Nunciature to South Africa

Historical Details

• Delegation to Africa
  • Latin Name: Africae
  • Established: 7 December 1922
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: South Africa

• Delegation to Southern Africa
  • Latin Name: Africae Meridionali
  • Name Changed: 1935
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: South Africa

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Bernhard Adriaan (Jordaan) Gijlswijk, O.P. † (2 Dec 1922 Appointed - 22 Dec 1944 Died)
• Martin Lucas, S.V.D. † (14 Sep 1945 Appointed - 3 Dec 1952 Appointed, Apostolic Internuncio to India)
• Celestine Joseph Damiano † (27 Nov 1952 Appointed - 24 Jan 1960 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Camden, New Jersey)
• Joseph Francis McGeough † (17 Sep 1960 Appointed - 8 Jul 1967 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland)
• John Gordon † (19 Aug 1967 Appointed - 11 Aug 1971 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India)
• Alfredo Poledrini † (20 Sep 1971 Appointed - 18 Sep 1978 Resigned)
• Edward Idris Cassidy (25 Mar 1979 Appointed - 6 Nov 1984 Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands)
• Joseph Mees † (19 Jan 1985 Appointed - Oct 1987 Resigned)
• Ambrose Battista De Paoli † (6 Feb 1988 Appointed - 11 Nov 1997 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Japan)
• Manuel Monteiro de Castro (2 Feb 1998 Appointed - 1 Mar 2000 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain)
• Blasco Francisco Collaço (24 May 2000 Appointed - Aug 2006 Retired)
• James Patrick Green (17 Aug 2006 Appointed - 15 Oct 2011 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Peru)
• Mario Roberto Cassari † (10 Mar 2012 Appointed - 22 May 2015 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Malta)
• Peter Bryan Wells (9 Feb 2016 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Edward Idris Cassidy (Apostolic Delegate: 25 Mar 1979 to 6 Nov 1984)
• Blasco Francisco Collaço (Apostolic Nuncio: 24 May 2000 to Aug 2006)
• James Patrick Green (Apostolic Nuncio: 17 Aug 2006 to 15 Oct 2011)
• Manuel Monteiro de Castro (Apostolic Nuncio: 2 Feb 1998 to 1 Mar 2000)
• Peter Bryan Wells (Apostolic Nuncio: 9 Feb 2016)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Mario Roberto Cassari † (Apostolic Nuncio: 10 Mar 2012 to 22 May 2015)
• Celestine Joseph Damiano † (Apostolic Delegate: 27 Nov 1952 to 24 Jan 1960)
• Ambrose Battista De Paoli † (Apostolic Delegate: 6 Feb 1988; Apostolic Nuncio: 25 Jun 1994 to 11 Nov 1997)
• Bernhard Adriaan (Jordaan) Gijlswijk, O.P. † (Apostolic Delegate: 2 Dec 1922 to 22 Dec 1944)
• John Gordon † (Apostolic Delegate: 19 Aug 1967 to 11 Aug 1971)
• Martin Lucas, S.V.D. † (Apostolic Delegate: 14 Sep 1945 to 3 Dec 1952)
• Joseph Francis McGeough † (Apostolic Delegate: 17 Sep 1960 to 8 Jul 1967)
• Joseph Mees † (Apostolic Delegate: 19 Jan 1985 to Oct 1987)
• Alfredo Poledrini † (Apostolic Delegate: 20 Sep 1971 to 18 Sep 1978)