Nunciature to Great Britain

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Bishop(s) Faustino Sainz Muñoz, Apostolic Nuncio Luigi Barbarito, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus Pablo Puente Buces, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Nunciature Erected: 21 November 1938 Diplomatic Post Region: Great Britain Mailing Address: London SW19 5NE, 54 Parkside, Wimbledon Telephone: (44-20)8944-7189 Fax: 8947-2494

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Ferdinando d'Adda † (3 Mar 1687 Appointed - 13 Feb 1690 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente)
• William Godfrey † (21 Nov 1938 Appointed - 10 Nov 1953 Appointed, Archbishop of Liverpool)
• Gerald Patrick Aloysius O'Hara † (8 Jun 1954 Appointed - 16 Jul 1963 Died)
• Igino Eugenio Cardinale † (4 Oct 1963 Appointed - 19 Apr 1969 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium)
• Domenico Enrici † (26 Apr 1969 Appointed - 16 Jul 1973 Appointed, Official of Nunciature of State)
• Bruno Bernard Heim † (16 Jul 1973 Appointed - Jul 1985 Resigned)
• Luigi Barbarito (21 Jan 1986 Appointed - 31 Jul 1997 Retired)
• Pablo Puente Buces (31 Jul 1997 Appointed - 23 Oct 2004 Resigned)
• Faustino Sainz Muñoz (11 Dec 2004 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
21 November 1938	Erected		Nunciature to Great Britain (erected)

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Affiliated Bishops

• Luigi Barbarito (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 21 Jan 1986; Apostolic Nuncio: 13 Apr 1993 to 31 Jul 1997)
• Igino Eugenio Cardinale † (Apostolic Delegate: 4 Oct 1963 to 19 Apr 1969)
• Ferdinando d'Adda † (Apostolic Nuncio: 3 Mar 1687 to 13 Feb 1690)
• Domenico Enrici † (Apostolic Delegate: 26 Apr 1969 to 16 Jul 1973)
• William Godfrey † (Apostolic Delegate: 21 Nov 1938 to 10 Nov 1953)
• Bruno Bernard Heim † (Apostolic Delegate: 16 Jul 1973; Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 22 Feb 1982 to Jul 1985)
• Gerald Patrick Aloysius O'Hara † (Apostolic Delegate: 8 Jun 1954 to 16 Jul 1963)
• Pablo Puente Buces (Apostolic Nuncio: 31 Jul 1997 to 23 Oct 2004)
• Faustino Sainz Muñoz (Apostolic Nuncio: 11 Dec 2004)