The apostolic nuncio of the Czech Republic will now be representing
the Pope in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Benedict
XVI on Saturday appointed Archbishop Diego Causero, 71, to this new
post.
He succeeds Archbishop Francesco Canalini, who has retired at age
75.
Archbishop Causero is a native of Italy. He was ordained a priest in
1963 and entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See a decade later.
He was named the apostolic nuncio to Chad in 1992 and went on to
serve in Africa (in the Central African Republic and Congo) until 1999,
when he was named to Syria.
He had served in the Czech Republic since
2004.
Curia
Also on Saturday, the Holy Father called on Monsignor Antonio Neri,
an official of the Congregation for Clergy, to be the under secretary of
the same congregation.
He also named as members of the Congregation for Bishops: Cardinal
Mauro Piacenza, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, and retired
Bishop Lorenzo Chiarinelli of Viterbo, Italy.