Paul Gallagher (bishop)
| The Most Reverend Paul Gallagher | |
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| Secretary for Relations with States | |
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| Appointed | 8 November 2014 |
| Predecessor | Dominique Mamberti |
| Other posts | Titular Archbishop of Hodlem (2004-) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
31 July 1977 by Derek John Harford Worlock |
| Consecration |
13 March 2004 by Angelo Sodano |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Paul Richard Gallagher |
| Born |
23 January 1954 Liverpool, U.K. |
| Nationality | British (with Vatican citizenship) |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
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| Motto | In omnibus caritas ("In all things love") |
| Styles of Paul Gallagher | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Paul Richard Gallagher (b. 23 January 1954) is the current Secretary for Relations with States within the Holy See's Secretariat of State, a position to which he was appointed on 8 November 2014.[1]
Biography
Early life
He was born in Liverpool, England, and was educated at St. Francis Xavier’s College in Woolton.[2] Ordained by Archbishop Derek Worlock on 31 July 1977 for the Archdiocese of Liverpool, he served in Fazakerley, before taking courses at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. He later earned a doctorate in canon law, becoming a member of the Holy See's diplomatic service on 1 May 1984.
Episcopate and career
He held posts in Tanzania, Uruguay, the Philippines, the Vatican Secretariat of State and at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. He was appointed Counselor, First Class, on 1 May 1997, when working at the Nunciature in Burundi. He worked in its Second Section, from 1995 to 2000 at the same time as the present Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin.
The Vatican announced his appointment as the Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi in January 2004. His residence in that country was bombed in 2008.[3]
He was appointed nuncio to Guatemala in 2009.[4] Ruth Gledhill, the religious affairs correspondent of the London Times, mentioned him as a possible candidate for the position of Archbishop of Westminster in succession to Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor,.[5] However, the successor, announced on 3 April 2009, was Archbishop Vincent Nichols.
On 11 December 2012, he was appointed as the Papal Nuncio to Australia, a post he held until being made Secretary for Relations with States on 8 November 2014 by Pope Francis.[6]
Archbishop Gallagher speaks native English, near-native Italian, and fluent French and Spanish.
References
Media related to Paul Richard Gallagher at Wikimedia Commons
- ↑ "Edward Pentin, "Cardinal Burke to Malta, Mamberti to Apostolic Signatura", 8 November 2014". National Catholic Register.
- ↑ "The Interview: The Apostolic Nuncio". ABC News (Australia). 4 May 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ Burundi Rebels Launch New Attacks on Capital by VOA News, 23 April 2008
- ↑ Archbishop Gallagher to Guatemala, Father Timothy Finnegan
- ↑ Pope may impose his man as English Catholic leader, Ruth Gledhill, The Times, 21 March 2009
- ↑ "Archbishop Gallagher: A priest and a diplomat". Vatican Radio.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Ludger Dupré |
— TITULAR — Archbishop of Hodelm 22 January 2004–present |
Incumbent |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Michael Courtney |
Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi 22 January 2004–19 February 2009 |
Succeeded by Franco Coppola |
| Preceded by Bruno Musarò |
Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala 19 February 2009–11 December 2012 |
Succeeded by Nicolas Thévenin |
| Preceded by Giuseppe Lazzarotto |
Apostolic Nuncio to Australia 11 December 2012–8 November 2014 |
Succeeded by Adolfo Tito Yllana |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Dominique Mamberti |
Secretary for Relations with States 8 November 2014–present |
Incumbent |