Gaetano Alibrandi
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Gaetano Alibrandi (Born at Castiglione di Sicilia-Provincia di Catania, Sicily on 14 January 1914 – Died at his native town on 3 July 2003) of the Roman Catholic Church
was a senior papal diplomat and former Personal Secretary to Giovanni Battista Montini (later Pope Paul VI
).
Mgr. Alibrandi was ordained priest on 1 November 1936, and Consacreted Bishop in 1961. Obtained a Doctorate on Divinity from the Pontifical Lateran University and a Doctorate on Civil and Canon Law. He entered the Diplomatic Corp on 1941 serving for five years in the Vatican Secretariate of State and later, as Apostolic Internuncio to Indonesia (1958), Nuncio of Chile (1961), Lebanon (1963), and Irelend (1969) where he retired in 1989.
Alibrandi served as the eight Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
. As Apostolic Nuncio to Chile he led the Chilean delegation to the Second Vatican Council
.
Monsignor Alibrandi was appointed Titular Archbishop of Binda
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
Gaetano Alibrandi (Born at Castiglione di Sicilia-Provincia di Catania, Sicily on 14 January 1914 – Died at his native town on 3 July 2003) of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
was a senior papal diplomat and former Personal Secretary to Giovanni Battista Montini (later Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI
Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...
).
Mgr. Alibrandi was ordained priest on 1 November 1936, and Consacreted Bishop in 1961. Obtained a Doctorate on Divinity from the Pontifical Lateran University and a Doctorate on Civil and Canon Law. He entered the Diplomatic Corp on 1941 serving for five years in the Vatican Secretariate of State and later, as Apostolic Internuncio to Indonesia (1958), Nuncio of Chile (1961), Lebanon (1963), and Irelend (1969) where he retired in 1989.
Alibrandi served as the eight 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...
. As Apostolic Nuncio to Chile he led the Chilean delegation to the Second Vatican Council
Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council addressed relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world. It was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church and the second to be held at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. It opened under Pope John XXIII on 11 October 1962 and closed...
.
Monsignor Alibrandi was appointed Titular Archbishop of Binda