Nunciature to United States of America

Historical Details

• Delegation to United States of America
  • Established: 24 January 1893
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: United States of America

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Francesco di Paolo Satolli † (24 Jan 1893 Appointed - 1896 Resigned)
• Sebastiano Martinelli, O.E.S.A. † (18 Aug 1896 Appointed - )
• Diomede Angelo Raffaele Gennaro Falconio, O.F.M. Ref. † (30 Sep 1902 Appointed - 1911 Resigned)
• Giovanni Vincenzo Bonzano † (2 Feb 1912 Appointed - 11 Dec 1922 Resigned)
• Pietro Fumasoni Biondi † (14 Dec 1922 Appointed - 16 Mar 1933 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme)
• Amleto Giovanni Cicognani † (23 Apr 1933 Appointed - 14 Nov 1959 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches)
• Egidio Vagnozzi † (16 Dec 1958 Appointed - 13 Jan 1968 Appointed, Prefect of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See)
• Luigi Raimondi † (30 Jun 1967 Appointed - 21 Mar 1973 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints)
• Jean Jadot † (23 May 1973 Appointed - 27 Jun 1980 Appointed, Pro-President of the Secretariat for Non-Christians)
• Pio Laghi † (10 Dec 1980 Appointed - 6 Apr 1990 Appointed, Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study))
• Agostino Cacciavillan † (13 Jun 1990 Appointed - 5 Nov 1998 Appointed, President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See)
• Gabriel Montalvo Higuera † (7 Dec 1998 Appointed - 17 Dec 2005 Retired)
• Pietro Sambi † (17 Dec 2005 Appointed - 27 Jul 2011 Died)
• Carlo Maria Viganò (19 Oct 2011 Appointed - 12 Apr 2016 Retired)
• Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre (12 Apr 2016 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre (Apostolic Nuncio: 12 Apr 2016 - )
• Carlo Maria Viganò (Apostolic Nuncio: 19 Oct 2011 to 12 Apr 2016)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Vincenzo Bonzano † (Apostolic Delegate: 2 Feb 1912 to 11 Dec 1922)
• Agostino Cacciavillan † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 13 Jun 1990 to 5 Nov 1998)
• Amleto Giovanni Cicognani † (Apostolic Delegate: 23 Apr 1933 to 14 Nov 1959)
• Diomede Angelo Raffaele Gennaro Falconio, O.F.M. Ref. † (Apostolic Delegate: 30 Sep 1902 to 1911)
• Pietro Fumasoni Biondi † (Apostolic Delegate: 14 Dec 1922 to 16 Mar 1933)
• Jean Jadot † (Apostolic Delegate: 23 May 1973 to 27 Jun 1980)
• Pio Laghi † (Apostolic Delegate: 10 Dec 1980; Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 26 Mar 1984 to 6 Apr 1990)
• Sebastiano Martinelli, O.E.S.A. † (Apostolic Delegate: 18 Aug 1896 - )
• Gabriel Montalvo Higuera † (Apostolic Nuncio: 7 Dec 1998 to 17 Dec 2005)
• Luigi Raimondi † (Apostolic Delegate: 30 Jun 1967 to 21 Mar 1973)
• Pietro Sambi † (Apostolic Nuncio: 17 Dec 2005 to 27 Jul 2011)
• Francesco di Paolo Satolli † (Apostolic Delegate: 24 Jan 1893 to 1896)
• Egidio Vagnozzi † (Apostolic Delegate: 16 Dec 1958 to 13 Jan 1968)

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