Giuseppe Laterza (born 12 November 1970) is an Italian prelate of the

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who works in the diplomatic service of the

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Biography

Mons. Giuseppe Laterza was born on 12 November 1970 in Conversano,

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. He was ordained a priest for the

Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli The Italian Roman Catholic diocese of Conversano-Monopoli ( la, Dioecesis Conversanensis-Monopolitana), in Apulia, has existed since 1986, when the diocese of Monopoli was united with the historic diocese of Conversano. The diocese is a suffragan ...

on 12 November 1994. He obtained a Baccalaureate in Philosophy (1990), a Baccalaureate in Theology (1993), a Licentiate in Liturgical Theology (1995), a Doctorate in Canon Law (2000) and he graduated from the Pontifical Ecclesiastic Academy in 2003. He entered the Holy See Diplomatic Service on 1 July 2003, and has served in the apostolic nunciature in Uruguay and Poland, in the Section for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Secretariat of State, and in the Pontifical Representations in Italy and Georgia. From January 2019, he began serving as a diplomatic Councilor to the Apostolic Nunciature in Georgia and Armenia. On 5 January 2023,

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appointed him Titular Archbishop of

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and Apostolic Nuncio to

the Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of the ...

and

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. He was consecrated as an archbishop on 4 March 2023.

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Living people 1970 births Apostolic Nuncios to the Central African Republic Apostolic Nuncios to Chad Diplomats of the Holy See Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy alumni {{21C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub

Biography

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