Gabriele Giordano Caccia
| Styles of Gabriele Caccia | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Gabriele Giordano Caccia S.T.D., J.C.L. (born 24 February 1958) is an Italian Catholic prelate, who since 2009 has served as Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon.[1] Prior to this appointment, he was the Assessor for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State. On September 12, 2017, Caccia was made Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines by Pope Francis.[2]
Biography
Archbishop Caccia was born in Milan but lived for many years in Cavaria con Premezzo. He was ordained a priest on 11 June 1983 by Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini and served in St. Giovanni Bosco parish in Milan until 1986. Then he was sent to the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome, where he obtained a Doctorate in Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) and a Licentiate of Canon Law (J.C.L.) from the Pontifical Gregorian University. Upon graduation in 1991 he joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See and was appointed an attaché in the Apostolic Nunciature in Tanzania.[3]
On 11 June 1993 he returned to Rome to work in the General Affairs Section of the Vatican Secretariat of State. On 17 December 2002 he was appointed Assessor for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State where he worked under Archbishop Leonardo Sandri and, after 2007, Archbishop Fernando Filoni.
On 16 July 2009 Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon and Titular Archbishop of Sepino.[4] He was consecrated by the Pope on 12 September 2009, with Cardinals Tarcisio Bertone and William Levada as co-consecrators.[5] On 12 September 2017, Pope Francis appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, replacing Giuseppe Pinto who was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia on 1 July 2017.[6]
References
- ^ [1] Vatican Information Service Bulletin: Other Pontifical Acts (16 July 2009)
- ^ "Pope Francis appoints a new representative to the Philippines". GMA News and Public Affairs. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ [2] ZENIT Article: "The Pope sends his close associate as Nuncio in Lebanon" (Italian)
- ^ [3] Synod for the Middle East (Lebanon)
- ^ [4] Catholic Hierarchy - Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia
- ^ "Pope appoints new Nuncio to the Philippines". CBCP News. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy alumni
- Pontifical Gregorian University alumni
- Italian titular archbishops
- Diplomats of the Holy See
- 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops
- People from Milan
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Apostolic Nuncios to Lebanon