Delegation to Pacific Ocean

---

Bishop(s) Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Delegate

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Delegation Split: 20 June 1973 Diplomatic Post Region: Pacific (Oceania) Mailing Address: (Apostolic Delegate resides in New Zealand)

---

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Raymond Philip Etteldorf † (5 Oct 1973 Appointed - 21 Jun 1974 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ethiopia)
• Angelo Acerbi (22 Jun 1974 Appointed - 14 Aug 1979 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia)
• Antonio Magnoni † (24 Apr 1980 Appointed - 22 Jul 1989 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of)
• Thomas Anthony White † (14 Oct 1989 Appointed - 27 Apr 1996 Resigned)
• Patrick Coveney † (15 Oct 1996 Appointed - 25 Jan 2005 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Greece)
• Charles Daniel Balvo (1 Apr 2005 Appointed - 17 Jan 2013 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya)
• Martin Krebs (8 May 2013 Appointed - 16 Jun 2018 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay)
• Novatus Rugambwa (29 Mar 2019 Appointed - )

---

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
20 June 1973	Split	Delegation to New Zealand and Pacific Islands	Nunciature to New Zealand (and Elevated) Delegation to Pacific Ocean
1 June 1992	Established	Delegation to Pacific Ocean	Nunciature to Nauru
30 December 1993	Established	Delegation to Pacific Ocean	Nunciature to Marshall Islands
26 January 1994	Established	Delegation to Pacific Ocean	Nunciature to Micronesia, Federated States of
10 June 1994	Established	Delegation to Pacific Ocean	Nunciature to Samoa
20 July 1994	Established	Delegation to Pacific Ocean	Nunciature to Vanuatu
24 August 1994	Established	Delegation to Pacific Ocean	Nunciature to Tonga
10 April 1995	Established	Delegation to Pacific Ocean	Nunciature to Kiribati

---

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Angelo Acerbi (Apostolic Delegate: 22 Jun 1974 to 14 Aug 1979)
• Charles Daniel Balvo (Apostolic Delegate: 1 Apr 2005 to 17 Jan 2013)
• Martin Krebs (Apostolic Delegate: 8 May 2013 to 16 Jun 2018)
• Novatus Rugambwa (Apostolic Delegate: 29 Mar 2019)

  ---

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Patrick Coveney † (Apostolic Delegate: 15 Oct 1996 to 25 Jan 2005)
• Raymond Philip Etteldorf † (Apostolic Delegate: 5 Oct 1973 to 21 Jun 1974)
• Antonio Magnoni † (Apostolic Delegate: 24 Apr 1980 to 22 Jul 1989)
• Thomas Anthony White † (Apostolic Delegate: 14 Oct 1989 to 27 Apr 1996)

Source(s)

Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 65, Page 430

Home | Countries | Religious Orders | Popes | Holy See | Roman Curia | Cardinals by Rank Bishops: All | Living | Deceased | Youngest | Oldest | Cardinal Electors Dioceses: All | Current Only | Titular | Vacant | Structured View Events: Overview | Recent | by Date | by Year | Necrology Ad Limina | Conclaves | Consistories | Councils Eastern Catholic Churches
About Catholic-Hierarchy		Terminology/Site Help
		Copyright David M. Cheney, 1996-2023 Code: web_d, v3.4.4, 25 Feb 2023; Data: 30 May 2023

✠