Nunciature to Philippines

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Bishop(s) Charles John Brown, Apostolic Nuncio

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Nunciature Elevated: 8 April 1951 Diplomatic Post Country: Philippines Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3604, 1099 Manila, Philippines; 2140 Taft Ave., 1004 Manila, Philippines Telephone: (63-2)521.03.06/7 Fax: 521.12.35

Historical Details

• Delegation to Philippines
  • Established: 1902
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Philippines

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Placide Louis Chapelle † (28 Sep 1899 Appointed - 9 Aug 1905 Died)
• Donato Raffaele Sbarretti (Tazza) † (16 Sep 1901 Appointed - 26 Dec 1902 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Canada and Newfoundland)
• Giovanni Battista Guidi † (25 Sep 1902 Appointed - 22 Jul 1904 Died)
• Ambrose (Tancredi Alfred) Agius, O.S.B. † (5 Sep 1904 Appointed - 12 Dec 1911 Died)
• Giuseppe Petrelli † (30 May 1915 Appointed - 27 May 1921 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Peru)
• Guglielmo Piani, S.D.B. † (17 Mar 1922 Appointed - 5 Oct 1948 Appointed, Official to México)
• Egidio Vagnozzi † (9 Mar 1949 Appointed - 16 Dec 1958 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to United States of America)
• Salvatore Siino † (14 Mar 1959 Appointed - 8 Oct 1963 Died)
• Carlo Martini † (29 Nov 1963 Appointed - 5 Aug 1967 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile)
• Carmine Rocco † (16 Sep 1967 Appointed - 22 May 1973 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil)
• Bruno Torpigliani † (6 Jun 1973 Appointed - Apr 1990 Retired)
• Gian Vincenzo Moreni † (8 Sep 1990 Appointed - 3 Mar 1999 Died)
• Antonio Franco (6 Apr 1999 Appointed - 21 Jan 2006 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Israel)
• Fernando Filoni (25 Feb 2006 Appointed - 9 Jun 2007 Appointed, Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State)
• Edward Joseph Adams (3 Sep 2007 Appointed - 22 Feb 2011 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Greece)
• Giuseppe Pinto (10 May 2011 Appointed - 1 Jul 2017 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia)
• Gabriele Giordano Caccia (12 Sep 2017 Appointed - 16 Nov 2019 Appointed, Permanent Observer to United Nations)
• Charles John Brown (28 Sep 2020 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Delegation to Philippines
1902	Established		Delegation to Philippines
Nunciature to Philippines
8 April 1951	Elevated	Delegation to Philippines	Nunciature to Philippines

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Edward Joseph Adams (Apostolic Nuncio: 3 Sep 2007 to 22 Feb 2011)
• Charles John Brown (Apostolic Nuncio: 28 Sep 2020)
• Gabriele Giordano Caccia (Apostolic Nuncio: 12 Sep 2017 to 16 Nov 2019)
• Fernando Filoni (Apostolic Nuncio: 25 Feb 2006 to 9 Jun 2007)
• Antonio Franco (Apostolic Nuncio: 6 Apr 1999 to 21 Jan 2006)
• Giuseppe Pinto (Apostolic Nuncio: 10 May 2011 to 1 Jul 2017)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Ambrose (Tancredi Alfred) Agius, O.S.B. † (Apostolic Delegate: 5 Sep 1904 to 12 Dec 1911)
• Placide Louis Chapelle † (Apostolic Delegate: 28 Sep 1899 to 9 Aug 1905)
• Giovanni Battista Guidi † (Apostolic Delegate: 25 Sep 1902 to 22 Jul 1904)
• Carlo Martini † (Apostolic Nuncio: 29 Nov 1963 to 5 Aug 1967)
• Gian Vincenzo Moreni † (Apostolic Nuncio: 8 Sep 1990 to 3 Mar 1999)
• Giuseppe Petrelli † (Apostolic Delegate: 30 May 1915 to 27 May 1921)
• Guglielmo Piani, S.D.B. † (Apostolic Delegate: 17 Mar 1922 to 5 Oct 1948)
• Carmine Rocco † (Apostolic Nuncio: 16 Sep 1967 to 22 May 1973)
• Donato Raffaele Sbarretti (Tazza) † (Apostolic Delegate: 16 Sep 1901 to 26 Dec 1902)
• Salvatore Siino † (Apostolic Nuncio: 14 Mar 1959 to 8 Oct 1963)
• Bruno Torpigliani † (Apostolic Nuncio: 6 Jun 1973 to Apr 1990)
• Egidio Vagnozzi † (Apostolic Delegate: 9 Mar 1949; Apostolic Nuncio: 9 Apr 1951 to 16 Dec 1958)

Source(s)

Nunciature to Philippines Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 547, and Page 548

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