Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa

Updated on Dec 04, 2023

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The Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa is the principal representative of the Holy See (whose head is the Pope) to the Government of South Africa.

Apostolic Nuncios to South Africa

The following have served as apostolic nuncios to South Africa:

Bernard (Giordano) Gijlswijk, O.P. (2 Dec 1922 – 22 Dec 1944 )

Martin Lucas, S.V.D. (14 Sep 1945 – 3 Dec 1952 )

Celestine Joseph Damiano (27 Nov 1952 – 24 Jan 1960 )

Joseph Francis McGeough (17 Sep 1960 – 8 Jul 1967 )

John Gordon (19 Aug 1967 – 1971 )

Alfredo Poledrini (20 Sep 1971 – 18 Sep 1978 )

Edward Idris Cassidy (25 Mar 1979 – 6 Nov 1984 )

Joseph Mees (19 Jan 1985 – Oct 1987 )

Ambrose Battista De Paoli (6 Feb 1988 – 11 Nov 1997 )

Manuel Monteiro de Castro (2 Feb 1998 – 1 Mar 2000 )

Blasco Francisco Collaço (24 May 2000 – Aug 2006 )

James Patrick Green (17 Aug 2006 – 15 Oct 2011)

Mario Roberto Cassari (10 Mar 2012 – 22 May 2015)

Peter Bryan Wells (9 Feb 2016 – present)

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