Nunciature to India

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Bishop(s) Pedro López Quintana, Apostolic Nuncio

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Nunciature Erected: 1881 Diplomatic Post Country: India Official Web Site: http://www.apostolicnunciatureindia.com/ Mailing Address: New Delhi-110021, 50-C, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri Telephone: (91-11)268.89.184/7 Fax: 2687.42.86

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Antonio Agliardi † (23 Sep 1884 Appointed - 9 May 1887 Appointed, Official of the Roman Curia - Other)
• Andrea Aiuti † (31 Mar 1887 Appointed - 24 Jul 1891 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith)
• Ladislao Michele Zaleski † (5 Mar 1892 Appointed - 4 Dec 1916 Appointed, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch})
• Pietro Fumasoni Biondi † (15 Nov 1916 Appointed - 6 Dec 1919 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Japan)
• Pietro Pisani † (15 Dec 1919 Appointed - 1924 Appointed, Official of the Roman Curia - Other)
• Edward Aloysius Mooney † (21 Jan 1926 Appointed - 30 Mar 1931 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Japan)
• Leo Peter Kierkels, C.P. † (23 Mar 1931 Appointed - 1952 Resigned)
• Martin Lucas, S.V.D. † (3 Dec 1952 Appointed - 1956 Appointed, Official of the Secretariat of State)
• James Robert Knox † (14 Feb 1957 Appointed - 13 Apr 1967 Appointed, Archbishop of Melbourne)
• Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio † (22 Aug 1967 Appointed - 19 Apr 1969 Appointed, Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See)
• Marie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. † (30 May 1969 Appointed - 16 Feb 1971 Resigned)
• John Gordon † ( 1971 Appointed - 1976 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands)
• Luciano Storero † (14 Jul 1976 Appointed - 2 Feb 1981 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela)
• Agostino Cacciavillan (9 May 1981 Appointed - 13 Jun 1990 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to United States of America)
• Giorgio Zur (13 Aug 1990 Appointed - 7 Dec 1998 Appointed, President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy)
• Lorenzo Baldisseri (19 Jun 1999 Appointed - 12 Nov 2002 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil)
• Pedro López Quintana (8 Feb 2003 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1881	Erected		Nunciature to India (erected)
12 June 1948	Elevated		Nunciature to India (from Delegation)
22 August 1967	Elevated		Nunciature to India (from Internuciature)

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Affiliated Bishops

• Antonio Agliardi † (Apostolic Delegate: 23 Sep 1884 to 9 May 1887)
• Andrea Aiuti † (Apostolic Delegate: 31 Mar 1887 to 24 Jul 1891)
• Lorenzo Baldisseri (Apostolic Nuncio: 19 Jun 1999 to 12 Nov 2002)
• Agostino Cacciavillan (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 9 May 1981 to 13 Jun 1990)
• Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 22 Aug 1967 to 19 Apr 1969)
• Pietro Fumasoni Biondi † (Apostolic Delegate: 15 Nov 1916 to 6 Dec 1919)
• John Gordon † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 1971 to 1976)
• Leo Peter Kierkels, C.P. † (Apostolic Delegate: 23 Mar 1931; Apostolic Internuncio: 12 Jun 1948 to 1952)
• James Robert Knox † (Apostolic Internuncio: 14 Feb 1957 to 13 Apr 1967)
• Marie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 30 May 1969 to 16 Feb 1971)
• Pedro López Quintana (Apostolic Nuncio: 8 Feb 2003)
• Martin Lucas, S.V.D. † (Apostolic Internuncio: 3 Dec 1952 to 1956)
• Edward Aloysius Mooney † (Apostolic Delegate: 21 Jan 1926 to 30 Mar 1931)
• Pietro Pisani † (Apostolic Delegate: 15 Dec 1919 to 1924)
• Luciano Storero † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 14 Jul 1976 to 2 Feb 1981)
• Ladislao Michele Zaleski † (Apostolic Delegate: 5 Mar 1892 to 4 Dec 1916)
• Giorgio Zur (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 13 Aug 1990 to 7 Dec 1998)