Nunciature to Brazil

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pietro Ostini † (17 Jul 1829 Appointed - 2 Sep 1832 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Austria)
• Scipione Domenico Fabbrini † (28 Nov 1840 Appointed - 7 Jan 1841 Died)
• Ambrogio Campodonico † (30 Mar 1841 Appointed - 8 Nov 1845 Resigned)
• Gaetano Bedini † (28 Oct 1845 Appointed - 16 Aug 1847 Resigned)
• Lorenzo Barili † (13 May 1848 Appointed - 26 May 1851 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Colombia)
• Gaetano Bedini † (18 Mar 1852 Appointed - 16 Jun 1856 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith)
• Vincenzo Massoni † (16 Jun 1856 Appointed - 3 Jun 1857 Died)
• Mariano Falcinelli Antoniacci, O.S.B. † (14 Dec 1857 Appointed - 14 Aug 1863 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Austria)
• Domenico Sanguigni † (23 Jan 1863 Appointed - 30 Mar 1874 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal)
• Cesare Roncetti † (18 Jul 1876 Appointed - 28 Jul 1879 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria)
• Angelo Di Pietro † (30 Sep 1879 Appointed - 19 Mar 1882 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria)
• Mario Mocenni † (27 Feb 1882 Appointed - 16 Dec 1882 Appointed, Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State)
• Vincenzo Vannutelli † (22 Dec 1882 Appointed - 3 Oct 1883 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal)
• Rocco Cocchia, O.F.M. Cap. † (30 Apr 1884 Appointed - 23 May 1887 Appointed, Archbishop of Chieti)
• Francesco Spolverini † (20 Jul 1887 Appointed - 1892 Resigned)
• Girolamo Maria Gotti, O.C.D. † (14 Mar 1892 Appointed - 29 Nov 1895 Resigned)
• José (Giuseppe) Macchi † (2 Aug 1897 Appointed - 21 Jul 1902 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria)
• Giulio Tonti † (21 Jul 1902 Appointed - 4 Oct 1906 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal)
• Alessandro Bavona (Bavaona) † (13 Nov 1906 Appointed - 2 Feb 1911 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Austria)
• Giuseppe Aversa † (27 Feb 1911 Appointed - 4 Dec 1916 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria)
• Angelo Giacinto Scapardini, O.P. † (4 Dec 1916 Appointed - 1920 Resigned)
• Enrico Gasparri † (1 Sep 1920 Appointed - 14 Dec 1925 Resigned)
• Benedetto Aloisi Masella † (26 Apr 1927 Appointed - 18 Feb 1946 Resigned)
• Carlo Chiarlo † (19 Mar 1946 Appointed - 1 Sep 1954 Appointed, Official of the Secretariat of State)
• Armando Lombardi † (24 Sep 1954 Appointed - 4 May 1964 Died)
• Sebastiano Baggio † (26 May 1964 Appointed - 23 Jun 1969 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
• Umberto Mozzoni † (19 Apr 1969 Appointed - 5 Mar 1973 Resigned)
• Carmine Rocco † (22 May 1973 Appointed - 12 May 1982 Died)
• Carlo Furno † (21 Aug 1982 Appointed - 15 Apr 1992 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy)
• Alfio Rapisarda (2 Jun 1992 Appointed - 12 Oct 2002 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal)
• Lorenzo Baldisseri (12 Nov 2002 Appointed - 11 Jan 2012 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops)
• Giovanni d’Aniello (10 Feb 2012 Appointed - 1 Jun 2020 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation)
• Giambattista Diquattro (29 Aug 2020 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Lorenzo Baldisseri (Apostolic Nuncio: 12 Nov 2002 to 11 Jan 2012)
• Giovanni d’Aniello (Apostolic Nuncio: 10 Feb 2012 to 1 Jun 2020)
• Giambattista Diquattro (Apostolic Nuncio: 29 Aug 2020)
• Alfio Rapisarda (Apostolic Nuncio: 2 Jun 1992 to 12 Oct 2002)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Benedetto Aloisi Masella † (Apostolic Nuncio: 26 Apr 1927 to 18 Feb 1946)
• Giuseppe Aversa † (Apostolic Nuncio: 27 Feb 1911 to 4 Dec 1916)
• Sebastiano Baggio † (Apostolic Nuncio: 26 May 1964 to 23 Jun 1969)
• Lorenzo Barili † (Apostolic Internuncio: 13 May 1848 to 26 May 1851)
• Alessandro Bavona (Bavaona) † (Apostolic Nuncio: 13 Nov 1906 to 2 Feb 1911)
• Gaetano Bedini † (Apostolic Internuncio: 28 Oct 1845 to 16 Aug 1847; Apostolic Nuncio: 18 Mar 1852 to 16 Jun 1856)
• Ambrogio Campodonico † (Apostolic Internuncio: 30 Mar 1841 to 8 Nov 1845)
• Carlo Chiarlo † (Apostolic Nuncio: 19 Mar 1946 to 1 Sep 1954)
• Rocco Cocchia, O.F.M. Cap. † (Apostolic Internuncio: 30 Apr 1884 to 23 May 1887)
• Angelo Di Pietro † (Apostolic Internuncio: 30 Sep 1879 to 19 Mar 1882)
• Scipione Domenico Fabbrini † (Official: 10 Jan 1832; Apostolic Internuncio: 28 Nov 1840 to 7 Jan 1841)
• Mariano Falcinelli Antoniacci, O.S.B. † (Apostolic Internuncio: 14 Dec 1857 to 14 Aug 1863)
• Carlo Furno † (Apostolic Nuncio: 21 Aug 1982 to 15 Apr 1992)
• Enrico Gasparri † (Apostolic Nuncio: 1 Sep 1920 to 14 Dec 1925)
• Girolamo Maria Gotti, O.C.D. † (Apostolic Internuncio: 14 Mar 1892 to 29 Nov 1895)
• Armando Lombardi † (Apostolic Nuncio: 24 Sep 1954 to 4 May 1964)
• José (Giuseppe) Macchi † (Apostolic Internuncio: 2 Aug 1897; Apostolic Nuncio: 14 Feb 1901 to 21 Jul 1902)
• Vincenzo Massoni † (Apostolic Internuncio: 16 Jun 1856 to 3 Jun 1857)
• Mario Mocenni † (Apostolic Internuncio: 27 Feb 1882 to 16 Dec 1882)
• Umberto Mozzoni † (Apostolic Nuncio: 19 Apr 1969 to 5 Mar 1973)
• Pietro Ostini † (Apostolic Nuncio: 17 Jul 1829 to 2 Sep 1832)
• Carmine Rocco † (Apostolic Nuncio: 22 May 1973 to 12 May 1982)
• Cesare Roncetti † (Apostolic Internuncio: 18 Jul 1876 to 28 Jul 1879)
• Domenico Sanguigni † (Apostolic Internuncio: 23 Jan 1863 to 30 Mar 1874)
• Angelo Giacinto Scapardini, O.P. † (Apostolic Nuncio: 4 Dec 1916 to 1920)
• Francesco Spolverini † (Apostolic Internuncio: 20 Jul 1887 to 1892)
• Giulio Tonti † (Apostolic Nuncio: 21 Jul 1902 to 4 Oct 1906)
• Vincenzo Vannutelli † (Apostolic Internuncio: 22 Dec 1882 to 3 Oct 1883)

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