Nunciature to Ethiopia

Historical Details

• Delegation to Italian East Africa
  • Latin Name: Africae Orientalis Italicae
  • Established: 25 March 1937
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Ethiopia

• Delegation to Ethiopia
  • Name Changed: 1946
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Ethiopia

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Joseph Francis McGeough † (9 May 1957 Appointed - 17 Sep 1960 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Hemesa)
• Giuseppe Mojoli † (27 Sep 1960 Appointed - 14 Nov 1969 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Malta)
• Paul-Marie-Maurice Perrin † (16 Jan 1970 Appointed - 15 Nov 1972 Resigned)
• Ippolito Rotoli † (15 Nov 1972 Appointed - 10 Jan 1974 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan)
• Raymond Philip Etteldorf † (21 Jun 1974 Appointed - Oct 1982 Appointed, Official of the Secretariat of State)
• Thomas Anthony White † (1 Mar 1983 Appointed - 14 Oct 1989 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to New Zealand)
• Patrick Coveney † (25 Jan 1990 Appointed - 27 Apr 1996 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand)
• Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S. (27 Jun 1996 Appointed - 10 Jun 2003 Appointed, Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva)
• Ramiro Moliner Inglés † (17 Jan 2004 Appointed - 26 Jul 2008 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Albania)
• George Panikulam (24 Oct 2008 Appointed - 14 Jun 2014 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay)
• Luigi Bianco (12 Jul 2014 Appointed - 4 Feb 2019 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda)
• Antoine Camilleri (31 Oct 2019 Appointed - 20 May 2024 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba)
• Brian Ngozi Udaigwe (12 Apr 2025 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated People, Living

• Luigi Bianco (Apostolic Nuncio: 12 Jul 2014 to 4 Feb 2019)
• Antoine Camilleri (Apostolic Nuncio: 31 Oct 2019 to 20 May 2024)
• George Panikulam (Apostolic Nuncio: 24 Oct 2008 to 14 Jun 2014)
• Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S. (Apostolic Nuncio: 27 Jun 1996 to 10 Jun 2003)
• Brian Ngozi Udaigwe (Apostolic Nuncio: 12 Apr 2025)

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Affiliated People, Deceased

• Patrick Coveney † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 25 Jan 1990 to 27 Apr 1996)
• Raymond Philip Etteldorf † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 21 Jun 1974 to Oct 1982)
• Joseph Francis McGeough † (Apostolic Internuncio: 9 May 1957 to 17 Sep 1960)
• Giuseppe Mojoli † (Apostolic Internuncio: 27 Sep 1960 to 14 Nov 1969)
• Ramiro Moliner Inglés † (Apostolic Nuncio: 17 Jan 2004 to 26 Jul 2008)
• Paul-Marie-Maurice Perrin † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 16 Jan 1970 to 15 Nov 1972)
• Ippolito Rotoli † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 15 Nov 1972 to 10 Jan 1974)
• Thomas Anthony White † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 1 Mar 1983 to 14 Oct 1989)

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