Apostolic Nunciature to Pakistan
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The Apostolic Nunciature
to Pakistan
is a Vatican
Diplomatic Post equivalent to an Embassy.
The Nunciature was located in the St. Anthony’s Parish (Karachi)
in its Chancellery at old Clifton when the Vatican established diplomatic relations with Pakistan on July 17, 1950.
When the Capital of Pakistan was moved to Islamabad in 1965, the Nunciature was re-located to the Diplomatic Enclave in Islamabad
. On Wednesday, February 2, 2011, the Vatican Information Service
(VIS) announced that the Holy Father, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
, had appointed His Excellency, The Most Reverend Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra
, as Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan. The following have been Apostolic Nuncios (Ambassadors) in Pakistan:
Apostolic Nunciature
An Apostolic Nunciature is a top-level diplomatic mission of the Holy See, equivalent to an embassy.The head of the Apostolic Nunciature is called nuncio. A nuncio is an ecclesiastical diplomatic title, derived from the ancient Latin nuntius, meaning messenger...
to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
is a Vatican
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It 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...
Diplomatic Post equivalent to an Embassy.
The Nunciature was located in the St. Anthony’s Parish (Karachi)
St. Anthony’s Parish (Karachi)
-History:The idea of St. Anthony’s Parish was first conceived in 1937. A plot of land with a large bungalow was acquired on McNeil Road.The largest room was converted into a small church, two rooms served as the presbetery while the two others would be a school. On February 13, 1937 a relic of St....
in its Chancellery at old Clifton when the Vatican established diplomatic relations with Pakistan on July 17, 1950.
When the Capital of Pakistan was moved to Islamabad in 1965, the Nunciature was re-located to the Diplomatic Enclave in Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
. On Wednesday, February 2, 2011, the Vatican Information Service
Vatican Information Service
The Vatican Information Service is an official news service of the Holy See Press Office.The service was founded in 1991, and transmits news on a daily basis at 3pm Rome time, except during the month of August and on Vatican State holidays .The service is available in four languages: English,...
(VIS) announced that the Holy Father, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
, had appointed His Excellency, The Most Reverend Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra
Edgar Peña Parra
*...
, as Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan. The following have been Apostolic Nuncios (Ambassadors) in Pakistan:
- Saverio Zupi † (28 Oct 1961 Appointed - 1966 Resigned)
- Costante Maltoni † (2 Jan 1967 Appointed - 1970 Resigned)
- Giuseppe (Josip) Uhac † (23 Jun 1970 Appointed - 7 Oct 1976 Appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cameroun)
- Giulio Einaudi (10 Nov 1976 Appointed - 5 Aug 1980 Appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cuba)
- Emanuele Gerada (15 Oct 1980 Appointed - 4 Feb 1989 Appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland)
- Luigi Bressan (3 Apr 1989 Appointed - 26 Jul 1993 Appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore)
- Renzo FratiniRenzo FratiniRenzo Fratini is an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and diplomat of the Holy See.-Biography:Renzo Fratini was born on 25 April 1944, in Urbisaglia, Italy, and was ordained priest on 6 September 1969 for the Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino. In 1970 he entered the Pontifical...
(7 Aug 1993 Appointed - 8 Aug 1998 Appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia)
- Alessandro D'Errico (14 Nov 1998 Appointed - 21 Nov 2005 Appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia-Herzegovina)
- Adolfo Tito YllanaAdolfo Tito YllanaAdolfo Tito Yllana was born on 6 February 1948 in Naga City, Philippines. He is a Roman Catholic archbishop, and is presently the Apostolic Nuncio to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He undertook religious studies from the Holy Rosary Seminary also in the same city. On 19 March 1972 he was...
(Appointed 31 Mar 2006 - 20 Nov 2010 Appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos)