Angelo Mottola
Angelo Mottola (10 January 1935 – 8 October 2014) was a Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat.
Born in Aversa, Italy, Mottola was ordained to the priesthood on 2 April 1960.
Before joining the diplomatic service of the Holy See, he was on the staff of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.[1]
Mottola was named titular archbishop of Cercina and apostolic nuncio to Iran on 16 July 1999.[1] He was ordained a bishop on 21 September 1999.
On 25 January 2007, Mottola was appointed apostolic nuncio to Montenegro,[2] the first to hold that position.
He resigned on 10 January 2010.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Il prelato Aversano Angelo Mottola ambasciatore in Montenegro". Corriere di Aversa e Giugliano (in Italian). 27 January 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.01.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 January 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Archbishop Angelo Mottola". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 November 2014. [self-published]
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