Apostolic Nuncio to Spain

The Apostolic Nunciature to the Kingdom of Spain is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Spain. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. For much of the 19th and 20th Centuries the holders of the office have gone on to hold positions in the Roman Curia that customarily been held by cardinals. This custom has now ceased, though is still in use in France.

Apostolic Nuncios since 1899

• Angelo Bianchi (30 Sep 1879 - 15 Nov 1887)
• Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro (19 Dec 1882 - 2 Jun 1887)
• Angelo Di Pietro (23 May 1887 Appointed - 28 Jun 1893)
• Serafino Cretoni (9 May 1893 Appointed - 19 Apr 1900)
• Giuseppe Francica-Nava de Bontifè (25 Jul 1896 - 7 Dec 1928 Died)
• Aristide Rinaldini (28 Dec 1899 - 1907 )
• Antonio Vico (21 Oct 1907 - 11 Feb 1915)
• Francesco Ragonesi (9 Feb 1913 - 9 Mar 1926)
• Federico Tedeschini (31 Mar 1921 - 25 Feb 1938)
• Gaetano Cicognani (16 May 1938 - 7 Dec 1953)
• Ildebrando Antoniutti (21 Oct 1953 - 26 Jul 1963)
• Antonio Riberi (28 Apr 1962 - 16 Dec 1967 )
• Luigi Dadaglio (8 Jul 1967 - 4 Oct 1980)
• Antonio Innocenti (4 Oct 1980 - 9 Jan 1986 )
• Mario Tagliaferri (20 Jul 1985 - 13 Jul 1995)
• Lajos Kada (22 Sep 1995 - 1 Mar 2000 )
• Manuel Monteiro de Castro (1 Mar 2000 - 3 July 2009)
• Renzo Fratini (20 Aug 2009 - )