Haiti (Nunciature) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Vacant

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Nunciature
Established: 1881
Diplomatic Post
Country: Haïti
Mailing Address: B.P. 326, Petion-ville, Morne Calvaire, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Telephone: (509)3271.1887; 3322.8811

Past and Present Ordinaries

Joseph Rosati, C.M. † (30 Apr 1841 Appointed - 25 Sep 1843 Died)
Giovanni Monetti † (30 Oct 1860 Appointed - 1861 Resigned)
Martial-Guillaume-Marie Testard du Cosquer † (29 Nov 1861 Appointed - 1 Oct 1863 Confirmed, Archbishop of Port-au-Prince)
Rocco Cocchia, O.F.M. Cap. † (28 Jul 1874 Appointed - 9 Aug 1883 Appointed, Archbishop of Otranto)
Bernardino di Milia, O.F.M. Cap. † (13 May 1884 Appointed - Nov 1890 Resigned)
Spiridion-Salvatore-Costantino Buhadgiar, O.F.M. Cap. † (28 Nov 1890 Appointed - 10 Aug 1891 Died)
Giulio Tonti † (10 Aug 1892 Appointed - 21 Jul 1902 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil)
Francesco Cherubini † (13 Nov 1915 Appointed - 2 Mar 1920 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Yugoslavia)
George Joseph (Jorge José) Caruana † (28 Jan 1927 Appointed - Sep 1930 Resigned)
Giuseppe Fietta † (23 Sep 1930 Appointed - 20 Jun 1936 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina)
Maurilio Silvani † (24 Jul 1936 Appointed - 23 May 1942 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile)
Alfredo Pacini † (23 Apr 1946 Appointed - 23 Apr 1949 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay)
Francesco Lardone † (21 May 1949 Appointed - 21 Nov 1953 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Peru)
Luigi Raimondi † (24 Dec 1953 Appointed - 15 Dec 1956 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to México)
Domenico Enrici † (30 Jan 1958 Appointed - 5 Jan 1960 Appointed, Apostolic Internuncio to Japan)
Giovanni Ferrofino † (8 Feb 1960 Appointed - 3 Nov 1965 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador)
Marie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. † (16 Sep 1966 Appointed - 30 May 1969 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India)
Luigi Barbarito † (11 Jun 1969 Appointed - 5 Apr 1975 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Niger)
Luigi Conti † (1 Aug 1975 Appointed - 19 Nov 1983 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq)
Paolo Romeo (17 Dec 1983 Appointed - 24 Apr 1990 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia)
Giuseppe Leanza (3 Jul 1990 Appointed - 4 Jun 1991 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Malawi)
Lorenzo Baldisseri (15 Jan 1992 Appointed - 6 Apr 1995 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay)
Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre (12 Jul 1995 Appointed - 10 May 1999 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda)
Luigi Bonazzi (19 Jun 1999 Appointed - 30 Mar 2004 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba)
Mario Giordana (27 Apr 2004 Appointed - 15 Mar 2008 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia)
Bernardito Cleopas Auza (8 May 2008 Appointed - 1 Jul 2014 Appointed, Permanent Observer to United Nations)
Eugene Martin Nugent (10 Jan 2015 Appointed - 7 Jan 2021 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait)
Francisco Gerardo Escalante Molina (4 Jun 2021 Appointed - 25 Jan 2024 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Japan)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1881	Established		Nunciature to Haiti
7 June 1916	Elevated		Nunciature to Haiti (to Internunciature)
17 October 1930	Elevated		Nunciature to Haiti (to Nunciature)
10 August 1938	Territory Added	Delegation to Antilles (suppressed)	Nunciature to Cuba (Jamaica with its annexed territories and British Honduras) Nunciature to Haiti (Rest of the Lesser Antilles and Puerto Rico) Nunciature to Venezuela (Barbados and the islands of Venezuela)

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Bernardito Cleopas Auza (Apostolic Nuncio: 8 May 2008 to 1 Jul 2014)
Lorenzo Baldisseri (Apostolic Nuncio: 15 Jan 1992 to 6 Apr 1995)
Luigi Bonazzi (Apostolic Nuncio: 19 Jun 1999 to 30 Mar 2004)
Francisco Gerardo Escalante Molina (Apostolic Nuncio: 4 Jun 2021 to 25 Jan 2024)
Mario Giordana (Apostolic Nuncio: 27 Apr 2004 to 15 Mar 2008)
Giuseppe Leanza (Apostolic Nuncio: 3 Jul 1990 to 4 Jun 1991)
Eugene Martin Nugent (Apostolic Nuncio: 10 Jan 2015 to 7 Jan 2021)
Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre (Apostolic Nuncio: 12 Jul 1995 to 10 May 1999)
Paolo Romeo (Apostolic Nuncio: 17 Dec 1983 to 24 Apr 1990)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Luigi Barbarito † (Apostolic Nuncio: 11 Jun 1969 to 5 Apr 1975)
Spiridion-Salvatore-Costantino Buhadgiar, O.F.M. Cap. † (Apostolic Delegate: 28 Nov 1890 to 10 Aug 1891)
George Joseph (Jorge José) Caruana † (Apostolic Internuncio: 28 Jan 1927 to Sep 1930)
Francesco Cherubini † (Apostolic Delegate: 13 Nov 1915; Apostolic Internuncio: 7 Jun 1916 to 2 Mar 1920)
Rocco Cocchia, O.F.M. Cap. † (Apostolic Delegate: 28 Jul 1874 to 9 Aug 1883)
Luigi Conti † (Apostolic Nuncio: 1 Aug 1975 to 19 Nov 1983)
Bernardino di Milia, O.F.M. Cap. † (Apostolic Delegate: 13 May 1884 to Nov 1890)
Domenico Enrici † (Apostolic Nuncio: 30 Jan 1958 to 5 Jan 1960)
Giovanni Ferrofino † (Apostolic Nuncio: 8 Feb 1960 to 3 Nov 1965)
Giuseppe Fietta † (Apostolic Nuncio: 23 Sep 1930 to 20 Jun 1936)
Francesco Lardone † (Apostolic Nuncio: 21 May 1949 to 21 Nov 1953)
Marie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. † (Apostolic Nuncio: 16 Sep 1966 to 30 May 1969)
Giovanni Monetti † (Apostolic Delegate: 30 Oct 1860 to 1861)
Alfredo Pacini † (Apostolic Nuncio: 23 Apr 1946 to 23 Apr 1949)
Luigi Raimondi † (Apostolic Nuncio: 24 Dec 1953 to 15 Dec 1956)
Joseph Rosati, C.M. † (Apostolic Delegate: 30 Apr 1841 to 25 Sep 1843)
Maurilio Silvani † (Apostolic Nuncio: 24 Jul 1936 to 23 May 1942)
Martial-Guillaume-Marie Testard du Cosquer † (Apostolic Delegate: 29 Nov 1861 to 1 Oct 1863)
Giulio Tonti † (Apostolic Delegate: 10 Aug 1892 to 21 Jul 1902)

Nunciature to Haiti

Rempublicam de Haiti

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased