Apostolic Nunciature to Sri Lanka
The Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See to Sri Lanka is the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Sri Lanka, equivalent to an embassy. It is located at 220 Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7. The current Apostolic Nuncio is Archbishop Pierre Nguyên Van Tot, who was appointed to the position by Pope Francis on 22 March 2014.
The Apostolic Nunciature to Sri Lanka is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka, with the rank of ambassador. The nuncio serves both as the ambassador of the Pope (as Head of state of the Vatican City State) to the President of Sri Lanka, and as delegate and point-of-contact between the Catholic hierarchy in Sri Lanka and the Pope (as head of the church).
List of Papal representatives
- Luciano Storero (22 November 1969 – 24 December 1970)
- Carlo Curis (14 July 1971 - 30 March 1978)
- Nicola Rotunno (13 April 1978 - 30 August 1983)
- Ambrose Battista De Paoli (23 September 1983 - 6 February 1988)
- François Bacqué (17 June 1988 - 7 June 1994)
- Osvaldo Padilla (1994 - 22 August 1998)
- Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan (10 November 1998 - 22 April 2004)[1]
- Mario Zenari (10 May 2004 - 30 December 2008)[2][3]
- Joseph Spiteri (21 February 2009 - 1 October 2013)[4][5]
- Pierre Nguyên Van Tot (22 March 2014 - )[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.04.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 April 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 10.05.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 May 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 30.12.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.02.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 February 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 01.10.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.03.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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