Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto was named Apostolic Nuncio
to Chile. The post had been vacant since
Archbishop Aldo Cavalli was named Apostolic Nuncio
to Colombia in October 2007. Archbishop Pinto had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio
to Sénégal,
to Cape Verde,
to Mali,
to Guinea-Bissau, and Apostolic Delegate
to Mauritania.