Nunciature to Canada

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Bishop(s) Ivan Jurkovič, Apostolic Nuncio

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Nunciature Elevated: 16 October 1969 Diplomatic Post Country: Canada Official Web Site: http://www.nuntiatura.ca/ Mailing Address: 724 Manor Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1M 0E3, Canada Telephone: (1-613)746-4914 Fax: 746-4786

Historical Details

• Delegation to Canada and Newfoundland
  • Established: 3 August 1899
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Canada

• Delegation to Canada
  • Name Changed: 31 March 1949
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Canada

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• George Michael Conroy † (10 Apr 1877 Appointed - 4 Aug 1878 Died)
• Rafael Merry del Val y Zulueta † (10 Mar 1897 Appointed - 21 Oct 1899 Appointed, President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy)
• Diomede Angelo Raffaele Gennaro Falconio, O.F.M. Ref. † (3 Aug 1899 Appointed - 30 Sep 1902 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to United States of America)
• Donato Raffaele Sbarretti (Tazza) † (26 Dec 1902 Appointed - 29 Oct 1910 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious)
• Pellegrino Francesco Stagni, O.S.M. † (3 Nov 1910 Appointed - 11 Jun 1918 Resigned)
• Pietro di Maria † (11 Jun 1918 Appointed - 3 Jun 1926 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland)
• Andrea Cassulo † (7 May 1927 Appointed - 14 Jun 1936 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania)
• Ildebrando Antoniutti † (14 Jul 1938 Appointed - 21 Oct 1953 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain)
• Giovanni Panico † (14 Nov 1953 Appointed - 24 Jan 1959 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal)
• Sebastiano Baggio † (12 Mar 1959 Appointed - 26 May 1964 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil)
• Sergio Pignedoli † (1 Jun 1964 Appointed - 10 Jun 1967 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples)
• Emanuele Clarizio † (12 Jun 1967 Appointed - 19 Mar 1970 Appointed, Pro-Prefect of the Pontifical Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People)
• Guido Del Mestri † (20 Jun 1970 Appointed - 12 Aug 1975 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Germany)
• Angelo Palmas † (2 Sep 1975 Appointed - 10 Mar 1990 Retired)
• Carlo Curis † (28 Mar 1990 Appointed - 4 Feb 1999 Retired)
• Paolo Romeo (5 Feb 1999 Appointed - 17 Apr 2001 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy)
• Luigi Ventura (22 Jun 2001 Appointed - 22 Sep 2009 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to France)
• Pedro López Quintana (10 Dec 2009 Appointed - 28 Sep 2013 Resigned)
• Luigi Bonazzi (18 Dec 2013 Appointed - 10 Dec 2020 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Albania)
• Ivan Jurkovič (5 Jun 2021 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Delegation to Canada and Newfoundland
3 August 1899	Established		Delegation to Canada and Newfoundland
Delegation to Canada
31 March 1949	Name Changed	Delegation to Canada and Newfoundland	Delegation to Canada
Nunciature to Canada
16 October 1969	Elevated	Delegation to Canada	Nunciature to Canada

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Luigi Bonazzi (Apostolic Nuncio: 18 Dec 2013 to 10 Dec 2020)
• Ivan Jurkovič (Apostolic Nuncio: 5 Jun 2021)
• Pedro López Quintana (Apostolic Nuncio: 10 Dec 2009 to 28 Sep 2013)
• Paolo Romeo (Apostolic Nuncio: 5 Feb 1999 to 17 Apr 2001)
• Luigi Ventura (Apostolic Nuncio: 22 Jun 2001 to 22 Sep 2009)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Ildebrando Antoniutti † (Apostolic Delegate: 14 Jul 1938 to 21 Oct 1953)
• Sebastiano Baggio † (Apostolic Delegate: 12 Mar 1959 to 26 May 1964)
• Andrea Cassulo † (Apostolic Delegate: 7 May 1927 to 14 Jun 1936)
• Emanuele Clarizio † (Apostolic Delegate: 12 Jun 1967; Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 14 Jun 1969 to 19 Mar 1970)
• George Michael Conroy † (Apostolic Delegate: 10 Apr 1877 to 4 Aug 1878)
• Carlo Curis † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 28 Mar 1990; Apostolic Nuncio: 1 Sep 1994 to 4 Feb 1999)
• Guido Del Mestri † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 20 Jun 1970 to 12 Aug 1975)
• Pietro di Maria † (Apostolic Delegate: 11 Jun 1918 to 3 Jun 1926)
• Diomede Angelo Raffaele Gennaro Falconio, O.F.M. Ref. † (Apostolic Delegate: 3 Aug 1899 to 30 Sep 1902)
• Rafael Merry del Val y Zulueta † (Apostolic Delegate: 10 Mar 1897 to 21 Oct 1899)
• Angelo Palmas † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 2 Sep 1975 to 10 Mar 1990)
• Giovanni Panico † (Apostolic Delegate: 14 Nov 1953 to 24 Jan 1959)
• Sergio Pignedoli † (Apostolic Delegate: 1 Jun 1964 to 10 Jun 1967)
• Donato Raffaele Sbarretti (Tazza) † (Apostolic Delegate: 26 Dec 1902 to 29 Oct 1910)
• Henricus (Joseph-Gauthier-Henri) Smeulders, O. Cist. † (Official: 11 Sep 1883 to 29 Dec 1884)
• Pellegrino Francesco Stagni, O.S.M. † (Apostolic Delegate: 3 Nov 1910 to 11 Jun 1918)

Source(s)

Nunciature to Canada Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 96, and Page 97

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