Apostolic Nunciature to Ghana

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

The position of Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana has been vacant since 19 March 2019.

In 1948, the Holy See established the Delegation to Dakar led by Marcel-François Lefebvre [1] to represent its interests in French colonial Africa. Following the decolonization of the region, the title of that position was changed to Apostolic Delegate to Western Africa on 23 September 1960 and given responsibility for Senegal, Upper Volta, Côte d'Ivoire, Dahomey (Benin), Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Sudan, Togo, Ghana, Gambia, and Sierra Leone. [2] After further reorganizations of its offices for the emerging independent nations of Africa, the Holy See created the Delegation to Nigeria and Ghana–a single office–in May 1973. [3] Separate nunciatures for Ghana and Nigeria were erected on 29 April 1976. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedia (PDF). Vol. XL. 1948. p. 560. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LII. 1960. p. 1003. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXV. 1973. pp. 628–9. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXVIII. 1976. pp. 399–400. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.03.2000" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 March 2000. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 19.06.2000" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.12.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 December 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 01.03.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 1 March 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.02.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 17.08.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). 17 August 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 19.03.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 03.05.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 16.04.2024" . Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 29.06.2024" . Retrieved June 29, 2024.
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