Edoardo Rovida

Edoardo Rovida (born 26 August 1927) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1953 to 2002.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Edoardo Rovida
Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Portugal Titular Archbishop of Tauromenium
Mons. Rovida and Pope Pope Paul VI
Appointed	15 March 1993
Retired	12 October 2002
Predecessor	Luciano Angeloni
Successor	Alfio Rapisarda
Other post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Tauromenium
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and Liechtenstein (1985-1993) Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva (1981-1985) Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the Zaire (1977-1981) Apostolic Nuncio to Panama (1971-1977)
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1950 by Giuseppe Pietro Gagnor
Consecration	10 October 1971 by Jean-Marie Villot, Giovanni Benelli, and Giuseppe Almici
Personal details
Born	(1927-08-26) August 26, 1927 (age 97) Alessandria, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Motto	Veniet auxilium mihi

Styles of Edoardo Rovida
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Biography

Edoardo Rovida was born on 26 August 1927 in Alessandria, Italy, and was ordained a priest on 29 June 1950.^[1]

Diplomatic career

He completed the course of studies at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1953.^[2]

He became known as a beneficiary of the patronage of Giovanni Benelli, who as Substitute of the Secretariat of State dominated the department from 1967 to 1977.^[3] His early assignments in the diplomatic service of the Holy See included a stint in Cuba during the early years of the Cuban Revolution.^[4][a]

On 31 July 1971, Pope Paul VI appointed him Titular Archbishop of Tauromenium and Apostolic Nuncio to Panama.^[6] He received his episcopal consecration on 10 October^[1] from Cardinal Jean-Marie Villot, the Secretary of State.

On 13 August 1977, he was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zaire^[7] and on 7 March 1981 was named Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva.

On 26 January 1985, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland^[8] and on 7 March 1987 Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein.

On 15 March 1993, he was appointed apostolic nuncio to Portugal.^[9][10]

His service as nuncio to Portugal ended with the appointment of his successor, Alfio Rapisarda, on 12 October 2002,^[11] but maintained the title nuncio.^[12]

See also

• List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See

Notes

1. His role as secretary of the nunciature in Havana is documented in 1958^[5] and 1960.^[4]

References

1. "I Vescovi di Origine Alessandrina". Diocese of Alessandria (in Italian). Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
2. "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
3. Reese, Thomas (1998). Inside the Vatican. Harvard University Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-674-41802-8.
4. Uría Rodríguez, Ignacio (2012). Iglesia y revolución en Cuba: Enrique Pérez Serantes (1883-1968), el obispo que salvó a Fidel Castro (in Spanish). Encuentro. pp. 443–5. ISBN 978-84-9920-998-2. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
5. "Foreign Diplomatic Corps, Cuba 1958". Cuban Information Archives. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
6. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXIII. 1971. pp. 707, 718. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
7. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXIX. 1977. p. 619. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
8. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXVII. 1985. p. 181. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
9. "Vescovi di Sicilia". Catholic Church in Sicily. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
10. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXV. 1993. p. 395. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
11. "Rinunce e Nomine, 12.10.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
12. "Firma del Concordato tra la Santa Sede e la Repubblica Portughese, 18.05.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). 18 May 2004. Retrieved 28 June 2019.