Alberto Ortega Martín (born 14 November 1962) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. Biography Alberto Ortega Martín was born in Madrid, Spain, on 14 November 1962. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Madrid on 28 April 1990 by Cardinal Ángel Suquía Goicoechea. On 1 July 1997, he joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See and worked in Nicaragua, South Africa, and Lebanon. Beginning in 2004 he worked in Rome at the Secretariat of State, where in 2007 he was given responsibility for the Holy See's representation in North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. On 1 August 2015, Pope Francis appointed him titular archbishop of Midila (Algeria) and apostolic nuncio to Jordan and Iraq. He received his episcopal consecration on 10 October 2015 from Cardinal Pietro Parolin. On 7 October 2019 he was named apostolic nuncio to Chile. See also List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See References External links Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Alberto Ortega Martín Living people 1962 births People from Madrid Diplomats of the Holy See Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy alumni Apostolic Nuncios to Jordan Apostolic Nuncios to Iraq Communion and Liberation Apostolic Nuncios to Chile