Giuseppe Laterza

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Giuseppe Laterza
Apostolic Nuncio to the Central African Republic and Chad
Titular Archbishop of Vartana
Appointed5 January 2023
Predecessor Santiago de Wit Guzmán
Other post(s) Titular Archbishop of Vartana
Orders
Ordination12 November 1994
by  Domenico Padovano
Consecration4 March 2023
by  Pietro Parolin, Dominique Mamberti, and Giuseppe Favale
Personal details
Born (1970-11-12) 12 November 1970 (age 54)
Conversano, Bari, Italy
Nationality Italian
MottoFortitudo Mea Dominus
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Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Archbishop

Giuseppe Laterza (born 12 November 1970) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

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Biography

Mons. Giuseppe Laterza was born on 12 November 1970 in Conversano, Bari, Italy. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli on 12 November 1994.

He obtained a Baccalaureate in Philosophy (1990), a Baccalaureate in Theology (1993), a Licentiate in Liturgical Theology (1995), a Doctorate in Canon Law (2000) and he graduated from the Pontifical Ecclesiastic Academy in 2003. [1]

Diplomatic Career

He entered the Holy See Diplomatic Service on 1 July 2003, and has served in the apostolic nunciature in Uruguay and Poland, in the Section for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Secretariat of State, and in the Pontifical Representations in Italy and Georgia.

From January 2019, he began serving as a diplomatic Councilor to the Apostolic Nunciature in Georgia and Armenia. [1]

On 5 January 2023, Pope Francis appointed him Titular Archbishop of Vartana and Apostolic Nuncio to the Central African Republic and Chad. [2] [3] He was consecrated as an archbishop on 4 March 2023.

Episcopal genealogy

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mission Personnel". Nunziatura Apostolica della Santa Sede. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 05.01.2023" . Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Pope Francis Appoints New Apostolic Nuncio to CAR, Chad, Assigns Him Titular See" . Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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