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Giovanni De Andrea

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Giovanni De Andrea
Titular Archbishop of Aquaviva
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
In office1975-2012
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1951
Consecration11 May 1975
by Jean-Marie Villot
Personal details
Born(1928-04-22)22 April 1928
Died19 January 2012(2012-01-19) (aged 83)
Rome, Italy

Giovanni De Andrea (22 April 1928 – 19 January 2012) was an Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishop and diplomat.

Education

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Ordained to the priesthood on June 29, 1951. From 1956 to 1958 he studied at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, then he entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See.[1]

Career

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De Andrea was named titular archbishop of Aquaviva on April 14, 1975. He served as apostolic delegate to Angola and Libya and apostolic pro-nuncio to Iran, Algeria, and Tunisia.

In 1989, he was appointed vice-president of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See retiring in 2007.[2]

Between 1993 and 2003, he served as President of the Vatican Publishing House.[3]

For many years he was a Grand Prior of the Lieutenancy for Central Italy and Sardinia of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.[4]

Family

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His younger brother Giuseppe de Andrea was also a priest. On September 20, 2001, he conferred the Episcopal Consecration to him as an Archbishop of the Titular See of Anzio.[5]

Death

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He died in Rome at the age of 83. Cardinal Angelo Sodano presided at his funeral rites at the altar of the Cathedra in St. Peter's Basilica.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1974, Città del Vaticano 1974, p. 1667.
  2. ^ Giovanni De Andrea
  3. ^ "Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees: DE… – DEB…". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  4. ^ "Newsletter of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre N° XXVI" (PDF). 15 April 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  5. ^ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Giuseppe De Andrea [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  6. ^ "Newsletter of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre N° XXVI" (PDF). 15 April 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Titular Archbishop of Aquaviva
1975–2012
Succeeded by