Apostolic Nunciature to Brazil

Apostolic Nunciature in Brasília

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

Apostolic Nuncios to Brazil

• Pietro Ostini (17 July 1829 – 2 September 1832 )
• Gaetano Bedini (28 October 1845 – 16 August 1847)
• Vincentius Massoni (1856 – 1857)
• Mariano Falcinelli Antoniacci, O.S.B. (30 March 1858 – 14 August 1863 )
• Angelo Di Pietro (30 September 1879 – 21 March 1882)
• Mario Mocenni (28 March 1882 – 18 October 1882 )
• Vincenzo Vannutelli (22 December 1882 – 4 October 1883)
• Girolamo Maria Gotti, O.C.D. (19 April 1892 – 1 December 1896 )
• José Macchi (14 February 1898 – January 1904)
• Giulio Tonti (23 August 1902 – 4 October 1906 )
• Alessandro Bavona (10 April 1908 – 1911 )
• Giuseppe Aversa (2 March 1911 – 4 December 1916 )
• Angelo Giacinto Scapardini, O.P. (4 December 1916 – 1920 )
• Enrico Gasparri (1 September 1920 – 1925)
• Benedetto Aloisi Masella (26 April 1927 – 1946)
• Carlo Chiarlo (19 March 1946 – 24 September 1954 )
• Armando Lombardi ( 1954 – 4 May 1964 )
• Sebastiano Baggio (26 May 1964 – 23 June 1969 )
• Umberto Mozzoni (19 April 1969 – 1973 )
• Carmine Rocco (22 May 1973 – 12 May 1982 )
• Carlo Furno (21 August 1982 – 15 April 1992 )
• Alfio Rapisarda (2 June 1992 – 12 October 2002 )
• Lorenzo Baldisseri (12 November 2002 – 11 January 2012)
• Giovanni d’Aniello (since 10 February 2012)

See also

• Foreign relations of the Holy See
• List of diplomatic missions of the Holy See
• List of diplomatic missions in Brazil
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil

External links

• Apostolic Nunciature of Brazil page at gcatholic.org