José Sebastián Laboa Gallego (20 January 1923 – 24 October 2002) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
He was also involved in Operation Nifty Package, convincing Panamian leader Manuel Noriega to surrender himself to American forces on 3 January 1990.
José Sebastián Laboa Gallego was born in Pasajes de San Juan, Spain, on 20 January 1923.
He worked in the Roman Curia where his assignments included stints as secretary to Cardinal Gaetano Cicognani and as the person responsible for Latin America at the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
[1] On 18 December 1982, Pope John Paul II named him a titular archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio to Panama.