Nunciature to Luxembourg

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Bishop(s) Franco Coppola, Apostolic Nuncio

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Nunciature Established: January 1891 Diplomatic Post Country: Luxembourg Mailing Address: (Nuncio resides in Belgium)

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Aristide Rinaldini † (Jan 1891 Appointed - 31 May 1893 Appointed, Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State)
• Benedetto Lorenzelli † (30 May 1893 Appointed - 10 Oct 1896 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria)
• Francesco Tarnassi † (24 Oct 1896 Appointed - 1899 Resigned)
• Achille Locatelli † (17 Mar 1917 Appointed - 13 Jul 1918 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal)
• Sebastiano Nicotra † (30 Nov 1918 Appointed - 30 May 1923 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal)
• Clemente Micara † (30 May 1923 Appointed - 18 Feb 1946 Resigned)
• Fernando Cento † (9 Mar 1946 Appointed - 26 Oct 1953 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal)
• Efrem Forni † (9 Nov 1953 Appointed - 19 Mar 1962 Elevated to Cardinal, of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme)
• Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi † (17 May 1962 Appointed - 30 Apr 1969 Appointed, President of the Roman Curia - Other)
• Igino Eugenio Cardinale † (9 May 1969 Appointed - 24 Mar 1983 Died)
• Angelo Pedroni † (6 Jul 1983 Appointed - 13 Jun 1989 Retired)
• Giovanni Moretti † (15 Jul 1989 Appointed - 3 Mar 1999 Retired)
• Pier Luigi Celata (3 Mar 1999 Appointed - 14 Nov 2002 Appointed, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue)
• Karl-Josef Rauber † (22 Feb 2003 Appointed - 24 Jul 2009 Retired)
• Giacinto Berloco (24 Jul 2009 Appointed - Sep 2016 Retired)
• Augustine Kasujja (7 Dec 2016 Appointed - 31 Aug 2021 Retired)
• Franco Coppola (14 Dec 2021 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
January 1891	Established		Nunciature to Luxembourg (as Internunciature)
24 October 1955	Elevated		Nunciature to Luxembourg (to Nunciature)

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giacinto Berloco (Apostolic Nuncio: 24 Jul 2009 to Sep 2016)
• Pier Luigi Celata (Apostolic Nuncio: 3 Mar 1999 to 14 Nov 2002)
• Franco Coppola (Apostolic Nuncio: 14 Dec 2021)
• Augustine Kasujja (Apostolic Nuncio: 7 Dec 2016 to 31 Aug 2021)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Igino Eugenio Cardinale † (Apostolic Nuncio: 9 May 1969 to 24 Mar 1983)
• Fernando Cento † (Apostolic Internuncio: 9 Mar 1946 to 26 Oct 1953)
• Efrem Forni † (Apostolic Internuncio: 9 Nov 1953; Apostolic Nuncio: 24 Oct 1955 to 19 Mar 1962)
• Achille Locatelli † (Apostolic Internuncio: 17 Mar 1917 to 13 Jul 1918)
• Benedetto Lorenzelli † (Apostolic Internuncio: 30 May 1893 to 10 Oct 1896)
• Clemente Micara † (Apostolic Internuncio: 30 May 1923 to 18 Feb 1946)
• Giovanni Moretti † (Apostolic Nuncio: 15 Jul 1989 to 3 Mar 1999)
• Sebastiano Nicotra † (Apostolic Internuncio: 30 Nov 1918 to 30 May 1923)
• Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi † (Apostolic Internuncio: 17 May 1962 to 30 Apr 1969)
• Angelo Pedroni † (Apostolic Nuncio: 6 Jul 1983 to 13 Jun 1989)
• Karl-Josef Rauber † (Apostolic Nuncio: 22 Feb 2003 to 24 Jul 2009)
• Aristide Rinaldini † (Apostolic Internuncio: Jan 1891 to 31 May 1893)
• Francesco Tarnassi † (Apostolic Internuncio: 24 Oct 1896 to 1899)

Source(s)

Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 72, and Page 73

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