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Apostolic Nunciature To Madagascar
The Apostolic Nunciature to Madagascar is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Madagascar. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Antananarivo. Pope John XXIII established the Delegation to Madagascar on 3 May 1960 to represent its interests there to both Catholic Church and government officials. The Delegate had no diplomatic status. Pope Paul VI created the Nunciature on 9 January 1967. Apostolic Nuncios to Madagascar ;Apostolic Delegates *Felice Pirozzi (19 September 1960 - 9 January 1967) ;Apostolic Pro-Nuncios *Paolo Mosconi (9 November 1967 - 1969) *Michele Cecchini (1 March 1969 - 18 June 1976) *Sergio Sebastiani (27 September 1976 - 8 January 1985) *Agostino Marchetto (31 August 1985 - 7 December 1990) *Blasco Francisco Collaço (28 February 1991 - 13 April 1996) ;Apostolic Nuncios *Adriano Bernardini (15 June 1996 - 24 July 1999) *Bruno Musarò ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa across the Mozambique Channel. At Madagascar is the world's List of island countries, second-largest island country, after Indonesia. The nation is home to around 30 million inhabitants and consists of the island of Geography of Madagascar, Madagascar (the List of islands by area, fourth-largest island in the world), along with numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from the Indian subcontinent around 90 million years ago, allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation. Consequently, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot; over 90% of wildlife of Madagascar, its wildlife is endemic. Human settlement of Madagascar occurred during or befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
