Giovanni Battista Federico Vallega
Giovanni Battista Federico Vallega, sometimes Giambattista Federico Vallega[1] (12 April 1876 – 4 December 1944) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Izmir, Turkey, from 1921 to 1929 and served in the Roman Curia.
Biography
[edit]Giovanni Battista Federico Vallega was born in Genoa on 12 April 1876.[2]
In 1915, he was chargé d'affaires in the Nunciature to the Netherlands.[1] In 1918, he held the post of auditor in the Apostolic Nunciature to Belgium.[2]
On 26 January 1921, Pope Benedict XV appointed him Archbishop of Izmir, Turkey.[3]
He received his episcopal consecration on 17 April 1921 from Cardinal Willem van Rossum.
He resigned on 1 March 1929 and became titular archbishop of Nicopolis in Epiro.[4] On 19 January 1936 he was honored with the title "Assistant to the Papal Throne".[5]
On 9 December 1939 he became auditor general of the Apostolic Camera.[6]
He died on 4 December 1944 at the age of 68.[2][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ickx, Johan (2018). La guerre et le Vatican: Les secrets de la diplomatie du Saint-Siège (1914-1915) (in French). Editions du Cerf. Retrieved 28 May 2020.[page needed]
- ^ a b c "Giovanni Battista Federico Vallega". Kritischen Online-Edition der Nuntiaturberichte Eugenio Pacellis (1917-1929) (in German). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XIII. 1921. p. 125. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXI. 1929. pp. 116, 460. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXVIII. 1936. p. 180. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXXI. 1939. p. 721. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXXVII. 1945. p. 64. Retrieved 27 May 2020.