Pier Luigi Celata
Pier Luigi Celata (born 23 January 1937) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who from July 2012 to December 2014 was Vice Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church. He spent much of his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He became an archbishop in 1986 and from 1986 to 2002 was Apostolic Nuncio to several countries.
Biography
He was born in Pitigliano, in province of Grosseto, on 23 January 1937. On 8 October 1961 he was ordained a priest for Dioceof Pitigliano.
12 December 1985
On 6 February 1995 he was transferred to the Apostolic Nunciature to Turkey,[1] and on 3 April 1997 he was also appointed Nuncio to Turkmenistan.[2] On 3 March 1999 he became Nuncio to Belgium and Luxembourg.[3]
On 14 November 2002 he was appointed secretary of the
On 5 March 2012, Benedict made him a member of the
On 20 December 2014, he was replaced as Vice Camerlengo by Archbishop Giampiero Gloder[10] and retired a month before his 78th birthday.
References
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXVII. 1995. p. 327. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIX. 1997. p. 262.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXXI. 1999. p. 408.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 14.11.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 14 November 2002. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Glatz, Carol (3 July 2012). "Pope names Islamic expert to Vatican interreligious dialogue council". Catholic News Service. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.12.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 December 2002. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 05.03.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 23.07.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 28.07.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ McElwee, Joshua J. (20 December 2014). "Francis names new Camerlengo, interim leader of Vatican at pope's death". National Catholic Reporter. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
External links
- Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata [self-published]
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