Apostolic Nunciature to Sudan

Diplomatic Mission of the Holy See in Africa

The Apostolic Nunciature to Sudan is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Sudan. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Sudan was established in 1972.^[1] It had previously been overseen by a variety of delegations with regional authority, the last of which were the Delegation to Eastern Africa erected in 1960^[2] and the Delegation to the Red Sea Region.

Since 31 March 2020, the position of Apostolic Nuncio to both Sudan and Eritrea has been held by Monsignor Luis Miguel Munoz Cardaba of Spain.^[3]

List of papal representatives

Apostolic Delegates to the Red Sea Region

Ubaldo Calabresi (3 July 1969^[4] - 5 January 1978)
- Nunciature to Sudan established 29 April 1972.^[1]

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio

Giovanni Moretti (13 March 1978 - 10 July 1984)
Luis Robles Díaz (16 February 1985^[5] - 13 March 1990)

Apostolic Nuncios

Erwin Josef Ender (15 March 1990 - 9 July 1997)
Marco Dino Brogi (13 December 1997 - 5 February 2002)^[6]
Dominique Mamberti (18 May 2002^[7] - 15 September 2006)^[8]
Leo Boccardi (16 January 2007^[9] - 11 July 2013)^[10]
Hubertus van Megen (8 March 2014^[11] - 16 February 2019)^[12]
Luís Miguel Muñoz Cárdaba (31 March 2020^[3] – 23 January 2024)^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXIV. 1972. pp. 474–5. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LII. 1960. p. 1002. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Resignations and Appointments, 31.03.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXI. 1969. p. 552. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXVII. 1985. p. 346, 443. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 05.02.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 5 February 2002. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 18.05.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 May 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.09.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 16.01.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 January 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 11.07.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 08.03.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 16.02.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 23.01.2024". Retrieved January 23, 2024.