Apostolic Delegation

Laos

Country: Laos

Type: Apostolic Delegation

Address: 217 Sathorn Tai Road, Bangkok 10120, Thailand

Phone: +66-2 212.58.53/54

History

1968.02.23: Established as Apostolic Delegation of Laos, Malaysia and Singapore (English) (from Apostolic Delegation of Thailand, Laos and Malay Peninsula)
1981: Renamed as Apostolic Delegation of Laos and Malaysia (English) (branched to create Apostolic Nunciature of Singapore)
1983: Renamed as Apostolic Delegation of Laos (branched to create Apostolic Delegation of Malaysia and Brunei)
1990: Branched to create Apostolic Delegation of Myanmar
1994.07.16: Branched to create Apostolic Nunciature of Cambodia

Present Papal Representative

Archbishop Peter Bryan Wells (60)
(2023.02.08 – ...)

Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis
Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia
Apostolic Delegate to Laos

Misericordia et spes

Born:	1963.05.12 (Tulsa, OK, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1991.07.12
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.03.19

Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State (2009.07.16 – 2016.02.09)

Secretary of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion (2013.06.24 – 2014.05.22)

President of Financial Security Committee (2013.08.08 – 2016.02.09)

Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana (2016.02.09 – 2023.02.08)

Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa (2016.02.09 – 2023.02.08)

Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis (2016.02.09 – ...)

Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho (2016.02.13 – 2023.02.08)

Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia (2016.02.13 – 2023.02.08)

Apostolic Nuncio to Eswatini (2016.06.13 – 2023.02.08)

Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia (2023.02.08 – ...)

Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand (2023.02.08 – ...)

Apostolic Delegate to Laos (2023.02.08 – ...)

Past Papal Representatives

Apostolic Delegate: Archbishop Paul Tschang In-nam (장인남 바오로 / 張仁南) (73) (2012.08.04 – 2022.07.16)
Apostolic Delegate: Archbishop Giovanni D’Aniello (68) (2010.09.22 – 2012.02.10)
Apostolic Delegate: Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio (70) (2003.09.20 – 2010.05.08)
Apostolic Delegate: Archbishop Adriano Bernardini (裴納德) (80) (1999.07.24 – 2003.04.26)
Apostolic Delegate: Archbishop Luigi Bressan (83) (1993.07.26 – 1999.03.25)
Apostolic Delegate: Archbishop Alberto Tricarico (95) (1987.02.28 – 1993.07.26)
Apostolic Delegate: Archbishop Renato Raffaele Martino (90) (later Cardinal) (1980.09.14 – 1986.12.03)
Apostolic Delegate: Archbishop Silvio Luoni (1978.05.15 – 1980)
Apostolic Delegate: Archbishop Giovanni Moretti (1971.09.09 – 1978.03.13)
Apostolic Delegate: Archbishop Jean Jadot (1968.02.23 – 1971.05.15)

Last updated on 2023.05.18

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