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Ernesto Gallina

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Ernesto Gallina (15 May 1924 – 16 May 2002) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Biography

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Ernesto Gallina was born in Frosinone, Italy, on 15 May 1924. He was ordained a priest on 31 May 1947.

To prepare for a career in the diplomatic service he entered the program of study at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1951.[1]

On 16 July 1969, Pope Paul VI named him a titular archbishop and gave him three diplomatic posts: Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon, and Apostolic Delegate to Central Africa.[2]

He received his episcopal consecration on 10 August from Cardinal Jean-Marie Villot.

On 15 March 1971, Pope Paul appointed him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran.[3]

From 4 January 1976 until he retired on 15 May 1999, he worked at the Secretariat of State in Rome.

He died on 16 May 2002, at the age of 78.

References

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  1. ^ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXI. 1969. pp. 552, 744. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXIII. 1971. p. 331. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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