1 9 8 1 , ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁appointed ▁him ▁Apost ol ic ▁N un cio ▁to ▁Gu atem ala , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁July ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁Venezuela , ▁and ▁on ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁Lie chten stein . ▁In ▁Gu atem ala ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁he ▁appe aled ▁without ▁success ▁to ▁halt ▁several ▁execution s ▁just ▁days ▁before ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ' s ▁arrival ▁there . ▁▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁university ▁hospital ▁in ▁Bern , ▁Switzerland , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Catholic ▁Hier archy : ▁Arch bishop ▁Ori ano ▁Qu il ici ▁▁ ▁Category : A post ol ic ▁N unci os ▁to ▁Gu atem ala ▁Category : A post ol ic ▁N unci os ▁to ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo ▁Category : A post ol ic ▁N unci os ▁to ▁Switzerland ▁Category : A post ol ic ▁N unci os ▁to ▁Lie chten stein ▁Category : A post ol ic ▁N unci os ▁to ▁Ch ad ▁Category : A post ol ic ▁N unci os ▁to ▁Venezuela ▁Category : A post ol ic ▁N unci os ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁African ▁Republic ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Lu cca ▁Category : 1 9 2 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 8 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁En chant ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁▁ ▁Perform ing ▁an ▁inc ant ation ▁ ▁En chant