| Apostolic Nunciature to India | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Address | 50-C, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri,New Delhi, Delhi 110021 |
| Coordinates | 28°36′1″N77°11′43″E / 28.60028°N 77.19528°E /28.60028; 77.19528 |
| Jurisdiction |  India |
| Apostolic Nuncio | Leopoldo Girelli |
| Website | Official website |
TheApostolic Nunciature of the Holy See to India is the diplomatic mission of theHoly See toIndia, similar to an embassy. ArchbishopLeopoldo Girelli was namedApostolic Nuncio byPope Francis on 13 March 2021. He was formerly Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Cyprus.
TheApostolic Nunciature to India is an ecclesiastical office of theCatholic Church in India, with the rank ofambassador. The nuncio serves both as the ambassador of the Pope (as head ofState of Vatican City) to the President of India, and as delegate and point-of-contact between the Catholic hierarchy in India and the Pope (as head of theChurch). The Apostolic Nuncio to India is usually also theApostolic Nuncio to Nepal.
Thediplomatic mission was established as theApostolic Delegation to the East Indies in 1881, and includedCeylon, and was extended toMalaca in 1889, and then toBurma in 1920, and eventually includedGoa in 1923. It was raised to an Internunciature byPope Pius XII on 12 June 1948 and to a fullApostolic Nunciature byPope Paul VI on 22 August 1967. Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) was detached in 1967, Burma (now Myanmar) in 1973 and Malaca, as part of modernMalaysia, being detached in 1957.
| Africa | |
|---|---|
| Americas | |
| Asia | |
| Europe | |
| Oceania | |
| De facto | |
| International Organisations |
|
| Former |
|
| Attacks |
|
.svg)
