Marcello Costalunga (5 January 1925 – 5 May 2010) was the

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and an official of the Roman Curia. Born in

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, he was ordained a priest on 27 March 1948 by

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who at the time was an auxiliary bishop of

. Costalunga was appointed both as an official of the Roman Curia and a titular archbishop on 10 December 1990. His consecration as bishop by

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took place on 6 January 1991. Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re and Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali were co-consecrators. Archbishop Costalunga retired from the curial position on 25 January 2001, however, keeping the title of his titular see.Marcello Costalunga
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