Nicolás Cotugno

Italian-Uruguayan Roman Catholic priest

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His Excellency Nicolás Domingo Cotugno Fanizzi S.D.B.
Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo

Church	Roman Catholic
Archdiocese	Montevideo
See	Montevideo
Appointed	4 December 1998
Term ended	11 February 2014
Predecessor	José Gottardi
Successor	Daniel Sturla
Orders
Ordination	26 July 1967
Consecration	28 Jul 1996 by Francesco De Nittis
Personal details
Born	(1938-09-21) September 21, 1938 (age 85) Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Montevideo
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Melo

Nicolás Domingo Cotugno Fanizzi^{[pronunciation?]}, S.D.B. (born 21 September 1938 in Sesto San Giovanni, Province of Milan^[1]) is an Italian-Uruguayan Roman Catholic priest.

Early life

He was the Archbishop of Montevideo from 4 December 1998 till 11 February 2014.^[1] Previously he served as Bishop of Melo.^[1]

In September 2013 he tendered his resignation to Pope Francis, due to age reasons.^[2] He was succeeded by the former Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo, Daniel Sturla.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Archbishop Cotugno". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 11, 2014.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Cotugno tenders his resignation". El Observador. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013. (in Spanish)
^ "Pope Francis appoints Sturla to replace Cotugno". El Diario. 11 February 2014. (in Spanish)