Paolo Giglio
Paolo Giglio (born January 20, 1927 in Valletta , Malta , † March 7, 2016 ) was a Maltese clergyman and diplomat of the Holy See .
Life
Paolo Giglio was ordained a priest on April 12, 1952 . From 1956 to 1958 he graduated from the Pontifical Diplomatic Academy . He then worked at the Apostolic Nunciatures in Nicaragua from 1958 to 1959, from 1960 to 1962 in Argentina and most recently from 1963 to 1965 in Iran .
Pope Paul VI bestowed on him on June 21, 1963 the honorary title of Supreme Chamberlain of His Holiness ( Monsignor ) and on November 27, 1971 the title of Honorary Prelate of His Holiness . On January 26, 1976, he appointed him assistant to the apostolic nunciature in France and on February 9, 1976 he was given the honorary title of apostolic protonotary .
On April 4, 1986 Pope appointed him John Paul II. To Titular Archbishop of Tyndaris and the apostolic nuncio in Nicaragua . He was ordained bishop by the Apostolic Nuncio in San Marino , Pier Luigi Celata , on June 8 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Joseph Mercieca , Archbishop of Malta , and Nikol Joseph Cauchi , Bishop of Gozo .
On March 25, 1995, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt and Permanent Observer of the Arab League . On February 5, 2002, John Paul II accepted his resignation due to reasons of age.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Mgr Paul Giglio passes away
- ↑ AAS 55 (1963), p. 722
- ↑ AAS 64 (1972), p. 332.
- ↑ AAS 68 (1976), p. 158.
- ↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1985 , Città del Vaticano 1985, p. 1841.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo |
Apostolic Nuncio in Nicaragua 1986–1995 |
Luigi Travaglino |
Antonio Magnoni |
Apostolic Nuncio in Egypt 1995–2002 |
Marco Dino Brogi |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Giglio, Paolo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Maltese clergyman, archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1927 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Valletta |
DATE OF DEATH | March 7, 2016 |