Alberto Bottari de Castello

Alberto Bottari de Castello (born 5 July 1942) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Bottari de Castello in Budapest, 2014

Biography

Alberto Bottari de Castello was born in Montebelluna, Province of Treviso in northern Italy, on 5 July 1942. He was ordained a priest on 11 September 1966.

He prepared for a diplomatic career by completing the course of study at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1969.[1]

On 18 December 1999, Pope John Paul II named him a titular archbishop and nuncio to Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.[2] He was consecrated a bishop on 6 January 2000.[3]

He was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Japan on 1 April 2005.[4]

Pope Benedict XVI named him nuncio to Hungary on 7 June 2011.[5]

He retired after reaching the age of 75.

Hungary awarded him the Commander's Crosses with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary.[6]

References
  1. "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  2. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XCII. 2000. p. 87.
  3. "Homily of John Paul II". Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 6 January 2000. Retrieved 6 August 2019. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Rinunce e Nomine, 01.04.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 1 April 2005. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.06.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  6. "Magyar-vatikáni barátság – Semjén átadta Áder kitüntetését az apostoli nunciusnak" [Hungarian-Vatican Friendship - Semjén presented Áder's award to apostolic nuncio] (in Hungarian). 168 Óra. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2019.


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