Luigi Roberto Cona

Luigi Roberto Cona (born 10 November 1965) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Luigi Roberto Cona
Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador
Appointed	26 October 2022
Predecessor	Santo Gangemi
Other post	Titular Archbishop of Sala Consilina
Orders
Ordination	20 April 1990 by Vincenzo Cirrincione
Consecration	2 December 2022 by Pietro Parolin, Edgar Peña Parra and Rosario Gisana
Personal details
Born	(1965-11-10) 10 November 1965 (age 59) Niscemi, Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Coat of arms

Styles of Luigi Roberto Cona
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Biography

Luigi Roberto Cona was born on 10 November 1965 in Niscemi, Sicily, Italy. He was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Piazza Armerina on 20 April 1990. He has a degree in dogmatic theology.

Diplomatic career

He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 2003 and served in the apostolic nunciatures in Panama, Portugal, Cameroon, Morocco, Jordan, and Turkey, in the Section for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, and in the Pontifical Representation in Italy. He was appointed assessor for general affairs of the Secretariat of State on 24 October 2019.

On 26 October 2022, Pope Francis appointed him titular archbishop of Sala Consilina and apostolic nuncio to El Salvador.^[1][2] He was consecrated a bishop on 2 December 2022.

See also

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