Antoine Camilleri
Antoine Camilleri (born August 20, 1965 in Sliema ) is a Maltese clergyman, diplomat of the Holy See and Roman Catholic Archbishop.
Life
Antoine Camilleri was ordained a priest on July 5, 1991 .
He joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1999 and worked at the nunciatures in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (1999–2002), Uganda (2002–05) and Cuba (2005–06). Since 2007 he has been working in the Vatican State Secretariat for relations with the states and as Dominique Mamberti's deputy .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on February 22, 2013 as Undersecretary of the Section for Relations with States of the State Secretariat.
On September 3, 2019, Pope Francis appointed him titular archbishop pro hac vice of Skálholt and apostolic nuncio . The Pope personally donated his episcopal ordination on October 4th of the same year. Co-consecrators were Cardinal State Secretary Pietro Parolin and the Cardinal Prefect of the Dicastery for Integral Human Development , Peter Turkson .
On October 31, 2019, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio in Ethiopia and Djibouti , Special Envoy to the African Union and Apostolic Delegate in Somalia .
He speaks seven languages including Russian , Portuguese and Romanian .
Web links
- Entry about Antoine Camilleri on catholic-hierarchy.org
- New Undersecretary in the Vatican "Ministry of Foreign Affairs"
Individual evidence
- ↑ nouns dell'Arcivescovo titolare di Skálholt. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , September 3, 2019, accessed September 3, 2019 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina del Nunzio Apostolico in Etiopia e Gibuti, Rappresentante Speciale presso l'Unione Africana e Delegato Apostolico in Somalia. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 31, 2019, accessed October 31, 2019 (Italian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Camilleri, Antoine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Maltese clergyman, Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sliema |