Apostolic Nunciature to Bangladesh
The Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See to Bangladesh is the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Bangladesh, equivalent to an embassy. It is located at U.N. Road 2, Baridhara, Dhaka 1212. The current Apostolic Nuncio is Archbishop George Kocherry, who was named to the position by Pope Francis on 6 July 2013.
The Apostolic Nunciature to Bangladesh is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Bangladesh, with the rank of ambassador. The nuncio serves both as the ambassador of the Pope (as head of State of Vatican City) to the President of Bangladesh, and as delegate and point-of-contact between the Catholic hierarchy in Bangladesh and the Pope (as head of the church).
List of Papal representatives
- Archbishop Edward Idris Cassidy (31 Jan 1973 – 25 Mar 1979)
- Archbishop Luigi Accogli (6 Jul 1979 – 17 Jun 1988)
- Archbishop Piero Biggio (10 Dec 1988 – 23 Apr 1992)
- Archbishop Adriano Bernardini (20 Aug 1992 – 15 Jun 1996)
- Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams (24 Aug 1996 – 22 Aug 2002)
- Archbishop Paul Tschang In-Nam (19 Oct 2002 – 27 Aug 2007)
- Archbishop Joseph Salvador Marino (12 Jan 2008 – 16 Jan 2013)
- Archbishop George Kocherry (6 Jul 2013 – )