Nunciature to Haiti

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Bishop(s) Bernardito Cleopas Auza, Apostolic Nuncio

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Nunciature Elevated: 17 October 1930 Diplomatic Post Country: Haïti Mailing Address: Port-au-Prince, Morne Calvaire, Petion-ville, B.P. 326 Telephone: (509)257.63.08 Fax: 257.31.11

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Martial-Guillaume-Marie Testard du Cosquer † ( 1861 Appointed - 7 Sep 1863 Appointed, Archbishop of Port-au-Prince)
• Spiridion-Salvatore-Costantino Buhadgiar † (28 Nov 1890 Appointed - 10 Aug 1891 Died)
• Francesco Cherubini † (9 Dec 1915 Appointed - 2 Mar 1920 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Yugoslavia)
• George Joseph (Jorge José) Caruana † (8 Mar 1927 Appointed - 1930 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Fietta † (23 Sep 1930 Appointed - 20 Jun 1936 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina)
• Maurilio Silvani † (24 Jul 1936 Appointed - 4 Nov 1946 Appointed, Apostolic Internuncio to Austria)
• Alfredo Pacini † (23 Apr 1946 Appointed - 23 Apr 1949 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay)
• Francesco Lardone † (21 May 1949 Appointed - 1953 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Peru)
• Luigi Raimondi † (24 Dec 1953 Appointed - 15 Dec 1956 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to México)
• Domenico Enrici † (30 Jan 1958 Appointed - 5 Jan 1960 Appointed, Apostolic Internuncio to Japan)
• Giovanni Ferrofino (8 Feb 1960 Appointed - 3 Nov 1965 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador)
• Marie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. † (24 Sep 1966 Appointed - 30 May 1969 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India)
• Luigi Barbarito (11 Jun 1969 Appointed - 5 Apr 1975 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Niger)
• Luigi Conti (1 Aug 1975 Appointed - 19 Nov 1983 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq)
• Paolo Romeo (17 Dec 1983 Appointed - 24 Apr 1990 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia)
• Giuseppe Leanza (3 Jul 1990 Appointed - 4 Jun 1991 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Malawi)
• Lorenzo Baldisseri (15 Jan 1992 Appointed - 6 Apr 1995 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay)
• Christophe Pierre (12 Jul 1995 Appointed - 10 May 1999 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda)
• Luigi Bonazzi (19 Jun 1999 Appointed - 30 Mar 2004 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba)
• Mario Giordana (27 Apr 2004 Appointed - 15 Mar 2008 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia)
• Bernardito Cleopas Auza (8 May 2008 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
17 October 1930	Elevated		Nunciature to Haiti

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Bernardito Cleopas Auza (Apostolic Nuncio: 8 May 2008)
• Lorenzo Baldisseri (Apostolic Nuncio: 15 Jan 1992 to 6 Apr 1995)
• Luigi Barbarito (Apostolic Nuncio: 11 Jun 1969 to 5 Apr 1975)
• Luigi Bonazzi (Apostolic Nuncio: 19 Jun 1999 to 30 Mar 2004)
• Luigi Conti (Apostolic Nuncio: 1 Aug 1975 to 19 Nov 1983)
• Giovanni Ferrofino (Apostolic Nuncio: 8 Feb 1960 to 3 Nov 1965)
• Mario Giordana (Apostolic Nuncio: 27 Apr 2004 to 15 Mar 2008)
• Giuseppe Leanza (Apostolic Nuncio: 3 Jul 1990 to 4 Jun 1991)
• Christophe Pierre (Apostolic Nuncio: 12 Jul 1995 to 10 May 1999)
• Paolo Romeo (Apostolic Nuncio: 17 Dec 1983 to 24 Apr 1990)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Spiridion-Salvatore-Costantino Buhadgiar † (Apostolic Delegate: 28 Nov 1890 to 10 Aug 1891)
• George Joseph (Jorge José) Caruana † (Apostolic Internuncio: 8 Mar 1927 to 1930)
• Francesco Cherubini † (Apostolic Internuncio: 9 Dec 1915 to 2 Mar 1920)
• Domenico Enrici † (Apostolic Nuncio: 30 Jan 1958 to 5 Jan 1960)
• Giuseppe Fietta † (Apostolic Nuncio: 23 Sep 1930 to 20 Jun 1936)
• Francesco Lardone † (Apostolic Nuncio: 21 May 1949 to 1953)
• Marie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. † (Apostolic Nuncio: 24 Sep 1966 to 30 May 1969)
• Alfredo Pacini † (Apostolic Nuncio: 23 Apr 1946 to 23 Apr 1949)
• Luigi Raimondi † (Apostolic Nuncio: 24 Dec 1953 to 15 Dec 1956)
• Maurilio Silvani † (Apostolic Nuncio: 24 Jul 1936 to 4 Nov 1946)
• Martial-Guillaume-Marie Testard du Cosquer † (Apostolic Delegate: 1861 to 7 Sep 1863)