Giorgio Marengo

Giorgio Marengo, I.M.C. (7 June 1974) is an Italian-born Roman Catholic prelate, who from 2 April 2020 is the Apostolic prefect of the Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar, a structure of the Roman Catholic Church in Mongolia. From that date, he also was appointed as the Titular bishop of Castra Severiana. [1]

His Excellency

Giorgio Marengo I.M.C.
Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar
Bishop Giorgio Marengo at the day of his consecration
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseApostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar
In office2 April 2020
PredecessorWenceslao Padilla
Orders
Ordination26 May 2001
Consecration8 August 2020
by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle
Personal details
Born (1974-06-07) 7 June 1974
Cuneo
NationalityItaly
Previous postParson at Mary Mother of Mercy parish in Arvaikheer
Alma materPontifical Urban University
Styles of
Giorgio Marengo
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenone

Biography

He was born in Cuneo on 1974. He is part of the scouts, practices fencing[2] and he graduated at a classical lyceum.

On 24 June 2000, he made his profession of vows for the Consolata Missionaries and on 26 May 2001 he was ordained a priest.

From 2000 to 2006 he studied at the Pontifical Urban University and took a missiology doctorate. He is the first representative Consolata missionary in Mongolia.

Likewise, he was the Missionary correspondent in Mongolia, from 2016, and until his episcopal appointment he was regional councilor of Asia, superior of the Consolata Missionaries for Mongolia and priest at Mary Mother of Mercy parish in Arvaikheer.[3]

On 2 April 2020 Pope Francis appointed him apostolic prefect of Ulan Bator,[4] and titular bishop of Castra Severiana;[5] he succeeds Wenceslao Selga Padilla, who died on 25 September 2018.[6] He was consecrated in the Santuario della Consolata on August 8, 2020, by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, [7][8] assisting him were Archbishop Cesare Nosiglia, Archbishop of Turin and Cardinal Severino Poletto, Archbishop-emeritus of Turin.[9][10]

Publications
  • Sussurrare il Vangelo nella terra dell'eterno Cielo blu, riflessioni missiologiche sullevangelizzazione in Mongolia; Urbaniana University Press, Via Urbano VIII, 16 – 00165 Roma.
  • Father Marengo
  • Father Marengo during the travel to Rome

References
  1. "Intervista a P. Giorgio Marengo IMC". missionariedellaconsolata.org. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  2. Fabrizio Brignone (April 2, 2020). "Padre Giorgio Marengo è ora prefetto apostolico in Mongolia" (in Italian). laguida.it. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  3. "Articoli di Giorgio Marengo". amico.rivistamissioniconsolata.it. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  4. "Rinunce e nomine. Nomina del Prefetto Apostolico di Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  5. "Mongolia, il nuovo amministratore apostolico è un missionario italiano". acistampa.com. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  6. "Nomina del Prefetto Apostolico di Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)". consolata.org. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  7. P. Giovanni Paolo Lamberto IMC (June 21, 2020). "Corea del Sud: Nell'ultima settimana i contagi hanno ripreso..." (in Italian). consolata.org. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  8. Federica Bello (August 9, 2020). "Padre Giorgio Marengo. La Mongolia ora ha il suo vescovo" (in Italian). avvenire.it. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  9. Federica Bello (August 8, 2020). "Padre Marengo è Vescovo" (in Italian). vocetempo.it. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  10. Sabrina Pelazza (August 24, 2020). "La chiesa cattolica in Mongolia, intervista al neo vescovo cuneese Giorgio Marengo" (in Italian). lafedelta.it. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Wenceslao Padilla		 Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar
2 April 2020–current		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Pedro María Laxague		 Titular bishop of Castra Severiana
2 April 2020–current		 Incumbent
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.