Antonio Lucibello

Antonio Lucibello (born 25 February 1942) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1971 to 2016. He has held the rank of archbishop and apostolic nuncio since 1995.

Biography

Antonio Lucibello was born on 25 February 1942 in Spezzano Albanese, Calabria, Italy. He was ordained a priest on 23 July 1967.[1] He studied at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.[2]

He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1971. He filled positions in the Apostolic Nunciatures in Panama, Ethiopia, Haiti, Argentina, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire, Yugoslavia, Greece and Ireland. On 8 September 1995, Pope John Paul II appointed him titular archbishop of Thurio and Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia, Guinea and Liberia, as well as Apostolic Delegate to Sierra Leone.[3][lower-alpha 1]

He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano on 4 November 1995.[4]

In 27 July 1999, John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay.[5]

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey and Turkmenistan on 27 August 2005.[6] During his service in these posts, a Catholic priest was murdered in Ankara in February 2006,[7] Pope Benedict visited Turkey in December 2006, Bishop Luigi Padovese of the Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia was murdered in 2010,[8][9] and in 2015 Turkey recalled its ambassador to the Holy See after Pope Francis used the word "genocide" to describe the deaths of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey.[10]

With the appointment of his successor Paul Fitzpatrick Russell on 19 March 2016, Lucibello ended his active service as nuncio.[11]

Notes
  1. His title in Sierra Leone changed to Apostolic Nuncio on 13 December 1996.

References
  1. "Diocesi di Rossano-Cariati, si celebrerà questa sera il Giubileo di mons. Lucibello". L'Eco dello Jonio (in Italian). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXXVII. 1995. p. 823.
  4. "Ordinazione Episcopale di Monsignor Antonio Lucibello" (in Italian). Secretariat of State. 4 November 1995. Retrieved 12 July 2019. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XCI. 1999. p. 1004.
  6. "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.08.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  7. "Priest in Turkey is killed". New York Times. 5 February 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  8. Donadio, Rachel (3 June 2010). "Catholic Bishop Stabbed in Turkey". New York Times. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  9. Glatz, Carol; Wooden, Cindy (6 March 2010). "President of Turkish bishops' conference stabbed to death". Catholic News Service. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  10. "Turkey recalls ambassador after pope's Armenia genocide call". Washington Post. Associated Press. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  11. "Rinunce e nomine, 19.03.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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