The Apostolic Nunciature to Nauru is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Nauru. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The title Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru is held by the prelate appointed Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand; he resides in Wellington, New Zealand.
Pope John Paul II established the Nunciature to Nauru on 15 May 1992.[1]
List of papal representatives to Nauru
edit- Apostolic Nuncios
- Thomas Anthony White (1 December 1992[2] – (27 April 1996)[a]
- Patrick Coveney (7 December 1996[4] – 25 January 2005)[5]
- Charles Daniel Balvo (30 January 2007[6] - 17 January 2013)[7]
- Martin Krebs (3 May 2014 [8] - 16 June 2018)[9]
- Novatus Rugambwa (30 November 2019[10] – 27 July 2024)[11]
Notes
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edit- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIV. 1992. p. 1060. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIV. 1992. p. 1196. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXVIII. 1996. p. 527. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIX. 1997. p. 78. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.01.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 January 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 30.01.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 17.01.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 03.05.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 16.06.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 30.11.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 27.07.2024". Retrieved July 27, 2024.