Francesco Canalini (born 23 March 1936) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the

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Biography

Francesco Canalini was born in

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, Italy, on 23 March 1936. He was ordained a priest on 19 March 1961.

Diplomatic career

To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the

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in 1966. His early assignments in the diplomatic service included work at a meeting of the

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(CSCE) in 1974. On 28 May 1986,

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appointed him a titular archbishop and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia. He received his episcopal consecration on 12 July 1986 from Cardinal

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visited

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while Canalini was nuncio there. On 20 July 1991, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador. On 5 December 1998, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Australia. On 8 September 2004,

named him Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and to Liechtenstein. He retired from the diplomatic service in April 2011. He was later Vicar of the

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Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Francesco Canalini
{{DEFAULTSORT:Canalini, Francesco 1936 births Living people Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy alumni Apostolic nuncios to Indonesia Apostolic nuncios to Ecuador Apostolic nuncios to Australia Apostolic nuncios to Switzerland Apostolic nuncios to Liechtenstein People from Ancona Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II

Biography

Diplomatic career

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