Paolo Giglio

Paolo Giglio (20 January 1927 – 6 March 2016) was a Maltese prelate of the Catholic Church, who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1958 to 2002, with the rank of archbishop and nuncio from 1986.

After studying at the local seminary, he earned a licenciate in theology and a doctorate in canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University.

[2] He was secretary at the Holy See's missions in Nicaragua (1958–59), Argentina (1960–62), and Iran (1963–65); auditor in Vietnam (1966–68) and Yugoslavia (1969-70); counsellor in the United States (1971–72) and Brazil (1973–75); counsellor and deputy head of mission in France (1976–77); and chargé d’affaires in Taiwan (1978–86).

[1] On 4 April 1986 Pope John Paul II named him titular archbishop of Tyndaris and Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua.

[5] Giglio retired on 5 February 2002 when he was replaced as nuncio to Egypt by Marco Dino Brogi.