Nunciature to Iraq

Historical Details

• Delegation to Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Lesser Armenia
  • Established: 17 December 1832
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Iraq

• Delegation to Iraq
  • Name Changed: 1937
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Iraq

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Marie-Laurent Trioche † ( 1837 Appointed - 1850 Resigned)
• Antonino Merciai, O.P. † (11 Dec 1848 Appointed - 22 Oct 1850 Died)
• Benoit Planchet, S.J. † (4 Jun 1853 Appointed - 19 Sep 1859 Died)
• Henri-Marie Amanton, O.P. † (25 May 1860 Appointed - 27 Mar 1865 Resigned)
• Nicolás Castells, O.F.M. Cap. † (23 Nov 1866 Appointed - 7 Sep 1873 Died)
• Zaccaria Fanciulli, O.F.M. Cap. † (21 Nov 1871 Appointed - 4 Nov 1873 Died)
• Eugène-Louis-Marie Lion, O.P. † (13 Mar 1874 Appointed - 8 Aug 1883 Died)
• Henri-Victor Altmayer, O.P. † (4 Apr 1884 Appointed - 28 Aug 1902 Resigned)
• François Désiré Jean Drure, O.C.D. † (5 Mar 1904 Appointed - 27 May 1917 Died)
• François Marie-Dominique Berré, O.P. † (19 Sep 1922 Appointed - 4 Apr 1929 Died)
• Antonin-Fernand Drapier, O.P. † (7 Oct 1929 Appointed - 28 Nov 1936 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Indochina)
• Georges-Marie-Joseph-Hubert-Ghislain de Jonghe d’Ardoye, M.E.P. † (17 Oct 1938 Appointed - 6 Jul 1947 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Indonesia)
• Armand-Etienne M. Blanquet du Chayla, O.C.D. † (20 Nov 1948 Appointed - 17 Sep 1964 Retired)
• Paul-Marie-Maurice Perrin † (31 Jul 1965 Appointed - 16 Jan 1970 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Gurza)
• Paolo Mosconi † (11 Apr 1970 Appointed - May 1971 Resigned)
• Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp † (8 May 1971 Appointed - 13 Jul 1978 Appointed, Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva)
• Antonio del Giudice † (22 Dec 1978 Appointed - 20 Aug 1982 Died)
• Luigi Conti † (19 Nov 1983 Appointed - 17 Jan 1987 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador)
• Marian Oleś † (28 Nov 1987 Appointed - 9 Apr 1994 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan)
• Giuseppe Lazzarotto (23 Jul 1994 Appointed - 11 Nov 2000 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland)
• Fernando Filoni (17 Jan 2001 Appointed - 25 Feb 2006 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines)
• Francis Assisi Chullikatt (29 Apr 2006 Appointed - 17 Jul 2010 Appointed, Permanent Observer to United Nations)
• Giorgio Lingua (4 Sep 2010 Appointed - 17 Mar 2015 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba)
• Alberto Ortega Martín (1 Aug 2015 Appointed - 7 Oct 2019 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile)
• Mitja Leskovar (1 May 2020 Appointed - 16 Apr 2024 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of)
• Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski (18 Sep 2025 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated People, Living

• Francis Assisi Chullikatt (Apostolic Nuncio: 29 Apr 2006 to 17 Jul 2010)
• Fernando Filoni (Apostolic Nuncio: 17 Jan 2001 to 25 Feb 2006)
• Giuseppe Lazzarotto (Apostolic Nuncio: 23 Jul 1994 to 11 Nov 2000)
• Mitja Leskovar (Apostolic Nuncio: 1 May 2020 to 16 Apr 2024)
• Giorgio Lingua (Apostolic Nuncio: 4 Sep 2010 to 17 Mar 2015)
• Alberto Ortega Martín (Apostolic Nuncio: 1 Aug 2015 to 7 Oct 2019)
• Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski (Apostolic Nuncio: 18 Sep 2025)

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Affiliated People, Deceased

• Henri-Victor Altmayer, O.P. † (Apostolic Delegate: 4 Apr 1884 to 28 Aug 1902)
• Henri-Marie Amanton, O.P. † (Apostolic Delegate: 25 May 1860 to 27 Mar 1865)
• François Marie-Dominique Berré, O.P. † (Apostolic Delegate: 19 Sep 1922 to 4 Apr 1929)
• Armand-Etienne M. Blanquet du Chayla, O.C.D. † (Apostolic Delegate: 20 Nov 1948 to 17 Sep 1964)
• Nicolás Castells, O.F.M. Cap. † (Apostolic Delegate: 23 Nov 1866 to 7 Sep 1873)
• Luigi Conti † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 19 Nov 1983 to 17 Jan 1987)
• Antonio del Giudice † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 22 Dec 1978 to 20 Aug 1982)
• Antonin-Fernand Drapier, O.P. † (Apostolic Delegate: 7 Oct 1929 to 28 Nov 1936)
• François Désiré Jean Drure, O.C.D. † (Apostolic Delegate: 5 Mar 1904 to 27 May 1917)
• Zaccaria Fanciulli, O.F.M. Cap. † (Apostolic Delegate: 21 Nov 1871 to 4 Nov 1873)
• Georges-Marie-Joseph-Hubert-Ghislain de Jonghe d’Ardoye, M.E.P. † (Apostolic Delegate: 17 Oct 1938 to 6 Jul 1947)
• Eugène-Louis-Marie Lion, O.P. † (Apostolic Delegate: 13 Mar 1874 to 8 Aug 1883)
• Antonino Merciai, O.P. † (Apostolic Delegate: 11 Dec 1848 to 22 Oct 1850)
• Paolo Mosconi † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 11 Apr 1970 to May 1971)
• Marian Oleś † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 28 Nov 1987 to 9 Apr 1994)
• Paul-Marie-Maurice Perrin † (Apostolic Delegate: 31 Jul 1965; Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 14 Oct 1966 to 16 Jan 1970)
• Benoit Planchet, S.J. † (Apostolic Delegate: 4 Jun 1853 to 19 Sep 1859)
• Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 8 May 1971 to 13 Jul 1978)
• Marie-Laurent Trioche † (Apostolic Delegate: 1837 to 1850)

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