Francesco Monterisi
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
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Francesco Monterisi (born 28 May 1934) is an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
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[edit] Early life and ordination
Monterisi was born in Barletta, and was ordained to the priesthood on 16 March 1957.
[edit] Nuncio
On 24 December 1982, he was appointed Pro-Nuncio to Korea and Titular Archbishop of Alba Maritima. Monterisi received his episcopal consecration on 6 January 1983 from Pope John Paul II himself, with Archbishops Eduardo Martínez Somalo and Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy serving as co-consecrators.
Pope John Paul later named him Nuncio to Bosnia-Herzegovina on 11 June 1993, and Secretary of Bishops on 7 March 1998. As Secretary, Monterisi was the second-highest official in that dicastery, under Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re.
[edit] Roman Curia
In virtue of his position as secretary of the College of Cardinals, he also served as secretary of the 2005 papal conclave, which selected Pope Benedict XVI. From 1998 until his appointment as Archpriest he served as Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops in the Roman Curia.
On 3 July 2009, Pope Benedict appointed Archbishop Monterisi, just past his 75th birthday, to the post of Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls as successor to Cardinal Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, placing him in line for elevation to the Sacred College of Cardinals as is the custom for secretaries of the Congregation for Bishops.
At the same time Pope Benedict appointed as Archbishop Monterisi's successor Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro, the Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and Andorra. [1]
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| Preceded by Jorge María Mejía |
Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops 7 March 1998–3 July 2009 |
Succeeded by Manuel Monteiro de Castro |
| Preceded by Andrea Cardinal Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo |
Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls 3 July 2009–incumbent |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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