Sante Portalupi
Sante Portalupi (1 November 1909 – 31 March 1984) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. From 1959 until his death he held the senior position in several countries in Latin America and Africa, ending his career as Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal.
Biography
Sante Portalupi was born in Mortara, Italy, on 1 November 1909. He was ordained a priest on 15 April 15 1933. That same year he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy to prepare for a career in the diplomatic service.[1]
On 29 January 1959, Pope John XXIII appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras and to Nicaragua.[2]
On 14 October 1961, Pope John named him Titular Archbishop of Christopolis.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on 3 December from Cardinal Benedetto Aloisi Masella.[citation needed]
On 27 September 1967, Pope Paul VI appointed Portalupi Apostolic Delegate to Northern Africa.[citation needed] In the years that followed, the Holy See established relationships with countries within Portalupi's mandate as delegate, and he took on the additional titles of Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Algeria on 6 March 1972,[4] Pro-Nuncio to Tunisia on 22 March 1972,[4] and Pro-Nuncio to Morocco on 5 March 1976.[5] These modifications left his role as Delegate to Northern Africa with responsibility for a single country, and his delegate's title changed to Apostolic Delegate to Libya.
Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal on 15 December 1979.[6]
He died while still in that post on 31 March 1984.
References
- ^ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1900 – 1949" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LI. 1959. p. 116. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LIII. 1961. p. 737. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ a b Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXIV. 1972. p. 255. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXVIII. 1976. p. 237. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXI. 1979. p. 1625. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
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