Pope Benedict XVI yesterday (October 19, 2011) named Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano his new ambassador to the United States, according to the National Catholic Register website.
A veteran Holy See diplomat with almost four decades of experience, he succeeds Archbishop Pietro Sambi, who died last July after a short illness.
Archbishop Vigano, 70, has a doctorate in canon law and civil law.
He will be responsible not only for diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the U.S., but also -- like every other Vatican ambassador -- for advising the Holy See on suitable candidates to be appointed bishops.
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