Gian Luca Perici

Gian Luca Perici (born 17 September 1964) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Gian Luca Perici
Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Malawi Titular Archbishop of Bolsena
Appointed	5 June 2023
Predecessor	Gianfranco Gallone
Other post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Bolsena
Orders
Ordination	21 September 1991 by Andrea Maria Erba
Consecration	15 July 2023 by Pietro Parolin, Luis Antonio Tagle, and Stefano Russo
Personal details
Born	(1964-09-17) 17 September 1964 (age 60) Bassano del Grappa, Vicenza, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Motto	SUB TUUM PRÆSIDIUM
Coat of arms

Styles of Gian Luca Perici
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Biography

Gian Luca Perici was born on 17 September 1964 in Bassano del Grappa, Vicenza, Italy. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Velletri–Segni on 21 September 1991.

Diplomatic career

Perici entered the Holy See Diplomatic Service on 1 July 2001. He served in the following posts as Secretary of the Apostolic Nunciature: 2001-2002 Mexico, 2002-2005 Haiti, 2005-2008 Malta, and 2008-2011 Angola.

He served in the following posts as Counselor of the Apostolic Nunciature: 2011-2015 Brazil, 2015-2018 Sweden, 2018-2021 Spain, and 2021-2023 Portugal.

On 5 June 2023, Pope Francis appointed him Titular Archbishop of Bolsena and Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Malawi.^[1][2] On 15 July 2023, Cardinal Pietro Parolin conferred episcopal ordination on the new archbishop.^[3]

He knows French, English, Portuguese and Spanish.

See also

• List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See