Recent Appointments

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 Chaplain 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 Titular Archbishop of Pausula and Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

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

Archbishop Luís Miguel Muñoz Cárdaba, Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea and Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique

Archbishop Eliseo Antonio Ariotti resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay

Msgr. Vincenzo Turturro, Priest of Molfetta–Ruvo–Giovinazzo–Terlizzi (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Ravello and Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay

Archbishop Marek Zalewski, Non-Residential Pontifical Representative for Vietnam and Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore, was appointed as Residential Pontifical Representative for Vietnam

Archbishop Alfred Xuereb, Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco

Archbishop Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia

Archbishop Leo Boccardi (レオ・ボッカルディ) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Japan

Archbishop José Avelino Bettencourt, Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia and Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon and Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea

Msgr. Kevin Stuart Randall, Priest of Norwich (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Glenndálocha and Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh

Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi, Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria and Permanent Observer to Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Poland

Archbishop Paolo Rudelli, Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia

Archbishop-elect George George Panamthundil, Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan and Apostolic Nuncio to Tajikistan

Archbishop Bruno Musarò resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica

Archbishop Vito Rallo resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco

Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo, was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG), Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO) and Representative to International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Msgr. Germano Penemote, Priest of Ondjiva (Angola) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Treia and Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan

Msgr. Mauricio Rueda Beltz, Priest of Bogotá (Colombia), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Undersecretary for Diplomatic Personnel of Secretariat of State, was elected Titular Archbishop of Cingoli and Apostolic Nuncio to Cote d’Ivoire

Msgr. George George Panamthundil, Priest of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Floriana and Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan

Msgr. Gian Luca Perici, Priest of Velletri–Segni (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Bolsena, Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi and Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia

Archbishop Nicolas Henry Marie Denis Thévenin, Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt and Delegate to League of Arab States (LAS), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Oman

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

Archbishop Piergiorgio Bertoldi, Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico

Archbishop Antonio Arcari resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco

Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania and Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain

Archbishop Tomasz Grysa, Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar, Apostolic Delegate to Comoro Islands and Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritius

Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark and Apostolic Nuncio to Finland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Norway

Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG), Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO) and Representative to International Organization for Migration (IOM), was appointed as Secretary for the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University

Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden and Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Finland

Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

Archbishop Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso, Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana (易福霖) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus

Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico

Archbishop Tomasz Grysa, Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar and Apostolic Delegate to Comoro Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles

Archbishop Peter Bryan Wells, Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho, Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia and Apostolic Nuncio to Eswatini, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand and Apostolic Delegate to Laos

Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to Poland, was appointed as President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark

Archbishop Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan

Msgr. Giuseppe Laterza, Priest of Conversano–Monopoli (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Vartana, Apostolic Nuncio to Chad and Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic

Archbishop Gianfranco Gallone, Permanent Observer to Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay

Archbishop Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis, Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates

Archbishop Angelo Accattino, Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania

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

Msgr. Marco Ganci, Priest of Catanzaro–Squillace (Italy), Permanent Observer to Council of Europe and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Observer to International Commission on Civil Status (ICCS)

Archbishop Santiago De Wit Guzmán, Apostolic Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, Apostolic Nuncio to Belize, Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada, Apostolic Nuncio to Guyana, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Apostolic Nuncio to Suriname, Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Apostolic Delegate to Antilles, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahamas, Apostolic Nuncio to Barbados, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominica, Apostolic Nuncio to Jamaica and Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, was appointed as Plenipotentiary Representative to Caribbean Community (CARICOM)

Archbishop Jan Romeo Pawłowski was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Greece

Archbishop Walter Erbì, Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia and Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia