Apostolic Nuncio in Spain
The Apostolic Nuncio in Spain is the diplomatic representative of the Holy See (i.e. the Pope as a subject of international law) to the government of the State of Spain .
History of the Nunciature
The nunciature has existed in Madrid since 1528. The apostolic nuncio has the rank of ambassador.
Directory of nuncios in Spain since 1794
19th century
- Filippo Casoni (May 24, 1794 - February 23, 1801 , cardinal)
- Pietro Gravina (March 1, 1803 - March 8, 1816 , cardinal)
- Giacomo Giustiniani (April 6, 1817 - March 13, 1826 , cardinal)
- Francesco Tiberi (January 9, 1827 - July 2, 1832 , cardinal)
- Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso (November 13, 1832 - July 31, 1835 , cardinal)
- vacancy
- Giovanni Brunelli (March 13, 1847 - March 7, 1853 , cardinal)
- Lorenzo Barili (October 16, 1857 - March 13, 1868 , cardinal)
- Alessandro Franchi (March 13, 1868 - June 1869 , cardinal)
- Giovanni Simeoni (March 15, 1875 - September 17, 1875 , cardinal)
- Giacomo Cattani (January 28, 1877 - September 19, 1879 , cardinal)
- Angelo Bianchi (September 19, 1879 - September 25, 1882 , cardinal)
- Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro (December 19, 1882 - March 14, 1887 , cardinal)
- Angelo Di Pietro (May 23, 1887 - January 16, 1893 , Cardinal)
- Serafino Cretoni (May 9, 1893 - July 22, 1896 , Cardinal)
- Giuseppe Francica-Nava de Bontifè (July 25, 1896 - July 19, 1899 , cardinal)
20th century
- Aristide Rinaldini (December 28, 1899 - April 15, 1907 , cardinal)
- Antonio Vico (October 21, 1907 - November 27, 1911 , Cardinal)
- Francesco Ragonesi (February 9, 1913 - March 7, 1921 , cardinal)
- Federico Tedeschini (March 31, 1921 - December 16, 1935 , cardinal)
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Filippo Cortesi (June 4, 1936 - December 24, 1936 , then Apostolic Nuncio in Poland )
- Silvio Sericano (June 11, 1936 - November 4, 1936 )
- Isidro Gomá y Tomás (December 19, 1936 - September 21, 1937 )
- Ildebrando Antoniutti (September 21st 1937 - 1938 )
- Gaetano Cicognani (May 16, 1938 - January 12, 1953 , Cardinal)
- Ildebrando Antoniutti (October 21, 1953 - March 19, 1962 , cardinal)
- Antonio Riberi (April 28, 1962 - June 26, 1967 , Cardinal)
- Luigi Dadaglio (July 8, 1967 - October 4, 1980 , later Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments )
- Antonio Innocenti (October 4, 1980 - May 25, 1985 , Cardinal)
- Mario Tagliaferri (July 20, 1985 - July 13, 1995 afterwards Apostolic Nuncio in France )
- Lajos Kada (September 22, 1995 - March 1, 2000 )
21st century
- Manuel Monteiro de Castro (March 1, 2000 - July 3, 2009, then Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops , Cardinal)
- Renzo Fratini , (August 20, 2009 - July 4, 2019)
- Bernardito Cleopas Auza , since October 1, 2019 (appointed)
annotation
- ↑ As a result of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, he could not take office.