Ippolito Rotoli (2 September 1914 – 4 October 1977) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the

Holy See The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of Rome ...

. He became an archbishop in 1967 and from then until his death served as an

Apostolic Nuncio An apostolic nuncio ( la, nuntius apostolicus; also known as a papal nuncio or simply as a nuncio) is an ecclesiastical diplomat, serving as an envoy or a permanent diplomatic representative of the Holy See to a state or to an international org ...

Biography

Ippolito Rotoli was born on 2 September 1914 in

Sezze Romano Sezze (from the Latin "Setia") is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Latina, central Italy, about south of Rome and from the Mediterranean coast. The historical center of Sezze is located on a high hill commanding the Pontine plain. Th ...

, Italy. He was ordained a priest on 20 June 1937. To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the

Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy ( la, Pontificia Ecclesiastica Academia, it, Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica) is one of the Roman Colleges of the Catholic Church. The academy is dedicated to training priests to serve in the diplomatic c ...

in 1944. On 2 September 1967,

Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI ( la, Paulus VI; it, Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, ; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City, Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his ...

named him

titular archbishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

Thibiuca Tibiuca was a Roman era civitas of the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis. Tibiuca has been tentatively identified with ruins at Henchir-Gâssa, Tunisia. During antiquity, Tibiuca was the seat of an ancient bishopric, suffragan of the Archdioce ...

and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Korea. He received his episcopal consecration in 8 December 1967 from Cardinal

Amleto Cicognani Amleto Giovanni Cicognani (24 February 1883 – 17 December 1973) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Vatican Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969, and Dean of the College of Cardinals from 1972 until his death. C ...

. On 17 November 1972 Pope Paul appointed him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ethiopia. On 10 January 1974, Pope Paul named him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan. He died on 4 October 1977.

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Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Ippolito Rotoli
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rotoli, Ippolito 1914 births People from the Province of Latina Apostolic Nuncios to South Korea Apostolic Nuncios to Ethiopia Apostolic Nuncios to Japan 1977 deaths