Edoardo Pecoraio (1 September 1910 – 9 August 1986) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the Roman Curia and then served in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Biography

Edoardo Pecoraio was born on 1 September 1910 in

Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata (Abruzzo: ') is a town and ''comune'' in province of Teramo, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe ...

, Italy. He studied at the seminaries in

Montalto delle Marche Montalto delle Marche is a ''comune'' (municipality) and former Latin catholic bishopric in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Le Marche, located in the hilly area that goes from the Adriatic cost to the Sibillini Mountains, at ...

and

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. He was ordained a priest on 26 July 1935. He earned a degree in literature and law and then taught at the Montalto seminary. He served as a military chaplain in the Second World War. In 1947 he worked at the

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. He also worked for the Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. He was named a peritus (expert) for the

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. He joined the staff of the

in 1960. On 30 October 1961,

Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII ( la, Ioannes XXIII; it, Giovanni XXIII; born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, ; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Roman Catholic Church, Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City, Vatican City State from 28 Oc ...

appointed him under-secretary of the

. On 28 December 1971,

Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI ( la, Paulus VI; it, Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, ; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his death in Augus ...

named him titular archbishop of

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and Apostolic Nuncio to Malta. He received his episcopal consecration on 13 February 1972 from Pope Paul. He resigned in 1974 at the age of 63. Pecoraio died on 9 August 1986 at the age of 75.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pecoraio, Edoardo 1910 births 1986 deaths People from the Province of Teramo Officials of the Roman Curia Apostolic Nuncios to Malta