Piergiorgio Bertoldi
| His Excellency Piergiorgio Bertoldi | |
|---|---|
| Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso and Niger | |
 Piergiorgio Bertoldi with Pope Francis | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Titular see of Hispellum |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
11 June 1988 by Carlo Maria Martini, S.J. |
| Consecration | 2 June 2015 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 July 1963 Varese, Italy |
| Coat of arms |
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Piergiorgio Bertoldi (born 26 July 1963 in Varese, Italy) is a Catholic archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See.
Biography
He was born in Varese, capital of the Province of Varese, on 26 July 1963. He received his priestly ordination by cardinal Carlo Maria Martini on 11 June 1988 for the Archdiocese of Milan. He attended the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He then worked for the diplomatic missions of the Holy See in Uganda, Republic of Congo, Colombia, ex Jugoslavia, Romania, Iran, Brasil. On 24 April 2015 Pope Francis appointed him as the apostolic nuncio to Burkina Faso and Niger, succeeding to Vito Rallo, titular archibishop of Hipellum. His episcopal consecration took place on 2 June 2015 in Venegono Inferiore.[1]
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| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Preceded by Virto Rallo |
Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso and Niger 24 April 2015 – |
Incumbent |