Emanuele Gerada
| His Excellency Dr. Emanuele Gerada | |
|---|---|
| Titular Archbishop of Nomentum | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Titular See of Nomentum |
| In office | 1967–2011 |
| Predecessor | none |
| Successor | none |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
1 August 1943 by Emanuel Galea |
| Consecration |
18 June 1967 by Mikiel Gonzi |
| Rank | Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 May 1920 Żejtun, Malta |
| Died | 21 January 2011 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Maltese |
| Styles of Emanuele Gerada | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Emanuele Gerada (18 May 1920 – 21 January 2011) was a Maltese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and Titular Archbishop of Nomentum.
Biography
Gerada was born in Malta and ordained a priest on 1 August 1943 for the Archdiocese of Malta. He was appointed Auxiliary Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Malta (then to Coadjutor Archbishop in 1968) and Titular Bishop of Nomentum on 15 February 1967 and was consecrated on 18 June 1967. Gerada was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador and Guatemala as well as Archbishop to the Titular See of Nomentum on 8 November 1973. On 15 October 1980 he was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Pakistan and served until his appointment as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland on 4 February 1989. Gerada retired on 17 October 1995 and died on 21 January 2011.
Gerada was born on the same day as Karol Wojtyla, who became Pope John Paul II.