Walter Erbì Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Walter Erbì
Appointed:16 July 2022
Predecessor:Dagoberto Campos Salas
Other Post:Titular Archbishop of Nepi
Ordination:10 May 1992
Consecration:3 September 2022
Consecrated By:Pietro Parolin, Arrigo Miglio, and Giovanni Paolo Zedda
Birth Date:8 January 1968
Nationality:Italian
Motto:SUB TUUM PRÆSIDIUM
Walter Erbì
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Walter Erbì (born 8 January 1968) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Biography

Walter Erbì was born on 8 January 1968 in Turin, Italy. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Iglesias on 10 May 1992.

Diplomatic career

To prepare for a diplomatic career he joined the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1999.[1] He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 2001 and has served in the apostolic nunciature in the Philippines, in the General Affairs Section of the Secretariat of State and in the Pontifical Representations in Italy, the United States of America and Turkey. He graduated in canon law.

He speaks Italian, Spanish, English and French.

On 16 July 2022, Pope Francis appointed him Titular Archbishop of Nepi and Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia.[2] [3]

On 20 July 2022, Pope Francis also added the post of nuncio to Sierra Leone.[4] He was consecrated as an archbishop on 3 September 2022.

On 30 November 2022, Pope Francis also appointed him as nuncio to Gambia.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. it. 23 July 2022. Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999 .
  2. News: 220716b, 16.07.2022 . 16 July 2022.
  3. News: Mons. Walter Erbì, originario di Domusnovas, è stato nominato dal Papa Nunzio Apostolico in Liberia . 16 July 2022.
  4. News: Resignations and Appointments, 20.07.2022 . July 20, 2022.
  5. News: Resignations and Appointments, 30.11.2022 . November 30, 2022.