” “The Holy Father appointed Secretary for relations with the States of the Secretariat of State mgr. Dominique Mamberti, who was the apostolic nuncio to Sudan and Eritrea. It has announced today by the Vatican newsroom. Mgr. Mamberti replaces mgr. Giovanni Lajolo, who has been appointed President of the Papal Commission for the State of Vatican City and of the Governorship of the State of Vatican City, in lieu of the resigning card. Edmund Casimir Szoka.
” “Mgr. Mamberti was born in Marrakech, in the archdiocese of Rabat (Morocco), on March 7th 1952. He was ordained priest on September 20th 1981. He has a degree in canon and civil law. He joined the Diplomatic service of the Holy See on March 1st 1986 and worked in the Papal delegations in Algeria, Chile, the Permanent Mission to the UN in New York, in Lebanon and lastly at the Section for Relations with the States of the Secretariat of State. On May 18th 2002, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan and Apostolic Delegate in Somalia and a member of the Titular See in Sagona as an archbishop. He was consecrated bishop on July 3rd 2002. On February 19th 2004, he was also appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea.” “
