Luciano Angeloni (2 December 1917 – 9 May 1996) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the

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Biography

Luciano Angeloni was born in

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, Italy, on 2 December 1917. He was ordained a priest on 18 August 1940. To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the

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in 1953. On 24 December 1970,

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appointed him a titular archbishop and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Malawi and to

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. His received his episcopal consecration on 7 February 1971 from Cardinal

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. On 25 November 1978,

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named him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Korea. On 21 August 1981, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon. On 31 July 1989, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal. His service as nuncio ended with the appointment of his successor on 15 March 1993. On 29 November 1993 he was named a consultor to the Secretariat of State and on 25 January 1994 he was appointed to a 5-year term as a member of the

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. He died on 9 May 1996.

References

External links

Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Luciano Angeloni
{{DEFAULTSORT:Angeloni, Luciano 1917 births 1996 deaths Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy alumni Apostolic nuncios to Malawi Apostolic nuncios to Zambia Apostolic nuncios to South Korea Apostolic nuncios to Lebanon Apostolic nuncios to Portugal People from Imperia