Jean-Paul Gobel
Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel (born May 14, 1943 in Thonon-les-Bains , Haute-Savoie , France ) is a diplomat of the Holy See .
Life
The Bishop of Annecy , Jean-Baptiste Sauvage , ordained him a priest on June 29, 1969 . After training in canon law at the Pontifical Diplomatic Academy in Rome from 1972 to 1974, he worked in the nunciatures of the Holy See in Australia , Mozambique , Nicaragua , Burundi and the Philippines . Pope Paul VI bestowed on him on May 14, 1976 the honorary title of chaplain of His Holiness ( Monsignor ).
December 7, 1993 Pope appointed him John Paul II. To Titular Archbishop of Calatia and Apostolic Nuncio in Armenia and Georgia and donated him on 6 January 1994 in St. Peter's Basilica , the episcopal ordination ; Co-consecrators were the Archbishops of the Curia Giovanni Battista Re and Josip Uhač .
In 1994 he was also appointed Apostolic Nuncio in Azerbaijan . On December 6, 1997 he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio in Senegal , Guinea-Bissau , Mali and Cape Verde . In Mauritania he worked as an apostolic administrator. On October 31, 2001, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua . Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on October 10, 2007 as Apostolic Nuncio to Iran .
On January 5, 2013, he was received by Pope Benedict XVI. appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt and appointed Delegate of the Holy See to the Arab League . It is also intended to revive the long-standing dialogue process with the Islamic Azhar University . He held the office of Apostolic Nuncio until January 3, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1987 , Città del Vaticano 1987, p. 1875.
- ^ New Pope Ambassadors for Egypt and Guatemala , Vatican Radio , January 5, 2012
Web links
- Entry on Jean-Paul Gobel on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on September 9, 2019.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| --- | Apostolic Nuncio in Armenia 1993–1997 |
Peter Zurbriggen |
| --- | Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia 1993–1997 |
Peter Zurbriggen |
| --- | Apostolic Nuncio in Azerbaijan 1994–1997 |
Peter Zurbriggen |
| Antonio Maria Vegliò | Apostolic Nuncio in Senegal 1997-2001 |
Giuseppe Pinto |
| Antonio Maria Vegliò | Apostolic Nuncio in Guinea-Bissau 1997–2001 |
Giuseppe Pinto |
| Antonio Maria Vegliò | Apostolic Nuncio in Mali 1997–2001 |
Giuseppe Pinto |
| Antonio Maria Vegliò | Apostolic Nuncio in Cape Verde 1997–2001 |
Giuseppe Pinto |
| Luigi Travaglino | Apostolic Nuncio in Nicaragua 2001–2007 |
Henryk Józef Nowacki |
| Angelo Mottola | Apostolic Nuncio in Iran 2007–2013 |
Leo Boccardi |
| Michael Louis Fitzgerald | Apostolic Nuncio in Egypt 2013–2015 |
Bruno Musarò |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gobel, Jean-Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gobel, Jean-Paul Aimé (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thonon-les-Bains |