Apostolic Nunciature

Costa Rica

Country: Costa Rica

Type: Apostolic Nunciature

Address: Apartado Postal 992, Centro Colón, 1000 San José, Costa Rica

Phone: +506 2232.21.28; 2296.37.25

History

Established as Apostolic Delegation of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduas (English)
1917: Promoted as Apostolic Internunciature of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduas (English)
1922: Renamed as Apostolic Internunciature of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras and San Salvador (English)
1926: Renamed as Apostolic Internunciature of Central America
1933.09.30: Promoted as Apostolic Nunciature of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama (English) (branched to create Apostolic Nunciature of Guatemala)
1938: Renamed as Apostolic Nunciature of Costa Rica (branched to create Apostolic Nunciature of Panama)

Present Papal Representative

Archbishop Mark Gerard Miles (59)
(2024.07.09 – ...)

Titular Archbishop of Città Ducale
Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica

Parare viam Domini

Born:	1967.05.13 (Gibraltar)
Ordained Priest:	1996.09.14
Consecrated Bishop:	2021.04.25

Priest of Gibraltar (Gibraltar) (1996.09.14 – 2021.02.05)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2006.09.14 – 2016.11.11)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2016.11.11 – 2021.02.05)

Permanent Observer to Organization of American States (OAS) (2019.08.31 – 2021.02.05)

Apostolic Nuncio to Benin (2021.02.05 – 2024.07.09)

Titular Archbishop of Città Ducale (2021.02.05 – ...)

Apostolic Nuncio to Togo (2021.03.02 – 2024.07.09)

Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica (2024.07.09 – ...)

Past Papal Representatives

Apostolic Nuncio: Archbishop Bruno Musarò (78) (2019.08.29 – 2023.07.11)
Apostolic Nuncio: Archbishop Antonio Arcari (2014.07.05 – 2019.05.25)
Apostolic Nuncio: Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt (77) (2008.05.13 – 2014.03.22)
Apostolic Nuncio: Archbishop Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla (84) (2003.07.31 – 2008.04.12)
Apostolic Nuncio: Archbishop Antonio Sozzo (84) (1998.05.23 – 2003.07.17)
Apostolic Nuncio: Archbishop Giacinto Berloco (85) (1993.07.17 – 1998.05.05)
Apostolic Nuncio: Archbishop Pier Giacomo De Nicolò (1984.08.14 – 1993.02.11)
Apostolic Nuncio: Archbishop Lajos Kada (1975.06.20 – 1984.04.08)
Apostolic Nuncio: Archbishop Angelo Pedroni (1969.07.19 – 1975.03.15)
Apostolic Nuncio: Archbishop Paolino Limongi (1963.08.15 – 1969.07.09)
Apostolic Nuncio: Archbishop Gennaro Verolino (1957.02.25 – 1963)
Apostolic Nuncio: Archbishop Giuseppe Maria Sensi (later Cardinal) (1955.05.21 – 1957.01.12)
Apostolic Nuncio: Archbishop Paul Bernier (1952.08.07 – 1955)
Apostolic Nuncio: Archbishop Luigi Centoz (1941.12.03 – 1952)
Apostolic Nuncio: Archbishop Carlo Chiarlo (later Cardinal) (1933.09.30 – 1941.12.03)
Apostolic Internuncio: Archbishop Carlo Chiarlo (later Cardinal) (1932.01.07 – 1933.09.30)
Apostolic Internuncio: Archbishop Giuseppe Fietta (later Cardinal) (1926.09.27 – 1930.09.23)
Apostolic Internuncio: Archbishop Angelo Rotta (1922.10.12 – 1925.06.06)
Apostolic Internuncio: Archbishop Giovanni Battista Marenco, S.D.B. (1917.01.07 – 1921.10.22)
Apostolic Delegate: Archbishop Giovanni Cagliero, S.D.B. (later Cardinal) (1908.08.07 – 1915.12.06)
Apostolic Delegate: Msgr. Teodoro Valfrè di Bonzo (later Cardinal) (1884.07.11 – 1885.03.27)
Apostolic Delegate: Archbishop Mario Mocenni (later Cardinal) (1877.08.14 – 1882.03.28)
Apostolic Delegate: Archbishop Serafino Vannutelli (later Cardinal) (1869.07.18 – 1875.09.10)

Last updated on 2026.09.04