Carlo Maria Viganò

Italian Roman Catholic excommunicated archbishop and nuncio (born 1941)
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Summary

Carlo Maria Viganò was born on January 16, 1941[1], in Varese[2]. He has worked as a theologian[3], Catholic priest[4], anti-vaccine activist[5], Catholic bishop[6], and Catholic deacon[7]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,884 views/month, #6,782 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Italy[9]
  • Occupation: nuncio[10], jurist[11], diplomat[12], archbishop[13]
  • Position held: Catholic archbishop[14], titular archbishop[15]
  • Educated at: Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy[16], Pontifical Gregorian University[17]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Commons category: Carlo Maria Viganò[20]
  • Family name: Viganò[21]
  • Given name: Carlo[22], Maria[23]
  • Significant event: excommunication[24], episcopal consecration in the Roman rite[25], priestly ordination in the Roman rite[26]
  • Convicted of: schism in Christianity[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian[28], English[29]
  • Name in native language: Carlo Maria Viganò[30]
  • Consecrator: John Paul II[31], Angelo Sodano[32], Franciszek Macharski[33], Richard Williamson[34]

Why It Matters

Carlo Maria Viganò has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Carlo Maria Viganò born?

Carlo Maria Viganò's place of birth was Varese[2].

What did Carlo Maria Viganò do for work?

Carlo Maria Viganò worked as a theologian[3], Catholic priest[4], anti-vaccine activist[5], Catholic bishop[6], and Catholic deacon[7].

Where did Carlo Maria Viganò go to school?

Carlo Maria Viganò was educated at Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy[16] and Pontifical Gregorian University[17].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . i. inews.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. Retrieved . washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . pillarcatholic.com. Retrieved . pillarcatholic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Catholic archbishop, titular archbishop, Nuncio to the United States +3
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → theologian, Catholic priest, anti-vaccine activist +6
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  4. 22w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Consecrator → John Paul II, Angelo Sodano, Franciszek Macharski +1
    Instance of → human
    Family name → Viganò
    Given name → Carlo, Maria
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