Alberto Tricarico (born 10 August 1927) is an Italian prelate of the
Catholic Church
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who worked in the diplomatic service of the
Holy See
The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of R ...
and in the
Roman Curia.
Biography
Alberto Tricarico was born in
Gallipoli, Italy, on 10 August 1927. He was ordained a priest on 6 January 1950.
To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1953.
On 28 February 1987,
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
named him a titular archbishop,
Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Singapore,
Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Thailand,
Apostolic Delegate to Laos, and Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia and Brunei. He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal
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 persecutio ...
on 27 April 1987.
On 22 December 1990, Pope John Paul appointed him
Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar in addition to his other responsibilities.
On 26 July 1993, Pope John Paul assigned him to a position in the
Secretariat of State.
He retired in 2002.
See also
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List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See
The following is a sortable list of the heads of the diplomatic mission of the Holy See. An apostolic nuncio (also known as a papal nuncio or simply as a nuncio) is an ecclesiastical diplomat, serving as an envoy or a permanent diplomatic repres ...
References
External links
Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Alberto Tricarico
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1927 births
Living people
Apostolic Nuncios to Singapore
Apostolic Nuncios to Thailand
Apostolic Nuncios to Laos
Apostolic Nuncios to Malaysia
Apostolic Nuncios to Myanmar
Officials of the Roman Curia
People from Apulia