Giuseppe Palica (8 October 1869 – 16 December 1936) was an Italian Archbishop. Born in

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, he was ordained priest on 18 December 1892. On 25 April 1917, he was appointed vice-gerent of Rome and titular archbishop of Philippi. On 20 May 1917, he was ordained bishop by Cardinal

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, vicar general of Rome and its district. He was present at the signing of the

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between the

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and the

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government of

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on 20 July 1933. He died in Rome, aged 67.

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