Delegation to Arabian Peninsula

Historical Details

• Delegation to Red Sea Region
  • Latin Name: Regione Maris Rubri
  • Established: 3 July 1969
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Somalia

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Ubaldo Calabresi † (3 Jul 1969 Appointed - 5 Jan 1978 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela)
• Giovanni Moretti † (13 Mar 1978 Appointed - 10 Jul 1984 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of)
• Luis Robles Díaz † (16 Feb 1985 Appointed - 13 Mar 1990 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda)
• Erwin Josef Ender † (15 Mar 1990 Appointed - 26 Mar 1992 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Somalia)
• Pablo Puente Buces † (25 May 1993 Appointed - 31 Jul 1997 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain)
• Antonio Maria Vegliò (2 Oct 1997 Appointed - 13 Dec 1999 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Antonio De Andrea † (28 Jun 2001 Appointed - 26 Aug 2005 Retired)
• Paul-Mounged El-Hachem † (27 Aug 2005 Appointed - 2 Dec 2009 Retired)
• Petar Antun Rajič (2 Dec 2009 Appointed - 15 Jun 2015 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Angola)
• Francisco Montecillo Padilla (5 Apr 2016 Appointed - 17 Apr 2020 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala)
• Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis (22 Jul 2024 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis (Apostolic Delegate: 22 Jul 2024)
• Francisco Montecillo Padilla (Apostolic Delegate: 5 Apr 2016 to 17 Apr 2020)
• Petar Antun Rajič (Apostolic Delegate: 2 Dec 2009 to 15 Jun 2015)
• Antonio Maria Vegliò (Apostolic Delegate: 2 Oct 1997 to 13 Dec 1999)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Ubaldo Calabresi † (Apostolic Delegate: 3 Jul 1969 to 5 Jan 1978)
• Giuseppe Antonio De Andrea † (Apostolic Delegate: 28 Jun 2001 to 26 Aug 2005)
• Paul-Mounged El-Hachem † (Apostolic Delegate: 27 Aug 2005 to 2 Dec 2009)
• Erwin Josef Ender † (Apostolic Delegate: 15 Mar 1990 to 26 Mar 1992)
• Giovanni Moretti † (Apostolic Delegate: 13 Mar 1978 to 10 Jul 1984)
• Pablo Puente Buces † (Apostolic Delegate: 25 May 1993 to 31 Jul 1997)
• Luis Robles Díaz † (Apostolic Delegate: 16 Feb 1985 to 13 Mar 1990)

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