Tommaso Caputo
Encyclopedia
Tommaso Caputo is an Italian Catholic Bishop and Diplomat, the titular Archbishop
of Otriculum.
He was ordained a priest in Naples
on 10 April 1974.
He was ordained as a Bishop by Pope Benedict XVI
(principal consecrator) and Cardinals Tarcisio Bertone and Marian Jaworski on 29 September 2007.
He was appointed as Archbishop of Otriculum and as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta
and Libya
in 2007.
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of Otriculum.
He was ordained a priest in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
on 10 April 1974.
He was ordained as a Bishop by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
(principal consecrator) and Cardinals Tarcisio Bertone and Marian Jaworski on 29 September 2007.
He was appointed as Archbishop of Otriculum and as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
and Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
in 2007.