Apostolic Nunciature to Senegal

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The Apostolic Nunciature to Senegal is the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Senegal. The Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Senegal, with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio serves both as the ambassador of the Holy See to the Republic of Senegal and as the point-of-contact between the Catholic hierarchy in Senegal and the pope.

On 9 July 1959, Jean-Marie Maury was named Apostolic Delegate to Dakar, [1] a jurisdiction established in 1948 to provide representation of the Holy See in French colonial Africa. The title of that position changed to Apostolic Delegate to Western Africa on 23 September 1960 with responsibility for Senegal, Upper Volta, Cote d'Ivoire, Dahomey, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Sudan, Togo, Ghana, Gambia, and Sierra Leone. [2] He continued to hold that delegate's title when given his new position for Senegal on 28 December 1961. [3]

The Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal is usually also the Apostolic Nuncio to Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania upon his appointment to said nations.

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References

  1. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LI. 1959. p. 722. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LII. 1960. p. 1003. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LIV. 1962. p. 601. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LVII. 1965. p. 681. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXVIII. 1986. p. 1000. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  6. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXVIII. 1986. p. 131.
  7. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXI. 1989. p. 1079. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  8. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXI. 1989. p. 1273. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  9. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIX. 1997. p. 733. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 31.10.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 31 October 2001. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 04.12.2001" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 4 December 2001. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.12.2007" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  13. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 19.06.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.06.2015" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  15. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 19.03.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. March 19, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 03.05.2022" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. May 3, 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  17. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 06.09.2022" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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