Francesco Monterisi

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name=Francesco Monterisi
dipstyle=The Most Reverend
offstyle=Your Excellency
relstyle=Monsignor
deathstyle=none |

Francesco Monterisi (born May 28, 1934) is an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops in the Roman Curia.

Monterisi was born in Barletta, and was ordained to the priesthood on March 16, 1957. On December 24, 1982, he was appointed Pro-Nuncio to Korea and Titular Archbishop of Alba Maritima. Monterisi received his episcopal consecration on January 6, 1983 from Pope John Paul II himself, with Archbishops Eduardo Martínez Somalo and Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy serving as co-consecrators.

Pope John Paul later named him Nuncio to Bosnia-Herzegovina on June 11, 1993, and Secretary of Bishops on March 7, 1998. As Secretary, Monterisi is the second-highest official in that dicastery, under Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re.

In virtue of his position as secretary of the College of Cardinals, he also served as secretary of the 2005 papal conclave, which selected Pope Benedict XVI.

External links

* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmo.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
* [http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=20829 Interview on Opus Dei]