Giovanni Moretti (bishop)
Giovanni Moretti (20 November 1923 – 16 October 2018) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
Giovanni Moretti | |
|---|---|
| Titular Bishop of Vartana | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Titular See of Vartana |
| In office | 1971–2018 |
| Predecessor | Carlo Minchiatti |
| Successor | vacant |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 28 June 1947 by Leone Giacomo Ossola |
| Consecration | 24 October 1971 by Opilio Rossi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1923 |
| Died | 16 October 2018 (aged 94) Meina, Italy |
Biography edit
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.[1]
Pope Paul VI appointed him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Thailand, and Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia, Singapore, and Laos on 9 September 1971.[2]
He received his episcopal consecration on 24 October 1971 from Archbishop Opilio Rossi.
Moretti was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sudan and Apostolic Delegate to the Red Sea Region on 30 March 1978.[3]
Pope John Paul II named him Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt on 10 July 1984.[4]
He was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium, to Luxembourg, and to the European Community on 15 July 1989.[5]
He retired when replaced in his European Community post on 22 January 1999[6] and in his posts to Belgium and Luxembourg on 3 March 1999.
He died on 16 October 2018.
References edit
- ^ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXIII. 1971. p. 719. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXX. 1978. p. 317. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXVI. 1984. p. 748. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXI. 1989. pp. 993, 1183. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXXI. 1999. p. 239. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
External links edit
- Catholic-Hierarchy [self-published]