Luigi Accogli

Luigi Accogli was born in Andrano in the Province of Lecce on 16 August 1917. He was ordained a priest on 6 March 1943. To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1946.^[1]

On 19 October 1967, Pope Paul VI named him a titular archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio to China.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Amleto Cicognani on 26 November 1967.

On 29 September 1970, Pope Paul VI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador.^[3] On 6 July 1979, Pope John Paul II named him Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh.^[4] On 17 June 1988, Pope John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Syria.^[5]

He retired when he was replaced in that position on 11 February 1993.^[6]

He died on 21 June 2004.

• Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Luigi Accogli ^{[self-published]}