Delegation to Viêt Nam

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Bishop(s) Vacant Marek Zalewski, Official

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Delegation Established: 2011 Diplomatic Post Country: Viet Nam Mailing Address: (Pontifical Representative resides in Singapore)

Historical Details

• Delegation to Indochina
  • Established: 20 May 1925
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Viet Nam

• Delegation to Vietnam and Cambodia
  • Name Changed: 17 June 1964
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Viet Nam

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Constantino Ajutti (Aiutti) † (28 May 1925 Appointed - 29 Jul 1928 Died)
• Victor-Valentin (Colomban-Marie) Dreyer, O.F.M. † (24 Nov 1928 Appointed - 19 Nov 1936 Resigned)
• Antonin-Fernand Drapier, O.P. † (28 Nov 1936 Appointed - Apr 1950 Resigned)
• John Jarlath Dooley, S.S.C.M.E. † (18 Oct 1951 Appointed - 15 Sep 1959 Appointed, Official of the Secretariat of State)
• Mario Brini † (12 Sep 1959 Appointed - 13 Jun 1962 Appointed, Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of)
• Salvatore Asta † (13 Oct 1962 Appointed - 23 Mar 1964 Appointed, Apostolic Internuncio to Iran)
• Angelo Palmas † (17 Jun 1964 Appointed - 19 Apr 1969 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia)
• Henri Lemaître † (30 May 1969 Appointed - 19 Dec 1975 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Delegation to Indochina
20 May 1925	Established		Delegation to Indochina
Delegation to Vietnam and Cambodia
17 June 1964	Name Changed	Delegation to Indochina	Delegation to Vietnam and Cambodia
25 March 1994	Established	Delegation to Vietnam and Cambodia	Nunciature to Cambodia
Delegation to Viêt Nam
2011	Established		Delegation to Viêt Nam

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Leopoldo Girelli (Official: 13 Jan 2011 to 13 Sep 2017)
• Marek Zalewski (Official: 21 May 2018)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Constantino Ajutti (Aiutti) † (Apostolic Delegate: 28 May 1925 to 29 Jul 1928)
• Salvatore Asta † (Apostolic Delegate: 13 Oct 1962 to 23 Mar 1964)
• Mario Brini † (Apostolic Delegate: 12 Sep 1959 to 13 Jun 1962)
• John Jarlath Dooley, S.S.C.M.E. † (Apostolic Delegate: 18 Oct 1951 to 15 Sep 1959)
• Antonin-Fernand Drapier, O.P. † (Apostolic Delegate: 28 Nov 1936 to Apr 1950)
• Victor-Valentin (Colomban-Marie) Dreyer, O.F.M. † (Apostolic Delegate: 24 Nov 1928 to 19 Nov 1936)
• Henri Lemaître † (Apostolic Delegate: 30 May 1969 to 19 Dec 1975)
• Angelo Palmas † (Apostolic Delegate: 17 Jun 1964 to 19 Apr 1969)

Source(s)

Delegation to Vietnam and Cambodia Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 916, and Page 917

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