The Apostolic Nunciature to Albania is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Albania. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.
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| Location | Tirana |
| Apostolic Nuncio | Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi |
After a gap of several decades Pope John Paul II established the Nunciature to Albania on 7 September 1991.[1]
Representatives of the Holy See to Albania edit
- Apostolic delegates
- Ernesto Cozzi (12 November 1920 – 23 February 1926)[2]
- Giovanni Battista della Pietra (3 March 1927 – 1934)
- Ildebrando Antoniutti (19 May 1936 – August 1936)
- Leone Giovanni Battista Nigris (18 August 1938[3] – 1947)
- Apostolic Nuncios
- Ivan Dias (28 October 1991 – 8 November 1996)[4]
- John Bulaitis (25 March 1997 – 26 July 2008)[5]
- Ramiro Moliner Inglés (26 July 2008[5] – 1 September 2016)
- Charles John Brown (9 March 2017[6] – 28 September 2020)[7]
- Luigi Bonazzi (10 December 2020[8] – present)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIV. 1992. p. 10–1. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Elsie, Robert (213). A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History. I.B. Tauris. p. 90. ISBN 9781780764313.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXX. 1938. pp. 320–1. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
Delegato Apostolico in Albania
- ^ "Cardinal Ivan Dias of Bombay passes away". L'Osservatore Romano. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Rinunce e Nomine, 26.07.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 26 July 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 09.03.2017" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 28.09.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 10.12.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.