Alberto Bottari de Castello
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.
Biography[]
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]
References[]
- ^ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XCII. 2000. p. 87.
- ^ "Homily of John Paul II". Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 6 January 2000. Retrieved 6 August 2019. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 01.04.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 1 April 2005. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.06.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Magyar-vatikáni barátság – Semjén átadta Áder kitüntetését az apostoli nunciusnak" [Hungarian-Vatican Friendship - Semjén presented Áder's award to apostolic nuncio] (in Hungarian). 168 Óra. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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- 1942 births
- Living people
- People from Montebelluna
- 21st-century Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishops
- Apostolic Nuncios to Japan
- Apostolic Nuncios to Hungary
- Apostolic Nuncios to the Gambia
- Apostolic Nuncios to Guinea
- Apostolic Nuncios to Liberia
- Apostolic Nuncios to Sierra Leone
- Italian expatriates in the Gambia
- Commander's Crosses with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil)