Delegation to Antilles

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Bishop(s) Santiago De Wit Guzmán, Apostolic Delegate

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Delegation Established: 19 March 1975 Diplomatic Post Region: Antilles (West Indies) Mailing Address: (Apostolic Delegate resides in Trinidad e Tobago)

Historical Details

• Delegation to Antilles
  • Latin Name: Antillarum
  • Established: 7 December 1925
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Region: Antilles (West Indies)

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• George Joseph (Jorge José) Caruana † (22 Dec 1925 Appointed - 10 Aug 1938 Ceased)
• Thomas Edward Gullickson (2 Oct 2004 Appointed - 21 May 2011 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine)
• Nicola Girasoli (29 Oct 2011 Appointed - 16 Jun 2017 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Peru)
• Fortunatus Nwachukwu (4 Nov 2017 Appointed - 17 Dec 2021 Appointed, Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva)
• Santiago De Wit Guzmán (30 Jul 2022 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Delegation to Antilles
7 December 1925	Established		Delegation to Antilles
11 September 1935	Established	Delegation to Antilles	Nunciature to Cuba
10 August 1938	Suppressed	Delegation to Antilles (suppressed)	Nunciature to Cuba (Jamaica with its annexed territories and British Honduras) Nunciature to Haiti (Rest of the Lesser Antilles and Puerto Rico) Nunciature to Venezuela (Barbados and the islands of Venezuela)
Delegation to Antilles
19 March 1975	Established		Delegation to Antilles

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Santiago De Wit Guzmán (Apostolic Delegate: 30 Jul 2022)
• Nicola Girasoli (Apostolic Delegate: 29 Oct 2011 to 16 Jun 2017)
• Thomas Edward Gullickson (Apostolic Delegate: 2 Oct 2004 to 21 May 2011)
• Fortunatus Nwachukwu (Apostolic Delegate: 4 Nov 2017 to 17 Dec 2021)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• George Joseph (Jorge José) Caruana † (Apostolic Delegate: 22 Dec 1925 to 10 Aug 1938)

Source(s)

Delegation to Antilles Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 30, Page 296, and Page 297 Delegation to Antilles Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 30, Page 296, and Page 297 Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 67, Page 247, and Page 387

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