Apostolic Nunciature to Rwanda

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Apostolic Nunciature to Rwanda
Location Kigali, Rwanda
AddressKN 7 Ave, Kigali, Rwanda
Coordinates 1°57′27.5″S30°03′53.4″E / 1.957639°S 30.064833°E / -1.957639; 30.064833 Coordinates: 1°57′27.5″S30°03′53.4″E / 1.957639°S 30.064833°E / -1.957639; 30.064833
Apostolic Nuncio Arnaldo Catalan

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The Apostolic Nunciature to Rwanda the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Rwanda. It is located in Kigali. The current Apostolic Nuncio is Archbishop Arnaldo S. Catalan, who was named to the position by Pope Francis on 31 January 2022.

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

History

After representing its interests through a series of delegations, the Holy See established its Nunciature to Rwanda on 6 June 1964. [2]

Apostolic Nuncios to Rwanda since 1949

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