Apostolic Nunciature to Kazakhstan explained

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

Its office is located in Astana, Kazakhstan. The Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan is usually also the Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan upon his appointment to said nations.

List of papal representatives to Kazakhstan

Apostolic Nuncios

• Marian Oleś (9 April 1994^[1] – 11 December 2001)^[2]
• Józef Wesołowski (6 November 2002^[3] – 24 January 2008)^[4]
• Miguel Maury Buendía (19 May 2008^[5] - 5 December 2015)^[6]
• Francis Assisi Chullikatt (30 April 2016^[7] – 1 October 2022)^[8]
• George Panamthundil (16 June 2023^[9] – present)

Notes and References

1. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 451 . 1994 . LXXXVI .
2. it . Rinunce e Nomine, 11.12.2001 . 11 December 2001. Holy See Press Office . 10 June 2019.
3. Rinunce e Nomine, 06.11.2002 . Holy See Press Office . 6 November 2002. 26 August 2019 . it.
4. Rinunce e Nomine, 24.01.2008 . Holy See Press Office . 24 January 2008. 26 August 2019 . it.
5. Holy See Press Office. Rinunce e Nomine, 19.05.2008 . 19 May 2008 . it . 15 April 2019 .
6. Holy See Press Office . 5 December 2015. Rinunce e Nomine, 05.12.2015 . it . 15 April 2019 .
7. Holy See Press Office . 13 March 2019 . it. Rinunce e Nomine, 30.04.2016. 30 April 2016 .
8. News: Rinunce e nomine, 01.10.2022 . October 1, 2022.
9. News: Resignations and Appointments, 16.06.2023 . June 16, 2023.