Giovanni Moretti (bishop)
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Giovanni Moretti (20 November 1923 – 16 October 2018) was an Italian
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of the
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who worked in the diplomatic service of the
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.


Biography

Moretti was born in Meina on 20 November 1923 and ordained a priest on 28 June 1947. To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1955.
Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI (born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding John XXII ...
appointed him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to
Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
, and
Apostolic Delegate An apostolic nuncio (; also known as a papal nuncio or simply as a nuncio) is an ecclesiastical diplomat, serving as an envoy or a permanent diplomatic representative of the Holy See to a state or to an international organization. A nuncio is ...
to
Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
,
Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...
, and
Laos Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...
on 9 September 1971. He received his episcopal consecration on 24 October 1971 from Archbishop Opilio Rossi. Moretti was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to
Sudan Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...
and Apostolic Delegate to the Red Sea Region on 30 March 1978.
Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005. In his you ...
named him Apostolic Nuncio to
Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...
on 10 July 1984. He was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to
Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
, to
Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...
, and to the
European Community The European Economic Community (EEC) was a regional organisation created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957,Today the largely rewritten treaty continues in force as the ''Treaty on the functioning of the European Union'', as renamed by the Lisbo ...
on 15 July 1989. He retired when replaced in his European Community post on 22 January 1999 and in his posts to Belgium and Luxembourg on 3 March 1999. He died on 16 October 2018.


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Catholic-Hierarchy
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moretti, Giovanni Apostolic nuncios to Belgium Apostolic nuncios to Luxembourg Apostolic nuncios to Thailand Apostolic nuncios to Laos Apostolic nuncios to Malaysia Apostolic nuncios to Singapore Apostolic nuncios to Sudan Apostolic nuncios to Egypt Apostolic nuncios to the European Union 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic titular bishops 1923 births 2018 deaths Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy alumni People from the Province of Novara Italian expatriates in Thailand Italian expatriates in Sudan Italian expatriates in Egypt Italian expatriates in Belgium