Claudio Gugerotti


Claudio Gugerotti
Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
Gugerotti in 2014.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed21 November 2022
Installed16 January 2023
PredecessorLeonardo Sandri
Other post(s)Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Ambrogio della Massima
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination29 May 1982
by Giuseppe Amari
Consecration6 January 2002
by John Paul II
Created cardinal30 September 2023
by Francis
RankCardinal Deacon
Personal details
Born (1955-10-07) 7 October 1955
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoPer orientalem viam
Coat of arms
Styles of
Claudio Gugerotti
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Claudio Gugerotti (born 7 October 1955) is an Italian Catholic prelate who has served as prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches since 2022. He previously worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, serving as nuncio in several Eastern European countries between 2001 and 2020 and in Great Britain from 2020 to 2022. He joined the staff of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches in 1985 and was its undersecretary from 1997 to 2001. He was named an archbishop in 2001. Pope Francis created him a cardinal in 2023.