Alberto Bottari de Castello (born 5 July 1942) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
Alberto Bottari de Castello | |
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| Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Hungary Titular Archbishop of Opitergium | |
 Bottari de Castello in Budapest, 2014 | |
| Appointed | 6 June 2011 |
| Retired | December 2017 |
| Predecessor | Juliusz Janusz |
| Successor | Michael August Blume |
| Other post(s) | Titular Archbishop of Opitergium |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 11 September 1966 |
| Consecration | 6 January 2000 by Pope John Paul II, Giovanni Battista Re, and Marcello Zago |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1942 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Styles of Alberto Bottari de Castello | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Biography
editAlberto Bottari de Castello was born in Montebelluna, Province of Treviso in northern Italy, on 5 July 1942. He was ordained a priest on 11 September 1966.
He prepared for a diplomatic career by completing the course of study at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1969.[1]
Diplomatic career
editOn 18 December 1999, Pope John Paul II named him a titular archbishop and nuncio to Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.[2] He was consecrated a bishop on 6 January 2000.[3]
He was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Japan on 1 April 2005.[4]
Pope Benedict XVI named him nuncio to Hungary on 7 June 2011.[5]
He retired after reaching the age of 75.
Hungary awarded him the Commander's Crosses with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XCII. 2000. p. 87.
- ^ "Homily of John Paul II". Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 6 January 2000. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 01.04.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 1 April 2005. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.06.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Magyar-vatikáni barátság – Semjén átadta Áder kitüntetését az apostoli nunciusnak" [Hungarian-Vatican Friendship – Semjén presented Áder's award to apostolic nuncio] (in Hungarian). 168 Óra. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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