The
Apostolic Nunciature to the Kingdom of Spain 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
SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
. It is a diplomatic 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 Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.
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The
Apostolic Nunciature to the Kingdom of Spain 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
SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
. It is a diplomatic 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 Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.
Apostolic Nuncios since 1899
- Aristide Rinaldini
Aristide Rinaldini was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Nuncio to Spain from 1899 to 1907, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1907.-Biography:...
(28 Dec 1899 - 1907 )
- Antonio Vico (21 Oct 1907 - 11 Feb 1915)
- Francesco Ragonesi
Francesco Cardinal Ragonesi S.T.D. J.U.D. was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and was the Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura....
(9 Feb 1913 - 9 Mar 1926)
- Federico Tedeschini
Federico Tedeschini was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Papal Datary in the Roman Curia from 1938 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1935 by Pope Pius XI.-Biography:...
(31 Mar 1921 - 25 Feb 1938)
- Gaetano Cicognani
Gaetano Cicognani was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura from 1954 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.-Biography:...
(16 May 1938 - 7 Dec 1953)
- Ildebrando Antoniutti
Ildebrando Antoniutti was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Prefect of the Congregation for Religious from 1963 to 1973, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1962.-Biography:...
(21 Oct 1953 - 26 Jul 1963)
- Antonio Riberi
Antonio Riberi was a Monacan Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the fifth Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland and later as Nuncio to Spain from 1962 until his death...
(28 Apr 1962 - 16 Dec 1967 )
- Luigi Dadaglio
Luigi Dadaglio was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary.He was born in Sezzadio, Italy. He was educated at the Seminary of Acqui. He was ordained on 22 May 1937...
(8 Jul 1967 - 4 Oct 1980)
- Antonio Innocenti
Antonio Innocenti was a cardinal who was a mainstay of the Roman Curia and the Vatican diplomatic service for many years. He was born in Poppi, Italy....
(4 Oct 1980 - 9 Jan 1986 )
- Mario Tagliaferri (20 Jul 1985 - 13 Jul 1995)
- Lajos Kada (22 Sep 1995 - 1 Mar 2000 )
- Manuel Monteiro de Castro
Manuel Monteiro de Castro is the current secretary of the Congregation for Bishops since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 3 July 2009.-Career in Church diplomacy:He was a priest in the Archdiocese of Braga...
(1 Mar 2000 - 3 July 2009)
- Renzo Fratini (20 Aug 2009 - )