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Italian Roman Catholic archbishop From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Giovanni De Andrea (22 April 1928 – 19 January 2012) was an Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishop and diplomat.
Giovanni De Andrea | |
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Titular Archbishop of Aquaviva | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
In office | 1975-2012 |
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Ordination | 29 June 1951 |
Consecration | 11 May 1975 by Jean-Marie Villot |
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Born | Rivarolo Canavese, Italy | 22 April 1928
Died | 19 January 2012 83) Rome, Italy | (aged
Ordained to the priesthood on June 29, 1951. From 1956 to 1958 he studied at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, then he entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See.[1]
De Andrea was named titular archbishop of Aquaviva on April 14, 1975. He served as apostolic delegate to Angola and Libya and apostolic pro-nuncio to Iran, Algeria, and Tunisia.
In 1989, he was appointed vice-president of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See retiring in 2007.[2]
Between 1993 and 2003, he served as President of the Vatican Publishing House.[3]
For many years he was a Grand Prior of the Lieutenancy for Central Italy and Sardinia of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.[4]
His younger brother Giuseppe de Andrea was also a priest. On September 20, 2001, he conferred the Episcopal Consecration to him as an Archbishop of the Titular See of Anzio.[5]
He died in Rome at the age of 83. Cardinal Angelo Sodano presided at his funeral rites at the altar of the Cathedra in St. Peter's Basilica.[6]
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