Nunciature to Korea

Historical Details

• Delegation to Korea
  • Established: 7 April 1949
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Korea, Republic of

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Patrick James Byrne, M.M. † (7 Apr 1949 Appointed - 25 Nov 1950 Died)
• Egano Righi-Lambertini † (28 Dec 1957 Appointed - 9 Jul 1960 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Doclea)
• Saverio Zupi † (26 Oct 1960 Appointed - 31 Jan 1962 Appointed, Apostolic Internuncio to Pakistan)
• Antonio del Giudice † (18 Apr 1962 Appointed - 19 Aug 1967 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic)
• Ippolito Rotoli † (2 Sep 1967 Appointed - 15 Nov 1972 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ethiopia)
• Luigi Dossena † (26 Feb 1973 Appointed - 24 Oct 1978 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cape Verde)
• Luciano Angeloni † (25 Nov 1978 Appointed - 21 Aug 1982 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon)
• Francesco Monterisi (24 Dec 1982 Appointed - 20 Jun 1987 Appointed, Official of the Roman Curia - Other)
• Ivan Cornelius Dias † (20 Jun 1987 Appointed - 28 Oct 1991 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Albania)
• John Bulaitis † (30 Nov 1991 Appointed - 25 Mar 1997 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Albania)
• Giovanni Battista Morandini † (23 Apr 1997 Appointed - 6 Mar 2004 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Syria)
• Emil Paul Tscherrig (22 May 2004 Appointed - 26 Jan 2008 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden)
• Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla (12 Apr 2008 Appointed - 15 Sep 2017 Retired)
• Alfred Xuereb (26 Feb 2018 Appointed - 19 Jun 2023 Resigned)
• Giovanni Gaspari (2 Mar 2024 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giovanni Gaspari (Apostolic Nuncio: 2 Mar 2024)
• Francesco Monterisi (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 24 Dec 1982 to 20 Jun 1987)
• Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla (Apostolic Nuncio: 12 Apr 2008 to 15 Sep 2017)
• Emil Paul Tscherrig (Apostolic Nuncio: 22 May 2004 to 26 Jan 2008)
• Alfred Xuereb (Apostolic Nuncio: 26 Feb 2018 to 19 Jun 2023)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Luciano Angeloni † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 25 Nov 1978 to 21 Aug 1982)
• John Bulaitis † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 30 Nov 1991 to 25 Mar 1997)
• Patrick James Byrne, M.M. † (Apostolic Delegate: 7 Apr 1949 to 25 Nov 1950)
• Antonio del Giudice † (Apostolic Delegate: 18 Apr 1962; Apostolic Internuncio: 31 Dec 1963; Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 5 Sep 1966 to 19 Aug 1967)
• Ivan Cornelius Dias † (Apostolic Nuncio: 20 Jun 1987 to 28 Oct 1991)
• Luigi Dossena † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 26 Feb 1973 to 24 Oct 1978)
• Giovanni Battista Morandini † (Apostolic Nuncio: 23 Apr 1997 to 6 Mar 2004)
• Egano Righi-Lambertini † (Apostolic Delegate: 28 Dec 1957 to 9 Jul 1960)
• Ippolito Rotoli † (Apostolic Pro-Nuncio: 2 Sep 1967 to 15 Nov 1972)
• Saverio Zupi † (Apostolic Delegate: 26 Oct 1960 to 31 Jan 1962)

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