Apostolic Nunciature to Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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Location | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Address | Pehlivanuša 9, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia & Herzegovina |
Coordinates | 43°51′39.4″N 18°25′28.8″E / 43.860944°N 18.424667°E |
Apostolic Nuncio | Francis Assisi Chullikatt |
The Apostolic Nunciature to Bosnia and Herzegovina the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in Sarajevo since 1993.[1] The current Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina is Francis Assisi Chullikatt, who was appointed by Pope Francis on 1 October 2022.
The Apostolic Nunciature to Bosnia and Herzegovina is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the rank of an embassy. The nuncio serves both as the ambassador of the Holy See to the President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and as delegate and point-of-contact between the Catholic hierarchy in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Pope.
The Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina is usually also the Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro upon his appointment to said nation.
Apostolic Nuncios to Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Francesco Monterisi (11 June 1993[2] – 7 March 1998)[3]
- Giuseppe Leanza (29 April 1999[4] – 22 February 2003)[5]
- Santos Abril y Castelló (9 April 2003[6] – 21 November 2005)[7]
- Alessandro D'Errico (21 November 2005[8] – 21 May 2012)[9]
- Luigi Pezzuto (17 November 2012[10] – 31 August 2021)[11]
- Francis Chullikatt (01 October 2022 [12] – present)
References
[edit]- ^ "Apostolic Nunciature to Bosnia and Herzegovina". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXV. 1993. p. 634. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XC. 1998. p. 303. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XCI. 1999. p. 591. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.02.2003" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 February 2003. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 09.04.2003" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 9 April 2003. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 09.04.2003" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 9 April 2003. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.11.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 November 2005. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 21.11.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 November 2005. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 17.11.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 31.08.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 01.10.2022". Retrieved October 1, 2022.