José Sebastián Laboa Gallego
José Sebastián Laboa Gallego (born January 20, 1923 in Pasajes de San Juan , Autonomous Community of Basque Country , Spain , † October 24, 2002 ) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See .
Life
Jose Sebastian Laboa Gallego received on 16 April 1949, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On December 18, 1982 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To Titular Archbishop of Zaraï and ordered him to the apostolic nuncio in Panama . Pope John Paul II donated him episcopal ordination on January 6, 1983 ; Co-consecrators were the Curia Archbishops Eduardo Martínez Somalo , substitute for the State Secretariat , and Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy , Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples . On August 21, 1990, John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Nuncio in Paraguay . Laboa Gallego became Apostolic Nuncio in Malta and Apostolic Delegate in Libya on March 18, 1995 . On March 10, 1997 he became apostolic nuncio in Libya.
On June 13, 1998, Pope John Paul II accepted José Sebastián Laboa Gallego's resignation due to reasons of age.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Blasco Francisco Collaço |
Apostolic Nuncio in Panama 1982–1990 |
Osvaldo Padilla |
| Georg Zur |
Apostolic Nuncio in Paraguay 1990–1995 |
Lorenzo Baldisseri |
| Pier Luigi Celata |
Apostolic Nuncio in Malta 1995–1998 |
Luigi Gatti |
| Edmond Farhat |
Apostolic Nuncio in Libya 1995–1998 |
Luigi Gatti |
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| SURNAME | Laboa Gallego, José Sebastián |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish clergyman, Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pasajes de San Juan , Basque Country Autonomous Community , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 24, 2002 |