1. Giuseppe Bertello was born on 1 October 1942 and is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal since 2012, who was President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of the Governorate of Vatican City State from October 2011 to October 2021.
Giuseppe Bertello worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1971 to 2011; became an archbishop in 1987; held appointments as Nuncio to several countries, including Rwanda, Mexico, and Italy; and was the Holy See's representative to a number of international organizations.
Giuseppe Bertello earned a licence in pastoral theology and a doctorate in canon law.
Giuseppe Bertello went on to attend the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy where he studied diplomacy.
Giuseppe Bertello entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1971, and worked until 1973 in the nunciature to the Sudan, which was the apostolic delegation for the Red Sea region.
Giuseppe Bertello was secretary in the nunciature to Venezuela from 1976 to 1981, and served with the rank of auditor in the Office of the Organization of the United Nations in Geneva from 1981 to 1987.
Giuseppe Bertello remained at his post and traveled into dangerous regions to bear witness to the Tutsi Genocide in 1994.
On 11 January 2006, Giuseppe Bertello was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and the Republic of San Marino by Pope Benedict XVI.
In 2007, Giuseppe Bertello was awarded the Grand Cross of the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle and on 4 October 2008 he was awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
On 6 January 2012, Pope Benedict announced that Giuseppe Bertello would be made a cardinal.
Giuseppe Bertello was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2013 papal conclave that elected Pope Francis.