BY Ian Dunn | November 8 2010 | 
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Nuncio to retire for medical reasons
Publication Date: 2010-11-08
Archbishop Faustino Sainz Muñoz, the Vatican’s Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, has announced he will retire from the role before the end the year.
The archbishop made the announcement yesterday at St Mary’s Cathedral in Edinburgh during a Mass of thanksgiving for the Papal visit which was attended by the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland.
“Sadly, for medical reasons I find that I now need to return to Spain in order to continue my treatment and this means that, when my resignation is accepted by the Holy Father, perhaps in early December, I will be coming to the end of my time here as Apostolic Nuncio,” he said. “I want you all to know that I have very much enjoyed your friendship and kind hospitality.”
Archbishop Sainz Munoz, 73, suffered a mild stroke in May of this year but returned to the UK for Pope Benedict XVI’s arrival in September. A veteran of the Vatican’s diplomatic service, he served the Pope in Africa, Scandinavia and Latin America before taking up his current role in 2004.
Pic: Paul McSherry
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