Franco Brambilla (Archbishop)
Franco Brambilla | |
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Born | 27 November 1923 Brugherio |
Died | 28 July 2003 |
Nationality | Italy |
Franco Brambilla (27 November 1923 – 28 July 2003) was an Italy Roman Catholic Archbishop and Vatican diplomat.
Life
Brambilla was born in Brugherio in 1923. He became a priest in 1947 and he became the Titular Archbishop of Viminacium on Christmas Eve in 1970 and the same day he became the Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tanzania.
In 1981 he moved continents when he became the Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay. His final appointment was to be the Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Australia which was a post he held until 1998. He held the title of Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Australia until he died on 28 July 2003.[1]
Brambilla was a strong supporter of the Popes pronouncement that only male priests could conduct services.[2]
References
- ↑ Archbishop Franco Brambilla, Catholic Hierarchy, Retrieved 10 August 2015
- ↑ Vatican Instruction on the role of the laity is binding on Catholics, Peter Westmore, AD2000, Retrieved 10 August 2015
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