Paolo Rudelli (born 16 July 1970) is an Italian archbishop and former diplomat of the Holy See who serves as the Substitute for General Affairs for the Secretariat of State of the Holy See.
Paolo Rudelli was born on 16 July 1970 in Gazzaniga in Lombardy, Italy. He comes from Gandino in the Province of Bergamo. On 10 June 1995, he was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Bergamo. He completed his theological studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he received a doctoral degree in moral theology and a licentiate in canon law.
In 1998, he began his preparation for the diplomatic service at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. On 1 July 2001, he entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See and worked in the nunciatures in Ecuador (2001âÂÂ2003) and Poland (2003âÂÂ2006) and then worked in the Section for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State.
On 20 September 2014, Pope Francis appointed him Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, just a month before Francis visited Strasbourg.
On 3 September 2019, Pope Francis named him a titular archbishop and gave him the title of apostolic nuncio. He was replaced in Strasbourg on 21 September 2019 by Marco Ganci. He received his episcopal consecration from Francis on 4 October. On 25 January 2020, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe.
On 19 July 2023, Pope Francis appointed him as apostolic nuncio to Colombia.
On 30 March 2026, Pope Leo XIV appointed him as the Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, succeeding Edgar Peña Parra.