Nunciature to Costa Rica

Historical Details

• Nunciature to Central America
  • Erected: 29 December 1908
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Costa Rica

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Luigi Clementi † (26 Aug 1851 Appointed - 1861 Resigned)
• Serafino Vannutelli † (23 Jul 1869 Appointed - 10 Sep 1875 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium)
• Mario Mocenni † (14 Aug 1877 Appointed - 28 Mar 1882 Appointed, Apostolic Internuncio to Brazil)
• Teodoro Valfrè di Bonzo † (11 Jul 1884 Appointed - 27 Mar 1885 Appointed, Bishop of Cuneo)
• Giovanni Cagliero, S.D.B. † (7 Aug 1908 Appointed - 1915 Resigned)
• Giovanni Battista Marenco, S.D.B. † (7 Jan 1917 Appointed - 22 Oct 1921 Died)
• Angelo Rotta † (12 Oct 1922 Appointed - 6 Jun 1925 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Turkey)
• Giuseppe Fietta † (27 Sep 1926 Appointed - 23 Sep 1930 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti)
• Carlo Chiarlo † (7 Jan 1932 Appointed - 3 Dec 1941 Appointed, Official of the Secretariat of State)
• Luigi Centoz † (3 Dec 1941 Appointed - 1952 Appointed, Official of the Secretariat of State)
• Paul Bernier † (7 Aug 1952 Appointed - 1955 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Panama)
• Giuseppe Maria Sensi † (21 May 1955 Appointed - 14 Jan 1957 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine)
• Gennaro Verolino † (25 Feb 1957 Appointed - 2 Mar 1963 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation of Ceremonies)
• Paolino Limongi † (15 Aug 1963 Appointed - 9 Jul 1969 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran)
• Angelo Pedroni † (19 Jul 1969 Appointed - 15 Mar 1975 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Syria)
• Lajos Kada † (20 Jun 1975 Appointed - 8 Apr 1984 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation of the Sacraments)
• Pier Giacomo De Nicolò (14 Aug 1984 Appointed - 11 Feb 1993 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Syria)
• Giacinto Berloco (17 Jul 1993 Appointed - 5 May 1998 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador)
• Antonio Sozzo (23 May 1998 Appointed - 17 Jul 2003 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco)
• Osvaldo Padilla (31 Jul 2003 Appointed - 12 Apr 2008 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Korea)
• Pierre Nguyên Van Tot (13 May 2008 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giacinto Berloco (Apostolic Nuncio: 17 Jul 1993 to 5 May 1998)
• Pier Giacomo De Nicolò (Apostolic Nuncio: 14 Aug 1984 to 11 Feb 1993)
• Pierre Nguyên Van Tot (Apostolic Nuncio: 13 May 2008)
• Osvaldo Padilla (Apostolic Nuncio: 31 Jul 2003 to 12 Apr 2008)
• Antonio Sozzo (Apostolic Nuncio: 23 May 1998 to 17 Jul 2003)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Paul Bernier † (Apostolic Nuncio: 7 Aug 1952 to 1955)
• Giovanni Cagliero, S.D.B. † (Apostolic Internuncio: 7 Aug 1908 to 1915)
• Luigi Centoz † (Apostolic Nuncio: 3 Dec 1941 to 1952)
• Carlo Chiarlo † (Apostolic Nuncio: 7 Jan 1932 to 3 Dec 1941)
• Luigi Clementi † (Apostolic Delegate: 26 Aug 1851 to 1861)
• Giuseppe Fietta † (Apostolic Internuncio: 27 Sep 1926 to 23 Sep 1930)
• Lajos Kada † (Apostolic Nuncio: 20 Jun 1975 to 8 Apr 1984)
• Paolino Limongi † (Apostolic Nuncio: 15 Aug 1963 to 9 Jul 1969)
• Giovanni Battista Marenco, S.D.B. † (Apostolic Internuncio: 7 Jan 1917 to 22 Oct 1921)
• Mario Mocenni † (Apostolic Delegate: 14 Aug 1877 to 28 Mar 1882)
• Angelo Pedroni † (Apostolic Nuncio: 19 Jul 1969 to 15 Mar 1975)
• Angelo Rotta † (Apostolic Internuncio: 12 Oct 1922 to 6 Jun 1925)
• Giuseppe Maria Sensi † (Apostolic Nuncio: 21 May 1955 to 14 Jan 1957)
• Teodoro Valfrè di Bonzo † (Apostolic Delegate: 11 Jul 1884 to 27 Mar 1885)
• Serafino Vannutelli † (Apostolic Delegate: 23 Jul 1869 to 10 Sep 1875)
• Gennaro Verolino † (Apostolic Nuncio: 25 Feb 1957 to 2 Mar 1963)