Luigi Conti ( Italian: Luigi Conti ; March 2, 1929 - December 5, 2015 ) - Italian prelate , archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church , diplomat of the Vatican .
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 Luigi Conti (right) at an audience with Pope John Paul II | |||
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| August 8, 2001 - June 5, 2003 | |||
| Church | Roman catholic church | ||
| Predecessor | Luigi Gatti | ||
| Successor | Felix del Blanco Prieto | ||
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| May 15, 1999 - August 8, 2001 | |||
| Predecessor | Pierre Luigi Chelata | ||
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| April 12, 1991 - May 15, 1999 | |||
| Predecessor | Manuel Monteiro de Castro | ||
| Successor | George Paniculum | ||
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| January 17, 1987 - April 12, 1991 | |||
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| November 19, 1983 - January 17, 1987 | |||
| Predecessor | Antonio del Giudice | ||
| Successor | Marian Oles | ||
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| August 1, 1975 - November 19, 1983 | |||
| Predecessor | Luigi Barbarito | ||
| Successor | Paolo Romeo | ||
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| August 1, 1975 - December 5, 2015 | |||
| Church | Roman catholic church | ||
| Predecessor | Felice Pirozzi | ||
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| Death | |||
| Holy Order | September 29, 1954 | ||
| Episcopal consecration | October 5, 1975 | ||
Biography and posts
Born March 2, 1929 in Ceprano [1] in the province of Frosinone of the Italian region of Lazio . He was ordained a priest at the age of 25 on September 29, 1954 .
He was appointed pope Paul VI titular archbishop of Graziana on August 1, 1975 , ordained to the rank of October 5 of that year, Cardinal Jean-Marie Villot [1] [2] .
Immediately upon his appointment, he was sent by the archbishop to the Haitian Apostolic Nuncio . He was in this post from August 1, 1975 to November 19, 1983 [2] ; in 1975-1980, concurrently served as the apostolic delegate to the Antilles [3] . During his service in Haiti, a residence was built for the papal nuncii, which later remained one of the surviving buildings and sheltered many who were left homeless in the 2010 earthquake and tsunami [4] .
From November 19, 1983 to January 17, 1987 he was an apostolic pro-nuncio in Iraq and Kuwait ; from January 17, 1987 to April 12, 1991 - the Apostolic Nuncio in Ecuador , from April 12, 1991 to May 15, 1999 - in Honduras . From May 15, 1999 to August 8, 2001, he served as the Apostolic Nuncio in Turkey and, in combination, in Turkmenistan . [5] On August 8, 2001, he was appointed apostolic nuncio in Malta and in Libya. [1] [2] [4] [5]
During his ministry as a nuncio in Haiti, Ecuador, Honduras and Malta, he also served as the Doyen of the diplomatic corps of the countries concerned.
In June 2003, he resigned from the diplomatic service [1] [6] , returning to his homeland in Ceprano. In both last posts he was replaced by the Spanish prelate Felix del Blanco-Prieto [6] [7] .
He died at home on December 5, 2015; A farewell service was held on December 7, 2015 in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore by Bishop [4] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Luigi Conti (Italian) on the official portal of the Roman Diocese
- ↑ 1 2 3 Luigi Conti on the Catholic-Hierarchy.org portal
- ↑ The Apostolic Nunciature and Apostolic Delegation . Antilles Episcopal Conference. Date of treatment January 31, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Si è spento monsignor Luigi Conti. E 'stato arcivescovo e nunzio apostolico (Italian) . (6 dicembre 2015). Date of treatment January 31, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Nomina del Nunzio Apostolico in Malta e in Libia (Italian) . Bolletino sala stampa della Santa Sede (8 agosto 2001). Date of treatment January 31, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Rinuncia del Nunzio Apostolico in Malta e in Libia (Italian) . Bolletino sala stampa della Santa Sede (5 giugno 2003). Date of treatment January 31, 2016.
- ↑ New nuncio hails Pope as energetic and efficient . Times of Malta (October 17, 2003). Date of treatment January 31, 2016.