Nunciature to Syria

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Aloisio Gandolfi, C.M. † (11 Aug 1815 Appointed - 13 Jan 1818 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Syria, Egypt, Arabia, and Cyprus)
• Jean-Baptiste Auvergne † (29 Mar 1833 Appointed - 7 Sep 1836 Died)
• Giuseppe Angelo di Fazio, O.F.M. Cap. † (5 Dec 1837 Appointed - 13 Dec 1838 Died)
• Francisco Villardel, O.F.M. Obs. † (8 Mar 1839 Appointed - 19 Jun 1852 Died)
• Serafino Milani, O.F.M. Obs. † (23 Jan 1874 Appointed - 21 Dec 1874 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Pontremoli)
• Luigi Piavi (Biavi), O.F.M. Obs. † (14 Nov 1876 Appointed - 28 Aug 1889 Appointed, Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme})
• Gaudenzio Bonfigli, O.F.M. Obs. † (19 Aug 1890 Appointed - 25 Feb 1896 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Egypt and Arabia)
• Pierre-Gonzalès-Charles Duval, O.P. † (25 Feb 1896 Appointed - 31 Jul 1904 Died)
• Frediano Giannini, O.F.M. † (20 Jan 1905 Appointed - 12 Feb 1936 Appointed, Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber)
• Rémy-Louis Leprêtre, O.F.M. † (18 Mar 1936 Appointed - 7 May 1947 Resigned)
• Paolo Pappalardo † (19 Mar 1953 Appointed - 1958 Appointed, Official of the Secretariat of State)
• Luigi Punzolo † (10 Jan 1962 Appointed - 17 Jun 1967 Resigned)
• Raffaele Forni † (17 Jun 1967 Appointed - 19 Sep 1969 Retired)
• Achille Marie Joseph Glorieux † (19 Sep 1969 Appointed - 3 Aug 1973 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of)
• Amelio Poggi † (26 Sep 1973 Appointed - 23 Dec 1974 Died)
• Angelo Pedroni † (17 Mar 1975 Appointed - 6 Jul 1983 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium)
• Nicola Rotunno † (30 Aug 1983 Appointed - 8 Dec 1987 Appointed, Official of the Secretariat of State)
• Luigi Accogli † (17 Jun 1988 Appointed - 18 Feb 1993 Retired)
• Pier Giacomo De Nicolò † (11 Feb 1993 Appointed - 21 Jan 1999 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland)
• Diego Causero (31 Mar 1999 Appointed - 10 Jan 2004 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic)
• Giovanni Battista Morandini † (6 Mar 2004 Appointed - 21 Sep 2008 Retired)
• Mario Zenari (30 Dec 2008 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Diego Causero (Apostolic Nuncio: 31 Mar 1999 to 10 Jan 2004)
• Mario Zenari (Apostolic Nuncio: 30 Dec 2008 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Luigi Accogli † (Apostolic Nuncio: 17 Jun 1988 to 18 Feb 1993)
• Jean-Baptiste Auvergne † (Apostolic Delegate: 29 Mar 1833 to 7 Sep 1836)
• Gaudenzio Bonfigli, O.F.M. Obs. † (Apostolic Delegate: 19 Aug 1890 to 25 Feb 1896)
• Pier Giacomo De Nicolò † (Apostolic Nuncio: 11 Feb 1993 to 21 Jan 1999)
• Giuseppe Angelo di Fazio, O.F.M. Cap. † (Apostolic Delegate: 5 Dec 1837 to 13 Dec 1838)
• Pierre-Gonzalès-Charles Duval, O.P. † (Apostolic Delegate: 25 Feb 1896 to 31 Jul 1904)
• Raffaele Forni † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 17 Jun 1967 to 19 Sep 1969)
• Aloisio Gandolfi, C.M. † (Apostolic Delegate: 11 Aug 1815 to 13 Jan 1818)
• Frediano Giannini, O.F.M. † (Apostolic Delegate: 20 Jan 1905 to 12 Feb 1936)
• Achille Marie Joseph Glorieux † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 19 Sep 1969 to 3 Aug 1973)
• Rémy-Louis Leprêtre, O.F.M. † (Apostolic Delegate: 18 Mar 1936 to 7 May 1947)
• Serafino Milani, O.F.M. Obs. † (Apostolic Delegate: 23 Jan 1874 to 21 Dec 1874)
• Giovanni Battista Morandini † (Apostolic Nuncio: 6 Mar 2004 to 21 Sep 2008)
• Paolo Pappalardo † (Apostolic Internuncio: 19 Mar 1953 to 1958)
• Angelo Pedroni † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 17 Mar 1975 to 6 Jul 1983)
• Luigi Piavi (Biavi), O.F.M. Obs. † (Apostolic Delegate: 14 Nov 1876 to 28 Aug 1889)
• Amelio Poggi † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 26 Sep 1973 to 23 Dec 1974)
• Luigi Punzolo † (Apostolic Internuncio: 10 Jan 1962; Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 2 Feb 1966 to 17 Jun 1967)
• Nicola Rotunno † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 30 Aug 1983 to 8 Dec 1987)
• Francisco Villardel, O.F.M. Obs. † (Apostolic Delegate: 8 Mar 1839 to 19 Jun 1852)

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