About Paul Gallagher
Sir Paul Richard Gallagher (born 23 January 1954) is a British prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Secretary for Relations with States within the Holy See's Secretariat of State since November 2014. He has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1984 and has held the rank of archbishop and apostolic nuncio since 2004, serving as nuncio (papal ambassador) in Burundi, Guatemala, and Australia. == Life and career == === Early life === Gallagher was born in Liverpool, England, and was educated at St Francis Xavier’s College in Woolton. He was ordained by Archbishop Derek Worlock on 31 July 1977 for the Archdiocese of Liverpool. He served in Fazakerley before taking courses at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. He later earned a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Gregorian University, becoming a member of the Holy See's diplomatic service on 1 May 1984. === Episcopate === He held posts in Tanzania, Uruguay, the Philippines, and the Vatican Secretariat of State. He was appointed Counselor, First Class, on 1 May 1997, when working at the nunciature in Burundi. He worked in its Second Section, from 1995 to 2000 at the same time as the present Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin. On 18 August 2000, Pope John Paul II named him Special Envoy as Permanent Observer to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
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