The Apostolic Nunciature to Côte d'Ivoire is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Côte d'Ivoire. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.
Representatives of the Holy See to Côte d'Ivoire
- Giovanni Mariani (19 June 1972 - 11 January 1975)
- Bruno Wüstenberg (19 December 1973 - 17 January 1979)
- Justo Mullor García (22 March 1979 - 3 May 1985)
- Antonio Mattiazzo (16 November 1985[1] - 5 July 1989)[2]
- Janusz Bolonek (25 September 1989[3] - 23 January 1995)[4]
- Luigi Ventura (25 March 1995 - 25 March 1999)
- Mario Zenari (12 July 1999[5] - 10 May 2004)[6]
- Mario Roberto Cassari (31 July 2004[7] - 14 February 2008)[8]
- Ambrose Madtha (8 May 2008[9] – 8 December 2012)[10]
- Joseph Spiteri (1 October 2013[11] - 7 March 2018)[12] Ante Jozić was appointed on 2 February 2019, but injuries sustained in a car accident delayed his episcopal consecration and he did not take up the post.[13][14]
- Paolo Borgia (28 October 2019 [15] – 24 September 2022)[16]
- Mauricio Rueda Beltz (16 June 2023[17] – present)
References
- 1.Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXVII. 1985. p. 1193. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- 2.Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXI. 1989. p. 1077. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- 3.Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXI. 1989. p. 1272. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- 4.Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXVII. 1995. p. 327. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- 5.Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXXI. 1999. p. 920.
- 6."Rinunce e Nomine, 10.05.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 May 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- 7."Rinunce e Nomine, 31.07.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 31 July 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- 8."Rinunce e Nomine, 14.02.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- 9."Rinunce e Nomine, 08.05.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- 10."Archbishop Ambrose Madtha killed in accident". The Times of India. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- 11."Rinunce e Nomine, 01.10.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- 12."Resignations and Appointments, 07.03.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- 13."Rinunce e nomine, 02.02.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- 14.Pope Francis named Ante Jozić Apostolic Nuncio to the Ivory Coast on 2 February 2019. His consecration as bishop, scheduled for 1 May, was postponed after Jozić was seriously injured in a car accident in Croatia on 7 April.
- 15."Resignations and Appointments, 28.10.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- 16."Rinunce e nomine, 24.09.2022". Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- 17."Resignations and Appointments, 16.06.2023". Retrieved 16 June 2023.