{"id":"giuseppe-bertello","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/giuseppe-bertello","language":"en","name":"Giuseppe Bertello","name_en":"Giuseppe Bertello","name_ne":null,"description":"Italian Catholic prelate and Cardinal (1942-)","headline":"Italian Catholic prelate and Cardinal (1942-)","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Giuseppe Bertello is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal since 2012, who was President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of the Governorate of Vatican City State from October 2011 to October 2021. He worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1971 to 2011; became an archbishop in 1987; held appointments as Nuncio to several countries, including Rwanda, Mexico, and Italy; and was the Holy See's representative to a number of international organizations.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1 October 1942","date":"1942-10-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543260#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Foglizzo","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9360"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543260#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Kingdom of Italy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172579"},{"text":"Italy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543260#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"Catholic priest","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q250867","start":"1966-06-29"},{"text":"Catholic bishop","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q611644","start":"1987-11-28"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543260#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q972938"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543260#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"member (13 April 2013 – 7 March 2023)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8191099","start":"2013-04-13","end":"2023-03-07"},{"text":"cardinal (since 18 February 2012)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45722","start":"2012-02-18"},{"text":"President of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State (1 October 2011 – 1 October 2021)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2387238","start":"2011-10-01","end":"2021-10-01"},{"text":"chairperson (1 October 2011 – 1 October 2021)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140686","start":"2011-10-01","end":"2021-10-01"},{"text":"Apostolic Nuncio to Italy (11 January 2007 – 1 October 2011)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110536201","start":"2007-01-11","end":"2011-10-01"},{"text":"Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino (11 January 2007 – 1 October 2011)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28664324","start":"2007-01-11","end":"2011-10-01"},{"text":"Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico (27 December 2000 – 11 January 2007)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110529599","start":"2000-12-27","end":"2007-01-11"},{"text":"Permanent Observer of Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva (1995–2000)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7169223","start":"1995-03","end":"2000-12-27"},{"text":"Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda (1991–1995)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30879246","start":"1991-01-12","end":"1995-03"},{"text":"Catholic archbishop (since 28 October 1987)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48629921","start":"1987-10-28"},{"text":"titular archbishop (17 October 1987 – 18 February 2012)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50362553","start":"1987-10-17","end":"2012-02-18"},{"text":"Apostolic nuncio in Ghana (17 October 1987 – 12 January 1991)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56325289","start":"1987-10-17","end":"1991-01-12"},{"text":"Apostolic Nuncio to Togo (17 October 1987 – 12 January 1991)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30879285","start":"1987-10-17","end":"1991-01-12"},{"text":"apostolic nuncio to Benin (17 October 1987 – 12 January 1991)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30879284","start":"1987-10-17","end":"1991-01-12"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543260#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Knight in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20924782"},{"text":"Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14539974"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543260#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Bertello","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543260"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Giuseppe Bertello born?","a":"Giuseppe Bertello was born on 1 October 1942 in Foglizzo."},{"q":"What positions has Giuseppe Bertello held?","a":"Positions held by Giuseppe Bertello include: member (2013–2023); cardinal (since 18 February 2012); President of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State (2011–2021); chairperson (2011–2021); Apostolic Nuncio to Italy (2007–2011)."},{"q":"Where did Giuseppe Bertello study?","a":"Giuseppe Bertello was educated at Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy."}],"related":[{"name":"Jared Polis","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jared-polis"},{"name":"Kenny Marchant","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/kenny-marchant"},{"name":"Buck McKeon","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/buck-mckeon"},{"name":"Juanita Millender-McDonald","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/juanita-millender-mcdonald"},{"name":"Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/emmanuel-joseph-sieyes"},{"name":"William Cohen","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/william-cohen"},{"name":"Pope Gregory XIII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-gregory-xiii"},{"name":"Pope Clement VII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-clement-vii"},{"name":"Pope Hormisdas","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-hormisdas"},{"name":"Pope Innocent VIII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-innocent-viii"},{"name":"Pope Alexander VIII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-alexander-viii"},{"name":"Pope Innocent X","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-innocent-x"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/giuseppe-bertello-1dc8c5f975.jpg","width":404,"height":380,"license":"CC BY 3.0","credit":"Yo Influyo ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc09wbkVr2gZnXuWsZL4QJw )","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giuseppe_Bertello_2016.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Giuseppe Bertello","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Bertello","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q543260","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543260","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Giuseppe Bertello 2016.jpg by Yo Influyo ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc09wbkVr2gZnXuWsZL4QJw ) (CC BY 3.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giuseppe_Bertello_2016.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Giuseppe Bertello, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. 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