Apostolic Nunciature to Chad

The Apostolic Nunciature to Chad is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Chad. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

Pope John Paul II established the Nunciature to Chad on 25 November 1988.[1]

List of papal representatives

Apostolic Delegates

• Mario Tagliaferri (5 March 1970[2] - 25 June 1975)
• Oriano Quilici (15 November 1975[3] - 26 June 1981)
• John Bulaitis (21 November 1981 - 11 July 1987)
• Beniamino Stella (21 August 1987[4] - 15 December 1992)[5]
  • Stella's title was changed to Pro-Nuncio on 10 January 1989.[6]

Apostolic Nuncios

• Diego Causero (15 December 1992[5] - 31 March 1999)
• Joseph Chennoth (24 August 1999 - 15 June 2005)[7]
• Pierre Nguyên Van Tot (24 August 2005[8] - 13 May 2008)[9]
• Jude Thaddeus Okolo (2 August 2008[10] - 7 October 2013)[11]
• Franco Coppola (2 April 2014[12] - 9 July 2016)[13]
• Santiago de Wit Guzmán (25 March 2017[14] – present)

References

1. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXXI. 1989. p. 527. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
2. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXII. 1970. p. 189. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
3. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXVII. 1975. p. 684. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
4. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXIX. 1987. pp. 1239, 1250. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
5. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXXV. 1993. p. 104. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
6. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXXI. 1989. pp. 389, 801. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
7. "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.06.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 June 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
8. "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.08.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 August 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
9. "Rinunce e Nomine, 13.05.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
10. "Rinunce e Nomine, 02.08.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 August 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
11. "Rinunce e Nomine, 07.10.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
12. "Rinunce e Nomine, 02.94.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
13. "Other Pontifical Acts, 09.07.2016" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
14. "Rinunce e nomine, 25.03.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 March 2017.