Piergiorgio Bertoldi

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

His Excellency Piergiorgio Bertoldi
Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique
Piergiorgio Bertoldi with Pope Francis
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Titular see of Hispellum
Orders
Ordination	11 June 1988 by Carlo Maria Martini, S.J.
Consecration	2 June 2015
Personal details
Born	26 July 1963 Varese, Italy
Coat of arms

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]

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.

External links

• catholic-hierarchy.org ^{[self-published]}