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Andrés Carrascosa Coso (born 16 December 1955) is a Spanish prelate of the
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who works in the diplomatic service of the
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. He has been Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador since 2017.


Biography

Born in
Cuenca, Spain Cuenca () is a city and municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain located in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. It is the capital of the Province of Cuenca. Etymology Its name may derive fro ...
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 on 2 July 1980.


Diplomatic career

In 1981 he entered the
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (, ) is one of the Roman Colleges of the Catholic Church. The academy is dedicated to training priests to serve in the diplomatic corps and the Secretariat of State of the Holy See. Despite its name, the P ...
. On 31 July 2004,
Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005. In his you ...
appointed Carrascosa Coso
titular archbishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. 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 to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On 26 August he named him Nuncio to
Gabon Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...
as well. He received his episcopal consecration on 7 October from Cardinal
Angelo Sodano Angelo Raffaele Sodano (23 November 1927 – 27 May 2022) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the Dean of the College of Cardinals from 2005 to 2019 and previously as the Cardinal Secretary of State from 1991 to 2006; S ...
. On 12 January 2009,
Pope Benedict XVI Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as p ...
appointed Carrascosa Coso Apostolic Nuncio to Panama. On 22 June 2017,
Pope Francis Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until Death and funeral of Pope Francis, his death in 2025. He was the fi ...
appointed Carrascosa Coso Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador.


Decorations and honors

After 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

*
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 ...


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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carrascosa Coso, Andrés Living people 1955 births Apostolic nuncios to the Republic of the Congo Apostolic nuncios to Gabon Apostolic nuncios to Panama Apostolic nuncios to Ecuador Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II