Patrick Coveney | |
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Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus of Greece Titular Archbishop of Satrianum | |
Appointed | 25 January 2005 |
Term ended | 16 July 2009 |
Predecessor | Paul Fouad Tabet |
Successor | Luigi Gatti |
Other post(s) | Titular Archbishop of Satrianum (1985–2022) |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 21 February 1959 by Luigi Traglia |
Consecration | 15 September 1985 by Agostino Casaroli, Gaetano Alibrandi, and Michael Murphy |
Personal details | |
Born | Tracton, County Cork, Ireland | 29 July 1934
Died | 22 October 2022 | (aged 88)
Nationality | Irish |
Styles of Patrick Coveney | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Archbishop |
Patrick Coveney (29 July 1934 – 22 October 2022) was an Irish prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1966 to 2009. He became an archbishop in 1985 and fulfilled several assignments as Apostolic Nuncio, including stints in Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, New Zealand, and Greece.