Apostolic Nunciature to East Timor

The Apostolic Nunciature to East Timor is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in East Timor. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nunciature maintains an office in Dili; the nuncio normally holds other titles and resides in Indonesia or Malaysia. The nuncio's position has been vacant since 11 October 2019.

Pope Benedict XVI established the Nunciature to East Timor on 24 June 2003.[1]

List of papal representatives to East Timor

Apostolic Nuncios

• Renzo Fratini (24 June 2003[2] – 27 January 2004)[3]
• Malcolm Ranjith (29 April 2004[4] – 10 December 2005)[5]
• Leopoldo Girelli (10 October 2006[6] – 16 January 2013)[7]
• Joseph Marino (16 January 2013[8] – 11 October 2019)[9]

References

1. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XCV. 2003. p. 829. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
2. "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.06.2003" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 June 2003. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
3. "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.01.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 January 2004. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
4. "Rinunce e Nomine, 29.04.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 April 2004. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
5. "Rinunce e Nomine, 10.12.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 December 2005. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
6. "Rinunce e Nomine, 10.10.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 October 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
7. "Rinunce e Nomine, 13.01.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
8. "Rinunce e Nomine, 16.01.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
9. "Rinunce e Nomine, 11.10.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved October 11, 2019.