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Luigi Pezzuto (born 30 April 1946) is an Italian
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of the
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who worked in the diplomatic service of the
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. He ended his career serving as the
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to
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and
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from 17 November 2012 to 31 August 2021. He was made an archbishop in 1997 and led the diplomatic missions in several countries in Africa and Latin America between 1997 and 2012.


Biography

He was born in
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, Italy. He was ordained a priest on 25 September 1971.


Diplomatic career

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 ...
appointed him
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of Turris in Proconsulari and Apostolic Nuncio to the Republic of the Congo and to Gabon on 7 December 1996. He received his episcopal consecration on 6 January 1997. He was named Nuncio to Tanzania on 22 May 1999. On 2 April 2005 John Paul named him Nuncio to El Salvador On 7 May, he was nominated Nuncio to Belize by
Pope Benedict XVI Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as p ...
. The same Pope named him Nuncio to Bosnia-Herzegovina and to Montenegro on 17 November 2012. He was named Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco as well on 16 January 2016. His term as nuncio there ended with the appointment of his successor on 25 May 2019. Pope Francis accepted his resignation from his other positions on 31 August 2021.


See also

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Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pezzuto, Luigi 1946 births Living people 21st-century Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishops 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishops Apostolic nuncios to Bosnia and Herzegovina Apostolic nuncios to Montenegro Apostolic nuncios to Belize Apostolic nuncios to El Salvador Apostolic nuncios to Gabon Apostolic nuncios to the Republic of the Congo Apostolic nuncios to Tanzania People from the Province of Lecce Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II