The Apostolic Nunciature to Bosnia and Herzegovina the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in Sarajevo since 1993. The current Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina is

Francis Assisi Chullikatt Francis Assisi Chullikatt JCD (b 20 March 1953) is an Indian-born prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been the Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro since 1 October 2022. He was the Permanent Observer of the Holy See t ...

, who was appointed by Pope Francis on 1 October 2022. The Apostolic Nunciature to Bosnia and Herzegovina is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the rank of an embassy. The

nuncio An apostolic nuncio ( la, nuntius apostolicus; also known as a papal nuncio or simply as a nuncio) is an ecclesiastical diplomat, serving as an envoy or a permanent diplomatic representative of the Holy See to a state or to an international or ...

serves both as the ambassador of the Holy See to the

President of Bosnia and Herzegovina The presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Predsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine, separator=" / ", Предсједништво Босне и Херцеговине) is a three-member body which collectively serves as head of state of ...

, and as delegate and point-of-contact between the Catholic hierarchy in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Pope.

Apostolic Nuncios to Bosnia and Herzegovina

* Francesco Monterisi (11 June 1993 – 7 March 1998) * Giuseppe Leanza (29 April 1999 – 22 February 2003) * Santos Abril y Castelló (9 April 2003 – 21 November 2005) *

Alessandro D'Errico Alessandro D'Errico (born 18 November 1950) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He has spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and has been the Apostolic Nuncio to Libya and to Malta from 2017 to 2022. Biography Ales ...

(21 November 2005 – 21 May 2012) *

Luigi Pezzuto Luigi Pezzuto (born 30 April 1946) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He ended his career serving as the Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro from 17 November ...

(17 November 2012 – 31 August 2021) *

Francis Chullikatt Francis Assisi Chullikatt JCD (b 20 March 1953) is an Indian-born prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been the Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro since 1 October 2022. He was the Permanent Observer of the Holy See t ...

(01 October 2022 – present)

References

External links

Catholic Hierarchy: Nunciature to Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina–Holy See relations Apostolic Nuncios to Bosnia and Herzegovina Diplomatic missions in Sarajevo {{Authority control