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.
Francesco Canalini | |
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Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Switzerland and Liechtenstein Titular Archbishop of Valeria | |
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Appointed | 8 September 2004 |
Retired | 28 May 2011 |
Predecessor | Pier Giacomo De Nicolò |
Successor | Diego Causero |
Other post(s) | Titular Archbishop of Valeria |
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Ordination | 18 March 1961 by Domenico Brizi |
Consecration | 12 July 1986 by Agostino Casaroli, Jose Tomas Sanchez, and Carlo Maccari |
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Styles of Francesco Canalini | |
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Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Archbishop |
Biography
Francesco Canalini was born in Osimo, Italy, on 23 March 1936. He was ordained a priest on 19 March 1961.
Diplomatic career
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 II 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 II 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]
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