Maurizio Claudio Bravi (born 20 July 1962) is an Italian priest of the

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who has worked in the diplomatic service of the

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since 1995 and has served as the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the

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(UNWTO) from 2016 to 2025. On 15 January 2025, he was appointed as apostolic nuncio to

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and the

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Biography

Maurizio Claudio Bravi was born on 20 July 1962 in

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, Italy. He studied at the local seminary and earned his bachelor's degree at the Theological Faculty of Northern Italy. He was ordained a priest of the

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Diplomatic career

In 1991 he began his preparation for a diplomatic service of the

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. He also studied at the

Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Gregorian University (; also known as the Gregorian or Gregoriana), is a private university, private pontifical university in Rome, Italy. The Gregorian originated as a part of the Roman College, founded in 1551 by Ignatius of Loyo ...

, earning his

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in 1993 and his doctorate in 1995 with a dissertation on the Synod of Bishops. In 1995, he entered the service of diplomacy of the Holy See on 1 July 1995 and fulfilled assignments in the Dominican Republic (1995-1998) and Argentina (1998-2000); then in the offices of the Secretariat of State; and in France (2006-2011) and Canada (2011-2016). On 27 February 2016,

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appointed him Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the

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. On 15 January 2025, he was appointed Nuncio to

and the

. He was consecrated on 22 February 2025.

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