Alberto Tricarico

Alberto Tricarico (10 August 1927 – 27 June 2024) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and in the Roman Curia.

Biography Alberto Tricarico was born in Gallipoli, Italy, on 10 August 1927. He was ordained a priest on 6 January 1950.

To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1953.

On 28 February 1987, Pope John Paul II named him a titular archbishop, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Singapore, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Laos, and Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia and Brunei. He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Agostino Casaroli on 27 April 1987.

On 22 December 1990, Pope John Paul appointed him Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar in addition to his other responsibilities.

On 26 July 1993, Pope John Paul assigned him to a position in the Secretariat of State.

Tricarico retired in 2002, and died in Rome on 27 June 2024, at the age of 96.