Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal

The Apostolic Nunciature to the Republic of Portugal is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Portugal.^[1] 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 to Portugal

• José Macchi (Jan 1904 - 7 Jun 1906)
• Giulio Tonti (4 Oct 1906 - 25 Oct 1910 )
• Achille Locatelli (13 Jul 1918 - May 1923 )
• Sebastiano Nicotra (Jul 1923 - 1928 )
• Giovanni Beda Cardinale, O.S.B. (21 Jun 1928 - 1 Dec 1933 )
• Pietro Ciriaci (9 Jan 1934 - 12 Jan 1953 )
• Fernando Cento (26 Oct 1953 - 1958 )
• Giovanni Panico (25 Jan 1959 - 1962 )
• Maximilien de Fürstenberg (28 Apr 1962 - 26 Jun 1967 )
• Giuseppe Sensi (8 Jul 1967 - 1976 )
• Angelo Felici (13 May 1976 - 27 Aug 1979 )
• Sante Portalupi (15 Dec 1979 - 31 Mar 1984 )
• Salvatore Asta (1984 - 1989 )
• Luciano Angeloni (31 Jul 1989 - 15 Mar 1993 )
• Edoardo Rovida (15 Mar 1993 - 12 Oct 2002 )
• Alfio Rapisarda (12 Oct 2002 - 8 Nov 2008)
• Rino Passigato (8 Nov 2008 - )

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