Claudio Gugerotti

Styles of
**Claudio Gugerotti**
Styles of; Claudio Gugerotti
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

His Eminence

Claudio Gugerotti
His Eminence; Claudio Gugerotti
Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
	Gugerotti in 2014.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	21 November 2022
Installed	16 January 2023
Predecessor	Leonardo Sandri
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Ambrogio della Massima
Previous post(s)	Undersecretary of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches (1997–2001); Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan (2001–2011); Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus (2011–2015); Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine (2015–2020); Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain (2020–2022); Titular Archbishop of Rebellum (2001–2023);
Orders
Ordination	29 May 1982; by Giuseppe Amari
Consecration	6 January 2002; by John Paul II
Created cardinal	30 September 2023; by Francis
Rank	Cardinal Deacon
Personal details
Born	7 October 1955 (age 69); Verona, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Per orientalem viam
Coat of arms

Claudio Gugerotti (born 7 October 1955) is an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church who was named prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches in November 2022. He previously worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, holding the position of 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 has been an archbishop since 2001. Pope Francis created him cardinal on 30 September 2023.