The Apostolic Nunciature to Kazakhstan is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Kazakhstan. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.
Its office is located in Astana, Kazakhstan. The Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan is usually also the Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan upon his appointment to said nations.
List of papal representatives to Kazakhstan
edit- Apostolic Nuncios
- Marian Oleś (9 April 1994[1] – 11 December 2001)[2]
- Józef Wesołowski (6 November 2002[3] – 24 January 2008)[4]
- Miguel Maury Buendía (19 May 2008[5] - 5 December 2015)[6]
- Francis Assisi Chullikatt (30 April 2016[7] – 1 October 2022)[8]
- George Panamthundil (16 June 2023[9] – present)
References
edit- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXVI. 1994. p. 451.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 11.12.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 11 December 2001. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.11.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 November 2002. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.01.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 19.05.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 05.12.2015" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 30.04.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 01.10.2022". Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 16.06.2023". Retrieved June 16, 2023.