Emanuele Gerada
Encyclopedia
The Most Reverend Dr. Emanuele Gerada, D.D.
(May 18, 1920 – January 21, 2011), was a Maltese
prelate
of the Roman Catholic Church
and Titular Archbishop
of Nomentum.
Gerada was born in Malta
and ordained a priest on August 1, 1943, for the Archdiocese of Malta. He was appointed Auxiliary Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Malta (then to Coadjutor Archbishop in 1968) and Titular Bishop
of Nomentum on February 15, 1967, and was ordained bishop on June 18, 1967. Gerada was appointed as the Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador
and Guatemala
as well as Archbishop to the Titular See of Nomentum on November 8, 1973. On October 15, 1980, he was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Pakistan
and served until his appointment as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
on February 4, 1989. Gerada retired on October 17, 1995 and died on January 21, 2011.
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....
(May 18, 1920 – January 21, 2011), was a Maltese
Maltese people
The Maltese are an ethnic group indigenous to the Southern European nation of Malta, and identified with the Maltese language. Malta is an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea...
prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
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and Titular Archbishop
Titular bishop
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 Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...
of Nomentum.
Gerada was born in Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
and ordained a priest on August 1, 1943, for the Archdiocese of Malta. He was appointed Auxiliary Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Malta (then to Coadjutor Archbishop in 1968) and Titular Bishop
Titular bishop
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 Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...
of Nomentum on February 15, 1967, and was ordained bishop on June 18, 1967. Gerada was appointed as the Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
and Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
as well as Archbishop to the Titular See of Nomentum on November 8, 1973. On October 15, 1980, he was appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and served until his appointment as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
The Holy See, as the central government of the Catholic Church , has full diplomatic ties with Ireland as well as many other countries worldwide. The current Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland is Archbishop-elect Monsignor Charles John Brown...
on February 4, 1989. Gerada retired on October 17, 1995 and died on January 21, 2011.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Archdiocese of Malta