The Apostolic Nunciature to Sri Lanka is the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Sri Lanka. It is located in Colombo. The Apostolic Nuncio is Archbishop

Brian Udaigwe Brian Udaigwe is a Cameroon-born Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church who was appointed as the Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka in 2020. Biography Brian Udaigwe was born in Tiko in southwest Cameroon on 19 July 1964. He was ordained a priest ...

, who was named to the position by Pope Francis on 13 June 2020. The Apostolic Nunciature to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the embassy of the Vatican City State which is a sovereign independent country and it also represents the Pope in his capacity as Head of the Universal Catholic church, 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 Sri Lanka The President of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති ''Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi''; ta, இலங்கை சனாதிபதி ''Ilankai janātipati'') is the head of state and head of government of t ...

, and as delegate and point-of-contact between the Catholic hierarchy in

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

and the Pope.

List of papal representatives

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 ...

(22 November 1969 – 24 December 1970) *

Carlo Curis Carlo Curis (2 November 1923 – 29 September 2014) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. Biography Curis was born in La Maddalena, Italy, and ordained priest on 13 July 1947. Curis was appointed Titular Archbishop of Medeli as well a ...

(14 July 1971 – 30 March 1978) *

Nicola Rotunno Nicola Rotunno (1 December 1928 – 8 February 1999) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, including stints as Apostolic Nuncio in Burundi, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, and Syria. Biogra ...

(13 April 1978 – 30 August 1983) * Ambrose Battista De Paoli (23 September 1983 – 6 February 1988) *

François Bacqué François Robert Bacqué (born 2 September 1936) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, fulfilling several assignments as an apostolic nuncio. Biography François Robert Bacq ...

(17 June 1988 – 7 June 1994) *

Osvaldo Padilla Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla (born 15 August 1942) is a Philippine prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He became an archbishop in 1991 and the position of Apostolic Nuncio to several count ...

(1994 – 22 August 1998) *

Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan (; born 26 June 1941) is a Taiwanese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and diplomat of the Holy See. Biography Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan was born on 26 June 1941, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and was ordained priest on 27 March ...

(10 November 1998 – 22 April 2004) * Mario Zenari (10 May 2004 – 30 December 2008) *

Joseph Spiteri Joseph Spiteri (born 20 May 1959) is a Maltese prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has been Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon since March 2018. Biography Joseph Spiteri was born on 20 May 1959 i ...

(21 February 2009 – 1 October 2013) *

Pierre Nguyên Van Tot Pierre Nguyên Van Tot ( Vietnamese: ; born 15 April 1949) is a Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church and a diplomat of the Holy See. Biography Pierre Nguyên Van Tot was born on 15 April 1949 in Thủ Dầu Một, Bình Dương Provinc ...

(22 March 2014 – 2 January 2020) *

(13 June 2020 – present)

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List of papal representatives

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