Apostolic Nunciature to São Tomé and Príncipe

Diplomatic mission of the Holy See in Africa

The Apostolic Nunciature to São Tomé and Príncipe is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in São Tomé and Príncipe. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Angola.

The Holy See and São Tomé and Príncipe established diplomatic relations on 12 December 1984,^[1] and the Holy See established its Nunciature to São Tomé and Príncipe on 21 December 1984.^[2]

List of papal representatives to São Tomé and Príncipe

Apostolic Pro-Nuncios

Fortunato Baldelli (4 May 1985^[3] - 20 April 1991)^[4]
Félix del Blanco Prieto (31 May 1991^[5] - 4 May 1996)^[6]

Apostolic Nuncios

Aldo Cavalli (2 July 1996^[7] - 28 June 2001)^[8]
Giovanni Angelo Becciu (15 November 2001^[9] - 23 July 2009)^[10]
Novatus Rugambwa (6 February 2010^[11] - 5 March 2015)^[12]
Petar Rajič (15 June 2015^[13] - 15 June 2019)^[14]
Giovanni Gaspari (21 September 2020^[15] – 2 March 2024)^[16]

References

^ "Relazioni Bilaterali della Santa Sede" (in Italian). Secretariat of State. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXVII. 1985. p. 288. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXVII. 1985. p. 677. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIII. 1991. p. 447. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIII. 1991. p. 529. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXVIII. 1996. p. 527. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXVIII. 1996. p. 677. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 28.06.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). 28 June 2001. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.11.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 November 2001. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ Pentin, Edward (10 May 2011). "Benedict XVI Makes Two Key Vatican Appointments". National Catholic Register. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.02.2010" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 05.03.2015" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.06.2015" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 15.06.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 21.09.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 02.03.2024". Retrieved March 2, 2024.