His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Piergiorgio Bertoldi
Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico
Titular Archbishop of Spello
Piergiorgio Bertoldi with Pope Francis
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed18 May 2023
PredecessorGhaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader
Other post(s)Titular Archbishop of Spello
Orders
Ordination11 June 1988
by Carlo Maria Martini, S.J.
Consecration2 June 2015
by Pietro Parolin
Personal details
Born(1963-07-26)26 July 1963
Varese, Italy
NationalityItalian
Previous post(s)
MottoAdiutores Gaudii Vestri
Coat of armsPiergiorgio Bertoldi's coat of arms
Styles of
Piergiorgio Bertoldi
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Piergiorgio Bertoldi (born 26 July 1963) is a Catholic archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See.

Biography

He was born in Varese, capital of the Province of Varese, on 26 July 1963. He received his priestly ordination by cardinal Carlo Maria Martini on 11 June 1988 for the Archdiocese of Milan. He attended the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He then worked for the diplomatic missions of the Holy See in Uganda, Republic of Congo, Colombia, the former Yugoslavia, Romania, Iran, Brasil.

On 24 April 2015 Pope Francis appointed him titular archbishop of Spello and apostolic nuncio to Burkina Faso and Niger.[1] His episcopal consecration took place on 2 June 2015 in Venegono Inferiore.

On 19 March 2019 Pope Francis appointed him as the apostolic nuncio to Mozambique.[2]

On May 18, 2023, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.04.2015" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 10.03.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 18.05.2023". Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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