Antonio Arcari | |
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Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus of Monaco Titular Archbishop of Caeciri | |
Appointed | 25 May 2019 |
Retired | 16 May 2023 |
Predecessor | Luigi Pezzuto |
Other post(s) | Titular Archbishop of Caeciri |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 11 June 1977 by Luigi Morstabilini |
Consecration | 20 September 2003 by Angelo Sodano, Giulio Sanguineti, and Bruno Foresti |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Nationality | Italian |
Motto | Dominus Fortitudo Mea |
Styles of Antonio Arcari | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Archbishop |
Antonio Arcari (born 8 May 1953) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and retired in 2023. He has been an archbishop and has held the rank of Apostolic Nuncio since 2003.
He was born on 8 May 1953 in Pralboino, province of Brescia, Italy. The Bishop of Brescia, Luigi Morstabilini, ordained him a priest on 11 June 1977. Pope John Paul II awarded him on 23 September 1980 the honorary title of Chaplain to His Holiness (Monsignor). [1]
On 18 July 2003, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Caeciri and Apostolic Nuncio in Honduras. [2] Episcopal consecration was given to him by Cardinal Angelo Sodano on 20 September of the same year; Co-consecrators were Archbishop Bruno Foresti, Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, and Giulio Sanguineti, Bishop of Brescia.
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique on 12 December 2008. [3]
On 5 July 2014, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio in Costa Rica. [4]
On 25 May 2019, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio in Monaco, [5] and he accepted Arcari's resignation from that post on 16 May 2023. [6]
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