AMERICA/BOLIVIA - New National Director Pontifical Mission Societies Reverend Eugenio Scarpellini Mazzoleni

Thursday, 26 February 2004

2009-11-04
Rector of St. Albert's College Interdiocesan Seminary in Archdiocese of Ranchi appointed

2009-11-03
Rector of Saint Josephina Bakhita Interdiocesan Propedeutic Seminary of Ngaoundere appointed

2009-11-03
National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed

2009-10-29
Rector of Regional Seminary of Taipei appointed

2009-10-29
The Holy Father's Missionary Intention for November 2009: “That believers in the different religions, through the testimony of their lives and fraternal dialogue, may clearly demonstrate that the name of God is a bearer of peace.” Commentary.

2009-10-27
National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed

Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples has, 13 February 2004, appointed National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Bolivia Reverend Eugenio Scarpellini Mazzoleni, fidei donum priest from the Italian diocese of Bergamo. The new National Director was born on 8 January 1954 at Verdellino (Bergamo). He was ordained a priest on 17 June 1978. After various duties in the diocese in 1987 he was sent as a fidei donum priest to the archdiocese of La Paz where he was: parish priest in different places (1988-1994); bursar-Administrator of the San Jeronimo major seminary (1993-2000); Director of Mariengarten College. (S.L.) (Agenzia Fides 26/2/2004; Righe 9; Parole 108)