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Patrick Coveney
Patrick Coveney (29 July 1934 – 22 October 2022) was an Irish prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1966 to 2009. He became an archbishop in 1985 and fulfilled several assignments as Apostolic Nuncio, including stints in Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, New Zealand, and Greece. Early years Coveney was born in Tracton, County Cork, Ireland, studied at Maynooth College (obtaining the academic degree of Bachelor of Arts in classical languages and literature), and the Pontifical Irish College, Rome, Italy (obtaining the Licentiate of Sacred Theology), and was ordained, aged twenty-four, as a priest on 21 February 1959 by the archbishop vicegerent (deputy vicar general of Rome) Luigi Traglia in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran. After doing parish work in Kidlington, England, he taught in St. Finbarr's College, the minor seminary of the Diocese of Cork and Ross in Cork from 1960 to 1966. When use of the vernacular language was introdu ...
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His Excellency
Excellency is an honorific style (manner of address), style given to certain high-level officers of a sovereign state, officials of an international organization, or members of an aristocracy. Once entitled to the title "Excellency", the holder usually retains the right to that courtesy throughout their lifetime, although in some cases the title is attached to a particular office, and is held only for the duration of that office. Generally people addressed as ''Excellency'' are head of state, heads of state, head of government, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, Bishops in the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic bishops and high-ranking ecclesiastics and others holding equivalent rank (e.g., heads of international organizations). Members of royal family, royal families generally have distinct addresses (Majesty, Highness, etc.) It is sometimes misinterpreted as a title of office in itself, but in fact is an honorific that precedes various titles (such as Mr. President (ti ...
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Apostolic Nunciature To The Cook Islands
The Apostolic Nunciature to the Cook Islands is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in the Cook Islands. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Wellington, New Zealand; the current Nuncio is Novatus Rugambwa, since 2 February 2021. List of papal representatives to the Cook Islands ;Apostolic Nuncios * Patrick Coveney (14 July 2001 – 25 January 2005) *Charles Daniel Balvo (25 March 2006 – 17 January 2013) *Martin Krebs (8 May 2013 – 16 June 2018) *Novatus Rugambwa (2 February 2021 – present) References {{Reflist, 30em Cook Islands ) , image_map = Cook Islands on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , capital = Avarua , coordinates = , largest_city = Avarua , official_languages = , lan ... ...
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County Cork
County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are Mallow, Macroom, Midleton, and Skibbereen. the county had a population of 581,231, making it the third- most populous county in Ireland. Cork County Council is the local authority for the county, while Cork City Council governs the city of Cork and its environs. Notable Corkonians include Michael Collins, Jack Lynch, Roy Keane, Sonia O'Sullivan and Cillian Murphy. Cork borders four other counties: Kerry to the west, Limerick to the north, Tipperary to the north-east and Waterford to the east. The county contains a section of the Golden Vale pastureland that stretches from Kanturk in the north to Allihies in the south. The south-west region, including West Cork, is one of Ireland's main tourist destinations, known for its rugged coast ...
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Tracton
Tracton () is a civil parish in southeast County Cork in Ireland. Lying roughly 7 kilometres south of Carrigaline, it lies within the Dáil constituency of Cork South-Central. The area is named after Tracton Abbey, a Cistercian monastery that was in the area in medieval times. Tracton GAA club, based close to the village of Minane Bridge, won the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship in 1991. Irish Republican Diarmuid Lynch Diarmuid Lynch (10 January 1878 – 9 November 1950) was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and Sinn Féin member of the First Dáil. Early life Lynch, born Jeremiah Christopher, was born in Granig, Tracton, County Cork and was the so ... was born in Tracton. References {{coord, 51.7615, -8.3915, region:IE, display=title Civil parishes of County Cork ...
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Michael Murphy (bishop)
Michael Murphy (b. Kilmichael, County Cork 18 February 1924; d. Cork 7 October 1996) was an Irish Catholic bishop in the last quarter of the 20th Century. Before becoming a priest Murphy was a member of the team that won the 1941 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. Murphy was ordained priest on 19 June 1949. He served in Peru then as head teacher of St Finbarr's College, Farranferris.Walsh, Fr. J. C.: Farranferris: The Heritage of St Finbarr 1887-1987. Tower Books, Cork 1987. He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) is a bishop in the Catholic, Anglican, and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese. The coadjutor (literally, "co ... of Cork and Ross on 1 April 1976 and was consecrated its diocesan on 23 August 1980. He died in post sixteen years later. References 1924 births 1996 deaths Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth Alu ...
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Gaetano Alibrandi
Gaetano Alibrandi (14 January 1914 – 3 July 2003) of the Roman Catholic Church was a senior papal diplomat and former Personal Secretary to Giovanni Battista Cardinal Montini (later Pope Paul VI) Biography Born at Castiglione di Sicilia in the Province of Catania, Sicily, Alibrandi was ordained priest on 1 November 1936, and obtained a Doctorate on Divinity from the Pontifical Lateran University and a Doctorate on Civil and Canon Law. He entered the Diplomatic Corps of the Holy See on 1941 serving for five years in the Vatican Secretariat of State and later, as Apostolic Internuncio to Indonesia (1958), In 1961 he received episcopal consecration as titular Archbishop of Binda by Fernando Cardinal Cento upon his appointment as Nuncio of Chile (1961), followed quickly by similar appointments in Lebanon (1963), and Ireland (1969) where he retired in 1989. As Apostolic Nuncio to Chile he led the Chilean delegation to the Second Vatican Council. Nuncio to Ireland He was appointe ...
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Agostino Casaroli
Agostino Casaroli (24 November 1914 – 9 June 1998) was an Italian Catholic priest and diplomat for the Holy See, who became Cardinal Secretary of State. He was the most important figure behind the Vatican's efforts to deal with the persecution of the Church in the nations of the Soviet bloc after the Second Vatican Council. Biography Casaroli was born in Castel San Giovanni in the province of Piacenza, Italy, to a family of humble roots. His father was a tailor in Piacenza. He was educated at the Collegio Alberoni in Piacenza the Episcopal Seminary of Bedonia, Piacenza, the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome where he earned a doctorate in canon law, and at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Early career He was ordained to the priesthood on 27 May 1937 in Piacenza. He studied in Rome from 1937 to 1939. Beginning in 1940 he served in the Vatican Secretariat of State while also participating in pastoral ministry in the diocese of Rome from 1943. He was named Privy Ch ...
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Luigi Traglia
Luigi Traglia (3 April 1895 – 22 November 1977) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Vicar General of Rome from 1965 to 1968, and Dean of the College of Cardinals from 1974 until his death. Traglia was elevated to the cardinalate in 1960. Life and career in Church Traglia was born in Albano Laziale, and studied at the Pontifical Lateran University and Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Basilio Pompili on 10 August 1917, and then finished his studies in 1919. While teaching at the Pontifical Urbaniana University from 1919 to 1936, Traglia was also an official of the Sacred Congregations of Seminaries and Universities and of the Propagation of the Faith from 1927 to 1930. On 18 August 1930, he became assessor and subpromoter-general of the faith in the latter congregation. He was raised to the rank of Domestic Prelate of His Holiness on 22 February 1932, and later Auditor of the Roman Rota on 17 ...
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Apostolic Nunciature To Mozambique
The Apostolic Nunciature to Mozambique is the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Mozambique. The Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Mozambique, with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio serves both as the ambassador of the Holy See to the Republic of Mozambique and as the point-of-contact between the Catholic hierarchy in Mozambique and the pope. List of papal representatives to Mozambique ;Apostolic Delegates *Francesco Colasuonno (6 December 1974 - 7 March 1981) * Giacinto Berloco (15 March 1990 - 17 July 1993) * Peter Stephan Zurbriggen (13 November 1993 - 13 June 1998) ;Apostolic Nuncios *Juliusz Janusz (26 September 1998 - 9 April 2003) * George Panikulam (3 July 2003 - 24 October 2008) * Antonio Arcari (12 December 2008 - 5 July 2014) * Edgar Peña Parra (21 February 2015 - 15 August 2018) *Piergiorgio Bertoldi (19 March 2019 – 18 May 2023) References {{Diplomatic missions of the Holy See Mozambique Holy See– ...
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Apostolic Nunciature To Zimbabwe
The Apostolic Nunciature to Zimbabwe is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Zimbabwe. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The Holy See and Zimbabwe established diplomatic relations on 26 June 1980, and Pope John Paul II erected the Nunciature to Zimbabwe on 27 June 1980. List of papal representatives ;Apostolic Pro-Nuncio *Francesco Colasuonno (7 March 1981 - 8 January 1985) * Patrick Coveney (27 July 1985 - 25 January 1990) * Giacinto Berloco (15 March 1990 - 17 July 1993) ;Apostolic Nuncio *Peter Paul Prabhu (13 November 1993 - 1 July 2002) *Edward Joseph Adams (22 August 2002 - 3 September 2007) *George Kocherry (22 December 2007 - 6 July 2013) * Marek Zalewski (25 March 2014 - 21 May 2018) *Paolo Rudelli (25 January 2020 – present) References {{Subject bar, portal1=Catholic Church Vatican City Holy See Zimbabwe Vatican City Vatican City (), officially th ...
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Apostolic Nunciature To Eritrea
The Apostolic Nunciature to Eritrea is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Eritrea. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The Nuncio resides in Sudan and usually holds the title Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan as well. Since 31 March 2020, the position of Apostolic Nuncio to both Sudan and Eritrea has been held by Archbishop Luis Miguel Munoz Cardaba of Spain. List of Apostolic Nuncios *Silvano Maria Tomasi (27 June 1996 - 10 June 2003) *Dominique Mamberti (19 February 2004 - 15 September 2006) *Leo Boccardi (30 January 2007 - 11 July 2013) * Hubertus van Megen (7 June 2014 - 16 February 2019) * Luís Miguel Muñoz Cárdaba (31 March 2020 – present) References {{Subject bar , portal1= Catholicism , portal2= Africa Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa regi ...
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Apostolic Nunciature To Ethiopia
The Apostolic Nunciature to Ethiopia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Ethiopia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. List of papal representatives ;Apostolic Internuncios *Joseph Francis McGeough (9 May 1957 - 17 September 1960) * Giuseppe Mojoli (27 September 1960 - 14 November 1969) ;Apostolic Pro-Nuncios * Maurice Perrin (16 January 1970 - 15 November 1972) *Ippolito Rotoli (15 November 1972 - 10 January 1974) *Raymond Philip Etteldorf (21 June 1974 - October 1982) *Thomas Anthony White (1 March 1983 - 14 October 1989) *Patrick Coveney (25 January 1990 - 27 April 1996) ;Apostolic Nuncios *Silvano Maria Tomasi (27 June 1996 - 10 June 2003) *Ramiro Moliner Inglés (17 January 2004 - 26 July 2008) *George Panikulam (24 October 2008 - 14 June 2014) *Luigi Bianco (12 July 2014 - 4 February 2019) * Antoine Camilleri (31 October 2019 – present) References {{Subject bar , ...
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