Ohio Native Named to Papal Posts in Caribbean

VATICAN CITY, FEB. 27, 2001 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II appointed Bishop Timothy P. Broglio apostolic nuncio in the Dominican Republic and apostolic delegate in Puerto Rico, and raised him to the dignity of archbishop.

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Bishop Broglio was an adviser of nunciatures. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1951, and ordained a priest in 1977.

He entered the Vatican diplomatic service in 1983. The new archbishop has worked in the nunciatures of the Ivory Coast, Paraguay and in the Vatican secretariat´s section for relations with states.

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