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 † (12 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 - 28 Aug 2017 Retired)
Leopoldo Girelli (13 Sep 2017 Appointed - 13 Mar 2021 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to India)

Date	Event	From	To
11 February 1948	Established		Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine
28 May 1973	Established	Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine	Nunciature to Cyprus
6 April 1994	Established	Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine	Nunciature to Jordan
14 June 1994	Established	Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine	Nunciature to Israel

William Aquin Carew † (Apostolic Delegate: 10 May 1974 to 30 Aug 1983)
Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo † (Apostolic Delegate: 28 Apr 1990 to 7 Mar 1998)
Carlo Curis † (Apostolic Delegate: 4 Feb 1984 to 28 Mar 1990)
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: 12 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)