Nicolás Cotugno


Nicolás Domingo Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B. is an Italian-Uruguayan Roman Catholic priest.

Early life

He was the Archbishop of Montevideo from 4 December 1998 till 11 February 2014. Previously he served as Bishop of Melo.
In September 2013 he tendered his resignation to Pope Francis, due to age reasons. He was succeeded by the former Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo, Daniel Sturla.