Giuseppe Ferraioli
Giuseppe Ferraioli (20 December 1929 – 31 January 2000) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
Biography[edit]
Giuseppe Ferraioli was born on 20 December 1929 in Rome. He was ordained a priest on 8 December 1954.
To prepare for a diplomat’s career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1957.[1]
On 16 June 1976, Pope Paul VI named him Apostolic Pro-nuncio to Ghana.[2]
Cardinal Secretary of State Jean-Marie Villot consecrated him a bishop on 27 June.
On 25 August 1979, Ferraioli was given the additional responsibilities of Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Benin and Apostolic Delegate to Togo.[3]
Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kenya on 21 July 1981.[4]
In 1982 Ferraioli took up a post in Rome at the Secretariat of State. He resigned in 1994 at the age of 64.
He died on 31 January 2000.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXVIII. 1976. p. 427. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXI. 1979. p. 1057. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXIII. 1981. p. 509. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XCII. 2000. p. 304. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
External links[edit]
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
