Recent Appointments

Archbishop Nikola Eterović resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany

Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and Permanent Observer to United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany

Archbishop Petar Rajič, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino, was appointed as Prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household

Archbishop Paolo Rudelli, Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia, was appointed as Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State

Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Archbishop Luigi Roberto Cona, Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador and Extra-Regional Observer to Central American Integration System (SICA), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Syria

Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, Apostolic Nuncio to India and Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia

Cardinal Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America

Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, Permanent Observer to United Nations Office (UN), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America

Archbishop Wojciech Załuski, Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia, Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste and Apostolic Delegate to Brunei, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta

Archbishop Jean-Marie Speich resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands and Permanent Representative to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Archbishop Javier Herrera Corona (何明哲), Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia

Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti

Archbishop-elect Relwendé Kisito Ouédraogo, Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon

Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-fai (韓大輝), S.D.B., resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta and Apostolic Nuncio to Libya

Cardinal Mario Zenari resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Syria

Archbishop Andrzej Józwowicz, Apostolic Nuncio to Iran, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka

Msgr. Relwendé Kisito Ouédraogo, Priest of Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Hilta and Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo

Archbishop Giorgio Lingua, Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana (易福霖) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine

Archbishop Mirosław Adamczyk, Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Albania

Archbishop Jean-Marie Speich, Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands, was appointed as Permanent Representative to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Archbishop Andrés Carrascosa Coso, Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal

Archbishop Javier Herrera Corona (何明哲), Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo and Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria

Archbishop Brian Udaigwe, Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti, Apostolic Delegate to Somalia and Special Representative to African Union (AU)

Msgr. Roberto Campisi, Priest of Siracusa (Italy), Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State, President of Financial Security Committee, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and President of Commission of Donations for the Holy See, was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Msgr. Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski, Priest of Ełk (Poland), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, Undersecretary for Relations with States of Secretariat of State and Member of Financial Security Committee, was elected Titular Archbishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari and Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq

Archbishop Piero Pioppo, Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia and Apostolic Nuncio to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra and Apostolic Nuncio to Spain

Archbishop-elect Éric Soviguidi, Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Niger

Msgr. Jain Mendez, Priest of Verapoly (India) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Permanent Observer to World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Msgr. Éric Soviguidi, Priest of Cotonou (Benin), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Permanent Observer to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), was elected Titular Archbishop of Cerenza and Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso

Archbishop Giancarlo Dellagiovanna resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso

Archbishop Gábor Pintér, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru and Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, was appointed as Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean

Archbishop Ivo Scapolo resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal

Archbishop Luigi Bianco, Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia and Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo

Archbishop Brian Udaigwe, Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia

Archbishop Jean-Marie Speich, Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia and Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands

Archbishop Gábor Pintér, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau and Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru and Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa

Msgr. Ignazio Ceffalia, Priest of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Fiorentino and Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus

Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza, Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra and Apostolic Nuncio to Spain, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to European Union

Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria and Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Chile

Msgr. Giancarlo Dellagiovanna, Priest of Tortona (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso and Titular Archbishop of Sistroniana

Archbishop Paul Tschang In-nam (장인남 바오로 / 張仁南) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands and Permanent Representative to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Albania

Msgr. Maurizio Bravi, Priest of Bergamo (Italy), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Permanent Observer to World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), was elected Titular Archbishop of Tolentino, Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands and Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

Archbishop Mauro Lalli resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands

Archbishop Gábor Pintér, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau and Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu

Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty, Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, was appointed as Permanent Observer to Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Msgr. Rubén Darío Ruiz Mainardi, Priest of Santo Tomé (Argentina) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Ursona, Apostolic Nuncio to Benin and Apostolic Nuncio to Togo

Msgr. Simón Bolívar Sánchez Carrión, Priest of Loja (Ecuador) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Rosella and Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras

Archbishop Gábor Pintér, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands

Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński, Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia and Apostolic Nuncio to Eswatini, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana

Archbishop Gábor Pintér, Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island and Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia

Archbishop Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis, Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen and Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula

Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński, Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho and Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia and Apostolic Nuncio to Eswatini

Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty, Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso and Apostolic Nuncio to Niger, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria

Archbishop-elect Kryspin Witold Dubiel, Apostolic Nuncio to Angola, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe

Archbishop Mark Gerard Miles, Apostolic Nuncio to Benin and Apostolic Nuncio to Togo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica

Msgr. Kryspin Witold Dubiel, Priest of Przemyśl (Poland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Vannida and Apostolic Nuncio to Angola

Msgr. Richard Allen Gyhra, Priest of Lincoln (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Permanent Representative to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Permanent Representative to Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)

Msgr. Julien Kaboré, Priest of Koupéla (Burkina Faso) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Milevum and Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana

Archbishop Ante Jozić (尤安泰), Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia and Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia

Archbishop Georg Gänswein was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia, Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia and Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania

Archbishop Antoine Camilleri, Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia, Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti, Apostolic Delegate to Somalia and Special Representative to African Union (AU), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba

Msgr. Séamus Patrick Horgan, Priest of Killaloe (Ireland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Árd Sratha and Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan

Archbishop Mauro Lalli, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands

Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan

Archbishop Alberto Ortega Martín, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela

Archbishop Martin Krebs, Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco

Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński, Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho and Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa

Archbishop Mitja Leskovar, Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo

Archbishop Petar Rajič, Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia and Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Archbishop Giovanni Gaspari, Apostolic Nuncio to Angola and Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia

Msgr. Mauro Lalli, Priest of Chieti–Vasto (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Titular Archbishop of Pausula

Archbishop Giampiero Gloder, Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova and Apostolic Nuncio to Romania

Msgr. Janusz Stanisław Urbańczyk, Priest of Elbląg (Poland), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Permanent Representative to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Permanent Representative to Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), was elected Titular Archbishop of Voli and Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe

Archbishop Francisco Escalante Molina, Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Japan