Giuseppe Laigueglia
Giuseppe Laigueglia (7 September 1922 – 6 June 2001) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1950 and the Roman Curia.
Biography
[edit]Giuseppe Laigueglia was born on 7 September 1922 in Badalucco, Italy. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Ventimiglia on 16 June 1946.
To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1954.[1]
On 3 August 1973, Pope Paul VI named him titular archbishop of Aeliae and Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on 22 September 1973 from Cardinal Antonio Samorè.[citation needed]
On 20 January 1979, Pope Paul named him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cuba.[3]
On 31 July 1980 he was named to a position in the Roman Curia, which he held until he resigned on 30 June 1991 at the age of 68.[citation needed]
He died on 6 June 2001.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXV. 1973. pp. 475, 502. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXI. 1979. p. 145. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXIV. 1982. Retrieved 10 May 2020.