Giovanni Coppa

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Giovanni Coppa (9 November 1925 – 16 May 2016) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as a diplomat of the Holy See, and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2007.

Biography

Born in

Apostolic Chancery. Coppa became the director of the Rome-based monthly retreats of the nuns of the Holy Family of Spoleto in 1954, and began working in the Vatican Secretariat of State
in 1958.

During the

canon of the chapter of St. Peter's Basilica in 1965, and assessor of the Secretariat of State on 19 November 1975. He was also Vice-Chaplain of the Palatine Guard of Honor and responsible of the Conference of Saint Vincent of Paul. When the Association of Saints Peter and Paul was instituted at the Holy See, the Secretariat of State named Coppa as its counselor. He wrote several works on Saint Ambrose, the Gospels, and the Fathers of the Church, and contributed to L'Osservatore Romano
as well.

On 1 December 1979, Coppa was appointed delegate for the Secretariat of State's pontifical representations and

episcopal consecration in Saint Peter's Basilica on 6 January 1980 from Pope John Paul II with Archbishop Eduardo Martínez Somalo and Bishop Ferdinando Maggioni serving as co-consecrators
.

Coppa was named Apostolic Nuncio to Czechoslovakia on 30 June 1990, and then to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 1 January 1993. He retired from his post in Slovakia on 2 March 1994 and from the Czech Republic on 19 May 2001.

S. Lino in the consistory of 24 November 2007.[1]

Coppa died in Rome on 16 May 2016.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Titular Churches of the new Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church". The Holy See. Office of Papal Liturgical Celebrations. 24 November 2007. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Cardinal Giovanni Coppa dies at age 90". Rome Reports. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  3. ^ "E' morto il cardinale Giovanni Coppa, diplomatico e grande latinista. Aveva 91 anni". Faro di Roma (in Italian). 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Nuncio to Czechoslovakia
1990–1993
Succeeded by
None
Preceded by
none
Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic

1993–2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by
none
Nuncio to Slovakia
1993–1994
Succeeded by