Giacomo Guido Ottonello

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Giacomo Guido Ottonello
Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Slovakia
Titular Archbishop of Sasabe
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Appointed1 April 2017
Retired31 October 2021
Predecessor Mario Giordana
Other post(s) Titular Archbishop of Sasabe
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1971
Consecration6 January 2000
by  John Paul II, Giovanni Battista Re, and Marcello Zago
Personal details
Born (1946-08-29) August 29, 1946 (age 78)
Masone, Genoa, Italy
Nationality Italian
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Giacomo Guido Ottonello (born 29 August 1946) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He was Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia from 2017 to 2021 and Nuncio to Ecuador from 2005 to 2017.

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Biography

Giacomo Guido Ottonello was born in Masone, in the Province of Genoa, on 29 August 1946. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Acqui on 29 June 1961. [1] On 25 March 1980 he entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See, working in Pakistan, El Salvador, Lebanon, France, Spain and Poland. [2] [3]

He earned a licentiate in canon law and then studied at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. He earned a doctorate in theology at the Pontifical Lateran University. [1]

Diplomatic career

On 29 November 1999, Pope John Paul II appointed him apostolic nuncio to Panama and titular archbishop of Sasabe. [4]

On 26 February 2005, John Paul named him Nuncio to Ecuador, [5] where for over twelve years he attempted dialogue and mediation with the anticlerical President Rafael Correa, [6]

On 1 April 2017, Pope Francis appointed him apostolic nuncio to Slovakia. [7] And his resignation from the post was accepted on 31 October 2021. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nuevo Nuncio Apostólico para Eslovaquia: el arzobispo Giacomo Guido Ottonello". Buenos Días Eslivaquia (in Spanish). 13 April 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Monseñor Giacomo Ottonello es el Nuncio Apostólico en Ecuador". El Universo (in Spanish). 27 February 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Juan Pablo II nombra nuevo Nuncio en Ecuador". ACI Prensa. 26 February 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XCII. 2000. p. 87. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 26.02.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 26 February 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Correa pide a jóvenes no dejarse catequizar por la Iglesia Católica" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 13 August 2008. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 01.04.2017" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 31.10.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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