Nunciature to Mali

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Bishop(s) Jean-Sylvain Emien Mambé, Apostolic Nuncio

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Nunciature Elevated: 3 June 1980 Diplomatic Post Country: Mali Mailing Address: (Nuncio resides in Guinea)

Historical Details

• Delegation to Mali
  • Established: 21 May 1973
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Mali

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giovanni Mariani † (17 Oct 1973 Appointed - 11 Jan 1975 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela)
• Luigi Barbarito † (5 Apr 1975 Appointed - 10 Jun 1978 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Australia)
• Luigi Dossena † (24 Oct 1978 Appointed - 30 Dec 1985 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Peru)
• Pablo Puente Buces † (12 May 1986 Appointed - 31 Jul 1989 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon)
• Antonio Maria Vegliò (21 Oct 1989 Appointed - 2 Oct 1997 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon)
• Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel (6 Dec 1997 Appointed - 31 Oct 2001 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua)
• Giuseppe Pinto (5 Feb 2002 Appointed - 6 Dec 2007 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile)
• Martin Krebs (8 Sep 2008 Appointed - 8 May 2013 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand)
• Santo Rocco Gangemi (5 Feb 2014 Appointed - 25 May 2018 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador)
• Tymon Tytus Chmielecki (26 Mar 2019 Appointed - 2 Feb 2022 Resigned)
• Jean-Sylvain Emien Mambé (2 Feb 2022 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Delegation to Mali
21 May 1973	Established	Delegation to Western Africa (suppressed)	Delegation to Guinea Delegation to Mali Delegation to Togo Delegation to Mauritania
Nunciature to Mali
3 June 1980	Elevated	Delegation to Mali	Nunciature to Mali

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Tymon Tytus Chmielecki (Apostolic Nuncio: 26 Mar 2019 to 2 Feb 2022)
• Jean-Sylvain Emien Mambé (Apostolic Nuncio: 2 Feb 2022)
• Santo Rocco Gangemi (Apostolic Nuncio: 5 Feb 2014 to 25 May 2018)
• Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel (Apostolic Nuncio: 6 Dec 1997 to 31 Oct 2001)
• Martin Krebs (Apostolic Nuncio: 8 Sep 2008 to 8 May 2013)
• Giuseppe Pinto (Apostolic Nuncio: 5 Feb 2002 to 6 Dec 2007)
• Antonio Maria Vegliò (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 21 Oct 1989; Apostolic Nuncio: Dec 1994 to 2 Oct 1997)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Luigi Barbarito † (Apostolic Delegate: 5 Apr 1975 to 10 Jun 1978)
• Luigi Dossena † (Apostolic Delegate: 24 Oct 1978; Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 3 Jun 1980 to 30 Dec 1985)
• Giovanni Mariani † (Apostolic Delegate: 17 Oct 1973 to 11 Jan 1975)
• Pablo Puente Buces † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 12 May 1986 to 31 Jul 1989)

Source(s)

Delegation to Mali Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 65, Page 627, and Page 628 Nunciature to Mali Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 72, Page 592

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