Nunciature to Canada

Historical Details

• Delegation to Canada and Newfoundland
  • Established: 3 August 1899
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Canada

• Delegation to Canada
  • Name Changed: 31 March 1949
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Canada

Past and Present Ordinaries

• George Michael Conroy † (10 Apr 1877 Appointed - 4 Aug 1878 Died)
• Rafael Merry del Val y Zulueta † (10 Mar 1897 Appointed - 21 Oct 1899 Appointed, President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy)
• Diomede Angelo Raffaele Gennaro Falconio, O.F.M. Ref. † (3 Aug 1899 Appointed - 30 Sep 1902 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to United States of America)
• Donato Raffaele Sbarretti (Tazza) † (26 Dec 1902 Appointed - 29 Oct 1910 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious)
• Pellegrino Francesco Stagni, O.S.M. † (3 Nov 1910 Appointed - 11 Jun 1918 Resigned)
• Pietro di Maria † (11 Jun 1918 Appointed - 3 Jun 1926 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland)
• Andrea Cassulo † (7 May 1927 Appointed - 14 Jun 1936 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania)
• Ildebrando Antoniutti † (14 Jul 1938 Appointed - 21 Oct 1953 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain)
• Giovanni Panico † (14 Nov 1953 Appointed - 24 Jan 1959 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal)
• Sebastiano Baggio † (12 Mar 1959 Appointed - 26 May 1964 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil)
• Sergio Pignedoli † (1 Jun 1964 Appointed - 10 Jun 1967 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples)
• Emanuele Clarizio † (12 Jun 1967 Appointed - 19 Mar 1970 Appointed, Pro-Prefect of the Pontifical Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People)
• Guido Del Mestri † (20 Jun 1970 Appointed - 12 Aug 1975 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Germany)
• Angelo Palmas † (2 Sep 1975 Appointed - 10 Mar 1990 Retired)
• Carlo Curis † (28 Mar 1990 Appointed - 4 Feb 1999 Retired)
• Paolo Romeo (5 Feb 1999 Appointed - 17 Apr 2001 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy)
• Luigi Ventura (22 Jun 2001 Appointed - 22 Sep 2009 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to France)
• Pedro López Quintana (10 Dec 2009 Appointed - 28 Sep 2013 Resigned)
• Luigi Bonazzi (18 Dec 2013 Appointed - 10 Dec 2020 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Albania)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Luigi Bonazzi (Apostolic Nuncio: 18 Dec 2013 to 10 Dec 2020)
• Pedro López Quintana (Apostolic Nuncio: 10 Dec 2009 to 28 Sep 2013)
• Paolo Romeo (Apostolic Nuncio: 5 Feb 1999 to 17 Apr 2001)
• Luigi Ventura (Apostolic Nuncio: 22 Jun 2001 to 22 Sep 2009)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Ildebrando Antoniutti † (Apostolic Delegate: 14 Jul 1938 to 21 Oct 1953)
• Sebastiano Baggio † (Apostolic Delegate: 12 Mar 1959 to 26 May 1964)
• Andrea Cassulo † (Apostolic Delegate: 7 May 1927 to 14 Jun 1936)
• Emanuele Clarizio † (Apostolic Delegate: 12 Jun 1967; Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 14 Jun 1969 to 19 Mar 1970)
• George Michael Conroy † (Apostolic Delegate: 10 Apr 1877 to 4 Aug 1878)
• Carlo Curis † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 28 Mar 1990; Apostolic Nuncio: 1 Sep 1994 to 4 Feb 1999)
• Guido Del Mestri † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 20 Jun 1970 to 12 Aug 1975)
• Pietro di Maria † (Apostolic Delegate: 11 Jun 1918 to 3 Jun 1926)
• Diomede Angelo Raffaele Gennaro Falconio, O.F.M. Ref. † (Apostolic Delegate: 3 Aug 1899 to 30 Sep 1902)
• Rafael Merry del Val y Zulueta † (Apostolic Delegate: 10 Mar 1897 to 21 Oct 1899)
• Angelo Palmas † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 2 Sep 1975 to 10 Mar 1990)
• Giovanni Panico † (Apostolic Delegate: 14 Nov 1953 to 24 Jan 1959)
• Sergio Pignedoli † (Apostolic Delegate: 1 Jun 1964 to 10 Jun 1967)
• Donato Raffaele Sbarretti (Tazza) † (Apostolic Delegate: 26 Dec 1902 to 29 Oct 1910)
• Pellegrino Francesco Stagni, O.S.M. † (Apostolic Delegate: 3 Nov 1910 to 11 Jun 1918)