Apostolic Nunciature to Latvia

The Apostolic Nunciature to Latvia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Latvia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

Representatives of the Holy See[]

Apostolic delegate to the Baltic States

Edward O'Rourke (8 December 1920 - December 1921)

Apostolic delegate

Antonino Zecchini (20 October 1922^[1] - 18 March 1935)^[2]
He became Apostolic Internuncio on 14 April 1926.^[3]

Apostolic nuncios

Antonino Arata (12 July 1935^[4] - August 1940)^[5]
Justo Mullor García (30 November 1991 - 2 April 1997)
Erwin Josef Ender (9 July 1997 - 19 May 2001)^[6]
Peter Stephan Zurbriggen (25 October 2001^[7] - 14 January 2009)^[8]
Luigi Bonazzi (25 March 2009^[9] - 18 December 2013)^[10]
Pedro López Quintana (22 March 2014^[11] - 4 March 2019)^[12]
Petar Rajič (6 August 2019^[13] - present)

References[]

^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XIV. 1922. p. 594. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
^ "Zecchini, Antonino". Dizionario Biografico dei Friulani (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XVIII. 1926. p. 229. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XXVII. 1935. p. 306. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
^ Narkutè, Vilma (2006). "The Confrontation Between the Lithuanian Catholic Church and the Soviet Regime". New Blackfriars. 87 (1011): 456–75, esp. 457. doi:10.1111/j.1741-2005.2006.00105.x. JSTOR 43251067.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 19.05.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 19 May 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.10.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 October 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 14.01.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.03.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 18.12.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.03.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 04.03.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.08.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[1] Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XIV. 1922. p. 594. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

[2] "Zecchini, Antonino". Dizionario Biografico dei Friulani (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2019.

[3] Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XVIII. 1926. p. 229. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

[4] Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XXVII. 1935. p. 306. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

[5] Narkutè, Vilma (2006). "The Confrontation Between the Lithuanian Catholic Church and the Soviet Regime". New Blackfriars. 87 (1011): 456–75, esp. 457. doi:10.1111/j.1741-2005.2006.00105.x. JSTOR 43251067.

[6] "Rinunce e Nomine, 19.05.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 19 May 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[7] "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.10.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 October 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[8] "Rinunce e Nomine, 14.01.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[9] "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.03.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[10] "Rinunce e Nomine, 18.12.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[11] "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.03.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[12] "Rinunce e Nomine, 04.03.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[13] "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.08.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

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Representatives of the Holy See[]

See also[]

References[]