Ippolito Rotoli (2 September 1914 – 4 October 1977) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the
Holy See
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. He became an archbishop in 1967 and from then until his death served as an
Apostolic Nuncio
An apostolic nuncio ( la, nuntius apostolicus; 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 org ...
.
Biography
Ippolito Rotoli was born on 2 September 1914 in
Sezze Romano, Italy. He was ordained a priest on 20 June 1937.
To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy ( la, Pontificia Ecclesiastica Academia, it, Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica) is one of the Roman Colleges of the Catholic Church. The academy is dedicated to training priests to serve in the diplomatic c ...
in 1944.
On 2 September 1967,
Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI ( la, Paulus VI; it, Paolo 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 to his death in Augus ...
named him
titular archbishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In ...
of
Thibiuca Tibiuca was a Roman era civitas of the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis.
Tibiuca has been tentatively identified with ruins at Henchir-Gâssa, Tunisia.
During antiquity, Tibiuca was the seat of an ancient bishopric, suffragan of the Archdioce ...
and
Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Korea.
He received his episcopal consecration in 8 December 1967 from Cardinal
Amleto Cicognani
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani (24 February 1883 – 17 December 1973) was an Italian Cardinal (Catholic Church), Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Cardinal Secretary of State, Vatican Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969, and Dean ...
.
On 17 November 1972 Pope Paul appointed him
Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ethiopia.
On 10 January 1974, Pope Paul named him
Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan.
He died on 4 October 1977.
References
External links
Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Ippolito Rotoli
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1914 births
People from the Province of Latina
Apostolic Nuncios to South Korea
Apostolic Nuncios to Ethiopia
Apostolic Nuncios to Japan
1977 deaths