Apostolic Nuncio to the Netherlands
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The Apostolic Nuncio
Nuncio
Nuncio 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 the Netherlands
is the principal representative of the Holy See
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...

 to the Royal Government of the Netherlands. The nunciature is located at Carnegielaan 5 in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...

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Apostolic Nuncio to the Netherlands

  • Giovanni Tacci Porcelli
    Giovanni Tacci Porcelli
    Giovanni Tacci Porcelli was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Secretary of the Congregation for Oriental Churches from 1922 to 1927, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1921.-Biography:...

     (29 Apr 1911 - 8 Dec 1916)
  • Roberto Vicentini (19 May 1921 - 1922)
  • Cesare Orsenigo
    Cesare Orsenigo
    Cesare Vincenzo Orsenigo was Apostolic Nuncio to Germany from 1930 to 1945, during the rise of Nazi Germany and World War II...

     (23 Jun 1922 - 2 Jun 1925)
  • Paolo Giobbe
    Paolo Giobbe
    Paolo Giobbe was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Papal Datary in the Roman Curia from 1959 to 1968, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958.-Biography:...

     (12 Aug 1935 - 14 Nov 1959 )
  • Giuseppe Beltrami
    Giuseppe Beltrami
    Giuseppe Beltrami was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Internuncio to the Netherlands from 1959 to 1967, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1967.-Biography:...

     (31 Jan 1959 - 22 Jul 1967 )
  • Angelo Felici (22 Jul 1967 - 13 May 1976)
  • John Gordon ( 1976 - 1978 )
  • Bruno Wüstenberg (17 Jan 1979 - 31 May 1984)
  • Edward Idris Cassidy (6 Nov 1984 - 23 Mar 1988)
  • Audrys Juozas Backis (5 Aug 1988 - 24 Dec 1991)
  • Henri Lemaître (28 Mar 1992 - 8 Feb 1997 Retired)
  • Angelo Acerbi (8 Feb 1997 - 27 Feb 2001)
  • François Robert Bacqué (27 Feb 2001 - )
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