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Joseph Spiteri

Maltese prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1959)

For the Maltese architect, see Joseph M. Spiteri. For the Australian soccer player, see Joe Spiteri.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Joseph Spiteri
Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico Titular Archbishop of Serta [it]
Church	Roman Catholic
Appointed	7 July 2022
Predecessor	Franco Coppola
Other post	Titular Archbishop of Serta [it]
Previous posts	Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon (2018-2022) Apostolic Nuncio to Cote d’Ivoire (2013-2018) Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka (2009-2013)
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1984 by Joseph Mercieca
Consecration	24 May 2009 by Tarcisio Bertone, Paul Cremona and Joseph Mercieca
Personal details
Born	(1959-05-20) May 20, 1959 (age 66) Sliema, Malta
Nationality	Maltese
Motto	Communionis Donus Servare
Coat of arms

Styles of Joseph Spiteri

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Joseph Spiteri (born 20 May 1959) is a Maltese prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has been Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico since July 2022.

Biography

Joseph Spiteri was born on 20 May 1959 in Sliema Malta,^[1] though the family lived in Luqa. He was the first child born to Ernest Spiteri and Emmanuela née Cassar. After attending local seminaries he was ordained a priest on 29 June 1984 by Archbishop Joseph Mercieca in St John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta. After a brief pastoral assignment, he studied at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and earned a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in 1988.^[2]

Diplomatic career

He joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 15 July 1988 and fulfilled assignments in Panama, Iraq, Mexico, Portugal, Greece and Venezuela, and then worked in the offices of the Secretariat of State in Rome.^[1]

On 21 February 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka and Titular Archbishop of Serta [it].^[1] He was consecrated by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, with the Maltese archbishops Paul Cremona and Joseph Mercieca as co-consecrators, in St John's Co-Cathedral.^[3]^[4]

On 1 October 2013, Pope Francis appointed him Nuncio to the Côte d'Ivoire.^[5]

On 7 March 2018, Pope Francis named him Nuncio to Lebanon.^[6]

On 7 July 2022, Pope Francis named him Nuncio to Mexico.^[7]

References

1 2 3 "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.02.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 February 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
↑ "Archbishop Mgr. Joseph Spiteri, Apostolic Nuncio to the Ivory Coast, Visits Id-Dar tal-Providenza". Id-Dar tal-Providenza. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
↑ Galea Debono, Fiona (25 May 2009). "New Maltese Apostolic Nuncio plans to help in Sri Lanka humanitarian crisis". The Times of Malta. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
↑ "Archbishop Joseph Spiteri Of Malta Appointed New Apostolic Nuncio To Lebanon: Catholic Information Center". Ivory Coast Times. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 01.10.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 07.03.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 07.07.2022" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

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