Nunciature to Papua New Guinea

Historical Details

• Delegation to Papua New Guinea
  • Split: 5 March 1973
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Papua New Guinea

• Delegation to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands
  • Name Changed: 1 December 1975
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Papua New Guinea

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Gino Paro † (3 Jul 1973 Appointed - 10 Jun 1978 Resigned)
• Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo † (5 Apr 1977 Appointed - 25 Oct 1980 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua)
• Gino Paro † (5 Apr 1977 Appointed - 10 Jun 1978 Resigned)
• Francesco De Nittis † (7 Mar 1981 Appointed - 24 Jan 1985 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador)
• Antonio Maria Vegliò (27 Jul 1985 Appointed - 21 Oct 1989 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sénégal)
• Giovanni Ceirano † (21 Dec 1989 Appointed - 20 Aug 1992 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark)
• Ramiro Moliner Inglés † (2 Jan 1993 Appointed - 10 May 1997 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala)
• Hans Schwemmer † (9 Jul 1997 Appointed - 1 Oct 2001 Died)
• Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana (13 Dec 2001 Appointed - 31 Mar 2006 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan)
• Francisco Montecillo Padilla (1 Apr 2006 Appointed - 10 Nov 2011 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania)
• Santo Rocco Gangemi (24 Mar 2012 Appointed - 16 Apr 2013 Resigned)
• Michael Wallace Banach (16 Apr 2013 Appointed - 19 Mar 2016 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal)
• Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal (3 May 2016 Appointed - 1 Jan 2021 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria)
• Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez (31 Mar 2021 Appointed - 17 Nov 2023 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia)
• Mauro Lalli (1 Mar 2024 Appointed - 15 Jan 2025 Resigned)
• Maurizio Claudio Bravi (15 Jan 2025 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Michael Wallace Banach (Apostolic Nuncio: 16 Apr 2013 to 19 Mar 2016)
• Maurizio Claudio Bravi (Apostolic Nuncio: 15 Jan 2025)
• Santo Rocco Gangemi (Apostolic Nuncio: 24 Mar 2012 to 16 Apr 2013)
• Mauro Lalli (Apostolic Nuncio: 1 Mar 2024 to 15 Jan 2025)
• Francisco Montecillo Padilla (Apostolic Nuncio: 1 Apr 2006 to 10 Nov 2011)
• Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez (Apostolic Nuncio: 31 Mar 2021 to 17 Nov 2023)
• Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal (Apostolic Nuncio: 3 May 2016 to 1 Jan 2021)
• Antonio Maria Vegliò (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 27 Jul 1985 to 21 Oct 1989)
• Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana (Apostolic Nuncio: 13 Dec 2001 to 31 Mar 2006)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Ceirano † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 21 Dec 1989 to 20 Aug 1992)
• Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 5 Apr 1977 to 25 Oct 1980)
• Francesco De Nittis † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 7 Mar 1981 to 24 Jan 1985)
• Ramiro Moliner Inglés † (Apostolic Nuncio: 2 Jan 1993 to 10 May 1997)
• Gino Paro † (Apostolic Delegate: 3 Jul 1973 to 10 Jun 1978)
• Hans Schwemmer † (Apostolic Nuncio: 9 Jul 1997 to 1 Oct 2001)

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