Alberto Bottari de Castello | |
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Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Hungary Titular Archbishop of Opitergium | |
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 | |
Nationality | Italian |
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.
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]
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