André Pierre Louis Dupuy (; born 13 February 1940) is a French prelate of the

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who worked in the diplomatic service of the

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from 1974 to 2015.

Biography

André Pierre Louis Dupuy was born on 13 February 1940 in Soustons, Landes. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Aire and Dax on 8 July 1972. He studied in Bordeaux, Dax and Rome, earning a doctorate in history.

Diplomatic career

He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See and between 1974 and 1991 fulfilled assignments in Venezuela, Tanzania, the Netherlands, Lebanon, Iran and Ireland. He worked at Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York from 1991 to 1993. On 6 April 1993,

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005. In his you ...

appointed him

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of Selsea and

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Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...

, and

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. He received his episcopal consecration in Dax on 6 June from Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Secretary of State. He resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Benin on 27 November 1999. On 27 March 2000, John Paul named him Nuncio to

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

. While in that post, he edited a collection of excerpts from more than 1300 speeches delivered by representatives of the Holy See to international organizations between 1970 and 2000. It appeared in 2003 as ''Words That Matter''. He described it as "a work instrument meant for experts in international law, a text for diplomats to consult and for whoever wishes to better know the Holy See's position on certain international questions".

Pope Benedict XVI Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as p ...

named him Nuncio to the European Community on 24 February 2005, adding the role of Nuncio to

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on 11 July 2006. He was the first to hold the title of Nuncio to Monaco. On 15 December 2011, Benedict appointed him Nuncio to the

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. His career as an apostolic nuncio ended with the appointment of his successor as nuncio to the Netherlands, Aldo Cavalli, on 21 March 2015.

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