Michael Banach

Michael Wallace Banach (born November 19, 1962) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

The Most Reverend

Michael Wallace Banach
AppointedFebruary 22, 2013
PredecessorSanto Rocco Gangemi
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
OrdinationJuly 2, 1988
by Timothy Joseph Harrington
ConsecrationApril 27, 2013
by Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone
Personal details
Born (1962-11-19) November 19, 1962
Worcester, Massachusetts
DenominationRoman Catholic
Styles of
Michael Wallace Banach
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor

Biography

Michael Wallace Banach was born on November 19, 1962, in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was ordained on July 2, 1988, as a priest for the Diocese of Worcester. In 1992, he completed his preparation for a diplomatic career at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.[1]

On January 22, 2007 he was appointed as Permanent Observer of the Holy See at the United Nations Office at Vienna and United Nations Industrial Development Organization and Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Vienna.[2]

On February 22, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI named him Titular Archbishop of Memphis and gave him the title apostolic nuncio.[3][4] On April 16, Pope Francis appointed him the Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea.[5][6]

He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone on April 27, 2013 in Rome. Co-consecrators were the cardinals of the Curia Marc Ouellet and Fernando Filoni.

On May 18, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Banach to the additional post of Apostolic Nuncio to the Solomon Islands.[7]

On March 19, 2016, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal and Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania.[8] To that was added the titles Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde on July 9, 2016,[9] and Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau on August 22, 2016.[10]

On May 13, 2017, Pope Francis changed his title in Mauritania to Apostolic Nuncio.[11]

References
  1. "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  2. "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.01.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. January 22, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  3. "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.02.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. February 22, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  4. "Pope names Worcester's Msgr. Banach, longtime US Vatican diplomat, to be apostolic nuncio". catholicfreepress.org. February 22, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  5. "Rinunce e Nomine, 16.04.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. April 16, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  6. Kush, Bronislaus B. (April 16, 2013). "Archbishop Michael Banach, Worcester native, gets new post". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  7. "Rinunce e Nomine, 18.05.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. May 18, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  8. "Rinunce e nomine, 19.03.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. March 19, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  9. "Other Pontifical Acts, 22.08.2016" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. July 9, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  10. "Rinunce e nomine, 22.08.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. August 22, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  11. "Rinunce e Nomine, 13.05.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. May 13, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.