Apostolic Nunciature to Australia
Apostolic Nunciature in Australia
The Nunciature to Australia is an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church in Australia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio to Australia with the rank of an ambassador. The office of the nunciature is located in Manuka, Canberra.
The mission was established as an Apostolic Delegation by Pope Pius X on 15 April 1914, with Archbishop Bonaventura Cerretti as its first head. It was raised to an Apostolic Nunciature by Pope Paul VI by a Decree dated March 5, 1973. Current nuncio has been Adolfo Tito Yllana since 2015.
List of Apostolic Delegates to Australia
- Bonaventura Cerretti (1914 - 1917)
- Bartolomeo Cattaneo (1917 - 1933)
- Filippo Bernardini (1933 - 1935)
- Giovanni Panico (1935 - 1948)
- Paolo Marella (1948 - 1953)
- Romolo Carboni (1953 - 1959)
- Maximilien de Fürstenberg (1959 - 1962)
- Domenico Enrici (1962 - 1969)
List of Apostolic Nuncios to Australia
- Gino Paro (1969 - 1978)
- Luigi Barbarito (1978 - 1986)
- Franco Brambilla (1986 - 1998)
- Francesco Canalini (1998 - 2004)
- Ambrose De Paoli (2004 - 2007)
- Giuseppe Lazzarotto (2007 - 2012)
- Paul Gallagher (2012 - 2014)
- Adolfo Tito Yllana (2015 - )
See also
References
External links
- Nunciature to Australia page at catholic-hierarchy.org [self-published]
- Apostolic Nunciature of Australia page at gcatholic.org [self-published]
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Coordinates: 35°19′37.69″S 149°07′35.51″E / 35.3271361°S 149.1265306°E
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