Apostolic Nunciature to Côte d'Ivoire
Diplomatic post of the Holy See
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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
- Apostolic Pro-Nuncios
- Giovanni Mariani (19 June 1972 - 11 January 1975)
- Bruno Wüstenberg (19 December 1973 - 17 January 1979)
- Apostolic Nuncios
- 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][a]
- Paolo Borgia (28 October 2019 [16] – 24 September 2022)[17]
- Mauricio Rueda Beltz (16 June 2023[18] – present)
See also
Notes
- 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.[14][15]