Pope Francis has appointed a new Vatican Apostolic Nuncio to Libya.
Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico who, since April 2017, has also served as nuncio to Malta was appointed to the role on 10 June.
Born in Naples in 1950, he was ordained priest on 24 March 1974 in the Diocese of Aversa. He holds a Doctorate in Philosophy. He studied at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome and joined the Diplomatic Service of the Holy See on the 5 March 1977.
He has previous served as a Vatican ambassador in Bosnia, Montenegro and Croatia.
There has been no Vatican ambassador to Libya since Archbishop Aldo Cavalli, who also served in Malta, was transferred to The Hague two years ago.
For the past 22 years, Vatican ambassadors to Malta have also served as ambassadors to Libya. It is not yet known when D’Errico will visit Libya.