Pietro Sambi

His Excellency

Pietro Sambi
Apostolic Nuncio
Titular Archbishop of Bellicastrum
Appointed10 October 1985
Previous post(s)
  • Apostolic Nuncio to the United States (2006–2011)
  • Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine
  • Nuncio to Israel and Cyprus (1998–2005)
  • Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia (1991–1998)
  • Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burundi (1985–1991)
Orders
Ordination14 March 1964
Consecration9 November 1985
by Jozef Tomko
Personal details
Born(1938-06-27)27 June 1938
Sogliano al Rubicone, Italy
Died27 July 2011(2011-07-27) (aged 73)
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, United States
NationalityItalian
Styles of
Pietro Sambi
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleHis Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Pietro Sambi (27 June 1938 – 27 July 2011) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1969 until his death in 2011. He had the rank of archbishop and the title of nuncio from 1985, fulfilling assignments in Burundi, Indonesia, Cyprus, Israel, Jerusalem and Palestine, and the United States.