The
NunciatureNuncio is an ecclesiastical diplomatic title, derived from the ancient Latin word, Nuntius, meaning "envoy." This article addresses this title as well as derived similar titles, all within the structure of the Roman Catholic Church....
to Australia is an ecclesiastical office of the
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in
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
. It is a
diplomaticA diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organisation. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
post of the
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, whose representative is called the
Apostolic NuncioNuncio is an ecclesiastical diplomatic title, derived from the ancient Latin word, Nuntius, meaning "envoy." This article addresses this title as well as derived similar titles, all within the structure of the Roman Catholic Church....
to Australia with the rank of an
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. The office of the nunciature is located in
ManukaManuka is an area in the Inner South district of Canberra, Australia. Well-known landmarks such as Manuka Shops, Manuka Oval, Manuka Swimming Pool, and Manuka Circle often lead people to believe that there is a suburb called Manuka...
.
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NunciatureNuncio is an ecclesiastical diplomatic title, derived from the ancient Latin word, Nuntius, meaning "envoy." This article addresses this title as well as derived similar titles, all within the structure of the Roman Catholic Church....
to Australia is an ecclesiastical office of the
Roman Catholic ChurchThe Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church. With more than a billion members, over half of all Christians and more than one-sixth of the world's population, the Catholic Church is a communion of the Western, or Latin Rite Church, and...
in
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
. It is a
diplomaticA diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organisation. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
post of the
Holy SeeThe Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and speaks for the whole Catholic...
, whose representative is called the
Apostolic NuncioNuncio is an ecclesiastical diplomatic title, derived from the ancient Latin word, Nuntius, meaning "envoy." This article addresses this title as well as derived similar titles, all within the structure of the Roman Catholic Church....
to Australia with the rank of an
ambassadorAn ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents their country. They are usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization, to serve as the official representative of their country....
. The office of the nunciature is located in
ManukaManuka is an area in the Inner South district of Canberra, Australia. Well-known landmarks such as Manuka Shops, Manuka Oval, Manuka Swimming Pool, and Manuka Circle often lead people to believe that there is a suburb called Manuka...
.
The nunciature was erected by
Pope Pius XPope St. Pius X , born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was the 258th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, serving from 1903 to 1914, succeeding Pope Leo XIII . He was the first pope since Pope Pius V to be canonized. Pius X codified Catholic doctrines to inspire conformity in the church and rejected...
on April 15, 1914, with
Archbishop Bonaventura CerrettiBonaventura Cerretti was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura from 1931 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1925....
as its first head. The current Apostolic Nuncio to Australia is
His ExcellencyExcellency is a honorific style given to certain members of an organization or state.Usually, people styled "Excellency" are counted amongst:*heads of state*heads of government*ambassadors*certain ecclesiastics*certain members of royalty...
Giuseppe LazzarottoGiuseppe Lazzarotto JCD was born in Carpane, Italy on May 24, 1942. He studied for the priesthood in the Diocese of Padua, being ordained a priest on 1 April 1967. He undertook post-graduate studies in diplomacy at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome, while at the same time completing his...
, who was appointed by
Pope Benedict XVIPope Benedict XVI is the 265th and reigning Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the head of the Catholic Church and, as such, Sovereign of the Vatican City State...
on December 22, 2007.
List of Apostolic Nuncios to Australia
- Bonaventura Cerretti
Bonaventura Cerretti was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura from 1931 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1925....
(1914 - 1917)
- Bartolomeo Cattaneo (1917 - ?)
- Giovanni Panico
Giovanni Panico was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Nuncio to Portugal from 1959 to 1962, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1962.-Biography:...
(1935 - 1948)
- Paolo Marella
Paolo Marella was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served in the Roman Curia following a career as a delegate of the Holy See, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1959.-Biography:...
(1948 - 1953)
- Romolo Carboni (1953 - 1959)
- Maximilien de Fürstenberg
Maximilien Louis Hubert Egon Vincent Marie Joseph de Furstenberg was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and was Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches....
(1959 - 1962)
- Domenico Enrici (1962 - 1969)
- Gino Paro (1969 - 1978)
- Luigi Barbarito (1978 - 1986)
- Franco Brambilla (1986 - 1998)
- Francesco Canalini (1998 - 2004)
- Ambrose De Paoli
Ambrose Battista De Paoli was a Roman Catholic cleric and nuncio .De Paoli was born in Jeannette, Pennsylvania. Ordained a priest on December 18, 1960, for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami, in Florida, he entered the Vatican's diplomatic corps in 1966...
(2004 - 2007)
- Giuseppe Lazzarotto
Giuseppe Lazzarotto JCD was born in Carpane, Italy on May 24, 1942. He studied for the priesthood in the Diocese of Padua, being ordained a priest on 1 April 1967. He undertook post-graduate studies in diplomacy at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome, while at the same time completing his...
(2007 - present)