Jerusalem and Palestine (Delegation) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Gustavo Testa † (11 Feb 1948 Appointed - 6 Mar 1953 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland)
Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi † (30 Jul 1953 Appointed - 11 Jan 1957 Appointed, Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of)
Giuseppe Maria Sensi † (14 Jan 1957 Appointed - 10 May 1962 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland)
Lino Zanini † (30 May 1962 Appointed - 4 Jan 1966 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of)
Augustin-Joseph Antoine Sépinski, O.F.M. † (2 Oct 1965 Appointed - 5 May 1969 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay)
Pio Laghi † (24 May 1969 Appointed - 28 May 1973 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cyprus)
William Aquin Carew † (10 May 1974 Appointed - 30 Aug 1983 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan)
Carlo Curis (4 Feb 1984 Appointed - 28 Mar 1990 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Canada)
Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo (28 Apr 1990 Appointed - 7 Mar 1998 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy)
Pietro Sambi † (6 Jun 1998 Appointed - 17 Dec 2005 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America)
Antonio Franco (21 Jan 2006 Appointed - 18 Aug 2012 Retired)
Giuseppe Lazzarotto (18 Aug 2012 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
11 February 1948	Erected		Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine (erected)
28 May 1973	Territory Lost	Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine	Nunciature to Cyprus (erected)
6 April 1994	Territory Lost	Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine	Nunciature to Jordan (erected)
14 June 1994	Territory Lost	Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine	Nunciature to Israel (erected)

William Aquin Carew † (Apostolic Delegate: 10 May 1974 to 30 Aug 1983)
Pio Laghi † (Apostolic Delegate: 24 May 1969 to 28 May 1973)
Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi † (Apostolic Delegate: 30 Jul 1953 to 11 Jan 1957)
Pietro Sambi † (Apostolic Delegate: 6 Jun 1998 to 17 Dec 2005)
Giuseppe Maria Sensi † (Apostolic Delegate: 14 Jan 1957 to 10 May 1962)
Augustin-Joseph Antoine Sépinski, O.F.M. † (Apostolic Delegate: 2 Oct 1965 to 5 May 1969)
Gustavo Testa † (Apostolic Delegate: 11 Feb 1948 to 6 Mar 1953)
Lino Zanini † (Apostolic Delegate: 30 May 1962 to 4 Jan 1966)