Apostolic Nunciature to Qatar explained

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

Before the Holy See and Qatar established diplomatic relations, the Holy See represented its interests in Qatar through delegations with regional responsibilities, first the Apostolic Delegation to the Red Sea Region established by Pope Paul VI on 3 July 1969^[1] and then the Apostolic Delegation to the Arabian Peninsula established by Pope John Paul II on 26 March 1992.^[2] The Holy See and Qatar established diplomatic relations on 18 November 2002.^[3]

Papal representatives to Qatar

• Giuseppe De Andrea (29 November 2003^[4] – 27 August 2005)
• Paul-Mounged El-Hachem (27 August 2005^[5] – 2 December 2009)^[6]
• Petar Rajič (2 December 2009^[7] – 15 June 2015)^[8]
• Francisco Montecillo Padilla (6 May 2017^[9] – 17 April 2020)^[10]
• Eugene Nugent (7 January 2021^[11] – present)

Notes and References

1. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 4 January 2020 . 1970. LXII . 90–1 .
2. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 4 January 2020 . 1992 . LXXXIV . 496–7.
3. Web site: 6 January 2020 . Relazioni Bilaterali della Santa Sede . it . .
4. it . Rinunce e Nomine, 29.11.2003 . 29 November 2003 . 16 October 2019 . Holy See Press Office.
5. it . Rinunce e Nomine, 27.08.2005 . 27 August 2005 . 16 October 2019 . Holy See Press Office.
6. 15 June 2019 . Rinunce e Nomine, 02.12.2009 . it . 2 December 2009 . Holy See Press Office .
7. 15 June 2019 . Rinunce e Nomine, 02.12.2009 . it . 2 December 2009 . .
8. 15 June 2019 . Rinunce e Nomine, 15.06.2015 . it . 15 June 2015 . Holy See Press Office .
9. Rinunce e nomine, 06.05.2017 . Holy See Press Office . 6 May 2017 . 7 June 2019 . it.
10. Holy See Press Office . 17 April 2020 . 17 April 2020. Resignations and Appointments, 17.04.2020 .
11. Rinunce e nomine, 07.01.2021 . it . Holy See Press Office . 7 January 2021 . 7 January 2021 .