Francesco De Nittis

{{Short description|Italian prelate}}

Francisco De Nittis (3 July 1933 – 10 March 2014) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, an archbishop and a diplomat.

Born in Vieste, Italy, De Nittis was ordained a priest on 15 July 1956.

To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1959.{{cite web|publisher=Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy|language =it|access-date = 22 December 2019 | title = Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999 |url = https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_academies/acdeccles/documents/1950-1999.htm }}

On 7 March 1981, he was named titular archbishop of Tunes, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Delegate to the Solomon Islands.{{cite book | title = Acta Apostolicae Sedis | url = https://www.vatican.va/archive/aas/documents/AAS-73-1981-ocr.pdf | page= 245, 460 | date= 1981 | volume = LXXIII | access-date = 22 December 2019 }} He received his episcopal consecration on 2 May 1981 from Cardinal Agostino Casaroli.{{cite web | access-date = 22 December 2019 | url = https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/secretariat_state/card-casaroli/1981/documents/rc_seg-st_19810502_ordinaz-de-nittis_it.html | publisher = Secretariat of State | date = 2 May 1981| language = it| title = Ordinazione Episcopale di Mons. Francesco De Nittis}}

De Nittis was appointed apostolic nuncio to El Salvador on 24 January 1985{{cite book | title = Acta Apostolicae Sedis | url = https://www.vatican.va/archive/aas/documents/AAS-77-1985-ocr.pdf | page= 181 | date= 1985 | volume = LXXVII | access-date = 22 December 2019 }} and to Honduras on 10 April 1986.{{cite book | title = Acta Apostolicae Sedis | url = https://www.vatican.va/archive/aas/documents/AAS-78-1986-ocr.pdf | page= 480| date= 1986 | volume = LXXVIII | access-date = 22 December 2019 }} In October 1987, he hosted peace talks between Salvadoran President Jose Napoleon Duarte and anti-government rebels.{{cite news | work = Los Angeles Times | access-date = 22 December 2019 | date = 5 October 1987 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-10-05-mn-22390-story.html | title = Duarte, Rebels Discuss Peace in Salvador | first = Marjorie | last = Miller }}

He was appointed apostolic nuncio to Uruguay on 25 June 1990.{{cite book | title = Acta Apostolicae Sedis | url = https://www.vatican.va/archive/aas/documents/AAS-82-1990-ocr.pdf | page= 846 | date= 1990 | volume = LXXXII | access-date = 22 December 2019 }}

He resigned in 1999.

He died on 10 March 2014.