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 Felice Pirozzi (19 October 1908 – 25 July 1975) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He headed its school for training members of its diplomatic corps from 1970 to 1975. Biography F ...

(19 September 1960 - 9 January 1967) ;Apostolic Pro-Nuncios *

Paolo Mosconi Paolo Mosconi (13 September 1914 – 14 December 1981) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He became an archbishop in 1967 and served briefly as Apostolic Nuncio in Madagascar and Iraq. ...

(9 November 1967 - 1969) *

Michele Cecchini Michele Cecchini (3 March 1920 – 26 April 1989) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who devoted his entire career to the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He became an archbishop in 1969 and served as an Apostolic Nuncio from 1969 unti ...

(1 March 1969 - 18 June 1976) *

Sergio Sebastiani Sergio Sebastiani (born 11 April 1931) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was head of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See from 1997 to 2008. He was made a cardinal in 2001. From 1960 to 1994 he worked in the di ...

(27 September 1976 - 8 January 1985) *

Agostino Marchetto Agostino Marchetto (born 28 August 1940) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1968 to 1999 and then in the Roman Curia until his retirement in 2010. He is regarded as one of the pr ...

(31 August 1985 - 7 December 1990) *

Blasco Francisco Collaço Blasco Francisco Collaço (born 16 May 1931) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, including 30 years as an apostolic nuncio. Biography Collaço was born in Raia, Goa, Indi ...

(28 February 1991 - 13 April 1996) ;Apostolic Nuncios *

Adriano Bernardini Adriano Bernardini (born 13 August 1942) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who occupied positions in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from the 1970s until he retired in 2017. His first assignment as Apostolic Nuncio was to Bangl ...

(15 June 1996 - 24 July 1999) *

Bruno Musarò Bruno Musarò (born 27 June 1948) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1977 to 2023, with the rank of archbishop and apostolic nuncio from 1994. In retirement, as is customary, ...

(25 September 1999 - 10 February 2004) * Augustine Kasujja (22 April 2004 - 2 February 2010) * Eugene Martin Nugent (13 February 2010 - 10 January 2015) * Paolo Rocco Gualtieri (13 April 2015 – 6 August 2022) *

Tomasz Grysa Tomasz Grysa (born 16 October 1970) is a Polish member of the clergy Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rit ...

(27 September 2022 – present)

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{{Diplomatic missions in Madagascar Madagascar Holy See–Madagascar relations

Apostolic Nuncios to Madagascar

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