Diego Causero


Diego Causero
Archbishop Diego Causero (center)
Appointed28 May 2011
Retired5 September 2015
PredecessorFrancesco Canalini
SuccessorThomas Gullickson
Other postTitular Archbishop of Gradum (2001–2025)
Previous posts
Orders
Ordination7 April 1963
by Giuseppe Zaffonato
Consecration6 January 1993
by Pope John Paul II, Giovanni Battista Re, and Justin Francis Rigali
Personal details
Born(1940-01-13)13 January 1940
Moimacco, Udine, Italy
Died14 November 2025(2025-11-14) (aged 85)
Udine, Italy
Styles of
Diego Causero
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Diego Causero (13 January 1940 – 14 November 2025) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. From 1992 to 2015, he served as the head of the Vatican's diplomatic mission in several African and European countries.