Historical Details

• Delegation to Papua New Guinea
  • Split:5 March1973
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country:Papua New Guinea

• Delegation to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands
  • Name Changed:1 December1975
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country:Papua New Guinea

Past and Present Ordinaries

• GinoParo † (3 Jul1973 Appointed - 10 Jun1978 Resigned)
• AndreaCordero Lanza di Montezemolo † (5 Apr1977 Appointed - 25 Oct1980 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toNicaragua)
• GinoParo † (5 Apr1977 Appointed - 10 Jun1978 Resigned)
• FrancescoDe Nittis † (7 Mar1981 Appointed - 24 Jan1985 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toEl Salvador)
• Antonio MariaVegliò (27 Jul1985 Appointed -21 Oct1989 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio toSénégal)
• GiovanniCeirano † (21 Dec1989 Appointed - 20 Aug1992 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toDenmark)
• RamiroMoliner Inglés † (2 Jan1993 Appointed - 10 May1997 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toGuatemala)
• HansSchwemmer † (9 Jul1997 Appointed - 1 Oct2001 Died)
• Adolfo Tito CamachoYllana (13 Dec2001 Appointed -31 Mar2006 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toPakistan)
• Francisco MontecilloPadilla (1 Apr2006 Appointed -10 Nov2011 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toTanzania)
• Santo RoccoGangemi (24 Mar2012 Appointed -16 Apr2013 Resigned)
• Michael WallaceBanach (16 Apr2013 Appointed -19 Mar2016 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toSénégal)
• Kurian MathewVayalunkal (3 May2016 Appointed -1 Jan2021 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toAlgeria)
• Fermín EmilioSosa Rodríguez (31 Mar2021 Appointed -17 Nov2023 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio toBolivia)
• MauroLalli (1 Mar2024 Appointed -15 Jan2025 Resigned)
• Maurizio ClaudioBravi (15 Jan2025 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Michael WallaceBanach (Apostolic Nuncio:16 Apr2013 to19 Mar2016)
• Maurizio ClaudioBravi (Apostolic Nuncio:15 Jan2025)
• Santo RoccoGangemi (Apostolic Nuncio:24 Mar2012 to16 Apr2013)
• MauroLalli (Apostolic Nuncio:1 Mar2024 to15 Jan2025)
• Francisco MontecilloPadilla (Apostolic Nuncio:1 Apr2006 to10 Nov2011)
• Fermín EmilioSosa Rodríguez (Apostolic Nuncio:31 Mar2021 to17 Nov2023)
• Kurian MathewVayalunkal (Apostolic Nuncio:3 May2016 to1 Jan2021)
• Antonio MariaVegliò (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio:27 Jul1985 to21 Oct1989)
• Adolfo Tito CamachoYllana (Apostolic Nuncio:13 Dec2001 to31 Mar2006)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• GiovanniCeirano † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 21 Dec1989 to 20 Aug1992)
• AndreaCordero Lanza di Montezemolo † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 5 Apr1977 to 25 Oct1980)
• FrancescoDe Nittis † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 7 Mar1981 to 24 Jan1985)
• RamiroMoliner Inglés † (Apostolic Nuncio: 2 Jan1993 to 10 May1997)
• GinoParo † (Apostolic Delegate: 3 Jul1973 to 10 Jun1978)
• HansSchwemmer † (Apostolic Nuncio: 9 Jul1997 to 1 Oct2001)

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