Apostolic Nunciature to Bulgaria

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Apostolic Nunciature to Bulgaria
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Apostolic Nunciature to Bulgaria
Location Sofia
Address11, August 6 street, P.O. Box 9, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Coordinates 42°41′55.1″N23°19′10.2″E / 42.698639°N 23.319500°E / 42.698639; 23.319500 Coordinates: 42°41′55.1″N23°19′10.2″E / 42.698639°N 23.319500°E / 42.698639; 23.319500
Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari

The Apostolic Nunciature to Bulgaria is the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Bulgaria. It is located in Sofia. The current Apostolic Nuncio is Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari, who was named to the position by Pope Francis on 25 April 2014.

The Apostolic Nunciature to the Republic of Bulgaria is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Bulgaria, with the rank of an embassy. The nuncio serves both as the ambassador of the Holy See to the President of Bulgaria, and as delegate and point-of-contact between the Catholic hierarchy in Bulgaria and the Pope.

Papal representatives to Bulgaria

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