Apostolic Nunciature to Gabon explained

The Apostolic Nunciature to Gabon is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Gabon. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

List of papal representatives

Apostolic Pro-Nuncios

• Luigi Poggi (31 October 1967^[1] – 21 May 1969)
• Ernesto Gallina (16 July 1969^[2] - 13 March 1971)
• Jean Jadot (15 May 1971^[3] - 23 May 1973)
• Luciano Storero (30 June 1973 - 14 July 1976)^[4]
• Giuseppe Uhac (15 January 1977 - 3 June 1981)
• Donato Squicciarini (16 September 1981 - 1 July 1989)
• Santos Abril y Castelló (2 October 1989^[5] - 24 February 1996)^[6]

Apostolic Nuncios

• Luigi Pezzuto (7 December 1996^[7] - 22 May 1999)^[8]
• Mario Roberto Cassari (3 August 1999 - 31 July 2004)^[9]
• Andrés Carrascosa Coso (26 August 2004^[10] - 12 January 2009)^[11]
• Jan Romeo Pawłowski (18 March 2009^[12] - 7 December 2015)^[13]
• Francisco Escalante Molina (21 May 2016^[14] – 4 June 2021)^[15]
• Javier Herrera Corona (2 May 2022 – present)

Notes and References

1. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 24 November 2019 . 59 . 1968 . LX .
2. Book: 552, 744. 10 May 2020 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 1969. LXI .
3. Book: 13 January 2020 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 398 . 1971. LXIII .
4. Book: 10 January 2020 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 1976 . LXVIII. 539 .
5. Book: 25 November 2019 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 1272 . 1989. LXXXI .
6. Book: 25 November 2019 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 302 . 1996 . LXXXVIII .
7. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 29 November 2019 . 78 . 1997 . LXXXIX.
8. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 29 November 2019 . 725 . 1999 . XCI .
9. 30 April 2019 . it . 31 July 2004 . Rinunce e Nomine, 31.07.2004 . Holy See Press Office .
10. Holy See Press Office . 4 June 2019 . it. Rinunce e Nomine, 26.08.2004. 26 August 2004.
11. Holy See Press Office . 4 June 2019 . it. Rinunce e Nomine, 12.01.2009. 12 January 2009 .
12. Holy See Press Office . 14 October 2019 . 18 March 2009 . Rinunce e Nomine, 18.03.2009 .
13. Holy See Press Office . 14 October 2019 . 7 December 2015 . Rinunce e Nomine, 07.12.2015 . it .
14. Holy See Press Office . 21 May 2016 . Rinunce e Nomine, 21.05.2016. 14 October 2019 . it.
15. Rinunce e nomine, 04.06.2021 . it . 4 June 2021 . 4 June 2021 . Holy See Press Office .