Francesco Canalini

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Francesco Canalini
Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Titular Archbishop of Valeria
Francesco Canalini in april 2015.jpg
Canalini in April 2015
Appointed8 September 2004
Retired28 May 2011
Predecessor Pier Giacomo De Nicolò
Successor Diego Causero
Other post(s) Titular Archbishop of Valeria
Orders
Ordination18 March 1961
by Domenico Brizi
Consecration12 July 1986
by  Agostino Casaroli, Jose Tomas Sanchez, and Carlo Maccari
Personal details
Born (1936-03-23) March 23, 1936 (age 88)
Osimo, Ancona, Italy
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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 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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References

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  2. "Intervento di Mons. Francesco Canalini" (in Italian). Secretariat of State. 5 July 1974. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXVIII. 1986. pp. 590, 1066. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. "Ordinazione Episcopale di Mons. Francesco Canalini" (in Italian). Secretariat of State. 12 July 1986. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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  6. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIII. 1991. p. 703. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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  8. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XCI. 1999. p. 127. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  9. "Rinunce e nomine, 08.09.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  10. "The Honorary Chancellor returns to the Father's House". 13 August 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2020.