Apostolic Nunciature to Zambia

Diplomatic mission of the Holy See in Africa

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

List of papal representatives

Apostolic Pro-Nuncios

Alfredo Poledrini (27 October 1965 - 20 September 1971)
Luciano Angeloni (24 December 1970^[1] - 25 November 1978)^[2]
Giorgio Zur (5 February 1979^[3] - 3 May 1985)
Eugenio Sbarbaro (14 September 1985 - 7 February 1991)

Apostolic Nuncios

Giuseppe Leanza (4 June 1991 - 29 April 1999)
Orlando Antonini (24 July 1999 - 16 November 2005)^[4]
Nicola Girasoli (24 January 2006^[5] - 29 October 2011)^[6]
Julio Murat (27 January 2012^[7] - 24 March 2018)^[8]
Gianfranco Gallone (2 February 2019^[9] – 3 January 2023)^[10]
Gian Luca Perici (5 June 2023^[11] – present)

References

^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXIII. 1971. p. 93. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXX. 1978. p. 1001. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXI. 1979. p. 956. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ "El arzobispo Orlando Antonini, nuevo nuncio apostólico para Paraguay". Zenit (in Spanish). 16 November 2005. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.01.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 January 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 29 October 2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.01.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.03.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 02.02.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 03.01.2023". Retrieved January 3, 2023.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 05.06.2023". Retrieved June 5, 2023.