The Apostolic Nuncio in the Republic of Honduras is the diplomatic representative of the Holy See in Honduras . This diplomatic post is held by the church-diplomatic representative of the Vatican as an ambassador . As a rule, in Honduras, the apostolic nuncio is a doyen of the diplomatic corps , since Honduras is a Catholic country. The Apostolic Nunciature in Honduras was established on an ongoing basis in the 19th century . Its headquarters is in Tegucigalpa .
Currently, the Apostolic Nuncio in Honduras is Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa , appointed by Pope Francis on March 5, 2015 .
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History
The Apostolic Internationale for Central America was established in 1908 . It included the Roman Catholic Church of the following Central American states: Costa Rica , Guatemala , Honduras , Nicaragua , Panama and El Salvador .
On September 30, 1933, the Apostolic Nunciature in Honduras and El Salvador was founded, which in 1938 was renamed the Apostolic Nunciature of Honduras.
Apostolic Nuncios in Honduras
Apostolic Delegates
- Serafino Vannutelli - (July 23, 1869 - September 10, 1875 - appointed apostolic nuncio in Belgium );
- Mario Mochenni - (August 14, 1877 - March 28, 1882 - appointed apostolic internation in Brazil );
Apostolic Internunciations
- Giovanni Calero - (October 26, 1908 - December 6, 1915) - was elevated to the cardinal priests with the title of the church of San Bernardo alle Terme ;
- Giovanni Battista Marenko, SDB - (January 7, 1917 - October 22, 1921);
- Angelo Rotta - (October 12, 1922 - May 9, 1925 - appointed apostolic delegate to Constantinople);
- Carlo Chiarlo - (January 28, 1932 - September 30, 1933).
Apostolic Nuncii
- Albert Löwami - (January 24, 1934 - 1938 - appointed apostolic nuncio in El Salvador );
- Federico Lunardi - (October 31, 1938 - 1947);
- Liberato Tosti - (October 4, 1948 - 1949);
- Antonio Tuffy - (January 9, 1950 - 1958);
- Sante Portalupi - (January 29, 1959 - September 27, 1967 - appointed apostolic delegate in Libya );
- Lorenzo Antonetti - (February 23, 1968 - June 29, 1973 - appointed apostolic pro-nuncio in Zaire );
- Gabriel Montalvo Igera - (June 14, 1974 - March 18, 1980 - appointed apostolic pro-nuncio in Algeria and Tunisia and apostolic delegate in Libya);
- Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo - (October 25, 1980 - April 1, 1986 - appointed apostolic nuncio in Uruguay );
- Francesco De Nittis - (April 10, 1986 - June 25, 1990 - appointed apostolic nuncio in Uruguay);
- Manuel Monteiro de Castro - (August 21, 1990 - April 12, 1991);
- Luigi Conti - (April 12, 1991 - May 15, 1999 - appointed apostolic nuncio in Turkey and Turkmenistan );
- Georg Paniculam - (December 4, 1999 - July 3, 2003 - appointed apostolic nuncio in Mozambique );
- Antonio Arkari - (July 18, 2003 - December 12, 2008 - appointed by the Apostolic Nuncio of Mozambique);
- Luigi Bianco - (January 5, 2013 - July 12, 2014 - appointed apostolic nuncio in Ethiopia );
- Novatus Rugambwa - (March 5, 2015 - present).
See also
- Catholicism in Honduras .