Apostolic Nuncio to Prussia

The Apostolic Nuncio to Prussia was the ambassador of the Holy See to the Free State of Prussia. He was based in Berlin.

History

It was founded in 1925 by pope Pius XI at the request of the Weimar Republic, which intended to give greater prominence to Berlin's Catholics. Such a nunciature had been mooted since the 1871 constitution of the German Empire, but the strong Protestant presence, the support of the kings of Prussia and emperors of Germany, the lack of clear support for such a nunciature from the Holy See and opposition from Austria delayed its inauguration. By this time, there was also already long standing nunciatures to Germany and Bavaria, usually both held by the same man. The German states lost their independence on 30 January 1934 and the nunciature in Berlin was officially closed as a result. It was not revived after World War II.

List

1925–19 August 1929 - Eugenio Pacelli, titular archbishop of Sardis, also apostolic nuncio in Bavaria (1917 to 24 January 1925) and in Germany (1920-1928), later pope Pius XII
1930–31 May 1934 - Cesare Orsenigo, titular archbishop of Tolemaide, apostolic internuncio to The Hague (1922-1925), nuncio in Budapest (1925-1930), nuncio in Germany (1930-1945)

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