# Edward Rapallo

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**Edward Rapallo** (1 March 1914 – 6 February 1984) was the third [Gibraltarian](/source/Gibraltarian_people) born [Roman Catholic Bishop of Gibraltar](/source/Roman_Catholic_Bishop_of_Gibraltar) following in the footsteps of [Bishop Scandella](/source/John_Baptist_Scandella) and his successor [Bishop Canilla](/source/Gonzalo_Canilla).

## Biography

Rapallo was born in [Gibraltar](/source/Gibraltar) on 1 March 1914 and had been ordained a priest by the time he was 23. He served 46 years as a priest with over ten of them as Bishop of Gibraltar.[1] The ceremony to establish him as Bishop had been conducted inside the [RAF Gibraltar](/source/RAF_Gibraltar) aircraft [hangar](/source/Hangar).

Rapallo died suddenly in Gibraltar on 6 February 1984. [Michael Bowen](/source/Michael_Bowen_(bishop)), [Archbishop of Southwark](/source/Archbishop_of_Southwark), who had assisted at his consecration as bishop in 1973, returned to the Rock for his funeral. Bowen praised Rapallo's pastoral skills and his ability to bring together the [Jewish](/source/History_of_the_Jews_in_Gibraltar), Indian and Christian communities of Gibraltar.[2]

## Legacy

Rapallo was responsible for establishing [Our Lady of Europe](/source/Our_Lady_of_Europe) as one of the [patron saint](/source/Patron_saint) of Gibraltar and petitioned to have her feast day moved to 5 May to coincide with [Europe Day](/source/Europe_Day). Rapallo also reconsecrated the [Shrine of Our Lady of Europe](/source/Shrine_of_Our_Lady_of_Europe).[3] A pedestrianised street next to the [Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned](/source/Cathedral_of_St._Mary_the_Crowned) in Gibraltar, was renamed *Bishop Rapallo's Ramp* (formerly Church Lane).

## References

1. ["Bishop Edward Rapallo"](http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brapallo.html). catholic-hierarchy.or. Retrieved 30 November 2012.

1. ["Bishop Rapallo dies in Gibraltar"](http://archive.catholicherald.co.uk/article/10th-february-1984/1/bishop-rapallo-dies-in-gibraltar). *Catholic Herald*. 10 February 1984. Retrieved 30 November 2012.

1. Rapallo, Edward. ["Pastoral Letter By: H.L. Bishop Edward Rapallo"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031519/http://www.ourladyofeurope.net/Shrine/bprapalloletter.htm). ourladyofeurope.net. Archived from [the original](http://www.ourladyofeurope.net/Shrine/bprapalloletter.htm) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2012.

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