Costa Rica

History

• Established as Apostolic Delegation of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduas (English)
• 1917: Promoted as Apostolic Internunciature of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduas (English)
• 1922: Renamed as Apostolic Internunciature of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras and San Salvador (English)
• 1926: Renamed as Apostolic Internunciature of Central America
• 1933.09.30: Promoted as Apostolic Nunciature of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama (English) (branched to create Apostolic Nunciature of Guatemala)
• 1938: Renamed as Apostolic Nunciature of Costa Rica (branched to create Apostolic Nunciature of Panama)

Present Papal Representative

• vacant

Past Papal Representatives

• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Bruno Musarò (75) (2019.08.29 – 2023.07.11)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Antonio Arcari (70) (2014.07.05 – 2019.05.25)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt (74) (2008.05.13 – 2014.03.22)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Osvaldo Padilla (80) (2003.07.31 – 2008.04.12)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Antonio Sozzo (81) (1998.05.23 – 2003.07.17)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Giacinto Berloco (81) (1993.07.17 – 1998.05.05)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Pier Giacomo De Nicolò (1984.08.14 – 1993.02.11)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Lajos Kada (1975.06.20 – 1984.04.08)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Angelo Pedroni (1969.07.19 – 1975.03.15)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Paolino Limongi (1963.08.15 – 1969.07.09)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Gennaro Verolino (1957.02.25 – 1963)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Giuseppe Maria Sensi (later Cardinal) (1955.05.21 – 1957.01.12)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Paul Bernier (1952.08.07 – 1955)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Luigi Centoz (1941.12.03 – 1952)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Carlo Chiarlo (later Cardinal) (1933.09.30 – 1941.12.03)
• Apostolic Internuncio:  Archbishop Carlo Chiarlo (later Cardinal) (1932.01.07 – 1933.09.30)
• Apostolic Internuncio:  Archbishop Giuseppe Fietta (later Cardinal) (1926.09.27 – 1930.09.23)
• Apostolic Internuncio:  Archbishop Angelo Rotta (1922.10.12 – 1925.06.06)
• Apostolic Internuncio:  Archbishop Giovanni Battista Marenco, S.D.B. (1917.01.07 – 1921.10.22)
• Apostolic Delegate:  Archbishop Giovanni Cagliero, S.D.B. (later Cardinal) (1908.08.07 – 1915.12.06)
• Apostolic Delegate:  Msgr. Teodoro Valfrè di Bonzo (later Cardinal) (1884.07.11 – 1885.03.27)
• Apostolic Delegate:  Archbishop Mario Mocenni (later Cardinal) (1877.08.14 – 1882.03.28)
• Apostolic Delegate:  Archbishop Serafino Vannutelli (later Cardinal) (1869.07.18 – 1875.09.10)

Last updated on 2023.07.23

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