Past and Present Ordinaries

• CarloCuris † (14 Jul1971 Appointed - 30 Mar1978 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio toNigeria)
• NicolaRotunno † (13 Apr1978 Appointed - 30 Aug1983 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio toSyria)
• Ambrose BattistaDe Paoli † (23 Sep1983 Appointed - 6 Feb1988 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate toSouthern Africa)
• François RobertBacqué † (17 Jun1988 Appointed - 7 Jun1994 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toDominican Republic)
• Osvaldo MontecilloPadilla (1994 Appointed -22 Aug1998 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toNigeria)
• ThomasYeh Sheng-nan (10 Nov1998 Appointed -22 Apr2004 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toAlgeria)
• MarioZenari (10 May2004 Appointed -30 Dec2008 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toSyria)
• JosephSpiteri (21 Feb2009 Appointed -1 Oct2013 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toCôte d’Ivoire)
• PierreNguyễn Văn Tốt (22 Mar2014 Appointed -2 Jan2020 Retired)
• Brian NgoziUdaigwe (13 Jun2020 Appointed -12 Apr2025 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toEthiopia)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• PierreNguyễn Văn Tốt (Apostolic Nuncio:22 Mar2014 to2 Jan2020)
• Osvaldo MontecilloPadilla (Apostolic Nuncio:1994 to22 Aug1998)
• JosephSpiteri (Apostolic Nuncio:21 Feb2009 to1 Oct2013)
• Brian NgoziUdaigwe (Apostolic Nuncio:13 Jun2020 to12 Apr2025)
• ThomasYeh Sheng-nan (Apostolic Nuncio:10 Nov1998 to22 Apr2004)
• MarioZenari (Apostolic Nuncio:10 May2004 to30 Dec2008)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• François RobertBacqué † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 17 Jun1988 to 7 Jun1994)
• CarloCuris † (Apostolic Delegate: 14 Jul1971;Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 10 Feb1976 to 30 Mar1978)
• Ambrose BattistaDe Paoli † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 23 Sep1983 to 6 Feb1988)
• NicolaRotunno † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 13 Apr1978 to 30 Aug1983)

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