Liberato Tosti (22 May 1883 – 20 October 1950) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served in the diplomatic service of the

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. He became an archbishop in 1946 and led the offices representing the Holy See in Paraguay, Nicaragua, and Honduras.

Biography

Liberato Tosti was born on 22 May 1883 in

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, Italy. He was ordained a priest on 18 April 1908. On 5 September 1946,

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appointed him titular archbishop of

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and Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay. He received his episcopal consecration on 3 November 1946 in Buenos Aires from Archbishop Giuseppe Fietta, Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina. On 4 October 1948, Pope Pius named him Apostolic Nuncio to both

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and

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

. On 14 April 1950, Pope Pius named him a consultor to the Congregation for Seminaries and University Studies. He died in Rome on 20 October 1950.

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Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Liberato Tosti
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tosti, Liberato 1883 births 1950 deaths People from the Province of Viterbo Apostolic Nuncios to Paraguay Apostolic Nuncios to Nicaragua Apostolic Nuncios to Honduras