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Gianfranco Gallone (born April 20, 1963) is an Italian prelate of the
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and a diplomat of the
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Biography

Gianfranco Gallone was born in
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on 20 April 1963. He was ordained a priest for the
Diocese of Oria The Diocese of Oria () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taranto. Nunciatures in Mozambique, Israel, Slovakia, India and Sweden, and in the Relations Section of the Secretariat of State in Rome. On 2 February 2019,
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appointed him
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of Motula and
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to
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. Cardinal Secretary of State
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consecrated him a bishop on 19 March 2019. On 8 May 2019, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to
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as well. On 3 January 2023, he was appointed as nuncio to
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.


See also

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Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Gianfranco Gallone
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallone, Gianfranco 1963 births Living people People from the Province of Brindisi Apostolic nuncios to Zambia Apostolic nuncios to Malawi Apostolic nuncios to Uruguay Roman Catholic titular archbishops