Michael A. Blume

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His Excellency

Michael August Blume

S.V.D.
Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary
Titular Archbishop of Alexanum
Orders
Ordination23 Dec 1972
by Joseph Robert Crowley
Consecration30 Sep 2005
by Angelo Sodano
Personal details
Birth nameMichael August Blume
Born (1946-05-30) May 30, 1946 (age 75)
Indiana, United States
NationalityAmerican
Previous post(s)Apostolic Nuncio to the Uganda
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Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Michael August Blume (born May 30, 1946) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary since 2018.

Biography[]

Michael August Blume was born on August 30, 1946, in South Bend, Indiana. A member of the Society of the Divine Word, he was ordained a priest on December 23, 1972,[1] by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Robert Crowley in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana.

He earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics and a theology degree at the Pontifical Gregorian University. From 1975 to 1983 he taught theology at the regional seminary in Cape Coast, Ghana. From 1983 to 1990 he was provincial of the Society of the Divine Word in Ghana, Benin, and Togo, and Secretary General of the Society from 1990 to 1994.[1]

On April 8, 2000, he was named under secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants,[2] having founded its press service in April 1995.[1]

On August 24, 2005, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Titular Archbishop of Alexanum and apostolic nuncio to both Benin and Togo.[1] He was consecrated a bishop on September 30, 2005, by Angelo Sodano, Vatican secretary of state.[3]

Pope Benedict appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda on February 2, 2013.[4]

Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary on July 4, 2018.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.08.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. August 24, 2005. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 08.04.2000" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. April 8, 2000. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Archbishop Michael August Blume [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-05-13. [self-published]
  4. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 02.02.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. February 2, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 04.07.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. July 4, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2019.

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