Australia (Nunciature) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Charles Daniel Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Nunciature
Split: 5 March 1973
Diplomatic Post
Country: Australia
Mailing Address: 2 Vancouver St., Red Hill, Canberra ACT 2603; P.O. Box 3633, Manuka, ACT 2603, Australia
Telephone: (61)2.6295.3876

Historical Details

Delegation to Australia
- Latin Name: Australasiae
- Established: 15 April 1914
- Diplomatic Post
- Country: Australia
Delegation to Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
- Name Changed: 8 June 1947
- Diplomatic Post
- Country: Australia
Delegation to Australia and Papua New Guinea
- Split: 1 November 1968
- Diplomatic Post
- Country: Australia

Past and Present Ordinaries

Bonaventura Cerretti † (10 May 1914 Appointed - 6 May 1917 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs)
Bartolomeo Cattaneo † (16 May 1917 Appointed - Jan 1933 Resigned)
Filippo Bernardini † (13 Mar 1933 Appointed - 10 Oct 1935 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland)
Giovanni Panico † (17 Oct 1935 Appointed - 28 Sep 1948 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Peru)
Paolo Marella † (27 Oct 1948 Appointed - 15 Apr 1953 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to France)
Romolo Carboni † (28 Sep 1953 Appointed - 2 Sep 1959 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Peru)
Maximilien de Fürstenberg † (21 Nov 1959 Appointed - 28 Apr 1962 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal)
Domenico Enrici † (1 Oct 1962 Appointed - 26 Apr 1969 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain)
Gino Paro † (5 May 1969 Appointed - 10 Jun 1978 Resigned)
Luigi Barbarito † (10 Jun 1978 Appointed - 21 Jan 1986 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Great Britain)
Franco Brambilla † (22 Feb 1986 Appointed - 3 Dec 1998 Retired)
Francesco Canalini (3 Dec 1998 Appointed - 8 Sep 2004 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland)
Ambrose Battista De Paoli † (18 Dec 2004 Appointed - 10 Oct 2007 Died)
Giuseppe Lazzarotto (22 Dec 2007 Appointed - 18 Aug 2012 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Israel)
Paul Richard Gallagher (11 Dec 2012 Appointed - 8 Nov 2014 Appointed, Secretary (Relations with States) of the Secretariat of State)
Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana (17 Feb 2015 Appointed - 3 Jun 2021 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Israel)
Charles Daniel Balvo (17 Jan 2022 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Delegation to Australia
15 April 1914	Established		Delegation to Australia (Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand)
20 May 1919	Territory Added		Delegation to Australia (Expanded to include Missions in Oceania and Malaysia)
8 March 1921	Territory Lost	Delegation to Australia (Marianne, Caroline, and Marshall Islands)	Delegation to Japan
21 October 1921	Territory Lost	Delegation to Australia (Sandwich Islands)	Delegation to United States of America
21 October 1921	Territory Lost	Delegation to Australia (Guam)	Delegation to Philippines
Delegation to Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
8 June 1947	Name Changed	Delegation to Australia	Delegation to Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
Delegation to Australia and Papua New Guinea
1 November 1968	Split	Delegation to Australia, New Zealand and Oceania	Delegation to Australia and Papua New Guinea Delegation to New Zealand and Pacific Islands
5 March 1973	Split	Delegation to Australia and Papua New Guinea	Delegation to Papua New Guinea Nunciature to Australia (and Elevated)
Nunciature to Australia
5 March 1973	Split	Delegation to Australia and Papua New Guinea	Delegation to Papua New Guinea Nunciature to Australia (and Elevated)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Luigi Barbarito † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 10 Jun 1978 to 21 Jan 1986)
Filippo Bernardini † (Apostolic Delegate: 13 Mar 1933 to 10 Oct 1935)
Franco Brambilla † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 22 Feb 1986 to 3 Dec 1998)
Romolo Carboni † (Apostolic Delegate: 28 Sep 1953 to 2 Sep 1959)
Bartolomeo Cattaneo † (Apostolic Delegate: 16 May 1917 to Jan 1933)
Bonaventura Cerretti † (Apostolic Delegate: 10 May 1914 to 6 May 1917)
Maximilien de Fürstenberg † (Apostolic Delegate: 21 Nov 1959 to 28 Apr 1962)
Ambrose Battista De Paoli † (Apostolic Nuncio: 18 Dec 2004 to 10 Oct 2007)
Domenico Enrici † (Apostolic Delegate: 1 Oct 1962 to 26 Apr 1969)
Paolo Marella † (Apostolic Delegate: 27 Oct 1948 to 15 Apr 1953)
Giovanni Panico † (Apostolic Delegate: 17 Oct 1935 to 28 Sep 1948)
Gino Paro † (Apostolic Delegate: 5 May 1969; Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 3 Jul 1973 to 10 Jun 1978)

Source(s)

Delegation to Australia
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 6, Page 223, and Page 224
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 11, Page 285
Delegation to Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 39, Page 501
Delegation to Australia and Papua New Guinea
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 61, Page 158, and Page 159
Nunciature to Australia
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 65, Page 237

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Nunciature to Australia

Bishop(s)

General Information

Historical Details

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Source(s)