Domenico Enrici

Domenico Enrici (9 April 1909 – 3 December 1997) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Biography

Domenico Enrici was born on 9 April 1909 in Cervasca, Province of Cuneo, Italy. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Cuneo on 29 June 1933.

To prepare for a career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See he completed the course of study at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1935. His early assignments included a stint in Ireland beginning in 1938 and in Taiwan in the mid 1950s.

On 16 July 1973, he joined the staff of the Secretariat of State, but his work was not limited to Rome. He was described as a "roving ambassador ... on an inspection trip" when he visited Taiwan in February 1974. He represented the Holy See at the enthronement of Spain's King Juan Carlos and the coronation of the Central African Empire's Emperor Bokassa. He was also acting president of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1974–1975.

He retired on 1 December 1979. He died on 3 December 1997.