# Giorgio Marengo

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Italian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1974)

His Eminence Giorgio Marengo I.M.C. Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar Marengo in 2022 Church Catholic See Ulaanbaatar In office 2 April 2020 Predecessor Wenceslao Selga Padilla Other posts Cardinal-Priest of San Guida Taddeo Apostolo (2022–present) Member, Dicastery for Evangelization (2022–present) Previous posts Priest at Mary Mother of Mercy parish in Arvaikheer Titular Bishop of Castra Severiana (2020–2022) Orders Ordination 26 May 2001 by Severino Poletto Consecration 8 August 2020 by Luis Antonio Tagle Created cardinal 27 August 2022 by Pope Francis Rank Cardinal priest Personal details Born Giorgio Marengo (1974-06-07) 7 June 1974 (age 52) Cuneo, Italy Alma mater Pontifical Urban University Motto Respicite ad eum et illuminamini (Latin for 'Look towards Him and be enlightened') Coat of arms

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**Giorgio Marengo**, [I.M.C.](/source/Consolata_Missionaries) ([Mongolian](/source/Mongolian_language): Жиоржио Маренго; born 7 June 1974) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. Created a [cardinal](/source/Cardinal_(Catholic_Church)) by [Pope Francis](/source/Pope_Francis) on 27 August 2022, he has been the [Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar](/source/Apostolic_Prefecture_of_Ulaanbaatar), a missionary jurisdiction that covers the entire country of [Mongolia](/source/Mongolia), since 2 April 2020.

He is the second youngest member of the [College of Cardinals](/source/College_of_Cardinals).[1]

## Biography

Marengo was born in [Cuneo](/source/Cuneo) on 7 June 1974. He is part of the [scouts](/source/Scouting), practices [fencing](/source/Fencing)[2] and he graduated at a [classical lyceum](/source/Liceo_classico).

He studied philosophy from 1993 to 1995 at the Theological Faculty of Northern Italy and theology from 1996 to 1999 at the [Pontifical Gregorian University](/source/Pontifical_Gregorian_University). He studied at the [Pontifical Urban University](/source/Pontifical_Urban_University) from 1999 to 2002, earning a licentiate and later on (2016) a doctorate in missiology. On 24 June 2000, he made his profession of vows for the [Consolata Missionaries](/source/Consolata_Missionaries) and on 26 May 2001 he was ordained a [priest](/source/Priesthood_in_the_Catholic_Church).[3]

The first member (together with a confrere and 3 religious sisters) of his order to work in [Mongolia](/source/Mongolia), he has served there since becoming a priest.[3]

From 2016 to 2020 he was his order's regional councilor of Asia, superior of the Consolata Missionaries for Mongolia and parish priest at Mary Mother of Mercy parish in [Arvaikheer](/source/Arvaikheer).[3][4]

On 2 April 2020 [Pope Francis](/source/Pope_Francis) appointed him apostolic prefect of [Ulaanbaatar](/source/Ulaanbaatar) and titular bishop of Castra Severiana.[3] He succeeded [Wenceslao Selga Padilla](/source/Wenceslao_Selga_Padilla), who died on 25 September 2018.[5] He was consecrated in the [Santuario della Consolata](/source/Santuario_della_Consolata) on 8 August 2020 by Cardinal [Luis Antonio Tagle](/source/Luis_Antonio_Tagle),[6][7] assisting him were Archbishop [Cesare Nosiglia](/source/Cesare_Nosiglia), Archbishop of Turin and Cardinal [Severino Poletto](/source/Severino_Poletto), Archbishop-emeritus of Turin.[8][9]

When Pope Francis announced on 29 May 2022 that he planned to make Marengo a cardinal on 27 August, Marengo was in Rome to participate in a meeting he had arranged between the pope and Buddhist leaders from Mongolia. He said: "Dialogue with the Buddhist world, which is a majority in Mongolia, is fundamental for us, it is part of our mission. I am sure it will bear good fruit."[10][11]

On 27 August 2022, Pope Francis made him a [Cardinal-Priest](/source/Cardinal-Priest), assigning him the title of [San Giuda Taddeo Apostolo](/source/San_Giuda_Taddeo_Apostolo).[12] On 7 October 2022, Pope Francis appointed him as a member of the [Dicastery for Evangelization](/source/Dicastery_for_Evangelization).[13][14] He participated as a [cardinal elector](/source/Cardinal_electors_in_the_2025_papal_conclave) in the [2025 papal conclave](/source/2025_papal_conclave) that elected [Pope Leo XIV](/source/Pope_Leo_XIV).[15]

## Publications

- *Sussurrare il Vangelo nella terra dell'eterno Cielo blu*, riflessioni missiologiche sull'evangelizzazione in Mongolia; Urbaniana University Press, Via Urbano VIII, 16 – 00165 Rome, Italy.

## See also

- [Cardinals created by Pope Francis](/source/Cardinals_created_by_Pope_Francis)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Povoledo, Elisabetta (29 May 2022). ["Pope Francis Announces 21 New Cardinals"](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/29/world/europe/pope-francis-21-new-cardinals.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Fabrizio Brignone (2 April 2020). ["Padre Giorgio Marengo è ora prefetto apostolico in Mongolia"](https://www.laguida.it/2020/04/02/padre-giorgio-marengo-e-ora-prefetto-apostolico-in-mongolia/) (in Italian). laguida.it. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-vatbio_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-vatbio_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-vatbio_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-vatbio_3-3) ["Resignations and Appointments, 02.04.2020"](https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2020/04/02/200402a.html) (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Articoli di Giorgio Marengo"](http://amico.rivistamissioniconsolata.it/author/giorgio-marengo/). amico.rivistamissioniconsolata.it. Retrieved 8 June 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Nomina del Prefetto Apostolico di Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)"](https://www.consolata.org/new/index.php/mission/nostridicono/item/3140-nomina-del-prefetto-apostolico-di-ulaanbaatar-mongolia). consolata.org. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Lamberto, Giovanni Paolo (21 June 2020). ["Corea del Sud: Nell'ultima settimana i contagi hanno ripreso..."](https://www.consolata.org/new/index.php/mission/nostridicono/item/3272-corea-del-sud-nell-ultima-settimana-i-contagi-hanno-ripreso) (in Italian). consolata.org. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Bello, Federica (9 August 2020). ["Padre Giorgio Marengo. La Mongolia ora ha il suo vescovo"](https://www.avvenire.it/chiesa/pagine/la-mongolia-ha-il-suo-vescovo). *Avvenire* (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Federica Bello (8 August 2020). ["Padre Marengo è Vescovo"](https://www.vocetempo.it/padre-marengo-e-vescovo/) (in Italian). vocetempo.it. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Pelazza, Sabrina (24 August 2020). ["La chiesa cattolica in Mongolia, intervista al neo vescovo cuneese Giorgio Marengo"](https://www.lafedelta.it/2020/08/24/la-chiesa-cattolica-in-mongolia-intervista-al-neo-vescovo-cuneese-giorgio-marengo/) (in Italian). lafedelta.it. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["The Apostolic Prefect Marengo, appointed Cardinal: "That of the Pope is a missionary gesture""](http://www.fides.org/en/news/72259-ASIA_MONGOLIA_The_Apostolic_Prefect_Marengo_appointed_Cardinal_That_of_the_Pope_is_a_missionary_gesture). Agenzia Fides. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Audience with a delegation of the Buddhist Authority in Mongolia, 28.05.2022"](https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2022/05/28/220528c.html) (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Assegnazione dei Titoli e delle Diaconie ai nuovi Cardinali"](https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/2022/documents/ns_lit_doc_20220827_titoli-diaconie-nuovi-cardinali_it.html) [Assignment of Titles and Deaconries to the new Cardinals]. *[The Holy See](/source/Holy_See)* (in Italian). [Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche del Sommo Pontefice](/source/Office_for_the_Liturgical_Celebrations_of_the_Supreme_Pontiff). 27 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Marengo Card. Giorgio, I.M.C."](https://web.archive.org/web/20220828005202/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_marengo_g.html) *[Holy See Press Office](/source/Holy_See_Press_Office)*. Archived from [the original](https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_marengo_g.html) on 28 August 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-vatican_2022-10-07_14-0)** ["Resignations and Appointments, 07.10.2022"](https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2022/10/07/221007c.html) (Press release). [Holy See Press Office](/source/Holy_See_Press_Office). 7 October 2022. B0745/01532-EN.01. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Cardinal Electors"](https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/scardc3.html). Catholic-Hierarchy.org. 6 May 2025. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250506193115/https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/scardc3.html) from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.

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