The Apostolic Nunciature to Bolivia the

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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 ...

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. It is located in

La Paz La Paz (), officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities ...

. The current Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia is

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, who was appointed by Pope Francis on 12 September 2017. The Apostolic Nunciature to

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is an ecclesiastical office of the

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, with the rank of an

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. 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 An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...

of the

to the

President of Bolivia The president of Bolivia ( es, Presidente de Bolivia), officially known as the president of the Plurinational State of Bolivia ( es, Presidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia), is head of state and head of government of Bolivia and the ca ...

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

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and the

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History

Papal representation was established in

by the Apostolic Delegation to

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and

, a single office resident in

. As a delegation, it had no diplomatic status but acted on behalf of the

with respect to the

in region. This was then divided to create a nunciature for each country, a diplomatic office. Archbishop Angelo Giacinto Scapardini was named Apostolic Delegate to

and

in 1910. When he was assigned to his next diplomatic post in December 1916, he was described as Internuncio to Peru and Bolivia.

Apostolic internuncio 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 o ...

is a title given in anticipation of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the exchange of ambassadors.

Papal representatives to Bolivia

;Apostolic Delegates to Peru and Bolivia *

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(23 July 1869 – 10 September 1875) *

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(14 August 1877 – 28 March 1882) * Cesare Sambucetti (18 April 1882 – 1883) * Beniamino Cavicchioni (21 March 1884 – 1898) *

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(2 January 1898 – 25 April 1901) * Alessandro Bavona (17 July 1901 – 13 November 1906) *

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(7 December 1906 – September 1910) * Angelo Giacinto Scapardini (23 September 2010 – 4 December 1916) **His title became Apostolic Internuncio to Peru and Bolivia during his tenure as delegate. ;Apostolic Internuncios to Bolivia *

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(28 April 1917 - 25 January 1921) * Tito Trocchi (25 May 1921 - 11 January 1927) *

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(10 January 1925 - 15 June 1928) ;Apostolic Nuncios to Bolivia *

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(12 November 1928 - 7 January 1932) * Luigi Centoz (28 January 1932 - 16 September 1936) *

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(13 December 1936 - 31 October 1938 ) *

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(11 May 1939 – 3 January 1945) *

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(2 May 1946 - 18 December 1950) *

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(22 December 1950 - 19 October 1954) *

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(13 November 1954 - 20 September 1958) *

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(5 October 1961 - 16 September 1967) * Giovanni Gravelli (24 December 1967 - 12 July 1973) * Giuseppe Laigueglia (3 August 1973 - 20 January 1979) *

Alfio Rapisarda Alfio Rapisarda (born 3 September 1933) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1962 to 2008, with the title of apostolic nuncio from 1979. Biography Alfio Rapisarda was born on 3 ...

(22 April 1979 - 29 January 1985) *

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(29 April 1985 - 2 October 1989) *

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(21 October 1989 - 9 March 1996) *

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(18 March 1996 - 17 July 1999) *

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(3 November 1999 - 16 February 2002) *

Ivo Scapolo Ivo Scapolo (born 24 July 1953) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1984, and has served as nuncio in Bolivia, Rwanda, Chile and Portugal. He has been an archbishop since 20 ...

(26 March 2002 - 17 January 2008) *

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(22 February 2008 - 21 November 2008) * Giambattista Diquattro (21 November 2008 - 21 January 2017) *

(12 September 2017 – 2 January 2023)

References

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