Côte d’Ivoire (Nunciature) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Type of Jurisdiction: Nunciature
Established: 26 October 1970
Diplomatic Post
Country: Côte d’Ivoire
Mailing Address: 08 B.P. 1347, 18 rue Mgr. Rene Kouassi, Abidjan 08, Côte d’Ivoire
Telephone: (225)27.22.40.17.70
Fax: 22.40.17.74

Past and Present Ordinaries

Giovanni Mariani † (19 Jun 1972 Appointed - 11 Jan 1975 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela)
Bruno Wüstenberg † (19 Dec 1973 Appointed - 17 Jan 1979 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands)
Justo Mullor García † (22 Mar 1979 Appointed - 3 May 1985 Appointed, Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva)
Antonio Mattiazzo (16 Nov 1985 Appointed - 5 Jul 1989 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Padova {Padua})
Januariusz Mikołaj Bolonek † (25 Sep 1989 Appointed - 23 Jan 1995 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania)
Luigi Ventura (25 Mar 1995 Appointed - 25 Mar 1999 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile)
Mario Zenari (12 Jul 1999 Appointed - 10 May 2004 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka)
Mario Roberto Cassari † (31 Jul 2004 Appointed - 14 Feb 2008 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia)
Ambrose Madtha † (8 May 2008 Appointed - 8 Dec 2012 Died)
Joseph Spiteri (1 Oct 2013 Appointed - 7 Mar 2018 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon)
Ante Jozić (2 Feb 2019 Appointed - Oct 2019 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Other)
Paolo Borgia (28 Oct 2019 Appointed - 24 Sep 2022 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon)
Mauricio Rueda Beltz (16 Jun 2023 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
26 October 1970	Established		Nunciature to Côte d’Ivoire
1 May 1973	Territory Added		Nunciature to Côte d’Ivoire (from Senegal to Abidjan)

Paolo Borgia (Apostolic Nuncio: 28 Oct 2019 to 24 Sep 2022)
Ante Jozić (Apostolic Nuncio: 2 Feb 2019 to Oct 2019)
Antonio Mattiazzo (Apostolic Nuncio: 16 Nov 1985 to 5 Jul 1989)
Mauricio Rueda Beltz (Apostolic Nuncio: 16 Jun 2023)
Joseph Spiteri (Apostolic Nuncio: 1 Oct 2013 to 7 Mar 2018)
Luigi Ventura (Apostolic Nuncio: 25 Mar 1995 to 25 Mar 1999)
Mario Zenari (Apostolic Nuncio: 12 Jul 1999 to 10 May 2004)

Januariusz Mikołaj Bolonek † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 25 Sep 1989 to 23 Jan 1995)
Mario Roberto Cassari † (Apostolic Nuncio: 31 Jul 2004 to 14 Feb 2008)
Ambrose Madtha † (Apostolic Nuncio: 8 May 2008 to 8 Dec 2012)
Giovanni Mariani † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 19 Jun 1972 to 11 Jan 1975)
Justo Mullor García † (Apostolic Nuncio: 22 Mar 1979 to 3 May 1985)
Bruno Wüstenberg † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 19 Dec 1973 to 17 Jan 1979)

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