Francesco Canalini
Francesco Canalini (born 23 March 1936) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
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Biography
Francesco Canalini was born in Osimo, Italy, on 23 March 1936. He was ordained a priest on 19 March 1961.
To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1966.[1] His early assignments in the diplomatic service included work at a meeting of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) in 1974.[2]
On 28 May 1986, Pope John Paul II appointed him a titular archbishop and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia.[3] His received his episcopal consecration on 12 July 1986 from Cardinal Agostino Casaroli.[4] Pope John Paul visited Indonesia while Canalini was nuncio there.[5]
On 20 July 1991, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador.[6]
On 5 December 1998, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Australia.[7][8]
On 8 September 2004, Pope John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and to Liechtenstein.[9] He retired from the diplomatic service in April 2011.
He was later Vicar of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.[10]
References
- "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- "Intervento di Mons. Francesco Canalini" (in Italian). Secretariat of State. 5 July 1974. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXVIII. 1986. pp. 590, 1066. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "Ordinazione Episcopale di Mons. Francesco Canalini" (in Italian). Secretariat of State. 12 July 1986. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "History of Nunciature Indonesia". Nunciature Indonesia. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXXIII. 1991. p. 703. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "30Giorni in breve". 30 Giorni (in Italian). December 1998. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XCI. 1999. p. 127. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "Rinunce e nomine, 08.09.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- "The Honorary Chancellor returns to the Father's House". 13 August 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
External links
- Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Francesco Canalini [self-published]