Giorgio Zur

Giorgio Zur (15 February 1930 – 8 January 2019) was a Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See.

His Excellency The Most Reverend

Giorgio Zur
Archbishop
Native name
Georg Zur
SeeTitular Archbishop of Sesta
Personal details
Born(1930-02-15)15 February 1930
Görlitz, Lower Silesia, Weimar Republic
Died8 January 2019(2019-01-08) (aged 88)
Vatican City

Biography

The son of a master tailor, Giorgio Zur studied in Rome at the Gregorian University, where he obtained a licentiate in philosophy and theology and a doctorate in canon law. On 10 October 1955, he was ordained to the priesthood. After pastoral work as a chaplain in the Archdiocese of Bamberg, he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1960.[1] He then entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See and fulfilled assignments in the India, Mexico, Burundi, and Uganda.

Pope John Paul II appointed him on 5 February 1979 as the Titular Archbishop of Sesta and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Malawi and Zambia.[2] He was consecrated on 24 February by Cardinal Jean-Marie Villot with co-consecrators Cardinal Agostino Casaroli and Archbishop Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy. On 3 May 1985 Zur was appointed the Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay.[3] On 13 August 1990, Pope John Paul appointed him Pro-Nuncio to India and Nepal.[4][5]

He was president of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy from 1998 to 2000.[6] Zur was named Nuncio to Russia on 29 January 2000.[7] In Russia he worked to improve relations with the Orthodox Patriarch, but his repeated protests against the government's expulsion of a bishop and several priests soon made his position untenable.[6]

On 8 October 2002 he was appointed Nuncio to Austria.[6][8] Having reached the age limit for bishops, he retired and took up residence in Rome.

Awards

References
  1. "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXI. 1979. p. 956. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  3. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXVII. 1985. p. 677. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXXII. 1990. p. 927. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. "H.E. Msgr. Giorgio ZUR (1991-1998) – Indian Catholics". catholicsindia.in. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  6. "Holy See's Representative in Russia Moving to Austria". Zenit. 8 October 2002. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  7. "Rinunce e Nomine, 29.01.2000" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 29 January 2000. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  8. "Rinunce e Nomine, 08.10.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 October 2002. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Agostino Cacciavillan		 Apostolic Nuncio to India
13 August 1990 – 7 December 1998		 Succeeded by
Lorenzo Baldisseri
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