Colombia

History

• Established as Apostolic Delegation of Colombia
• 1916.05.08: Promoted as Apostolic Internunciature of Colombia
• 1917.07.20: Promoted as Apostolic Nunciature of Colombia

Present Papal Representative

• vacant

Past Papal Representatives

• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Paolo Rudelli (55) (2023.07.19 – 2026.03.30)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor (70) (2018.09.27 – 2023.02.25)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Ettore Balestrero (59) (2013.02.22 – 2018.07.06)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Aldo Cavalli (79) (2007.10.29 – 2013.02.16)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Beniamino Stella (84) (later Cardinal) (1999.02.11 – 2007.10.13)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Paolo Romeo (88) (later Cardinal) (1990.04.24 – 1999.02.05)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Angelo Acerbi (100) (later Cardinal) (1979.08.14 – 1990.03.28)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Eduardo Martínez Somalo (later Cardinal) (1975.11.12 – 1979.05.05)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Angelo Palmas (1969.04.19 – 1975.09.02)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Giuseppe Paupini (later Cardinal) (1959.05.23 – 1969)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Paolo Bertoli (later Cardinal) (1953.05.07 – 1959.04.15)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Antonio Samorè (later Cardinal) (1950.01.30 – 1953.02.07)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Giuseppe Beltrami (later Cardinal) (1945.11.15 – 1948)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Carlo Serena (1935.07.05 – 1945.10.22)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Paolo Giobbe (later Cardinal) (1925.03.30 – 1935.07.05)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Roberto Vicentini (later Patriarch) (1922.05.18 – 1924.10.28)
• Apostolic Nuncio:  Archbishop Enrico Gasparri (later Cardinal) (1917.07.20 – 1920.09.01)
• Apostolic Internuncio:  Archbishop Enrico Gasparri (later Cardinal) (1916.05.08 – 1917.07.20)
• Apostolic Delegate:  Archbishop Enrico Gasparri (later Cardinal) (1915.12.09 – 1916.05.08)
• Apostolic Delegate:  Archbishop Alberto Vassallo-Torregrossa (1913.11.25 – 1915)
• Apostolic Delegate:  Archbishop Carlo Montagnini (1913.03.31 – 1913.10.24)
• Apostolic Delegate:  Archbishop Francesco Ragonesi (later Cardinal) (1904.09.14 – 1913.02.09)
• Apostolic Delegate:  Archbishop Antonio Vico (later Cardinal) (1897.11.24 – 1904.02.04)
• Apostolic Delegate:  Archbishop Mario Mocenni (later Cardinal) (1877.08.14 – 1882.03.28)
• Apostolic Delegate:  Archbishop Serafino Vannutelli (later Cardinal) (1869.07.18 – 1875.09.10)
• Apostolic Delegate:  Msgr. Mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski (later Cardinal) (1856.06.17 – 1861.07.25)
• Apostolic Delegate:  Msgr. Lorenzo Barili (later Cardinal) (1851.05.26 – 1856.06.17)

Last updated on 2026.04.11

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