Holy See Representation

World Trade Organization (WTO)

Also known as: Welthandelsorganisation (Deutsch) / Organización Mundial del Comercio (español) / Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) (français) / Organizzazione mondiale del commercio (OMC) (Italiano) / Światowa Organizacja Handlu (polski) / Organização Mundial do Comércio (Português) / Wereldhandelsorganisatie (Nederlands) / 世界貿易組織 (正體中文) / 세계 무역 기구 (한국어) / Syndicatus Mercaturæ Mundanæ (latine)

Country: Switzerland

Type: Holy See Representation

Address: 16 Chemin du Vengeron, C.P. 28, 1292 Chambésy, Switzerland

Phone: +41 22.758.17.28

Website:

History

1997: Established as Holy See Representation of World Trade Organization (WTO) (English) / Welthandelsorganisation (Deutsch) / Organización Mundial del Comercio (español) / Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) (français) / Organizzazione mondiale del commercio (OMC) (Italiano) / Światowa Organizacja Handlu (polski) / Organização Mundial do Comércio (Português) / Wereldhandelsorganisatie (Nederlands) / 世界貿易組織 (正體中文) / 세계 무역 기구 (한국어) / Syndicatus Mercaturæ Mundanæ (latine)

Present Papal Representative

Archbishop Ettore Balestrero (57)
(2023.06.21 – ...)

Titular Archbishop of Victoriana
Representative to International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO)
Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG)

Secundum misericordiam tuam

Born:	1966.12.21 (Genova, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1993.09.18
Consecrated Bishop:	2013.04.27

Priest of Roma (Italy) (1993.09.18 – 2013.02.22)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2001.12.06 – 2009.09.03)

Undersecretary for Relations with States of Secretariat of State (2009.08.17 – 2013.02.22)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2009.09.03 – 2013.02.22)

Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia (2013.02.22 – 2018.07.06)

Titular Archbishop of Victoriana (2013.02.22 – ...)

Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo (2019.04.27 – 2023.06.21)

Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG) (2023.06.21 – ...)

Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO) (2023.06.21 – ...)

Representative to International Organization for Migration (IOM) (2023.06.21 – ...)

Past Papal Representatives

Permanent Observer: Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu (64) (2021.12.17 – 2023.03.15)
Permanent Observer: Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič (72) (2016.02.13 – 2021.06.05)
Permanent Observer: Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S. (84) (later Cardinal) (2003.06.10 – 2016.02.13)
Permanent Observer: Archbishop Diarmuid Martin (79) (2001.01.17 – 2003.05.03)
Permanent Observer: Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello (82) (later Cardinal) (1997 – 2000.12.27)

Last updated on 2024.12.16

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