The Apostolic Nunciature to Eritrea is an ecclesiastical office of the

Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

. It is a diplomatic post of the

Holy See The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of Rome ...

, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The Nuncio resides in

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

and usually holds the title Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan as well. Since 31 March 2020, the position of Apostolic Nuncio to both Sudan and Eritrea has been held by Archbishop Luis Miguel Munoz Cardaba of Spain.

List of Apostolic Nuncios

Silvano Maria Tomasi Silvano Maria Tomasi C.S. (born 12 October 1940) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as the Special Delegate to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta since 1 November 2020. He was the Permanent Observer of the Holy See ...

(27 June 1996 - 10 June 2003) *

Dominique Mamberti Dominique François Joseph Mamberti (born 7 March 1952) is the Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura in the Roman Curia. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Francis in 2015. Early life and education Dominique Mamberti was born in Mar ...

(19 February 2004 - 15 September 2006) *

Leo Boccardi Leo Boccardi (born 15 April 1953) is a prelate of the Catholic Church who had worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has been an archbishop and apostolic nuncio since 2007. Biography Boccardi was born in San Martino in Pensilis, I ...

(30 January 2007 - 11 July 2013) * Hubertus van Megen (7 June 2014 - 16 February 2019) * Luís Miguel Muñoz Cárdaba (31 March 2020 – present)

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