Nunciature to Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Francesco Borgongini Duca † (7 Jun 1929 Appointed - 12 Jan 1953 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Fietta † (26 Jan 1953 Appointed - 15 Dec 1958 Retired)
• Carlo Grano † (13 Dec 1958 Appointed - 26 Jun 1967 Resigned)
• Egano Righi-Lambertini † (8 Jul 1967 Appointed - 23 Apr 1969 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to France)
• Romolo Carboni † (26 Apr 1969 Appointed - 19 Apr 1986 Retired)
• Luigi Poggi † (19 Apr 1986 Appointed - 9 Apr 1992 Appointed, Pro-Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive)
• Carlo Furno † (15 Apr 1992 Appointed - 26 Nov 1994 Appointed, Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re)
• Francesco Colasuonno † (12 Nov 1994 Appointed - 21 Feb 1998 Retired)
• Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo † (7 Mar 1998 Appointed - 17 Apr 2001 Retired)
• Paolo Romeo (17 Apr 2001 Appointed - 19 Dec 2006 Appointed, Archbishop of Palermo)
• Giuseppe Bertello (11 Jan 2007 Appointed - 1 Oct 2011 Appointed, President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State)
• Adriano Bernardini † (15 Nov 2011 Appointed - 12 Sep 2017 Retired)
• Emil Paul Tscherrig (12 Sep 2017 Appointed - 11 Mar 2024 Retired)
• Petar Antun Rajič (11 Mar 2024 Appointed - 30 Mar 2026 Appointed, Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household)
• Edgar Robinson Peña Parra (30 Mar 2026 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated People, Living

• Giuseppe Bertello (Apostolic Nuncio: 11 Jan 2007 to 1 Oct 2011)
• Edgar Robinson Peña Parra (Apostolic Nuncio: 30 Mar 2026)
• Petar Antun Rajič (Apostolic Nuncio: 11 Mar 2024 to 30 Mar 2026)
• Paolo Romeo (Apostolic Nuncio: 17 Apr 2001 to 19 Dec 2006)
• Emil Paul Tscherrig (Apostolic Nuncio: 12 Sep 2017 to 11 Mar 2024)

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Affiliated People, Deceased

• Adriano Bernardini † (Apostolic Nuncio: 15 Nov 2011 to 12 Sep 2017)
• Francesco Borgongini Duca † (Apostolic Nuncio: 7 Jun 1929 to 12 Jan 1953)
• Romolo Carboni † (Apostolic Nuncio: 26 Apr 1969 to 19 Apr 1986)
• Francesco Colasuonno † (Apostolic Nuncio: 12 Nov 1994 to 21 Feb 1998)
• Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo † (Apostolic Nuncio: 7 Mar 1998 to 17 Apr 2001)
• Giuseppe Fietta † (Apostolic Nuncio: 26 Jan 1953 to 15 Dec 1958)
• Carlo Furno † (Apostolic Nuncio: 15 Apr 1992 to 26 Nov 1994)
• Carlo Grano † (Apostolic Nuncio: 13 Dec 1958 to 26 Jun 1967)
• Luigi Poggi † (Apostolic Nuncio: 19 Apr 1986 to 9 Apr 1992)
• Egano Righi-Lambertini † (Apostolic Nuncio: 8 Jul 1967 to 23 Apr 1969)

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