Alberto Ortega Martín
Alberto Ortega Martín (born November 14, 1962 in Madrid , Spain ) is a Spanish clergyman, Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See .
Life
Alberto Ortega Martín received the sacrament of ordination for the Archdiocese of Madrid on April 28, 1990 . He belongs to the Comunione e Liberazione (CL) movement. He studied philosophy and theology and received a doctorate in canon law . On July 1, 1997, he entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See. Ortega Martín was a nunciature advisor in Nicaragua, South Africa, Lebanon and at the Vatican State Secretariat . In 2007 he became director of the Vatican State Secretariat for North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. In the Relationship with States Section of the State Secretariat, as Counselor of the Embassy, he coordinated negotiations with Israel and the Palestinians, among other things.
On August 1, 2015 it appointed Pope Francis to Titular Archbishop of Midila and ordered him to the apostolic nuncio in Jordan and Iraq . The episcopal ordination received his Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin on 10 October of that year. Co- consecrators were Archbishop Paul Gallagher and the Archbishop of Madrid, Carlos Osoro Sierra .
On October 7, 2019, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio in Chile .
Web links
- Entry on Alberto Ortega Martín on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Antonino D'Anna: Cl non è stata messa all'angolo. È un prelato spagnolo vicino al movimento ecclesiale , Italia Oggi, accessed on August 6, 2015 (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ “New Vatican Ambassador in Iraq” ( Memento from September 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), Vatican Radio , August 1, 2015
- ^ Nomina del Nunzio Apostolico in Giordania e in Iraq. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , August 1, 2015, accessed August 1, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina del Nunzio Apostolico in Cile. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 7, 2019, accessed October 7, 2019 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Giorgio Lingua |
Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan 2015–2019 |
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| Giorgio Lingua |
Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq 2015–2019 |
Mitja Leskovar |
| Ivo Scapolo |
Apostolic Nuncio in Chile since 2019 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ortega Martín, Alberto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish clergyman, Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madrid , Spain |