Apostolic Delegation to the Arab League explained

The Apostolic Delegation to the Arab League is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Delegate. He represents the Holy See as an accredited non-member of the Arab League, formally known as the League of Arab States. The title Apostolic Delegate to the Arab League is held by the prelate appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt; he resides in Cairo.

Papal representatives to the Arab League

• Paolo Giglio (8 February 2000^[1] – 5 February 2002)^[2]
• Marco Dino Brogi (5 February 2002^[2] – 27 January 2006)^[3]
• Michael Louis Fitzgerald (15 February 2006^[4] – October 2012)^[5]
• Jean-Paul Gobel (5 January 2013^[6] – 5 February 2015)
• Bruno Musarò (5 February 2015^[7] – 29 August 2019)^[8]
• Nicolas Thévenin (4 November 2019^[9] – present)

Notes and References

1. 19 July 2019 . Holy See Press Office . Rinunce e Nomine, 08.02.2000 . it . 8 February 2000 .
2. Rinunce e Nomine, 05.02.2002. Holy See Press Office . it . 28 May 2019 . 5 February 2002 .
3. Rinunce e Nomine, 27.01.2006. . it . 28 May 2019 . 27 January 2006.
4. Holy See Press Office . 15 February 2006 . Rinunce e Nomine, 15.02.2006 . it . 27 May 2019.
5. News: 27 May 2019 . Archbishop Fitzgerald reflects on the Arab Spring . La Stampa . 30 May 2013 . Gerard . O'Connell.
6. Rinunce e Nomine, 05.01.2013. Holy See Press Office . it . 28 May 2019 . 5 January 2013 .
7. Rinunce e nomine . Holy See Press Office . 2 February 2015 . 25 June 2019.
8. 29 August 2019 . 29 August 2019. Rinunce e nomine, 29.08.2019. it . Holy See Press Office.
9. Resignations and appointments, 04.11.2019 . 26 October 2019 . 4 November 2019 . Holy See Press Office.