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Giacomo Testa (3 April 1909 – 29 September 1962) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the
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and then headed its training program, the
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, from 1959 until his death at age 53 in 1962. Early in his diplomatic career, he worked closely with Archbishop
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli Pope John XXIII (born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death on 3 June 1963. He is the most recent pope to take ...
, who later as Pope John XXIII gave him his final appointment as President of the Academy.


Biography

Giacomo Testa was born on 3 April 1909 in
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, Italy. He was ordained a priest on 6 December 1931. As a junior member of the diplomatic service of the Holy See, some of his assignments tracked those of Archbishop
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli Pope John XXIII (born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death on 3 June 1963. He is the most recent pope to take ...
(the future Pope John XXIII), during his tenure as papal representative to Bulgaria (1931–1934), Turkey (1934–1944), and France (1944–1952). On 19 June 1953,
Pope Pius XII Pope Pius XII (; born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli; 2 March 18769 October 1958) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death on 9 October 1958. He is the most recent p ...
named him titular archbishop of Heraclea in Europa and Apostolic Delegate to Turkey. He received his episcopal consecration on 26 August 1953 from Cardinal
Angelo Roncalli Pope John XXIII (born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death on 3 June 1963. He is the most recent pope to take ...
. On 22 June 1959,
Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII (born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death on 3 June 1963. He is the most recent pope to take ...
named him President of the
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (, ) is one of the Roman Colleges of the Catholic Church. The academy is dedicated to training priests to serve in the diplomatic corps and the Secretariat of State of the Holy See. Despite its name, the P ...
. On 16 July he was appointed a consultor to the
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and on 31 August a consultor to the Congregation for Religious. He died on 29 September 1962 at the age of 53 in his home town of Cenate Sotto.


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Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Giacomo Testa
{{DEFAULTSORT:Testa, Giacomo 1909 births 1962 deaths Clergy from the Province of Bergamo Apostolic nuncios to Turkey