Nunciature to Egypt, Arab Republic of

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Bishop(s) Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr., Apostolic Nuncio Paolo Giglio, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Nunciature Erected: 28 May 1839 Diplomatic Post Country: Egypt Mailing Address: Le Caire, Safarat Al-Vatican, 5 Sharia Mohamed Mazhar, Zamalek Telephone: (20-2)735.22.50; 735.79.64 Fax: 735.61.52

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Perpetuo Guasco, O.F.M. † (7 Jun 1839 Appointed - 2 Aug 1859 Died)
• Pasquale Vuicic (Vujcic), O.F.M. † (28 Sep 1860 Appointed - )
• Luigi Ciurcia, O.F.M. † (27 Jul 1866 Appointed - 1 May 1881 Resigned)
• Anacleto Chicaro, O.F.M. † (17 May 1881 Appointed - 5 Oct 1888 Resigned)
• Guido Corbelli, O.F.M. † (9 Oct 1888 Appointed - 22 Jun 1896 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cortona)
• Gaudenzio Bonfigli, O.F.M. † (25 Feb 1896 Appointed - 6 Apr 1904 Died)
• Aurelio Briante, O.F.M. † (23 Jul 1904 Appointed - Feb 1921 Resigned)
• Andrea Cassulo † (24 Jan 1921 Appointed - 7 May 1927 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Canada)
• Valerio Valeri † (18 Oct 1927 Appointed - 1 Jul 1933 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania)
• Riccardo Bartoloni † ( 1933 Appointed - 11 Oct 1933 Died)
• Gustavo Testa † (4 Jun 1934 Appointed - 11 Feb 1948 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine)
• Arthur Hughes, M. Afr. † (23 Aug 1947 Appointed - 12 Jul 1949 Died)
• Albert Levame † (3 Oct 1949 Appointed - 16 Jun 1954 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland)
• Georges-Marie-Joseph-Hubert-Ghislain de Jonghe d'Ardoye, M.E.P. † (3 May 1955 Appointed - 23 Nov 1956 Resigned)
• Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi † (11 Jan 1957 Appointed - 17 May 1962 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium)
• Mario Brini † (14 Oct 1961 Appointed - 1965 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches)
• Lino Zanini † ( 1966 Appointed - 7 May 1969 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina)
• Bruno Bernard Heim † (7 May 1969 Appointed - 16 Jul 1973 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain)
• Achille Marie Joseph Glorieux † (3 Aug 1973 Appointed - 1984 Resigned)
• Giovanni Moretti (10 Jul 1984 Appointed - 15 Jul 1989 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium)
• Antonio Magnoni † (22 Jul 1989 Appointed - 18 Mar 1995 Retired)
• Paolo Giglio (25 Mar 1995 Appointed - 5 Feb 2002 Retired)
• Marco Dino Brogi, O.F.M. (5 Feb 2002 Appointed - 27 Jan 2006 Appointed, Official of the Secretariat of State)
• Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. (15 Feb 2006 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
28 May 1839	Erected		Nunciature to Egypt, Arab Republic of (erected)

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Marco Dino Brogi, O.F.M. (Apostolic Nuncio: 5 Feb 2002 to 27 Jan 2006)
• Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. (Apostolic Nuncio: 15 Feb 2006)
• Paolo Giglio (Apostolic Nuncio: 25 Mar 1995 to 5 Feb 2002)
• Giovanni Moretti (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 10 Jul 1984 to 15 Jul 1989)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Riccardo Bartoloni † (Apostolic Nuncio: 1933 to 11 Oct 1933)
• Gaudenzio Bonfigli, O.F.M. † (Apostolic Delegate: 25 Feb 1896 to 6 Apr 1904)
• Aurelio Briante, O.F.M. † (Apostolic Delegate: 23 Jul 1904 to Feb 1921)
• Mario Brini † (Apostolic Internuncio: 14 Oct 1961 to 1965)
• Andrea Cassulo † (Apostolic Delegate: 24 Jan 1921 to 7 May 1927)
• Anacleto Chicaro, O.F.M. † (Apostolic Delegate: 17 May 1881 to 5 Oct 1888)
• Luigi Ciurcia, O.F.M. † (Apostolic Delegate: 27 Jul 1866 to 1 May 1881)
• Guido Corbelli, O.F.M. † (Apostolic Delegate: 9 Oct 1888 to 22 Jun 1896)
• Achille Marie Joseph Glorieux † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 3 Aug 1973 to 1984)
• Perpetuo Guasco, O.F.M. † (Apostolic Delegate: 7 Jun 1839 to 2 Aug 1859)
• Bruno Bernard Heim † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 7 May 1969 to 16 Jul 1973)
• Arthur Hughes, M. Afr. † (Official: 3 Mar 1945; Apostolic Internuncio: 23 Aug 1947 to 12 Jul 1949)
• Georges-Marie-Joseph-Hubert-Ghislain de Jonghe d'Ardoye, M.E.P. † (Apostolic Internuncio: 3 May 1955 to 23 Nov 1956)
• Albert Levame † (Apostolic Internuncio: 3 Oct 1949 to 16 Jun 1954)
• Antonio Magnoni † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 22 Jul 1989 to 18 Mar 1995)
• Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi † (Apostolic Internuncio: 11 Jan 1957 to 17 May 1962)
• Gustavo Testa † (Apostolic Delegate: 4 Jun 1934 to 11 Feb 1948)
• Valerio Valeri † (Apostolic Delegate: 18 Oct 1927 to 1 Jul 1933)
• Pasquale Vuicic (Vujcic), O.F.M. † (Apostolic Delegate: 28 Sep 1860)
• Lino Zanini † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 1966 to 7 May 1969)