Paolo Mosconi (13 September 1914 – 14 December 1981) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church 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 Rome ...

. He became an archbishop in 1967 and served briefly as Apostolic Nuncio in Madagascar and Iraq.

Biography

Paolo Mosconi was born on 13 September 1914 in

Santa Giuletta Santa Giuletta is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km south of Milan and about 15 km south of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,605 and an area of ...

, Italy. He was ordained a priest on 2 April 1938. To prepare for a diplomatic career 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 ...

in 1942. On 9 November 1967,

Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI ( la, Paulus VI; it, Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, ; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City, Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his ...

appointed him titular archbishop of and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Madagascar. He received his episcopal consecration on 10 December 1967 from Cardinal

Amleto Cicognani Amleto Giovanni Cicognani (24 February 1883 – 17 December 1973) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Vatican Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969, and Dean of the College of Cardinals from 1972 until his death. C ...

. He was replaced on 26 February 1969 and took a position in the Roman Curia. On 11 April 1970, Pope Paul named him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq. He resigned for health reasons and was replaced in May 1971. He died on 14 December 1981 at the age of 67.

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Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Paolo Mosconi
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mosconi, Paolo 1914 births 1981 deaths People from the Province of Pavia Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy alumni Apostolic Nuncios to Madagascar Apostolic Nuncios to Iraq