Ernesto Gallina
Ernesto Gallina (15 May 1924 – 16 May 2002) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
Biography[edit]
Ernesto Gallina was born in Frosinone, Italy, on 15 May 1924. He was ordained a priest on 31 May 1947.
To prepare for a career in the diplomatic service he entered the program of study at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1951.[1]
On 16 July 1969, Pope Paul VI named him a titular archbishop and gave him three diplomatic posts: Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon, and Apostolic Delegate to Central Africa.[2]
He received his episcopal consecration on 10 August from Cardinal Jean-Marie Villot.
On 15 March 1971, Pope Paul appointed him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran.[3]
From 4 January 1976 until he retired on 15 May 1999, he worked at the Secretariat of State in Rome.
He died on 16 May 2002, at the age of 78.
References[edit]
- ^ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXI. 1969. pp. 552, 744. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXIII. 1971. p. 331. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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