Alberto Bottari de Castello
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Alberto Bottari de Castello
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Apostolic Nuncio
emeritus of
Hungary
Titular Archbishop of Opitergium |
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Bottari de Castello in Budapest, 2014
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Appointed | 6 June 2011 |
Retired | December 2017 |
Predecessor | Juliusz Janusz |
Successor | Michael August Blume |
Other post(s) | Titular Archbishop of Opitergium |
Orders | |
Ordination | 11 September 1966 |
Consecration |
6 January 2000
by Pope John Paul II , Giovanni Battista Re , and Marcello Zago |
Personal details | |
Born |
(
1942-07-05
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5 July 1942
(age
81)
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Nationality | Italian |
Previous post(s) |
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Styles of
Alberto Bottari de Castello |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Archbishop |
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 .
Biography
Alberto 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]
On 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
References
- ↑ "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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