The Apostolic Nunciature to Cameroon the

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of the

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to Cameroon. It is located in

Yaoundé Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...

. The current Apostolic Nuncio is

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, who was named to the position by

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on 24 March 2018. The Apostolic Nunciature to the

Republic of Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

is an ecclesiastical office of the

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Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

, with the rank of an

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. The

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serves both as the ambassador of the Holy See to the

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, and as delegate and point-of-contact between the

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and the

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List of papal representatives

;Apostolic Pro-Nuncios *

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(31 October 1966 – 21 May 1969) ;Apostolic Nuncios * Ernesto Gallina (16 July 1969 - 13 March 1971) *

Jean Jadot Jean Jadot (23 November 1909 – 21 January 2009) was a Belgian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as apostolic delegate to the United States (the first non-Italian to do so) from 1973 to 1980, and President of the Secretariat for N ...

(15 May 1971 - 23 May 1973) *

Luciano Storero Luciano Storero (26 September 1926 – 1 October 2000) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. Biography Luciano Storero was born in Pinasca, Italy, on 26 September 1926. He was ordained ...

(30 June 1973 - 14 July 1976) *

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(7 October 1976 - 3 June 1981) *

Donato Squicciarini Donato Squicciarini (24 April 1927 – 5 March 2006) was an Italian Catholic archbishop who acted as Nuncio to Austria from 1989 to 2002. Squicciarini was born at Altamura, Apulia on 24 April 1927. He was ordained priest 12 April 1952, and ordaine ...

(16 September 1981 - 1 July 1989) *

Santos Abril y Castelló Santos Abril y Castelló (born 21 September 1936) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church. After a career in the diplomatic corps of the Holy See, he held a number of positions in the Roman Curia and from 2011 to 2016 was Archpriest of the ...

(2 October 1989 - 24 February 1996) *

Félix del Blanco Prieto Félix del Blanco Prieto (15 June 1937 – 10 April 2021) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, including stints heading the missions in countries such as Angola and Malta amo ...

(5 May 1996 - 5 June 2003) *

Eliseo Antonio Ariotti Eliseo Antonio Ariotti (born 17 November 1948) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has been Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay since 2009. Biography Eliseo Antonio Ariotti was born on ...

(17 July 2003 - 5 November 2009) *

Piero Pioppo Piero Pioppo (born 29 September 1960) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, who has been Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia since 2017. Biography Piero Pioppo was born in Savona, in Liguria, on 29 September 1960. He studied at the Pontifi ...

(25 January 2010 - 8 September 2017) *

(24 March 2018 - 9 Noverber 2022) *

José Avelino Bettencourt José Avelino Bettencourt ComC, OMRI (born 23 May 1962) is a Portuguese-Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church who has serves as Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia and Georgia since March 2018. Biography Born in Velas, Azores, on 23 May 1962, he set ...

(30 August 2023 - present)

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