Diego Causero

Diego Causero was born in Moimacco in the Province of Udine, Italy, on 13 January 1940. He studied at the seminary in Udine, he continued his studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University from 1959 to 1964 and was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Udine on 7 April 1963. He earned a doctorate in theology in 1966, with a speciality in liturgy, at the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm. ==Diplomatic career==

To prepare for a career as a diplomat he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1969. He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1973. His assignments included stints in Nigeria, Spain, Syria, Australia, as the Holy See's representative to the United Nations in Geneva, and in Albania. He received his episcopal consecration on 6 January 1993 from Pope John Paul. On 31 March 1999, Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Syria. On 10 January 2004, John Paul II named him Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic. On 28 May 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. He retired on 5 September 2015 upon the appointment of Thomas Gullickson as his successor in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. ==Death==

Causero died on 14 November 2025, at the age of 85. ==Notes==