Riccardo Bartoloni

Riccardo Bartoloni (12 July 1885 – 11 October 1933) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1918 to 1933.

Biography Riccardo Bartoloni was born on 12 July 1885 in Scarperia e San Piero in Florence, Italy. He earned degrees in theology, philosophy, and canon law, and he was ordained a priest on 12 August 1909. He was for a time the choir director at the Cathedral in Florence and championed the music of Lorenzo Perosi, not only there but while representing the Holy See abroad as a diplomat. He played a crucial role in launching the career of the Venezuelan composer Juan Bautista Plaza.

He worked in the nunciature in Venezuela from 1918 to 1922,

On 9 April 1933, Pope Pius appointed him Apostolic Delegate to Egypt, Arabia, Eritrea, and Ethiopia. following an operation for acute appendicitis.