Apostolic Nunciature to Antigua and Barbuda explained

The Catholic Nunciature to Antigua and Barbuda is the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to the Antigua and Barbuda and is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church with the rank of an embassy. The title Apostolic Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda is held by the prelate appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago; he resides in Trinidad and Tobago and also serves as apostolic nuncio to Belize, Grenada, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Suriname, and as apostolic delegate in the Antilles.

Pope John Paul II established the Nunciature to Antigua and Barbuda on 15 December 1986.^[1]

Papal representatives to Antigua and Barbuda

• Manuel Monteiro de Castro (25 April 1987^[2] - 21 August 1990)^[3]
• Eugenio Sbarbaro (7 February 1991^[4] - 26 April 2000)^[5]
• Emil Paul Tscherrig (20 January 2001^[6] - 22 May 2004)^[7]
• Thomas Edward Gullickson (15 December 2004^[8] - 21 May 2011)^[9]
• Nicola Girasoli (29 October 2011^[10] - 16 June 2007)^[11]
• Fortunatus Nwachukwu (4 November 2017^[12] – 17 December 2021)^[13]
• Santiago de Wit Guzmán (30 July 2022 ^[14] – present)

See also

• Apostolic Delegation to the Antilles

Notes and References

1. Book: 12 December 2019 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 1987 . LXXIX . 248.
2. Book: 8 December 2019 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 623 . 1987. LXXIX .
3. Book: 8 December 2019 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 1021 . 1990 . LXXXII .
4. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 10 December 2019 . 1991 . LXXXIII . 247.
5. it . 14 June 2019 . 26 April 2000 . Rinunce e Nomine, 26.04.2000 . .
6. Holy See Press Office . 3 May 2019 . 20 January 2001 . Rinunce e Nomine, 20.01.2001.
7. Holy See Press Office . 3 May 2019 . 22 May 2004 . Rinunce e Nomine, 22.05.2004.
8. it . Rinunce e nomine, 15.12.2004 . 15 December 2004. 12 December 2019 . Holy See Press Office.
9. it . Rinunce e nomine, 22.05.2011 . May 22, 2011. December 13, 2019 . Holy See Press Office.
10. Rinunce e Nomine, 29.10.2011. Holy See Press Office . 28 January 2019 . 29 October 2011. it .
11. Rinunce e Nomine, 16.06.2017 . Holy See Press Office . 28 January 2019 . 16 June 2017. it .
12. 11 June 2019 . 4 November 2017 . Holy See Press Office . Resignations and Appointments, 04.11.2017 .
13. Resignations and Appointments, 17.12.2021 . 17 December 2021 . 17 December 2021 . Holy See Press Office .
14. News: Resignations and Appointments, 30.07.2022 . July 30, 2022.