Paul Gallagher (bishop)
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Paul Richard Gallagher (b 23 January 1954) is the Papal Nuncio to Australia.[1] He was born in Liverpool and educated at St. Francis Xavier’s College in Woolton. Ordained by Archbishop Derek Worlock on 31 July 1977 for the Archdiocese of Liverpool, he served in Fazakerley, before taking courses at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. He later earned a doctorate in canon law, becoming a member of the Holy See's diplomatic service on 1 May 1984.
He held posts in Tanzania, Uruguay, the Philippines, the Vatican Secretariat of State and at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. He was appointed Counselor, First Class on 1 May 1997, when working at the Nunciature in Burundi. The Vatican announced his appointment as Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi in January 2004.[1] His residence in that country was bombed in 2008.[2]
He was appointed nuncio to Guatemala in 2009.[3] Ruth Gledhill, the religious affairs correspondent of the London Times, mentioned him as a possible candidate for the position of Archbishop of Westminster in succession to Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor,.[4] However, the successor, announced on 3 April 2009, was Archbishop Vincent Nichols. On 11 December 2012, he was appointed nuncio to Australia.
Archbishop Gallagher speaks Italian, French and Spanish.
References[edit]
- ^ Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, catholic-hierarchy.org
- ^ Burundi Rebels Launch New Attacks on Capital by VOA News, 23 April 2008
- ^ Archbishop Gallagher to Guatemala, Father Timothy Finnegan
- ^ Pope may impose his man as English Catholic leader, Ruth Gledhill, The Times, March 21, 2009
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| Preceded by Thomas Ludger Dupré |
Titular Archbishop of Hodelm 22 January 2004–present |
Incumbent |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Michael Aidan Courtney |
Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi 22 January 2004–19 February 2009 |
Succeeded by Franco Coppola |
| Preceded by Bruno Musarò |
Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala 19 February 2009–11 December 2012 |
Succeeded by Nicolas Thévenin |
| Preceded by Giuseppe Lazzarotto |
Apostolic Nuncio to Australia 11 December 2012–present |
Incumbent |
