Historical Details

• Nunciature to Central America
  • Established:29 December1908
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country:Costa Rica

Past and Present Ordinaries

• LuigiClementi † (26 Aug1851 Appointed -1861 Resigned)
• SerafinoVannutelli † (23 Jul1869 Appointed - 15 Mar1875 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toBelgium)
• MarioMocenni † (14 Aug1877 Appointed - 27 Feb1882 Appointed, Apostolic Internuncio toBrazil)
• TeodoroValfrè di Bonzo † (11 Jul1884 Appointed - 27 Mar1885 Appointed, Bishop ofCuneo)
• GiovanniCagliero, S.D.B. † (10 Jun1908 Appointed - 6 Dec1915 Resigned)
• Giovanni BattistaMarenco, S.D.B. † (2 Feb1917 Appointed - 22 Oct1921 Died)
• AngeloRotta † (16 Oct1922 Appointed - 9 May1925 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate toTurkey)
• GiuseppeFietta † (27 Feb1926 Appointed - 23 Sep1930 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toHaiti)
• CarloChiarlo † (28 Jan1932 Appointed -1940 Appointed, Official of the Secretariat ofState)
• Louis (Luigi)Centoz † (3 Dec1941 Appointed - 26 Apr1952 Resigned)
• PaulBernier † (7 Aug1952 Appointed - 21 May1955 Resigned)
• Giuseppe MariaSensi † (21 May1955 Appointed - 12 Jan1957 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate toJerusalem and Palestine (Israel, Jordan, Cyprus))
• GennaroVerolino † (25 Feb1957 Appointed - 2 Mar1963 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation ofCeremonies)
• PaolinoLimongi † (15 Aug1963 Appointed - 9 Jul1969 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio toIran)
• AngeloPedroni † (19 Jul1969 Appointed - 17 Mar1975 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio toSyria)
• LajosKada † (20 Jun1975 Appointed - 8 Apr1984 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation of theSacraments)
• Pier GiacomoDe Nicolò † (14 Aug1984 Appointed - 11 Feb1993 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toSyria)
• GiacintoBerloco (17 Jul1993 Appointed -5 May1998 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toEl Salvador)
• AntonioSozzo (23 May1998 Appointed -17 Jul2003 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toMorocco)
• Osvaldo MontecilloPadilla (31 Jul2003 Appointed -12 Apr2008 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toKorea)
• PierreNguyễn Văn Tốt (13 May2008 Appointed -22 Mar2014 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toSri Lanka)
• AntonioArcari (5 Jul2014 Appointed -25 May2019 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toMonaco)
• BrunoMusarò (29 Aug2019 Appointed -11 Jul2023 Retired)
• Mark GerardMiles (9 Jul2024 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• AntonioArcari (Apostolic Nuncio:5 Jul2014 to25 May2019)
• GiacintoBerloco (Apostolic Nuncio:17 Jul1993 to5 May1998)
• Mark GerardMiles (Apostolic Nuncio:9 Jul2024)
• BrunoMusarò (Apostolic Nuncio:29 Aug2019 to11 Jul2023)
• PierreNguyễn Văn Tốt (Apostolic Nuncio:13 May2008 to22 Mar2014)
• Osvaldo MontecilloPadilla (Apostolic Nuncio:31 Jul2003 to12 Apr2008)
• AntonioSozzo (Apostolic Nuncio:23 May1998 to17 Jul2003)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• PaulBernier † (Apostolic Nuncio: 7 Aug1952 to 21 May1955)
• GiovanniCagliero, S.D.B. † (Apostolic Delegate: 10 Jun1908 to 6 Dec1915)
• Louis (Luigi)Centoz † (Apostolic Nuncio: 3 Dec1941 to 26 Apr1952)
• CarloChiarlo † (Apostolic Internuncio: 28 Jan1932;Apostolic Nuncio: 30 Sep1933 to1940)
• LuigiClementi † (Apostolic Delegate: 26 Aug1851 to1861)
• Pier GiacomoDe Nicolò † (Apostolic Nuncio: 14 Aug1984 to 11 Feb1993)
• GiuseppeFietta † (Apostolic Internuncio: 27 Feb1926;Apostolic Nuncio: 8 Jul1926 to 23 Sep1930)
• LajosKada † (Apostolic Nuncio: 20 Jun1975 to 8 Apr1984)
• PaolinoLimongi † (Apostolic Nuncio: 15 Aug1963 to 9 Jul1969)
• Giovanni BattistaMarenco, S.D.B. † (Apostolic Internuncio: 2 Feb1917 to 22 Oct1921)
• MarioMocenni † (Apostolic Delegate: 14 Aug1877 to 27 Feb1882)
• AngeloPedroni † (Apostolic Nuncio: 19 Jul1969 to 17 Mar1975)
• AngeloRotta † (Apostolic Internuncio: 16 Oct1922 to 9 May1925)
• Giuseppe MariaSensi † (Apostolic Nuncio: 21 May1955 to 12 Jan1957)
• TeodoroValfrè di Bonzo † (Apostolic Delegate: 11 Jul1884 to 27 Mar1885)
• SerafinoVannutelli † (Apostolic Delegate: 23 Jul1869 to 15 Mar1875)
• GennaroVerolino † (Apostolic Nuncio: 25 Feb1957 to 2 Mar1963)