Nunciature to Japan

Historical Details

• Delegation to Japan
  • Latin Name: Japonico Imperio
  • Established: 26 November 1919
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Japan

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pietro Fumasoni Biondi † (14 Nov 1916 Appointed - Mar 1921 Resigned)
• Mario Giardini, B. † (21 Nov 1921 Appointed - 16 May 1931 Appointed, Archbishop of Ancona e Numana)
• Edward Aloysius Mooney † (30 Mar 1931 Appointed - 28 Aug 1933 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Rochester, New York)
• Paolo Marella † (30 Oct 1933 Appointed - 27 Oct 1948 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Australia, New Zealand and Oceania)
• Maximilien de Fürstenberg † (22 Mar 1949 Appointed - 21 Nov 1959 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Australia, New Zealand and Oceania)
• Domenico Enrici † (5 Jan 1960 Appointed - 1 Oct 1962 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Australia, New Zealand and Oceania)
• Mario Cagna † (13 Oct 1962 Appointed - 17 Sep 1966 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Yugoslavia)
• Bruno Wüstenberg † (24 Oct 1966 Appointed - 19 Dec 1973 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire)
• Ippolito Rotoli † (10 Jan 1974 Appointed - 4 Oct 1977 Died)
• Mario Pio Gaspari † (16 Nov 1977 Appointed - 23 Jun 1983 Died)
• William Aquin Carew † (30 Aug 1983 Appointed - 11 Nov 1997 Retired)
• Ambrose Battista De Paoli † (11 Nov 1997 Appointed - 18 Dec 2004 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Australia)
• Alberto Bottari de Castello (1 Apr 2005 Appointed - 6 Jun 2011 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary)
• Joseph Chennoth † (15 Aug 2011 Appointed - 8 Sep 2020 Died)
• Leo Boccardi (11 Mar 2021 Appointed - 1 Sep 2023 Retired)
• Francisco Gerardo Escalante Molina (25 Jan 2024 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Leo Boccardi (Apostolic Nuncio: 11 Mar 2021 to 1 Sep 2023)
• Alberto Bottari de Castello (Apostolic Nuncio: 1 Apr 2005 to 6 Jun 2011)
• Francisco Gerardo Escalante Molina (Apostolic Nuncio: 25 Jan 2024)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Mario Cagna † (Apostolic Internuncio: 13 Oct 1962 to 17 Sep 1966)
• William Aquin Carew † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 30 Aug 1983 to 11 Nov 1997)
• Joseph Chennoth † (Apostolic Nuncio: 15 Aug 2011 to 8 Sep 2020)
• Maximilien de Fürstenberg † (Apostolic Delegate: 22 Mar 1949; Apostolic Internuncio: 28 Apr 1952 to 21 Nov 1959)
• Ambrose Battista De Paoli † (Apostolic Nuncio: 11 Nov 1997 to 18 Dec 2004)
• Domenico Enrici † (Apostolic Internuncio: 5 Jan 1960 to 1 Oct 1962)
• Pietro Fumasoni Biondi † (Apostolic Delegate: 14 Nov 1916 to Mar 1921)
• Mario Pio Gaspari † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 16 Nov 1977 to 23 Jun 1983)
• Mario Giardini, B. † (Apostolic Delegate: 21 Nov 1921 to 16 May 1931)
• Paolo Marella † (Apostolic Delegate: 30 Oct 1933 to 27 Oct 1948)
• Edward Aloysius Mooney † (Apostolic Delegate: 30 Mar 1931 to 28 Aug 1933)
• Ippolito Rotoli † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 10 Jan 1974 to 4 Oct 1977)
• Bruno Wüstenberg † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 24 Oct 1966 to 19 Dec 1973)

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