Luigi Gatti (nuncio)

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Luigi Gatti (born 25 November 1946) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as an Apostolic Nuncio from 1998 to 2011.

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Luigi Gatti
Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Greece
Titular Archbishop of Santa Giusta
Appointed16 July 2009
Retired22 February 2011
Predecessor Patrick Coveney
Successor Edward Joseph Adams
Other post(s) Titular Archbishop of Santa Giusta
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1970
Consecration29 August 1998
by  Angelo Sodano, Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, and Sebastiano Dho
Personal details
Born (1946-11-25) November 25, 1946 (age 77)
Nationality Italian
Styles of
Luigi Gatti
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Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Archbishop

Biography

Luigi Gatti was born on 25 November 1946 in Castiglione Tinella, Province of Cuneo, Italy. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Alba on 29 June 1970. He earned a doctorate in canon law. [1]

Diplomatic career

He prepared for a diplomatic career by completing the course of study at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1972. [2]

He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1976 and fulfilled assignments in Paraguay and in the Secretariat of State in Rome. [1]

On 13 June 1998, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Santa Giusta and Apostolic Nuncio to Malta and Libya. [3] He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano on 29 August.

On 28 June 2001, John Paul appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon. [1]

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Greece on 16 July 2009. [4] He assignment ended with the appointment of Edward Joseph Adams as his successor on 22 February 2011. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rinunce e Nomine, 28.06.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 June 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy . Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. "L'Arcivescovo Luigi Gatti, Nunzio Apostolico da Beirut ad Atene". Zenit (in Italian). 16 July 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. "Rinunce e Nomine, 16.07.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. "Rinunce e nomine, 22.02.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2017.