Gabriele Caccia

Coat of arms of Gabriele Giordano Caccia

Gabriele Giordano Caccia (born February 24, 1958 in Milan , Italy ) is an Italian Roman Catholic clergyman, archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See .

Life

Gabriele Caccia received the sacrament of ordination for the Archdiocese of Milan on June 11, 1983 through Carlo Maria Cardinal Martini SJ . He then worked there as a pastor until 1986 . He was then released for postgraduate studies at the Pontifical Diplomatic Academy , where he obtained a licentiate in canon law . In 1991 he was at the Pontifical Gregorian University with a thesis entitled "Faith and its object, Training in Christianity 'by Søren Kierkegaard " to Dr. theol. PhD .

On June 1, 1991, he entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See and initially worked at the Apostolic Nunciature in Tanzania . Pope John Paul II awarded him the honorary title of Chaplain of His Holiness ( Monsignor ) on July 24, 1992 . Since July 11, 1993 Caccia has been a member of the Substitute's Secretariat in the General Affairs Section of the Vatican State Secretariat . On December 17, 2002 he was appointed Assessor for General Affairs by John Paul II, and on the same day he was made Honorary Prelate of His Holiness . He was also a member of the Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia .

On July 16, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . the Titular Archbishop of Sepino and apostolic nuncio in Lebanon . The episcopal ordination received his Benedict XVI. on September 12 of the same year in St. Peter's Basilica ; Co-consecrators were Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone SDB and the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , William Joseph Levada .

On September 12, 2017, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines by Pope Francis . Pope Francis appointed him permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations on November 16, 2019 .

Honors

2004: Officer of the Star of Romania

2005: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

2009: Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Web links

Entry on Gabriele Caccia on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1996 , Città del Vaticano 1996, p. 2088.
^ Nomina dell'Assessore per gli Affari Generali della Segreteria di Stato , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of December 17, 2002.
↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2009 , Città del Vaticano 2009, p. 2030.
↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2009 , Città del Vaticano 2009, p. 1308.
^ Nomina del Nunzio Apostolico in Libano , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of July 16, 2009.
↑ Capella Papale per l'ordinazione episcopale di cinque Ecc.mi Presuli , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of September 12, 2009.
^ Nomina dell'Osservatore Permanente della Santa Sede presso l'Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite (ONU). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 16, 2019, accessed November 16, 2019 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Luigi Gatti	Apostolic Nuncio in Beirut 2009–2017	Joseph Spiteri
Giuseppe Pinto	Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines 2017–2019	NN

personal data
SURNAME	Caccia, Gabriele
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Caccia, Gabriele Giordano (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian clergyman, Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See
DATE OF BIRTH	February 24, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH	Milan , Italy

[1] Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1996 , Città del Vaticano 1996, p. 2088.

[2] Nomina dell'Assessore per gli Affari Generali della Segreteria di Stato , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of December 17, 2002.

[3] Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2009 , Città del Vaticano 2009, p. 2030.

[4] Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2009 , Città del Vaticano 2009, p. 1308.

[5] Nomina del Nunzio Apostolico in Libano , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of July 16, 2009.

[6] Capella Papale per l'ordinazione episcopale di cinque Ecc.mi Presuli , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of September 12, 2009.

[7] Nomina dell'Osservatore Permanente della Santa Sede presso l'Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite (ONU). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 16, 2019, accessed November 16, 2019 (Italian).