Francisco De Nittis (3 July 1933 – 10 March 2014) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, an archbishop and a diplomat.

Born in Vieste, Italy, De Nittis was ordained a priest on 15 July 1956.

To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1959.[1]

On 7 March 1981, he was named titular archbishop of Tunes, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Delegate to the Solomon Islands.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on 2 May 1981 from Cardinal Agostino Casaroli.[3]

De Nittis was appointed apostolic nuncio to El Salvador on 24 January 1985[4] and to Honduras on 10 April 1986.[5] In October 1987, he hosted peace talks between Salvadoran President Jose Napoleon Duarte and anti-government rebels.[6]

He was appointed apostolic nuncio to Uruguay on 25 June 1990.[7]

He resigned in 1999.

He died on 10 March 2014.

References

  1. ↑ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXIII. 1981. p. 245, 460. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ordinazione Episcopale di Mons. Francesco De Nittis" (in Italian). Secretariat of State. 2 May 1981. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXVII. 1985. p. 181. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  5. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXVIII. 1986. p. 480. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  6. ↑ Miller, Marjorie (5 October 1987). "Duarte, Rebels Discuss Peace in Salvador". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  7. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXII. 1990. p. 846. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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