Giovanni De Andrea
{{short description|Italian Roman Catholic archbishop}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = Archbishop
| honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend
| name = Giovanni De Andrea
| title = Titular Archbishop of Aquaviva
| church = Roman Catholic Church
| term = 1975-2012
| other_post = {{unbulleted list|Vice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See|Grand Prior of the Lieutenancy for Central Italy and Sardinia of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem}}
| ordination = 29 June 1951
| consecration = 11 May 1975
| consecrated_by = Jean-Marie Villot
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|04|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rivarolo Canavese, Italy
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|01|19|1928|04|22|df=y}}
| death_place = Rome, Italy
| previous_post = {{unbulleted list|Vice President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See (1989-2007)|President of Vatican Publishing House (1993 – 2003)|Apostolic Delegate to Libya (1986-1989)|Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tunisia (1986-1989)|Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Algeria (1986-1989)|Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran (1983-1986)|Apostolic Delegate to Angola (1975-1983)}}
}}
Giovanni De Andrea (22 April 1928 – 19 January 2012) was an Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishop and diplomat.
Education
Ordained to the priesthood on June 29, 1951. From 1956 to 1958 he studied at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, then he entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See.{{Cite book|title=Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1974, Città del Vaticano 1974, p. 1667.}}
Career
De Andrea was named titular archbishop of Aquaviva on April 14, 1975. He served as apostolic delegate to Angola and Libya and apostolic pro-nuncio to Iran, Algeria, and Tunisia.
In 1989, he was appointed vice-president of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See retiring in 2007.[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdeand.html Giovanni De Andrea]
Between 1993 and 2003, he served as President of the Vatican Publishing House.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/hierarchy/data/bishops-DE.htm#755|title=Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees: DE… – DEB…|website=www.gcatholic.org|access-date=2017-05-11}}
For many years he was a Grand Prior of the Lieutenancy for Central Italy and Sardinia of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eohsj.net/NL_26_EN.pdf|title=Newsletter of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre N° XXVI|date=15 April 2012|access-date=11 May 2017|archive-date=7 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407122416/http://eohsj.net/NL_26_EN.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Family
His younger brother Giuseppe de Andrea was also a priest. On September 20, 2001, he conferred the Episcopal Consecration to him as an Archbishop of the Titular See of Anzio.{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdeang.html|title=Archbishop Giuseppe De Andrea [Catholic-Hierarchy]|last=Cheney|first=David M.|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org|access-date=2017-05-11}}
Death
He died in Rome at the age of 83. Cardinal Angelo Sodano presided at his funeral rites at the altar of the Cathedra in St. Peter's Basilica.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eohsj.net/NL_26_EN.pdf|title=Newsletter of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre N° XXVI|date=15 April 2012|access-date=11 May 2017|archive-date=7 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407122416/http://eohsj.net/NL_26_EN.pdf|url-status=dead}}
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Category:21st-century Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishops
Category:People from Rivarolo Canavese
Category:20th-century Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishops
Category:Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy alumni
Category:Apostolic nuncios to Libya
Category:Apostolic nuncios to Angola
Category:Apostolic nuncios to Iran
Category:Apostolic nuncios to Tunisia
Category:Apostolic nuncios to Algeria
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