Piero Pioppo

Piero Pioppo (born 29 September 1960) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1993. He has held the titles of nuncio and archbishop since 2010.

Biography Piero Pioppo was born in Savona, in Liguria, on 29 September 1960. He studied at the Pontifical Theological Faculty of Turin.

Piero Pioppo was ordained a priest on 28 June 1985 for the diocese of Acqui

On 25 January 2010, Pioppo was named apostolic nuncio to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea and titular archbishop of Torcello. On 18 March he received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the secretary of state. and on 19 March 2018 also the role of nuncio to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

He led the delegation of the Holy See to the October 2018 conference in Bali "Our Ocean, Our Legacy", Pioppo then organized Pope Francis' meeting with Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti in December at which Francis endorsed her aggressive program to restrict illegal fishing.

On 15 September 2025, Pope Leo XIV appointed him nuncio to Spain and Andorra. He presented his Letters of Credence to King Philip VI of Spain on 18 December 2025.