Apostolic Delegation to Brunei Darussalam explained

The Apostolic Delegation to Brunei Darussalam is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Brunei Darussalam. It is led by an Apostolic Delegate who serves as principal liaison with the Catholic hierarchy there. It is a quasi-diplomatic post in that it maintains contacts with government officials; the Holy See and Brunei Darussalam have no formal relationship.

The Holy See created its Delegation to Brunei in 1998 by dividing its Delegation to Malaysia and Brunei, which it had formed in 1993.^[1]

The position of Apostolic Delegate to Brunei Darussalam is held by the prelate who serves as Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia, who resides in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

List of papal representatives to Brunei Darussalam

Apostolic Delegates

• Luigi Bressan (1998 - 25 March 1999)^[2]
• Adriano Bernardini (24 July 1999^[3] - 26 April 2003)^[4]
• Salvatore Pennacchio (20 September 2003^[5] - 8 May 2010)^[6]
• Leopoldo Girelli (13 January 2011^[7] - 16 January 2013)
• Joseph Marino (16 January 2013^[8] - 11 October 2019)^[9]
• Wojciech Załuski (29 September 2020^[10] – present)

See also

• Apostolic Nunciature to Malaysia

Notes and References

1. it . PRAEFECTURA APOSTOLICA BRUNEIENSIS CONSTITUITUR . 4 February 2023 . 21 November 1997 . Holy See Press Office.
2. Book: 2 December 2019 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 1999. XCI . 474.
3. Book: 2 December 2019 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 1999. XCI . 1004 .
4. Holy See Press Office . 28 April 2019 . Rinunce e nomine, 26.04.2003. 26 April 2003. it.
5. Rinunce e Nomine, 20.09.2003 . 16 May 2019 . 20 September 2003. it. Holy See Press Office .
6. 17 May 2019 . 8 May 2010. Rinunce e nomine, 08.05.2010. it . Holy See Press Office.
7. 19 July 2019 . it . Rinunce e Nomine, 13.01.2011. Holy See Press Office . 13 January 2011.
8. News: Pope appoints American as first Nuncio to Malaysia . O'Connell . Gerard . 18 January 2013 . La Stampa. January 19, 2015.
9. Holy See Press Office . October 11, 2019 . Rinunce e Nomine, 11.10.2019 . it.
10. it . Rinunce e Nomine, 29.09.2020 . 29 September 2020 . 29 September 2020 . Holy See Press Office.