Franco Brambilla (archbishop)
Italian prelate
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Franco Brambilla (27 November 1923 – 28 July 2003) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
Franco Brambilla | |
|---|---|
| Titular Archbishop of Viminacium | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 24 December 1970 – 28 July 2003 |
| Predecessor | Jean-Baptiste Boivin |
| Successor | Stanisław Wielgus |
| Previous posts | Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Australia (1986-1998) Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay (1981-1986) Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tanzania (1970-1981) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 August 1947 by Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster |
| Consecration | 14 February 1971 by Jean-Marie Villot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1923 |
| Died | 28 July 2003 (aged 80) |
Life
Brambilla was born in Brugherio on 27 November 1923 and was ordained a priest on 29 August 1947.
To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1950.[1] His early assignments in the diplomatic service included a stint in the United States.[2]
He was appointed Titular Archbishop of Viminacium and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tanzania on 24 December 1970.
On 21 November 1981 he became the Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.
His final appointment was on 22 February 1986 as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Australia.[citation needed] There he defended the Vatican's response to allegations of clerical sexual abuse, while later testimony documented his knowledge of the case of George Riashi, a bishop who was promoted despite a record of abuse.[3] In 1998, when Vatican prescriptions on the use of lay ministers faced criticism in Australia, he called for submission to the rules as unquestionable and authoritative church teaching.[4]
He retired on 3 December 1998 with the appointment of Francesco Canalini to succeed him in Australia.[5]
He died on 28 July 2003.
