Edward Rapallo
Edward Rapallo | |
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Roman Catholic Bishop of Gibraltar | |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Gibraltar |
Installed | 5 July 1973 |
Term ended | 6 February 1984 |
Predecessor | John Farmer Healy |
Successor | Bernard Patrick Devlin |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 6 February 1984 Gibraltar | (aged 69)
Buried | Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned |
Nationality | British(Gibraltarian) |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Gibraltar |
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Edward Rapallo(1 March 1914 – 6 February 1984) was the thirdGibraltarianbornRoman Catholic Bishop of Gibraltarfollowing in the footsteps ofBishop Scandellaand his successorBishop Canilla.
Biography
[edit]Rapallo was born inGibraltaron 1 March 1914 and had been ordained a priest by the time he was 23. He served 46 years as a priest with over ten of them as Bishop of Gibraltar.[1]The ceremony to establish him as Bishop had been conducted inside theRAF Gibraltaraircrafthangar.
Rapallo died suddenly in Gibraltar on 6 February 1984.Michael Bowen,Archbishop of Southwark,who had assisted at his consecration as bishop in 1973, returned to the Rock for his funeral. Bowen praised Rapallo's pastoral skills and his ability to bring together theJewish,Indian and Christian communities of Gibraltar.[2]
Legacy
[edit]Rapallo was responsible for establishingOur Lady of Europeas one of thepatron saintof Gibraltar and petitioned to have her feast day moved to 5 May to coincide withEurope Day.Rapallo also reconsecrated theShrine of Our Lady of Europe.[3] A pedestrianised street next to theCathedral of St. Mary the Crownedin Gibraltar, was renamedBishop Rapallo's Ramp(formerly Church Lane).
References
[edit]- ^"Bishop Edward Rapallo".catholic-hierarchy.or.Retrieved30 November2012.
- ^"Bishop Rapallo dies in Gibraltar".Catholic Herald.10 February 1984.Retrieved30 November2012.
- ^Rapallo, Edward."Pastoral Letter By: H.L. Bishop Edward Rapallo".ourladyofeurope.net.Retrieved30 November2012.