Apostolic Nunciature to Cabo Verde explained

The Apostolic Nunciature to Cabo Verde is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Cabo Verde. It is headed by the Apostolic Nuncio, a member of the diplomatic service of the Holy See, who represents the interests of the Holy See to Church officials, the government, and civil society in Cabo Verde. It is a diplomatic post with the rank of ambassador. The title Apostolic Delegate to Cabo Verde is held by the prelate appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal; he resides in Dakar.

Papal representatives to Cabo Verde

Apostolic Pro-Nuncios

• Luigi Dossena (24 October 1978^[1] – 30 December 1985)^[2]
• Pablo Puente Buces (15 March 1986^[3] – 31 July 1989)^[4]
• Antonio Maria Vegliò (21 October 1989^[5] - 2 October 1997)^[6]

Apostolic Nuncios

• Jean-Paul Gobel (6 December 1997^[7] – 31 October 2001)^[8]
• Giuseppe Pinto (5 February 2002^[9] – 6 December 2007)^[10]
• Luis Mariano Montemayor (19 June 2008^[11] – 22 June 2015)^[12]
• Michael Banach (9 July 2016^[13] – 3 May 2022)^[14]
• Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag (6 September 2022^[15] – present)

Notes and References

1. Book: 5 January 2020 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 1000 . 1986. LXXVIII .
2. Book: 5 January 2020 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 1986. LXXVIII .
3. Book: 5 January 2020 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 394, 465. 1986. LXXVIII .
4. Book: 5 January 2020 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 1079 . 1989. LXXXI .
5. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 1273 . 1989. LXXXI . 8 December 2019 .
6. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 733 . 1997. LXXXIX . 6 December 2019 .
7. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 66. 1997. LXXXIX . 6 December 2019 .
8. Rinunce e Nomine, 31.10.2001. . it . 28 May 2019 . 31 October 2001 .
9. . 28 April 2019 . 5 February 2002 . Rinunce e Nomine, 05.02.2002 .
10. . 28 April 2019 . 6 December 2007 . Rinunce e Nomine, 06.12.2007.
11. it . Rinunce e Nomine, 19.06.2008. Holy See Press Office . 27 September 2018 . 19 June 2008.
12. it . Rinunce e Nomine, 22.06.2015 . Holy See Press Office . 27 September 2018 . 22 June 2015.
13. January 17, 2020 . July 9, 2016 . Other Pontifical Acts, 22.08.2016 . Holy See Press Office.
14. Resignations and Appointments, 03.05.2022 . Holy See Press Office . May 3, 2022 . 6 September 2022.
15. Holy See Press Office . Resignations and Appointments, 06.09.2022 . 6 September 2022 . 7 September 2022 .