Recent Appointments

Archbishop Santiago De Wit Guzmán, Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic and Apostolic Nuncio to Chad, was appointed as 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 and Apostolic Delegate to Antilles

Archbishop-elect Walter Erbì, Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone

Msgr. Stefano Mazzotti (馬佐ばさ提ひさげ) was appointed as Pro-Chargé d’affaires in China

Msgr. José Luis Díaz-Mariblanca Sánchez (桑くわ傑士けっし) was appointed as Head of Study Mission in Hong Kong of Philippines

Msgr. Walter Erbì was elected Titular Archbishop of Nepi and Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia

Archbishop Paul Tschang In-nam (장인남 바오로 / 張ちょう仁ひとし南みなみ), Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Laos and Apostolic Nuncio to Myanmar, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands

Archbishop Joseph Spiteri, Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico

Archbishop Nicola Girasoli, Apostolic Nuncio to Peru, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia

Archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (陸りく思おもえ道どう), Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan, was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA)

Archbishop Luciano Suriani, Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to North Macedonia

Archbishop Dagoberto Campos Salas, Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia, Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia and Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Panama

Archbishop Luciano Suriani, Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau and Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

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

Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta and Apostolic Nuncio to Libya

Archbishop James Patrick Green (格かく霖澤) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, Apostolic Nuncio to Finland and Apostolic Nuncio to Norway

Archbishop Marek Solczyński, Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaigian

Archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (陸りく思おもえ道どう) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaigian

Msgr. Javier Herrera Corona (何なに明哲めいてつ) was elected Titular Archbishop of Vulturara, Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo and Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon

Msgr. Jean-Sylvain Emien Mambé was elected Titular Archbishop of Potenza Picena and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali

Archbishop Tymon Tytus Chmielecki resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Mali

Archbishop Marek Solczyński, Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye

Archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (陸りく思おもえ道どう) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye

Msgr. Arnaldo Sanchez Catalan (佳けい安やす道どう), Chargé d’affaires in China, was elected Titular Archbishop of Apollonia and Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria and Apostolic Nuncio to North Macedonia

Archbishop Michael August Blume, S.V.D., resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

Archbishop Luciano Russo, Apostolic Nuncio to Panama, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay

Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Apostolic Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, Apostolic Nuncio to Barbados, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominica, Apostolic Nuncio to Jamaica, Apostolic Nuncio to Guyana, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Apostolic Delegate to Antilles, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahamas, Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Apostolic Nuncio to Suriname, Apostolic Nuncio to Belize and Plenipotentiary Representative to Caribbean Community (CARICOM), 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)

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

Archbishop Franco Coppola, Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg

Archbishop Aldo Giordano, Titular Archbishop of Tamada and Apostolic Nuncio to European Union, passed away at 67

Msgr. Eric Soviguidi was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Msgr. Francesco Follo resigned as Permanent Observer to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Archbishop Aldo Cavalli, Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands and Permanent Representative to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator to the Parish of Međugorje of Mostar–Duvno (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Archbishop Franco Coppola, Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium

Archbishop Giacomo Guido Ottonello resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia

Msgr. Dieudonné Datonou was elected Titular Archbishop of Vico Equense and Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi

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

Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro

Archbishop Augustine Kasujja resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium and Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg

Archbishop Andrzej Józwowicz, Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Iran

Msgr. Visvaldas Kulbokas was elected Titular Archbishop of Martana and Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič, 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 Apostolic Nuncio to Canada

Archbishop Francisco Escalante Molina, Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo and Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana (易えき福ぶく霖), Apostolic Nuncio to Australia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus, Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine

Archbishop Aldo Giordano, Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to European Union

Msgr. Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez was elected Titular Archbishop of Virunum and Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, 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 and Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia

Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine and Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to India

Archbishop Leo Boccardi (レオ・ボッカルディ), Apostolic Nuncio to Iran, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Japan

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

Archbishop-elect Mark Gerard Miles, Apostolic Nuncio to Benin, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Togo

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

Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent (劉りゅう裕ひろし政せい), Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain

Msgr. Mark Gerard Miles, Permanent Observer to Organization of American States (OAS), was elected Titular Archbishop of Città Ducale and Apostolic Nuncio to Benin

Msgr. Juan Antonio Cruz Serrano was appointed as Permanent Observer to Organization of American States (OAS)

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

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, 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 and Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island

Archbishop Giovanni D’Aniello, Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan

Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent (劉りゅう裕ひろし政せい), Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar

Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria

Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi, Apostolic Nuncio to Canada, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Albania

Archbishop Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to European Union

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

Archbishop Charles John Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to Albania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines

Msgr. Giovanni Gaspari was elected Titular Archbishop of Alba marittima, Apostolic Nuncio to Angola and Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe

Archbishop Joseph Chennoth (車くるま納おさめ德とく / ジョセフ・チェノットゥ), Titular Archbishop of Milevum and Apostolic Nuncio to Japan, passed away at 76

Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro, Apostolic Nuncio to India and Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil

Archbishop Luciano Russo, Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria and Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Panama

Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain