Marco Ganci

Monsignor Marco Ganci
Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the Council of Europe
Church	Catholic Church
Appointed	21 September 2019
Predecessor	Paolo Rudelli
Orders
Ordination	16 December 2000 by Antonio Cantisani
Personal details
Born	(1976-05-16) 16 May 1976 (age 48) Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	Diplomat
Alma mater	Pontifical Lateran University

Marco Ganci (born 16 May 1976) is an Italian clergyman and a diplomat of the Holy See.

Biography

Marco Ganci was born in Catanzaro, Italy, on 16 May 1976. In 1982 he joined the Apostolic Movement,[1] a lay organization founded in Catanzaro in 1979.[2] He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace on 16 December 2000.[3] His brother Andrea is also a priest.[4] He earned his licentiate in theology with a specialization in social morality at the Theological Institute of Calabria "S. Pius X ” in Catanzaro in November 2002. From Rome's Pontifical Lateran University he obtained his licentiate canon law in November 2004 and his doctorate in canon law in May 2006,[1] with a dissertation on "The Holy See and human rights conventions".[1][5]

Diplomatic career

He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 2006 and over the next 13 years fulfilled assignments in the offices representing the Holy See in Bolivia, Greece, at the European Union in Brussels, and Kenya.[6] Pope Benedict XVI named him a Chaplain of His Holiness (Monsignor) on 1 July 2011.[7]

On 21 September 2019, Pope Francis named him Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.[3] He attended his first meeting in that role on 13 November.[8] He is also ex officio a member of the governing board of the Council of Europe Development Bank, based in Paris.[9]

In January 2020 he led a three-day conference to mark the 50th anniversary of the Holy See's présence at the Council of Europe, organized by his predecessor Paolo Rudelli.[10][11]

See also

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

References

1. "Mons. Marco Ganci". Movimento Apostolic (in Italian). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
2. "Chi Siamo". Movimento Apostolico (in Italian). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
3. "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.09.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
4. "Prestigioso incarico per mons. Marco Ganci" (PDF). Gazzetta del Sud (in Italian). 21 July 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2020 – via Movimento Apostolico.
5. "Catalogo della Biblioteca: Ganci, Mario". Pontifical Gregorian University. Retrieved 15 April 2020. Full title: "La Santa Sede e le convenzioni sui diritti umani: ipotesi di adattamento del diritto canonico al diritto internazionale" ("The Holy See and human rights conventions: hypotheses for the adaptation of canon law to international law").
6. "Vaticano, il catanzarese Ganci inviato speciale della Santa Sede al Consiglio d'Europa". Gazzetta del Sud (in Italian). 21 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
7. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. CIII. 2 December 2011. p. 872. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
8. "1360th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies". Council of Europe Portal. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
9. "Governing Board". Council of the Europe Development Bank. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
10. Numico, Sarah (9 January 2020). "50 anni della Santa Sede a Strasburgo. Mons. Ganci: "La vera radice cristiana dell'Europa è il cristiano stesso"" (in Italian). L'Agenzia S.I.R. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
11. "Holy See-Council of Europe: "interdisciplinary days" to explore 50 years of presence in Strasbourg". L'Agenzia S.I.R. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020. Includes photo.

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