Giuseppe De Andrea

Giuseppe De Andrea (20 April 1930 in Rivarolo Canavese, Italy – 29 June 2016) was an Italian-born American Roman Catholic archbishop.

The Most Reverend
Giuseppe De Andrea
Assessor of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Church Roman Catholic Church
Predecessor Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo
Successor Antonio Franco
Other posts
Orders
Ordination 21 Jun 1953
Consecration 20 Sep 2001
by Angelo Sodano
Personal details
Born 20 April 1930
Died 29 June 2016
Rome, Italy
Motto Expectantes beatem spem
Coat of arms

Education

He earned his S.T.L. from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and a master’s in education from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.[1]

Career

Early career

Ordained to the priesthood on 21 June 1953, De Andrea worked as a teacher in Kenya from 1956 to 1958.

He was then incardinated into the Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in 1958, and served in parishes and other institutions for twenty years.

From 1961 to 1964 he was a chaplain and a professor of theology at Seton Hill University. From 1964 to 1967 he was a headmaster at St. Joseph Hall Preparatory School in Greensburg, PA.[2]

Diplomatic service

In the 1980s Archbishop De Andrea served as a representative of the Vatican at the United Nations. In 1994 he was appointed to the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants.[3]

In 2001, he was appointed titular archbishop of Anzio and then served as apostolic nuncio for Kuwait, Yemen, Bahrain, and the Arabian Peninsula. De Andrea retired from diplomatic office in 2005 upon having reached the age limit.

Assessor

Archbishop De Andrea served as Assessor of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre from 2008 to 2013. In 2011-2012, following the resignation of the Grand Master Cardinal Foley due to ill health, he temporarily carried out Grand Master's duties before Cardinal Edwin O’Brien was appointed a successor.[4]

Later life

During his retirement he served as a senior canon at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

He remained Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus of Kuwait[5] and an Honorary Assessor of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.[6]

He died in Rome at the age of 86 and was laid to rest alongside his brother Archbishop Giovanni in the Rivarolo Canavese cemetery.[7][8][9]

Personal life

He was the son of Antonio and Antonietta (Marchetti) De Andrea.[10] His elder brother is Archbishop Giovanni De Andrea.

In the United States, his was known as Fr. Joseph De Andrea and even after becoming an Archbishop, he remained Fr. Joe for his parishioners .[11]

Notes

  1. ↑ "His Grace Archbishop Giuseppe De Andrea - (Former) Apostolic Nuncio to the Arabian Peninsula". www.avona.org. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  2. ↑ "His Grace Archbishop Giuseppe De Andrea - (Former) Apostolic Nuncio to the Arabian Peninsula". www.avona.org. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Archbishop De Andrea, former nuncio in Middle East, dies in Rome | Catholic Herald". Catholic Herald. 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  4. ↑ "The Order bids last farewell to Honorary Assessor Msgr. Giuseppe De Andrea". www.oessh.va. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  5. ↑ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Giuseppe De Andrea [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  6. ↑ "The Order bids last farewell to Honorary Assessor Msgr. Giuseppe De Andrea". www.oessh.va. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  7. ↑ U.S. Archbishop De Andrea, Former Nuncio In Middle East, Dies In Rome
  8. ↑ Giuseppe De Andrea
  9. ↑ "Rev Giuseppe De Andrea (1930 - 2016) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  10. ↑ Zufelt, Jerry (July 14, 2016). "Archbishop Joseph A. De Andrea, former priest of diocese, Vatican diplomat, dies at 86" (PDF). The Catholic Accent: 2.
  11. ↑ Tierney, Jacob. "Vatican diplomat retained kindness, humility". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.


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