The Apostolic Nunciature to Kenya is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Kenya. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. Diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Kenya were established in November 1965, following the proclamation of the Republic of Kenya on 12 December 1964.
List of papal representatives
- Guido del Mestri (27 October 1965[1] – 9 September 1967)[2]
- Pierluigi Sartorelli (9 November 1967 – 16 January 1976)
- Agostino Cacciavillan (17 January 1976[3] – 9 May 1981)[4]
- Giuseppe Ferraioli (21 July 1981 – 1982)
- Clemente Faccani (27 June 1983 – 31 December 1995)
- Giovanni Tonucci (9 March 1996[5] – 16 October 2004)[6]
- Alain Paul Lebeaupin (14 January 2005[7] – 23 June 2012)[8]
- Charles Daniel Balvo (17 January 2013[9] – 21 September 2018)[10]
- Hubertus van Megen (16 February 2019[11] – present)
See also
References
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LVII. 1965. p. 1023. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LX. 1968. p. 126. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Cacciavillan Card. Agostino". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Firmer Representatives". Apostolic Nunciature India & Nepal. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXVIII. 1996. p. 358. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 16.10.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 October 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 14.01.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 14 January 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 23.06.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 17.01.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 21.09.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 16.02.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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