Antoine Camilleri (prelate)

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Antoine Camilleri
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Camilleri in 2016
Church Catholic Church
Appointed20 May 2024
Predecessor Giampiero Gloder
Other post(s) Titular Archbishop of Skálholt
Orders
Ordination5 July 1991
Consecration4 October 2019
by  Pope Francis
Rank Archbishop
Personal details
Born (1965-08-20) 20 August 1965 (age 58)
Sliema, Malta
Nationality Maltese
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MottoBenedictum Lignum Per Quod Fit Iustitia
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Antoine Camilleri (born 20 August 1965) is a Maltese prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Under-Secretary for Relations with States in the Secretariat of State of the Holy See, until he was named an archbishop and given the title of apostolic nuncio in 2019. He joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1999.

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Biography

Camilleri was born in Sliema, Malta on 20 August 1965. He attended St. Joseph's School, Sliema, and St. Aloysius' College, Birkirkara. He graduated Doctor of Laws from the University of Malta in 1988.

He was ordained to the priesthood on 5 July 1991 and was incardinated into the Archdiocese of Malta. He served as vice parish priest at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Gzira (1991–92). To study canon law he entered the Pontifical Lateran University in 1992 and obtained a doctorate. In 1996 he was appointed Defender of the Bond at the Archdiocesan Ecclesiastical Tribunal (1996–97) of Malta. [1]

Diplomatic career

He attended the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy [2] and on 9 January 1999 joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He served in the Apostolic Nunciatures in Papua New Guinea (1999–2002), Uganda (2002–05), and Cuba (2005–06), and then in Rome in the offices of the Secretariat of State. [1]

On 22 February 2013, a few days before the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI from the papacy, he was appointed to replace Ettore Balestrero as Under-Secretary for Relations with States. [3] In that position, roughly equivalent to that of a deputy foreign minister, he played a role in negotiations with many nations, including Israel, [4] [5] Palestine, [6] China, [7] [8] and Vietnam. [9] [10] Speaking on 27 February 2019 at a debate on migration at the United Nations, he said: [11]

If someone were listening to the news for the very first time today, they might assume that migration is synonymous with border insecurity, humanitarian disaster, and human trafficking. The time-tested truth that migration is largely regular, the sign of a healthy economy and the bedrock of many modern nation-states rarely make the news. Yet, when we take a closer look at our own personal history or that of the communities and countries where we live together, one easily recognizes the obvious: migration, especially when it is well-managed, safe, orderly and regular, makes an undeniably positive and necessary contribution to the development of culture, the economy, and society.

On 3 September 2019, Pope Francis named him titular archbishop of Skálholt and gave him the title of apostolic nuncio. [12] He received his episcopal consecration from Francis on 4 October. [13] On 31 October, Pope Francis named him apostolic nuncio to Ethiopia and Djibouti, special representative at the African Union, and apostolic delegate to Somalia. [14]

On 20 May 2024 Pope Francis named him nuncio to Cuba. [15]

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  2. ↑ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999". Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (in Italian). Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine (Continuazione), 22.02.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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  12. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 03.09.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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  14. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 31.10.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  15. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 20.05.2024" . Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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Preceded by Under-Secretary for Relations with States
22 February 2013 – 2019		Incumbent


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