The Apostolic Nunciature to Kenya is an ecclesiastical office of the
Catholic Church in
Kenya. It is a diplomatic post of the
Holy See, whose representative is called the
Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. Diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Kenya were established in November 1965, following the proclamation of the
Republic of Kenya on 12 December 1964.
List of papal representatives
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Guido del Mestri (27 October 1965 – 9 September 1967)
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Pierluigi Sartorelli Pierluigi Sartorelli (29 December 1912 – 28 April 1996) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
Biography
Pierluigi Sartorelli was born on 29 December 1912 in Venice, Italy. He was orda ...
(9 November 1967 – 16 January 1976)
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Agostino Cacciavillan (17 January 1976 – 9 May 1981)
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Giuseppe Ferraioli (21 July 1981 – 1982)
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Clemente Faccani (27 June 1983 – 31 December 1995)
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Giovanni Tonucci
Giovanni Tonucci (born 4 December 1941 in Fano, PU, Italy) is an Italian archbishop of the Catholic Church. He worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1971 until his retirement in 2017.
Diplomatic career
From 1971 till the end of ...
(9 March 1996 – 16 October 2004)
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Alain Paul Lebeaupin (14 January 2005 – 23 June 2012)
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Charles Daniel Balvo (17 January 2013 – 21 September 2018)
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Hubertus van Megen
Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen (born 4 October 1961) is a Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
Biography
Hubertus van Megen was born on 4 October 1961 in Eygelshoven, the Netherlands. He w ...
(16 February 2019
– present)
See also
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Foreign relations of the Holy See
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List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See
References
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Kenya
Holy See–Kenya relations