Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
The Apostolic Nuncio in Ireland is the permanent representative of the Holy See (i.e. the Pope as a subject of international law) to the government of the State of Ireland .
History of the Nunciature
The nunciature has existed in Dublin since 1929. The apostolic nuncio has the rank of ambassador.
Directory of the Nuncio in Ireland
- Paschal Robinson (November 27, 1929 - August 27, 1948)
- Ettore Felici (September 2, 1949 - May 9, 1951)
- Gerald Patrick Aloysius O'Hara (November 27, 1951 - June 8, 1954)
- Albert Levame (June 16, 1954 - December 5, 1958)
- Antonio Riberi (February 19, 1959 - April 28, 1962)
- Giuseppe Maria Sensi (May 10, 1962 - July 8, 1967)
- Joseph Francis McGeough (July 8, 1967 - March 1969)
- Gaetano Alibrandi (April 19, 1969 - 1989)
- Emanuele Gerada (February 4, 1989 - October 17, 1995)
- Luciano Storero (November 15, 1995 - October 1, 2000)
- Giuseppe Lazzarotto (November 11, 2000 - December 22, 2007)
- Giuseppe Leanza (February 22, 2008 - September 15, 2011)
- Charles John Brown (November 26, 2011 - March 9, 2017)
- Jude Thaddeus Okolo since May 13, 2017