Apostolic Nunciature to Zambia

Diplomatic mission of the Holy See in Africa

The Apostolic Nunciature to Zambia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Zambia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia is usually also the Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi upon his appointment to said nation.

List of papal representatives

Apostolic Pro-Nuncios

Alfredo Poledrini (27 October 1965 - 20 September 1971)
Luciano Angeloni (24 December 1970^[1] - 25 November 1978)^[2]
Giorgio Zur (5 February 1979^[3] - 3 May 1985)
Eugenio Sbarbaro (14 September 1985 - 7 February 1991)

Apostolic Nuncios

Giuseppe Leanza (4 June 1991 - 29 April 1999)
Orlando Antonini (24 July 1999 - 16 November 2005)^[4]
Nicola Girasoli (24 January 2006^[5] - 29 October 2011)^[6]
Julio Murat (27 January 2012^[7] - 24 March 2018)^[8]
Gianfranco Gallone (2 February 2019^[9] – 3 January 2023)^[10]
Gian Luca Perici (5 June 2023^[11] – present)

References

^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXIII. 1971. p. 93. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXX. 1978. p. 1001. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXI. 1979. p. 956. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ "El arzobispo Orlando Antonini, nuevo nuncio apostólico para Paraguay". Zenit (in Spanish). 16 November 2005. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.01.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 January 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 29 October 2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.01.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.03.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 02.02.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 03.01.2023". Retrieved January 3, 2023.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 05.06.2023". Retrieved June 5, 2023.