Giuseppe Laterza


Giuseppe Laterza is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Biography

Mons. Giuseppe Laterza was born on 12 November 1970 in Conversano, Bari, Italy. He was ordained a priest for the Roman [Catholic Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli|Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli] on 12 November 1994.
He obtained a Baccalaureate in Philosophy, a Baccalaureate in Theology, a Licentiate in Liturgical Theology, a Doctorate in Canon Law and he graduated from the Pontifical Ecclesiastic Academy in 2003.

Diplomatic Career

He entered the Holy See Diplomatic Service on 1 July 2003, and has served in the apostolic nunciature in Uruguay and Poland, in the Section for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Secretariat of State, and in the Pontifical Representations in Italy and Georgia.
From January 2019, he began serving as a diplomatic Councilor to the Apostolic Nunciature in Georgia and Armenia.
On 5 January 2023, Pope Francis appointed him Titular Archbishop of Vartana and Apostolic Nuncio to Apostolic Nunciature to the [Central African Republic|the Central African Republic] and Chad. He was consecrated as an archbishop on 4 March 2023.

Episcopal genealogy