Apostolic Nunciature to Mexico explained

Apostolic Nunciature to Mexico
Coordinates:	19.3595°N -99.1848°W

The Apostolic Nunciature to Mexico the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Mexico. It is located in Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City. The current Apostolic Nuncio is Bishop Joseph Spiteri, who was named to the position by Pope Francis on 7 July 2022.

The Apostolic Nunciature to the United Mexican States is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Mexico, with the rank of an embassy. The nuncio serves both as the ambassador of the Holy See to the President of Mexico, and as delegate and point-of-contact between the Catholic hierarchy in Mexico and the Pope.

History

Before 1992 the office was an Apostolic Delegation, without diplomatic status: its head was accredited to the Catholic Church in the country but not to the government. Pope John Paul II established the Nunciature to Mexico on 22 September 1992.^[1]

Papal representatives to Mexico

Apostolic Delegates

• Luigi Clementi (26 August 1851 - 1861)
• Pier Francesco Meglia (1 October 1864 - 21 October 1866)
• Domenico Serafini, O.S.B. (6 January 1904 – 2 March 1912)
• Tommaso Pio Boggiani, O.P. (10 January 1912 – 1919)
• Pietro Benedetti (10 March 1921 – 22 July 1921)
• Ernesto Eugenio Filippi (22 July 1921^[2] – 31 March 1923)^[3]
• Serafino Cimino, O.F.M. (18 December 1924 – May 1925)
• George J. Caruana (22 December 1925^[4] – 1929)
• Leopoldo Ruiz y Flóres (10 October 1929^[5] – 1937)^[6]
• Guglielmo Piani, S.D.B. (13 April 1951 – 27 September 1956)^[7]
• Luigi Raimondi (15 December 1956^[8] – 30 June 1967)^[9]
• Guido Del Mestri (9 September 1967^[10] – 20 June 1970)^[11]
• Carlo Martini (6 July 1970 – 2 June 1973)
• Mario Pio Gaspari (6 June 1973 – 16 November 1977)
• Sotero Sanz Villalba (24 November 1977 – 17 January 1978)
• Girolamo Prigione (7 February 1978 – 12 October 1992)

Apostolic Nuncios

• Girolamo Prigione (12 October 1992^[12] – 2 April 1997)
• Justo Mullor García (2 April 1997 – 11 February 2000)^[13]
• Leonardo Sandri (1 March 2000^[14] – 16 September 2000)^[15]
• Giuseppe Bertello (27 December 2000 – 19 December 2006)
• Christophe Pierre (22 March 2007^[16] – 12 April 2016)^[17]
• Franco Coppola (9 July 2016^[18] – 15 November 2021)^[19]
• Joseph Spiteri (7 July 2022^[20] - present)

See also

• Bilateral relations between Mexico and the Holy See (1821-1855)
• Holy See–Mexico relations

Notes and References

1. Book: 12 December 2019 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 1993 . LXXXV . 127.
2. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 21 January 2020 . 1921 . XIII . 383, 402, 526.
3. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 21 January 2020 . 1923. XV . 239.
4. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 18 January 2020 . 1926. XVIII . 148, 253 .
5. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 19 May 2020. 645. 1929. Delegato Apostolico nel Messico . XXI.
6. Book: De Marchi, Giuseppe . 173 . Le nunziature apostoliche dal 1800 al 1956 . it . 1957 . Ed. di Storia e Letteratura .
7. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 19 May 2020. 740. 1956. Delegato Apostolico nel Messico . XLVIII .
8. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 18 January 2020 . 1956. XLVIII . 224 .
9. News: 19 May 2020 . Delegate to U.S. is Named by Pope . New York Times . 1 July 1967 . Edward B. . Fiske .
10. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 22 August 2019. 126. 1968. LX.
11. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 25 August 2019 . 474 . 1970 . LXII.
12. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 1095 . 1992 . LXXXIV .
13. 8 August 2021 . Holy See Press Office. Rinunce e Nomine, 11.02.2000 . it . 11 February 2000.
14. Rinunce e nomine, 03.01.2000 . Holy See Press Office . 1 March 2000. 12 August 2019.
15. Rinunce e nomine, 16.09.2000 . Holy See Press Office . 16 September 2000. 8 August 2021.
16. News: Perfil: Christophe Pierre, nuncio apostolico en Mexico. 8 August 2021. El Universal. 21 March 2007 . es.
17. News: National Catholic Reporter. 8 August 2021. Joshua J. . McElwee. 12 April 2016. Francis replaces Vatican ambassador Vigano days after he's lauded by US bishops.
18. Other Pontifical Acts, 09.07.2016 . Holy See Press Office . 8 August 2021. 9 July 2016.
19. Rinunce e nomine, 15.11.2021 . it . 15 November 2021 . 14 December 2021 . Holy See Press Office.
20. Rinunce e nomine, 07.07.2022 . 7 July 2022 . 7 July 2022 . Holy See Press Office.