Apostolic Nunciature to East Timor explained

The Apostolic Nunciature to East Timor is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in East Timor. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The title Apostolic Nuncio to East Timor is held by the prelate appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia. The nunciature maintains an office in Dili; the nuncio resides in Malaysia.

Pope Benedict XVI established the Nunciature to East Timor on 24 June 2003.^[1]

List of papal representatives to East Timor

Apostolic Nuncios

• Renzo Fratini (24 June 2003^[2] – 27 January 2004)^[3]
• Malcolm Ranjith (29 April 2004^[4] – 10 December 2005)^[5]
• Leopoldo Girelli (10 October 2006^[6] – 16 January 2013)^[7]
• Joseph Marino (16 January 2013^[8] – 11 October 2019)^[9]
• Wojciech Załuski (29 September 2020^[10] – present)

See also

• Catholic Church in East Timor
• Religion in East Timor

Notes and References

1. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 2003 . XCV . 829 . 14 December 2019 .
2. Holy See Press Office. 24 July 2019 . Rinunce e Nomine, 24.06.2003. 24 June 2003 . it.
3. Holy See Press Office. 24 July 2019 . Rinunce e Nomine, 27.01.2004 . 27 January 2004 . it.
4. Holy See Press Office. 14 December 2019 . Rinunce e Nomine, 29.04.2004 . 27 April 2004 . it.
5. Holy See Press Office. 13 December 2019 . Rinunce e Nomine, 10.12.2005 . 10 December 2005 . it.
6. 19 July 2019 . it . Rinunce e Nomine, 10.10.2006. Holy See Press Office . 10 October 2006.
7. 19 July 2019 . it . Rinunce e Nomine, 13.01.2011. Holy See Press Office . 13 January 2011.
8. Holy See Press Office. 14 December 2019 . Rinunce e Nomine, 16.01.2013 . 16 January 2013 . it.
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.