Nunciature to Australia

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Bishop(s) Giuseppe Lazzarotto, Apostolic Nuncio

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Nunciature Erected: 15 April 1914 Diplomatic Post Country: Australia Mailing Address: 2 Vancouver St., Red Hill, Canberra ACT 2603; P.O. Box 3633, Manuka, ACT Telephone: (61)2.6295.3876 Fax: 2.6295.3690

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Bonaventura Cerretti † (5 Oct 1914 Appointed - 6 May 1917 Appointed, Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other)
• Bartolomeo Cattaneo † (19 May 1917 Appointed - )
• Giovanni Panico † (17 Oct 1935 Appointed - 28 Sep 1948 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Peru)
• Paolo Marella † (27 Oct 1948 Appointed - 15 Apr 1953 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to France)
• Romolo Carboni † (28 Sep 1953 Appointed - 2 Sep 1959 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Peru)
• Maximilien de Fürstenberg † (21 Nov 1959 Appointed - 28 Apr 1962 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal)
• Domenico Enrici † (1 Oct 1962 Appointed - 26 Apr 1969 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain)
• Gino Paro † (5 May 1969 Appointed - 1978 Resigned)
• Luigi Barbarito (10 Jun 1978 Appointed - 21 Jan 1986 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Great Britain)
• Franco Brambilla † (22 Feb 1986 Appointed - 3 Dec 1998 Retired)
• Francesco Canalini (3 Dec 1998 Appointed - 8 Sep 2004 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland)
• Ambrose Battista De Paoli † (18 Dec 2004 Appointed - 10 Oct 2007 Died)
• Giuseppe Lazzarotto (22 Dec 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
15 April 1914	Erected		Nunciature to Australia (erected)

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Luigi Barbarito (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 10 Jun 1978 to 21 Jan 1986)
• Francesco Canalini (Apostolic Nuncio: 3 Dec 1998 to 8 Sep 2004)
• Giuseppe Lazzarotto (Apostolic Nuncio: 22 Dec 2007)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Franco Brambilla † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 22 Feb 1986 to 3 Dec 1998)
• Romolo Carboni † (Apostolic Delegate: 28 Sep 1953 to 2 Sep 1959)
• Bartolomeo Cattaneo † (Apostolic Delegate: 19 May 1917 - )
• Bonaventura Cerretti † (Apostolic Delegate: 5 Oct 1914 to 6 May 1917)
• Maximilien de Fürstenberg † (Apostolic Delegate: 21 Nov 1959 to 28 Apr 1962)
• Ambrose Battista De Paoli † (Apostolic Nuncio: 18 Dec 2004 to 10 Oct 2007)
• Domenico Enrici † (Apostolic Delegate: 1 Oct 1962 to 26 Apr 1969)
• Paolo Marella † (Apostolic Delegate: 27 Oct 1948 to 15 Apr 1953)
• Giovanni Panico † (Apostolic Delegate: 17 Oct 1935 to 28 Sep 1948)
• Gino Paro † (Apostolic Delegate: 5 May 1969; Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 1973 to 1978)