Francesco Canalini

Italian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1936)

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Francesco Canalini
Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Switzerland and Liechtenstein Titular Archbishop of Valeria
Canalini in April 2015
Appointed	8 September 2004
Retired	28 May 2011
Predecessor	Pier Giacomo De Nicolò
Successor	Diego Causero
Other post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Valeria
Orders
Ordination	18 March 1961 by Domenico Brizi
Consecration	12 July 1986 by Agostino Casaroli, Jose Tomas Sanchez, and Carlo Maccari
Personal details
Born	(1936-03-23) March 23, 1936 (age 88) Osimo, Ancona, Italy
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio of Australia (1998–2004) Apostolic Nuncio of Ecuador (1991–1998) Apostolic Pro-Nuncio of Indonesia (1986–1991)

Styles of Francesco Canalini

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

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

Biography

Francesco Canalini was born in Osimo, Italy, on 23 March 1936. He was ordained a priest on 19 March 1961.

To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1966.^[1] His early assignments in the diplomatic service included work at a meeting of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) in 1974.^[2]

On 28 May 1986, Pope John Paul II appointed him a titular archbishop and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia.^[3] His received his episcopal consecration on 12 July 1986 from Cardinal Agostino Casaroli.^[4] Pope John Paul II visited Indonesia while Canalini was nuncio there.^[5]

On 20 July 1991, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador.^[6]

On 5 December 1998, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Australia.^[7]^[8]

On 8 September 2004, Pope John Paul II named him Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and to Liechtenstein.^[9] He retired from the diplomatic service in April 2011.

He was later Vicar of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.^[10]

References

^ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
^ "Intervento di Mons. Francesco Canalini" (in Italian). Secretariat of State. 5 July 1974. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXVIII. 1986. pp. 590, 1066. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
^ "Ordinazione Episcopale di Mons. Francesco Canalini" (in Italian). Secretariat of State. 12 July 1986. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
^ "History of Nunciature Indonesia". Nunciature Indonesia. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIII. 1991. p. 703. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
^ "30Giorni in breve". 30 Giorni (in Italian). December 1998. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XCI. 1999. p. 127. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 08.09.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
^ "The Honorary Chancellor returns to the Father's House". 13 August 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2020.