Giuseppe Bertello

History
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Bishop Albino Mensa
Date	29 June 1966
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by	Agostino Casaroli
Date	28 November 1987
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Benedict XVI
Date	18 February 2012

History
Ordination history of; Giuseppe Bertello
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Bishop Albino Mensa
Date	29 June 1966
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by	Agostino Casaroli
Date	28 November 1987
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Benedict XVI
Date	18 February 2012
José Luis Castro Medellín, M.S.F.
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Giuseppe Bertello as principal consecrator
José Luis Castro Medellín, M.S.F.	3 December 2002
Eduardo Cirilo Carmona Ortega, C.O.R.C.	7 January 2004
Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C.	22 November 2004
Maximino Martínez Miranda	2006
Konrad Krajewski	17 September 2013

His Eminence

Giuseppe Bertello
His Eminence; Giuseppe Bertello
President Emeritus of the Governorate of Vatican City State
	Cardinal Bertello in July 2016.
Appointed	1 October 2011
Term ended	1 October 2021
Predecessor	Giovanni Lajolo
Successor	Fernando Vérgez Alzaga
Other post(s)	President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State; Member of the Council of Cardinal Advisers (2013-); Cardinal priest of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia (2022–);
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Benin (1987–1990); Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ghana (1987–1990); Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Togo (1987–1990); Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda (1990–1995); Apostolic Nuncio to the United Nations in Geneva (1995–2000); Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico (2000–2006); Apostolic Nuncio to Italy (2006–2011); Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino (2006–2011)
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1966; by Albino Mensa
Consecration	28 November 1987; by Agostino Casaroli
Created cardinal	18 February 2012; by Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal deacon (2012–22); Cardinal priest (2022–present);
Personal details
Born	1 October 1942 (age 82); Foglizzo, Piedmont, Kingdom of Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholicism
Alma mater	Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
Motto	Narrabo nomen tuum
Coat of arms

Styles of Giuseppe Bertello

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Giuseppe Bertello (born 1 October 1942) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal since 2012, who was President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of the Governorate of Vatican City State from October 2011 to October 2021. He worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1971 to 2011; became an archbishop in 1987; held appointments as Nuncio to several countries, including Rwanda, Mexico, and Italy; and was the Holy See's representative to a number of international organizations.