Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine

Historical Details

• Delegation to Palestine, TransJordan, and Cyprus
  • Established: 11 February 1948
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Palestine
  • Mailing Address: in Jerusalem

• Delegation to Jerusalem, Palestine, Jordan, and Cyprus
  • Name Changed: 1953
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Palestine

• Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine (Israel, Jordan, Cyprus)
  • Name Changed: 1957
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Palestine

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Gustavo Testa † (11 Feb 1948 Appointed - 6 Mar 1953 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland)
• Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi † (30 Jul 1953 Appointed - 11 Jan 1957 Appointed, Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of)
• Giuseppe Maria Sensi † (12 Jan 1957 Appointed - 10 May 1962 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland)
• Lino Zanini † (30 May 1962 Appointed - 4 Jan 1966 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of)
• Augustin-Joseph Antoine Sépinski, O.F.M. † (2 Oct 1965 Appointed - 5 May 1969 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay)
• Pio Laghi † (24 May 1969 Appointed - 27 Apr 1974 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina)
• William Aquin Carew † (10 May 1974 Appointed - 30 Aug 1983 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan)
• Carlo Curis † (4 Feb 1984 Appointed - 28 Mar 1990 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Canada)
• Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo † (28 Apr 1990 Appointed - 7 Mar 1998 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy)
• Pietro Sambi † (6 Jun 1998 Appointed - 17 Dec 2005 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America)
• Antonio Franco (21 Jan 2006 Appointed - 18 Aug 2012 Retired)
• Giuseppe Lazzarotto (18 Aug 2012 Appointed - 28 Aug 2017 Retired)
• Leopoldo Girelli (13 Sep 2017 Appointed - 13 Mar 2021 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to India)
• Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana (3 Jun 2021 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Antonio Franco (Apostolic Delegate: 21 Jan 2006 to 18 Aug 2012)
• Leopoldo Girelli (Apostolic Delegate: 13 Sep 2017 to 13 Mar 2021)
• Giuseppe Lazzarotto (Apostolic Delegate: 18 Aug 2012 to 28 Aug 2017)
• Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana (Apostolic Delegate: 3 Jun 2021)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• William Aquin Carew † (Apostolic Delegate: 10 May 1974 to 30 Aug 1983)
• Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo † (Apostolic Delegate: 28 Apr 1990 to 7 Mar 1998)
• Carlo Curis † (Apostolic Delegate: 4 Feb 1984 to 28 Mar 1990)
• Pio Laghi † (Apostolic Delegate: 24 May 1969 to 27 Apr 1974)
• Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi † (Apostolic Delegate: 30 Jul 1953 to 11 Jan 1957)
• Pietro Sambi † (Apostolic Delegate: 6 Jun 1998 to 17 Dec 2005)
• Giuseppe Maria Sensi † (Apostolic Delegate: 12 Jan 1957 to 10 May 1962)
• Augustin-Joseph Antoine Sépinski, O.F.M. † (Apostolic Delegate: 2 Oct 1965 to 5 May 1969)
• Gustavo Testa † (Apostolic Delegate: 11 Feb 1948 to 6 Mar 1953)
• Lino Zanini † (Apostolic Delegate: 30 May 1962 to 4 Jan 1966)

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