Giovanni De Andrea

Giovanni De Andrea (22 April 1928 19 January 2012) was an Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishop and diplomat.


Giovanni De Andrea
Titular Archbishop of Aquaviva
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
In office1975-2012
Other posts
  • Vice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
  • Grand Prior of the Lieutenancy for Central Italy and Sardinia of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Orders
Ordination29 June 1951
Consecration11 May 1975
by Jean-Marie Villot
Personal details
Born(1928-04-22)22 April 1928
Rivarolo Canavese, Italy
Died19 January 2012(2012-01-19) (aged 83)
Rome, Italy
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Education

Ordained to the priesthood on June 29, 1951. From 1956 to 1958 he studied at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, then he entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See.[1]

Career

De Andrea was named titular archbishop of Aquaviva on April 14, 1975. He served as apostolic delegate to Angola and Libya and apostolic pro-nuncio to Iran, Algeria, and Tunisia.

In 1989, he was appointed vice-president of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See retiring in 2007.[2]

Between 1993 and 2003, he served as President of the Vatican Publishing House.[3]

For many years he was a Grand Prior of the Lieutenancy for Central Italy and Sardinia of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.[4]

Family

His younger brother Giuseppe de Andrea was also a priest. On September 20, 2001, he conferred the Episcopal Consecration to him as an Archbishop of the Titular See of Anzio.[5]

Death

He died in Rome at the age of 83. Cardinal Angelo Sodano presided at his funeral rites at the altar of the Cathedra in St. Peter's Basilica.[6]

References

  1. Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1974, Città del Vaticano 1974, p. 1667.
  2. Giovanni De Andrea
  3. "Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees: DE… – DEB…". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  4. "Newsletter of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre N° XXVI" (PDF). 15 April 2012.
  5. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Giuseppe De Andrea [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  6. "Newsletter of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre N° XXVI" (PDF). 15 April 2012.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Luigi Rovigatti
Titular Archbishop of Aquaviva
19752012
Succeeded by
Fortunatus Nwachukwu


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