Antonio Filipazzi

Antonio Guido Filipazzi (born 8 October 1963) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1992.

Biography He was born in Melzo, in the Province of Milan, on 8 October 1963 and grew up in Gessate.

He was parochial vicar of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Ventimiglia and taught canon law at the Episcopal Seminary "Pio XI" of Bordighera from 1989 to 1990. He then obtained his doctorate in canon law at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross on 12 May 1992 and a diploma from the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.

Diplomatic career He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 1992. His early assignments were in the nunciatures in Sri Lanka (1992 to 1995), Austria (1995 to 1998), and Germany (1998 to 2003), and then in Rome in the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State from 2003 to 2011. He received his episcopal consecration on 5 February from Pope Benedict. At the time, he was the youngest Italian bishop and the youngest nuncio.

On 23 March 2011, he was appointed apostolic nuncio to Indonesia.

On 26 April 2017, Pope Francis appointed him apostolic nuncio in Nigeria. On 24 October 2017, he was also appointed permanent observer at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

On 8 August 2023, Pope Francis appointed him apostolic nuncio to Poland.