Honorific-Prefix: | His Excellency, The Most Reverend |
Vincenzo Turturro | |
Appointed: | 29 December 2023 |
Predecessor: | Eliseo Antonio Ariotti |
Ordination: | 31 October 2003 |
Consecration: | 9 March 2024 |
Consecrated By: | Pietro Parolin, Paul Gallagher, and Domenico Cornacchia |
Birth Date: | 7 October 1978 |
Nationality: | Italian |
Motto: | Quoniam Tu Mecum Es |
Vincenzo Turturro | |
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Vincenzo Turturro (born 7 October 1978) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
Vincenzo Turturro was born on 7 October 1978 in Bisceglie, Bari, Italy. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi on 31 October 2003.
He entered the Holy See diplomatic service on 1 July 2009. His diplomatic service includes assignments in the Apostolic Nunciatures in Zimbabwe (2009-2012) and Nicaragua (2012). In 2015, he moved to the Nunciature in Argentina before being appointed to the Section for Relations with States in the Secretariat of State and International Organizations in 2019. Since August 1, 2019, he has served as the personal secretary to Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin. He is fluent in English and Spanish.
On 29 December 2023, Pope Francis appointed him Titular Archbishop of Ravello and Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay.[1] [2] [3] On 9 March 2024, Turturro was consecrated as an archbishop.[4]