Pier Giacomo De Nicolò (11 March 1929 – 3 April 2021) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the

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, including stints as Apostolic Nuncio in Costa Rica, Syria, and Switzerland.

Biography

Pier Giacomo De Nicolò was born in

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in the

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on 11 March 1929. He was ordained a priest on 12 April 1952. 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 1956. On 14 August 1984,

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named him a titular archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica. He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal

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on 20 October 1984. On 11 February 1993, Pope John Paul appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Syria. On 21 January 1999, Pope John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Pope John Paul accepted his resignation from those positions on 8 September 2004. Two of his brothers were also bishops: and Mariano De Nicolò.

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External links

Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Pier Giacomo De Nicolò
{{DEFAULTSORT:De Nicolò, Pier Giacomo 1929 births 2021 deaths Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy alumni Apostolic Nuncios to Costa Rica Apostolic Nuncios to Syria Apostolic Nuncios to Switzerland Apostolic Nuncios to Liechtenstein People from the Province of Rimini 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishops 21st-century Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishops