Ippolito Rotoli

Ippolito Rotoli
Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan
ChurchCatholic Church
In office10 January 1974 – 4 October 1977
PredecessorBruno Wüstenberg
SuccessorMario Pio Gaspari
Other postTitular Archbishop of Thibiuca (1967-1977)
Previous postsApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ethiopia (1972-1974)
Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Korea (1967-1972)
Orders
Ordination20 June 1937
Consecration8 December 1967
by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
Personal details
Born(1914-09-02)2 September 1914
Died4 October 1977(1977-10-04) (aged 63)

Ippolito Rotoli (2 September 1914 – 4 October 1977) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He became an archbishop in 1967 and from then until his death served as an Apostolic Nuncio.

Biography

Ippolito Rotoli was born on 2 September 1914 in Sezze Romano, Italy. He was ordained a priest on 20 June 1937.

To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1944.

On 2 September 1967, Pope Paul VI named him titular archbishop of Thibiuca and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Korea.

He received his episcopal consecration in 8 December 1967 from Cardinal Amleto Cicognani.[citation needed]

On 17 November 1972 Pope Paul appointed him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ethiopia.

On 10 January 1974, Pope Paul named him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan.

He died on 4 October 1977.

References

  1. ↑ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1900 – 1949" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LIX. 1967. pp. 1003, 1011. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXIV. 1972. p. 744. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LVI. 1974. p. 47. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXIX. 1977. p. 688. Retrieved 3 May 2020.