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Claudio Gugerotti
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Key facts
- Church
- Roman Catholic Church
- Appointed
- 21 November 2022
- Installed
- 16 January 2023
- Predecessor
- Leonardo Sandri
- Other post
- Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Ambrogio della Massima
- Ordination
- 29 May 1982, by Giuseppe Amari
- Consecration
- 6 January 2002, by John Paul II
- Created cardinal
- 30 September 2023, by Francis
- Rank
- Cardinal Deacon
- Born
- ( 1955-10-07 ) 7 October 1955 (age 70) , Verona , Italy
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Motto
- Per orientalem viam
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Claudio
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Verona
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Position held
- cardinal-deacon
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2025 conclave
- Image
- Claudio Gugerotti 1.jpg
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- Robert Sarah
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Encyclopedic overview
Claudio Gugerotti (born 7 October 1955) is an Italian Catholic prelate who has served as prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches since 2022. He previously worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, serving as nuncio in several Eastern European countries between 2001 and 2020 and in Great Britain from 2020 to 2022. He joined the staff of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches in 1985 and was its undersecretary from 1997 to 2001. He was named an archbishop in 2001. Pope Francis created him a cardinal in 2023.
Biography
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