Nunciature to Great Britain

Historical Details

• Delegation to Great Britain
  • Latin Name: Magnae Britanniae
  • Established: 21 November 1938
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Region: Great Britain

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Ferdinando d’Adda † ( 1687 Appointed - 13 Feb 1690 Elevated to Cardinal, of San Clemente)
• William Godfrey † (21 Nov 1938 Appointed - 10 Nov 1953 Appointed, Archbishop of Liverpool, England)
• Gerald Patrick Aloysius O’Hara † (7 Jun 1954 Appointed - 16 Jul 1963 Died)
• Igino Eugenio Cardinale † (4 Oct 1963 Appointed - 19 Apr 1969 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium)
• Domenico Enrici † (26 Apr 1969 Appointed - 16 Jul 1973 Appointed, Official of the Secretariat of State)
• Bruno Bernard Heim † (16 Jul 1973 Appointed - Jul 1985 Resigned)
• Luigi Barbarito † (21 Jan 1986 Appointed - 31 Jul 1997 Retired)
• Pablo Puente Buces † (31 Jul 1997 Appointed - 23 Oct 2004 Retired)
• Faustino Sainz Muñoz † (11 Dec 2004 Appointed - 5 Dec 2010 Retired)
• Antonio Mennini (18 Dec 2010 Appointed - 6 Feb 2017 Appointed, Official of the Secretariat of State)
• Edward Joseph Adams (8 Apr 2017 Appointed - 31 Jan 2020 Retired)
• Claudio Gugerotti (4 Jul 2020 Appointed - 21 Nov 2022 Appointed, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches)
• Miguel Maury Buendía (13 Apr 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Edward Joseph Adams (Apostolic Nuncio: 8 Apr 2017 to 31 Jan 2020)
• Claudio Gugerotti (Apostolic Nuncio: 4 Jul 2020 to 21 Nov 2022)
• Miguel Maury Buendía (Apostolic Nuncio: 13 Apr 2023)
• Antonio Mennini (Apostolic Nuncio: 18 Dec 2010 to 6 Feb 2017)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Luigi Barbarito † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 21 Jan 1986; Apostolic Nuncio: 13 Apr 1993 to 31 Jul 1997)
• Igino Eugenio Cardinale † (Apostolic Delegate: 4 Oct 1963 to 19 Apr 1969)
• Ferdinando d’Adda † (Apostolic Nuncio: 1687 to 13 Feb 1690)
• Domenico Enrici † (Apostolic Delegate: 26 Apr 1969 to 16 Jul 1973)
• William Godfrey † (Apostolic Delegate: 21 Nov 1938 to 10 Nov 1953)
• Bruno Bernard Heim † (Apostolic Delegate: 16 Jul 1973; Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 22 Feb 1982 to Jul 1985)
• Gerald Patrick Aloysius O’Hara † (Apostolic Delegate: 7 Jun 1954 to 16 Jul 1963)
• Pablo Puente Buces † (Apostolic Nuncio: 31 Jul 1997 to 23 Oct 2004)
• Faustino Sainz Muñoz † (Apostolic Nuncio: 11 Dec 2004 to 5 Dec 2010)

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