Domenico De Luca

Domenico De Luca (2 January 1928 – 16 September 2006) was a Tunisia-born Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served for ten years as Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco.

Domenico De Luca was born on 2 January 1928 in Sfax, Tunisia. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Naples on 27 July 1952.

He entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1957 to prepare for a career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.[1]

On 22 May 1993, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Teglata in Numidia and Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco.[2] He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Angelo Sodano on 3 July.

Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation on 17 July 2003.[3]

He died on 16 September 2006.

References

  1. ^ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXV. 1993. p. 547.
  3. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 17.07.2003" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 17 July 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2019.