Nunciature to Burkina Faso

Type of Jurisdiction: Nunciature
Established: 14 June 1973
Diplomatic Post
Country: Burkina Faso
Mailing Address: Ouaga 2000, Rue Pape Benoit XVI, B.P. 1902, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso
Telephone: (226)25.37.43.58/9

Past and Present Ordinaries

Luigi Dossena † (24 Oct 1978 Appointed - 8 Sep 1979 Resigned)
Justo Mullor García † (2 May 1979 Appointed - 3 May 1985 Appointed, Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva)
Antonio Mattiazzo (16 Nov 1985 Appointed - 5 Jul 1989 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Padova {Padua})
Januariusz Mikołaj Bolonek † (18 Nov 1989 Appointed - 23 Jan 1995 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania)
Luigi Ventura (25 Mar 1995 Appointed - 25 Mar 1999 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile)
Mario Zenari (24 Jul 1999 Appointed - 10 May 2004 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka)
Mario Roberto Cassari † (31 Jul 2004 Appointed - 12 Jun 2007 Resigned)
Vito Rallo (12 Jun 2007 Appointed - )
Piergiorgio Bertoldi (24 Apr 2015 Appointed - 19 Mar 2019 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique)
Michael Francis Crotty (1 Feb 2020 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
14 June 1973	Established		Nunciature to Burkina Faso
12 June 2007	See Transferred		Nunciature to Burkina Faso (moved to Ouagadougou)

Piergiorgio Bertoldi (Apostolic Nuncio: 24 Apr 2015 to 19 Mar 2019)
Michael Francis Crotty (Apostolic Nuncio: 1 Feb 2020)
Antonio Mattiazzo (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 16 Nov 1985 to 5 Jul 1989)
Vito Rallo (Apostolic Nuncio: 12 Jun 2007)
Luigi Ventura (Apostolic Nuncio: 25 Mar 1995 to 25 Mar 1999)
Mario Zenari (Apostolic Nuncio: 24 Jul 1999 to 10 May 2004)

Januariusz Mikołaj Bolonek † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 18 Nov 1989 to 23 Jan 1995)
Mario Roberto Cassari † (Apostolic Nuncio: 31 Jul 2004 to 12 Jun 2007)
Luigi Dossena † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 24 Oct 1978 to 8 Sep 1979)
Justo Mullor García † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 2 May 1979 to 3 May 1985)

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