982.^[2]

On 24 April 2002, he was named office chief of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, where he was already working.^[3]

On 31 January 2005, Pope John Paul II named him the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).^[1]

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche on 3 September 2007.^[2] He was consecrated a bishop on 29 September by Pope Benedict with Cardinals Tarcisio Bertone and Marian Jaworski as co-consecrators.^{[citation needed]}

Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 27 July 2018.^[4]