The Apostolic Nuncio in Georgia is the diplomatic representative of the Holy See in Georgia. This diplomatic post is held by the church-diplomatic representative of the Vatican as an ambassador . The Apostolic Nunciature in Georgia was established on a permanent basis on May 24, 1992 .
Currently, the Apostolic Nuncio in Georgia is Archbishop José Avelina Bettancourt , appointed by Pope Francis on March 8, 2018 .
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Apostolic Nuncios in Georgia
- 3 See also
- 4 References
History
The apostolic nunciature in Georgia was established on a permanent basis on May 24, 1992, the log “Quo plenius confirmentur” of Pope John Paul II . The seat of the apostolic nuncio in Georgia is Tbilisi - the capital of Georgia . The apostolic nuncio in Georgia, concurrently, performs the functions of the apostolic nuncio in Armenia . Until April 2018, the Apostolic Nuncio in Georgia, concurrently, also performed the functions of the Apostolic Nuncio in Azerbaijan .
Apostolic Nuncios in Georgia
- Jean-Paul-Eme Gobel - (December 7, 1993 - December 6, 1997 - appointed apostolic nuncio in Guinea-Bissau , Cape Verde , Mali , Senegal and the apostolic delegate in Mauritania );
- Peter Stefan Zurbriggen - (June 13, 1998 - October 25, 2001 - appointed apostolic nuncio in Latvia , Lithuania and Estonia );
- Claudio Gugerotti - (December 7, 2001 - July 15, 2011 - appointed apostolic nuncio in Belarus );
- Marek Solchinsky - (November 26, 2011 - April 25, 2017 - appointed apostolic nuncio in Tanzania );
- José Avelin Bettancourt - (March 8, 2018 - present).
See also
- Catholicism in Georgia .
Links
- Apostolic Nunciature in Georgia at gcatholic.org ;
- Brevo Quo plenius confirmentur , AAS 92 (2000), p. 310.