Apostolic Nuncio to France
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The Apostolic Nunciature to the French Republic is an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church in France. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.
[edit] Apostolic Nuncios to France since 1899
- Benedetto Lorenzelli (10 May 1899 - 31 Jul 1904 )
- Bonaventura Cerretti (20 May 1921 - 12 Oct 1931)
- Luigi Maglione (23 Jun 1926 - 22 Jul 1938)
- Valerio Valeri (11 Jul 1936 - 1944)
- Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (23 Dec 1944 - 15 Jan 1953)
- Paolo Marella (15 Apr 1953 - 1959 )
- Paolo Bertoli (16 Apr 1960 - 1969 )
- Egano Righi-Lambertini (23 Apr 1969 - 1979)
- Angelo Felici (27 Aug 1979 - 1 Jul 1988)
- Lorenzo Antonetti (23 Sep 1988 - 24 Jun 1995)
- Mario Tagliaferri (13 Jul 1995 - 21 May 1999 )
- Fortunato Baldelli (19 Jun 1999 - )
