Italian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1946)
His Eminence
Mario Zenari
Cardinal Apostolic Nuncio to Syria
Zenari in 2022.
Church
Roman Catholic Church
Appointed
30 December 2008
Predecessor
Giovanni Battista Morandini
Other post(s)
Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri
Orders
Ordination
5 July 1970 by Giuseppe Carraro
Consecration
25 September 1999 by Angelo Sodano
Created cardinal
19 November 2016 by Pope Francis
Rank
Cardinal Deacon
Personal details
Born
Mario Zenari
(1946-01-05) 5 January 1946 (age 78)
Rosegaferro, Verona, Italy
Previous post(s)
Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka (2004–08)
Apostolic Nuncio to Cote d'Ivoire, Niger and Burkina Faso (1999–2004)
Permanent Observer to the Office of the U.N. and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (1994–99)
Permanent Observer to the U.N. Industrial Development Organization (1994–99)
Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (1994–99)
Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (1994–99)
Titular Archbishop of Iulium Carnicum (1999–2016)
Motto
Levate Oculos Vestros (Lift up your eyes)
Coat of arms
Ordination history of Mario Zenari
History
Priestly ordination
Date
5 July 1970
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator
Angelo Sodano
Co-consecrators
Flavio Roberto Carraro, OFM Cap. Marcello Zago, OMI
Date
25 September 1999
Cardinalate
Elevated by
Pope Francis
Date
19 November 2016
Styles of Mario Zenari
Reference style
His Eminence
Spoken style
Your Eminence
Informal style
Cardinal
Mario Zenari (born 5 January 1946) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a cardinal since 2016. He has served his entire ecclesiastical career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, holding senior positions beginning in 1999. He has been Apostolic Nuncio to Syria since 30 December 2008. He was nuncio to Sri Lanka from 2004 to 2008.
MarioZenari (born 5 January 1946) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a cardinal since 2016. He has served his entire ecclesiastical...
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forced displacements. For its part, the Vatican's ambassador in Syria, MarioZenari, denied that Christians were being discriminated, saying they shared...
death of Cardinal Lourdusamy. On November 11, 2016 it was announced that MarioZenari will succeed him. It was originally built in the 14th century, and served...
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