Giacinto Berloco

Styles of
**Giacinto Berloco**
Styles of; Giacinto Berloco
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Giacinto Berloco
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Giacinto Berloco
Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Belgium and Luxembourg; Titular Archbishop of Fidenae
Appointed	18 June 2009
Retired	September 2016
Predecessor	Karl-Josef Rauber
Successor	Augustine Kasujja
Other post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Fidenae
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela (2005–2009); Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador and Belize (1998–2005); Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica (1993–1998); Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe and Mozanmbique (1990–1993);
Orders
Ordination	19 March 1966
Consecration	5 April 1990; by Pope John Paul II, Giovanni Battista Re and Justin Rigali
Personal details
Born	Giacinto Berloco; 31 August 1941 (age 83); Altamura, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Giacinto Berloco (born 31 August 1941) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium and to Luxembourg from 2009 to 2016.^[1]

Biography

Berloco entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1972 and served in the nunciatures in Costa Rica, the Netherlands and Spain, and then in the Vatican Secretariat of State.^[2] On 5 September 1974 Pope Paul VI gave him the honorary title of Chaplain of His Holiness^[3] and on 24 June 1985 Pope John Paul II gave him the title of Honorary Prelate of His Holiness.^[4]

On 15 March 1990, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Fidenae and Apostolic Delegate to Mozambique.^[5] On 3 April he received the additional responsibility of Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zimbabwe.^[6]

He was consecrated bishop on 5 April 1990 by Pope John Paul, with co-consecrators Giovanni Battista Re and Justin Francis Rigali.^[7]

On 17 July 1993, Berloco was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica.^[8]

On 5 May 1998, Pope John Paul appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador and Belize.^[9]

On 24 February 2005, Berloco was appointed Apostolic Nuncio in Venezuela.^[10]

On 18 June 2009 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Nuncio in Belgium.^[11] On 24 July 2009 he was appointed Nuncio in Luxembourg as well.^[12]

On 8 March 2017, Pope Francis appointed Berloco to a five-year term as a member of the Congregation for Bishops.^[13]

^ "Bishops who are not Ordinaries: BEN… – BH…". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ "Benedetto XVI nomina mons. Berloco, Nunzio in Lussemburgo". Zenit (in Italian). 24 July 2009. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
^ AAS 66 (1974), S. 671.
^ AAS 77 (1985), S. 1111.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXII. 1990. p. 406. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXII. 1990. p. 535. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
^ "Archbishop Giacinto Berloco [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXV. 1993. p. 868. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). p. 455. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 24.02.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 February 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 18.06.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 24.07.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 08.03.2017" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2019.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Patrick Coveney	Nuncio to Zimbabwe 1990–1993	Succeeded by Peter Paul Prabhu
Preceded by Francesco Colasuonno	Nuncio to Mozambique 1990–1993	Succeeded by Peter Stephan Zurbriggen
Preceded by Pier Giacomo De Nicolò	Nuncio to Costa Rica 1993–1998	Succeeded by Antonio Sozzo
Preceded by Manuel Monteiro de Castro	Nuncio to El Salvador 1998–2005	Succeeded by Luigi Pezzuto
Preceded by Manuel Monteiro de Castro	Nuncio to Belize and the Antilles 1998–2005	Succeeded by Luigi Pezzuto
Preceded by André Dupuy	Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela 2005–2009	Succeeded by Pietro Parolin
Preceded by Karl-Josef Rauber	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium 18 June 2009 – 22 September 2016	Succeeded by Augustine Kasujja
Preceded by Karl-Josef Rauber	Nuncio to Luxembourg 24 July 2009 – 22 September 2016	Succeeded by Augustine Kasujja