Claudio Gugerotti

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'''Claudio Gugerotti''' (born 7 October 1955) is an [[Catholic Church in Italy|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 Europe|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 (Catholic Church)|cardinal]] in 2023.

== Biography == Claudio Gugerotti was born in [[Verona]], Italy, on 7 October 1955 and was ordained a priest for the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Verona|Diocese of Verona]] on 29 May 1982. He earned degrees in Eastern languages and literature and in sacred liturgy. He taught patristics at the San Zeno Theological Institute in Verona from 1981 to 1984, and theology and Eastern liturgy at the Institute of Ecumenical Studies in Verona from 1982 to 1985. In 1985, he joined the [[Roman Curia]], working at the [[Congregation for the Eastern Churches]]; he became its undersecretary on 17 December 1997. He has also taught patristics and Armenian language and literature at the [[Pontifical Oriental Institute]].<ref name=bio/>

Gugerotti had not trained at the [[Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy]] as is standard practice for [[nuncio]]s. On 7 December 2001, [[Pope John Paul II]] appointed him [[Apostolic Nuncio]] to [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] and to [[Apostolic Nunciature to Armenia|Armenia]], as well as [[Titular Archbishop]] of [[Ravello]].<ref name=bio>{{cite press release | url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2001/12/07/0664/02017.html | language = it | publisher = [[Holy See Press Office]] | access-date = 5 June 2019 | title = Rinunce e Nomine, 07.12.2001 | date= 7 December 2001 }}</ref> He was also appointed Apostolic Nuncio to [[Azerbaijan]] on 13 December.<ref>{{cite press release | url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2001/12/13/0679/02064.html | language = it | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 5 June 2019 | title = Rinunce e Nomine, 13.12.2001 | date= 13 December 2001 }}</ref> He received his episcopal consecration from John Paul on 6 January 2002.<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 4 July 2020 | language = it | date= 6 January 2002 | url = http://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/it/homilies/2002/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_20020106_epifania.html | title = Cappella Papale per l'Ordinazione dei Vescovi nella Solennità dell'Epifania del Signore | publisher = Libreria Editrice Vaticana }}</ref>

Gugerotti speaks beside his mother tongue [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Armenian language|Armenian]], [[English language|English]], [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Kurdish language|Kurdish]] and [[Russian language|Russian]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Times |first=The New York |date=2025-05-07 |title=Who Will Be the Next Pope? Here Are Some Possible Contenders. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/next-pope-francis-candidates.html |access-date=2025-05-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |quote=Cardinal Gugerotti, 69, is Italian and speaks Armenian, English, Greek, Kurdish and Russian.}}</ref>

[[Pope Benedict XVI]] appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to [[Belarus]] on 15 July 2011.<ref>{{cite press release | url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2011/07/15/0435/01093.html | language = it | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 5 June 2019 | title = Rinunce e Nomine, 15.07.2011 | date= 15 July 2011 }}</ref>

On 13 November 2015, [[Pope Francis]] appointed him [[Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite press release | url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2015/11/13/0882/01969.html | language = it | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 5 June 2019 | title = Rinunce e Nomine, 13.11.2015 | date= 13 November 2015 }}</ref>

On 4 July 2020, Pope Francis appointed him [[Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite press release | url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2020/07/04/0372/00857.html | access-date = 4 July 2020 | date = 4 July 2020 | title = Rinunce e nomine, 04.07.2020 | language = it |publisher = Holy See Press Office }}</ref>

On 21 November 2022, Pope Francis appointed him Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches.<ref>{{cite press release | access-date = 22 November 2022 | date = 21 November 2022 | publisher = Holy See Press Office | language = it | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2022/11/21/0867/01811.html | title = Rinunce e nomine (continuazione), 21.11.2022 }}</ref>

On 9 July 2023, Pope Francis announced he plans to make him a cardinal at a consistory scheduled for 30 September.<ref>{{cite press release | access-date = 9 July 2023| publisher = Holy See Press Office | language = it | title = Le parole del Papa alla recita dell'Angelus, 09.07.2023 | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2023/07/09/0502/01116.html }}</ref> At that consistory he was made Cardinal-Deacon of [[Sant'Ambrogio della Massima]].<ref>{{cite press release | access-date = 1 October 2023 | date = 30 September 2023 | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/09/30/230930b.html | title = Assignation of Titles and Deaconries to the new Cardinals, 30.09.2023 | publisher = Holy See Press Office}}</ref>

He participated as a [[Cardinal electors in the 2025 papal conclave|cardinal elector]] in the [[2025 papal conclave]] that elected [[Pope Leo XIV]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/scardc3.html| title=Cardinal Electors|date=6 May 2025|publisher=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|language=en|access-date=6 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506193115/https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/scardc3.html|archive-date=6 May 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 27 October 2025 met [[Alexander Lukashenko]] of Belarus.<ref>[https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/vatican-cardinal-meets-belarus-leader Vatican cardinal meets Belarus’ leader]</ref>

==See also== * [[Cardinals created by Francis]] * [[List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See]]

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==External links== {{wikiquote}} {{commonscat}} * [https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_gugerotti_c.html Gugerotti Card. Claudio]. [[Holy See Press Office]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20231001030000/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_gugerotti_c.html Archived] from the original on 1 October 2023 * [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bguge.html Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]

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