Alberto Ortega Martín | |
Appointed: | 14 May 2024 |
Predecessor: | Aldo Giordano |
Other Post: | Titular Archbishop of Midila |
Ordination: | 28 April 1990 |
Ordained By: | Ángel Suquía Goicoechea |
Consecration: | 10 October 2015 |
Consecrated By: | Pietro Parolin, Paul Gallagher, and Carlos Osoro Sierra |
Birth Date: | 14 November 1962 |
Nationality: | Spanish |
Motto: | Sufficit Tibi Gratia Mea |
Alberto Ortega Martín | |
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Alberto Ortega Martín (born 14 November 1962) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
Alberto Ortega Martín was born in Madrid, Spain, on 14 November 1962. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Madrid on 28 April 1990 by Cardinal Ángel Suquía Goicoechea.
On 1 July 1997, he joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See and worked in Nicaragua, South Africa, and Lebanon. Beginning in 2004 he worked in Rome at the Secretariat of State, where in 2007 he was given responsibility for the Holy See's representation in North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. This including working on negotiations to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.[1]
On 1 August 2015, Pope Francis appointed him titular archbishop of Midila (Algeria) and Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan and Iraq. Rinunce e nomine, 01.08.2015 . 10 June 2019 . it . Holy See Press Office. He received his episcopal consecration on 10 October 2015 from Cardinal Pietro Parolin.Web site: es . Ordenación Episcopal de Mons. Alberto Ortega Martín. 10 June 2019 . Diocese of Alcala de Henares. 18 October 2015.
On 7 October 2019, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to Chile.Web site: it . Nomina del Nunzio Apostolico in Cile. 7 October 2019 . Bolletino della Sala Stampa della Santa Sede. 7 October 2019. He arrived in Chile at the height of the clerical abuse crisis in that country which triggered the mass resignation of the entire local episcopate.[2]
On 14 May 2024, he was named nuncio to Venezuela.[3] On 14 August he presented his Letters of Credence to Nicolás Maduro.[4]