José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. (21 September 1923, in Baselga di Pinè, Trentino – 7 March 2005, in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan cleric.

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José Gottardi Cristelli S.D.B.
Archbishop of Montevideo
See	Montevideo
Predecessor	Carlos Parteli
Successor	Nicolás Cotugno
Orders
Ordination	15 October 1950
Personal details
Born	(1923-09-21)21 September 1923 Baselga di Pinè,  Italy
Died	7 March 2005(2005-03-07) (aged 81) Montevideo,  Uruguay
Nationality	Uruguayan
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Montevideo
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo

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He was ordained on 15 October 1950 as a Salesian of Don Bosco. On 1 March 1972 he was appointed titular bishop of Bellicastrum and auxiliary bishop of Mercedes; three years later, auxiliary bishop of Montevideo. On 5 June 1985 he was appointed Archbishop of Montevideo; he retired in 1998.^[1]