Msgr. Giuseppe Lazzarotto is the new Assessor of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

Having received the consent of His Holiness Pope Francis, the Cardinal Grand Master Edwin O'Brien has appointed Msgr. Giuseppe Lazzarotto as the new Assessor of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.

Ambassador Leonardo Visconti di Modrone, Governor General announces the appointment and adds: “We are happy to convey to Msgr. Lazzarotto our best congratulations about this new task with which he will continue the work of his illustrious predecessor, Msgr. Antonio Franco, for the benefit of the Order and of the Holy Land.”

Msgr. Lazzarotto served for five years as Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine and Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, ending his mandate at the end of August 2017.

Following this link you will find an interview Msgr. Lazzarotto granted the Communications Office of the Grand Magisterium of the Order a couple of years ago.

(December 29, 2017)