Apostolic Nunciature to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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The Apostolic Nunciature to the Democratic Republic of the Congo is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in the Gombe, Kinshasa district of Kinshasa, the capital city.

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The Holy See established its Delegation to the Belgian Congo on 10 January 1930. [1] The Democratic Republic of the Congo gained its independence from Belgium in 1960 and the Holy See established its Nunciature to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 16 February 1963. [2]

List of papal representatives to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Apostolic Delegates to the Belgian Congo [lower-alpha 1]
Apostolic Nuncios

Notes

  1. ↑ In 1962, Roberti was named "Delegate to Congo (Leopoldville)", a term used in this era to distinguish the former Belgian colony from the other new nation using the name Congo, "Congo (Brazzaville)".

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  1. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXII. 1930. p. 150, 447. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. L. 1963. p. 227. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXII. 1930. p. 150. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XLI. 1949. p. 299. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XLII. 1950. p. 213. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  6. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XLVI. 1954. p. 749. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  7. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XLVII. 1955. p. 159. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  8. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LI. 1959. p. 659. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  9. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LI. 1959. pp. 646–7, 780. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  10. 1 2 Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LIV. 1962. p. 881. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  11. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LVII. 1965. p. 731. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  12. ↑ "El Papa designa al segoviano Francisco Javier Lozano como nuncio apostólico en Rumanía". El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 12 December 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.12.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 December 2001.
  14. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.09.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 20.11.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 17.02.2015" (Press release). Vatican Press Office. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.06.2015" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  18. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.09.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  19. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 27.04.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  20. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 21.06.2023" . Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 16.04.2024" . Retrieved April 16, 2024.
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