The Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon is a diplomatic post within 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 ...

. The Apostolic Nuncio represents the pope. The Apostolic Nunciature in Lebanon was established on 21 March 1947 with the ''For christifidelium salutem'' by

Pope Pius XII Pope Pius XII ( it, Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (; 2 March 18769 October 1958), was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958. Before his e ...

Apostolic Nuncios to Lebanon

Giuseppe Beltrami Giuseppe Beltrami (17 January 1889 – 13 December 1973) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as internuncio to the Netherlands from 1959 to 1967, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1967. Biography Born in Fos ...

(4 October 1950 – 31 January 1959) *

Paolo Bertoli Paolo Bertoli (1 February 1908 – 8 November 2001) was an Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal and Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Early life Paolo Bertoli was born in Poggio Garfagnana of Italy. He was educated at the Semi ...

(16 April 1959 – 16 April 1960) * Egano Righi-Lambertini (9 July 1960 – 9 December 1963) * Gaetano Alibrandi (9 December 1963 – 19 April 1969) *

Alfredo Bruniera Alfredo Bruniera (30 September 1906 – 26 March 2000) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. Biography Alfredo Bruniera was born in San Pelagio, Italy, on 30 September 1906 an ...

(23 April 1969 – 6 November 1978) *

Carlo Furno Carlo Furno (2 December 1921 – 9 December 2015) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. Early life and career Furno was born in Bairo, Piedmont, in 1921. He was educated at the diocesan College at Ivrea and later at the Seminary of ...

(25 November 1978 – 21 August 1982) *

Luciano Angeloni Luciano Angeloni (2 December 1917 – 9 May 1996) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. Biography Luciano Angeloni was born in Imperia, Italy, on 2 December 1917. He was ordain ...

(21 August 1982 – 31 July 1989) *

Pablo Puente Buces Pablo Puente Buces (16 June 1931 – 4 December 2022) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church, who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1962 to 2004. He became an archbishop in 1980 and held the title of Apostolic Nuncio ...

(31 July 1989 – 31 July 1997) *

Antonio Maria Vegliò Antonio Maria Vegliò (born 3 February 1938) is an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, who has served as Vatican diplomat and in the Roman Curia. He was President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itin ...

(2 October 1997 – 11 April 2001) * Luigi Gatti (28 June 2001 – 16 July 2009) *

Gabriele Giordano Caccia Gabriele Giordano Caccia (born 24 February 1958) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has worked in the offices of the Secretariat of State and served as Apostolic Nuncio in Lebano ...

(16 July 2009 – 12 September 2017) *

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 in Sl ...

(7 March 2018 – 7 July 2022) *

Paolo Borgia Paolo Borgia (born 18 March 1966) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 2001. Biography Borgia was born in Manfredonia ( Foggia) and was ordained a priest on 10 April 1999. ...

(24 September 2022 – present)

References

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

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