Apostolic Nunciature to the Bahamas explained

The Apostolic Nunciature to the Bahamas is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in the Bahamas. 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 Bahamas is held by the prelate appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago; he resides in Trinidad and Tobago.

List of papal representatives to the Bahamas

Apostolic Pro-Nuncios

• Paul Fouad Naïm Tabet (9 February 1980^[1] - 8 September 1984)^[2]
• Manuel Monteiro de Castro (16 February 1985^[3] - 21 August 1990)^[4]
• Eugenio Sbarbaro (7 February 1991 - 26 April 2000)^[5]

Apostolic Nuncios

• Emil Paul Tscherrig (8 July 2000^[6] - 22 May 2004)^[7]
• Thomas Edward Gullickson (2 October 2004^[8] – 21 May 2011)^[9]
• Nicola Girasoli (29 October 2011^[10] – 16 June 2017)^[11]
• Fortunatus Nwachukwu (27 February 2018^[12] – 17 December 2021)^[13]
• Santiago de Wit Guzmán (12 November 2022^[14] – present)

See also

• Apostolic Delegation to the Antilles

Notes and References

1. Book: 8 December 2019 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 254, 365 . 1980. LXXII .
2. Book: 8 December 2019 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 934 . 1984. LXXVI .
3. Book: 8 December 2019 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 346, 443 . 1985. LXXVII .
4. Book: 8 December 2019 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 1021 . 1990 . LXXXII .
5. it . 14 June 2019 . 26 April 2000 . Rinunce e Nomine, 26.04.2000 . .
6. Holy See Press Office . 3 May 2019 . 8 July 2000 . it . Rinunce e Nomine, 08.07.2000.
7. Holy See Press Office . 3 May 2019 . 22 May 2004 . Rinunce e Nomine, 22.05.2004. it .
8. it . Rinunce e nomine, 02.10.2004 . 2 October 2004. 10 December 2019 . Holy See Press Office.
9. it . Rinunce e nomine, 21.05.2011. 21 May 2011. 10 December 2019 . Holy See Press Office.
10. Rinunce e Nomine, 29.10.2011. Holy See Press Office . 28 January 2019 . 29 October 2011. it .
11. Rinunce e Nomine, 16.06.2017 . Holy See Press Office . 28 January 2019 . 16 June 2017. it .
12. 10 December 2019 . 27 February 2018 . Holy See Press Office . Resignations and Appointments, 27.02.2018 .
13. Resignations and Appointments, 17.12.2021 . 17 December 2021 . 17 December 2021 . Holy See Press Office .
14. News: Resignations and Appointments, 12.11.2022 . November 12, 2022.