Andrés Carrascosa Coso (born 16 December 1955) is a Spanish prelate of the
Catholic Church
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who works in the diplomatic service of the
Holy See
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. He has been
Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador
The Apostolic Nunciature to Ecuador is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Ecuador. 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 represen ...
since 2017.
Biography
Born in
Cuenca, Spain
Cuenca () is a city and municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. It is the capital of the province of Cuenca.
Etymology
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on 16 December 1955, Andrés Carrascosa Coso was raised in the municipality of
Alcázar del Rey. He studied at the Major Seminary of Saint Julian, and was ordained a priest of the
Diocese of Cuenca
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca ( la, Conchen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Cuenca in the Ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain. on 2 July 1980. In 1981 he entered the
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy ( la, Pontificia Ecclesiastica Academia, it, Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica) is one of the Roman Colleges of the Catholic Church. The academy is dedicated to training priests to serve in the diplomatic c ...
.
On 31 July 2004,
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 ...
appointed Carrascosa Coso
titular archbishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of Elo and
Apostolic Nuncio of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
On 26 August he named him Nuncio to
Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...
as well.
He received his episcopal consecration on 7 October from Cardinal
Angelo Sodano
Angelo Raffaele Sodano, GCC (23 November 1927 – 27 May 2022) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church and from 1991 on a cardinal. He was the Dean of the College of Cardinals from 2005 to 2019 and Cardinal Secretary of State from 1991 ...
.
On 12 January 2009,
Pope Benedict XVI
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appointed Carrascosa Coso
Apostolic Nuncio to Panama.
On 22 June 2017,
Pope Francis
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appointed Carrascosa Coso Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador.
Decorations and honors
At the conclusion of his time in Gabon and in recognition of his service to Gabon, Carrascosa Coso was elevated to the rank of Grand Officer of the
Gabon Order of the Equatorial Star.
Panama recognized Carrascosa Coso's service as nuncio to Panama by awarding him the
National Decoration of the Order "Vasco Núñez de Balboa", in the Degree of "Grand Cross".
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
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Living people
1955 births
Apostolic Nuncios to the Republic of the Congo
Apostolic Nuncios to Gabon
Apostolic Nuncios to Panama
Apostolic Nuncios to Ecuador