Apostolic Nunciature to Latvia

The Apostolic Nunciature to Latvia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Latvia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The title Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia is held by the prelate appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania; he resides in Lithuania.

Representatives of the Holy See

Apostolic delegate to the Baltic States

Edward O'Rourke (8 December 1920 - December 1921)

Apostolic delegate

Antonino Zecchini (20 October 1922^[1] - 18 March 1935)^[2]
He became Apostolic Internuncio on 14 April 1926.^[3]

Apostolic nuncios

Antonino Arata (12 July 1935^[4] - August 1940)^[5]
Justo Mullor García (30 November 1991 - 2 April 1997)
Erwin Josef Ender (9 July 1997 - 19 May 2001)^[6]
Peter Stephan Zurbriggen (25 October 2001^[7] - 14 January 2009)^[8]
Luigi Bonazzi (25 March 2009^[9] - 18 December 2013)^[10]
Pedro López Quintana (22 March 2014^[11] - 4 March 2019)^[12]
Petar Rajič (6 August 2019^[13] - 11 March 2024)^[14]
Georg Gänswein (24 June 2024^[15] – )

References

^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XIV. 1922. p. 594. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
^ "Zecchini, Antonino". Dizionario Biografico dei Friulani (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XVIII. 1926. p. 229. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXVII. 1935. p. 306. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
^ Narkutè, Vilma (2006). "The Confrontation Between the Lithuanian Catholic Church and the Soviet Regime". New Blackfriars. 87 (1011): 456–75, esp. 457. doi:10.1111/j.1741-2005.2006.00105.x. JSTOR 43251067.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 19.05.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 19 May 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.10.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 October 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 14.01.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.03.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 18.12.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.03.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 04.03.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.08.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 11.03.2024". Retrieved 11 March 2024.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 24.06.2024" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

[1] Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XIV. 1922. p. 594. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

[2] "Zecchini, Antonino". Dizionario Biografico dei Friulani (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2019.

[3] Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XVIII. 1926. p. 229. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

[4] Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXVII. 1935. p. 306. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

[5] Narkutè, Vilma (2006). "The Confrontation Between the Lithuanian Catholic Church and the Soviet Regime". New Blackfriars. 87 (1011): 456–75, esp. 457. doi:10.1111/j.1741-2005.2006.00105.x. JSTOR 43251067.

[6] "Rinunce e Nomine, 19.05.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 19 May 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[7] "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.10.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 October 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[8] "Rinunce e Nomine, 14.01.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[9] "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.03.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[10] "Rinunce e Nomine, 18.12.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[11] "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.03.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[12] "Rinunce e Nomine, 04.03.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[13] "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.08.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[14] "Resignations and Appointments, 11.03.2024". Retrieved 11 March 2024.

[15] "Rinunce e nomine, 24.06.2024" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

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See also

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