The Apostolic Nuncio in the Solomon Islands is the diplomatic representative of the Holy See in the Solomon Islands. This diplomatic post is occupied by the church-diplomatic representative of the Vatican with the rank of ambassador . The Apostolic Nunciature in the Solomon Islands was established on a permanent basis on January 18, 1985 .
Currently, the Apostolic Nuncio in the Solomon Islands is Archbishop Kurian Matthew Vayalunkal , appointed by Pope Francis on September 21, 2016.
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History
The Apostolic Delegation of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands was established on December 1, 1975, at the cum in Oceania of Pope Paul VI , with a residence in Port Moresby .
On March 7, 1977, the Apostolic Delegation changed its name to the Apostolic Delegation of the Western and Southern Solomon Islands , the log Quo aptius of the same Pope Paul VI.
The Apostolic Nunciature in the Solomon Islands was established on January 18, 1985, under the name of Ut fert probata of Pope John Paul II . However, the apostolic nuncio does not have an official residence in the Solomon Islands, in its capital, Honiara, and is also an apostolic nuncio, concurrently, occasionally visiting the country. The residence of the Apostolic Nuncio in the Solomon Islands is Port Moresby - the capital of Papua New Guinea .
Apostolic Nuncio in Solomon Islands
Apostolic Delegates
- Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo - (April 5, 1977 - October 25, 1980 - appointed as apostolic nuncio in Honduras and Nicaragua );
- Francesco De Nittis - (March 7, 1981 - January 24, 1985 - appointed apostolic nuncio in El Salvador ).
Apostolic Nuncio
- Antonio Maria Velho - (July 27, 1985 - October 21, 1989 - appointed by the apostolic nuncio in Guinea-Bissau , Cape Verde , Mali and Senegal and the apostolic delegate in Mauritania );
- Giovanni Cheirano - (January 15, 1990 - August 20, 1992 - appointed as apostolic nuncio in Denmark , apostolic nuncio in Iceland , Norway , Finland and Sweden );
- Ramiro Moliner Ingles - (January 2, 1993 - May 10, 1997 - appointed as apostolic nuncio in Guatemala );
- Hans Schwemmer - (July 9, 1997 - October 1, 2001, to death);
- Adolfo Tito Ilyana - (February 5, 2002 - March 31, 2006 - appointed as apostolic nuncio in Pakistan );
- Francisco Montesillo Padilla - (April 1, 2006 - November 10, 2011 - appointed Apostolic Nuncio in Tanzania );
- Santo Rocco Gangemi - (January 27, 2012 - April 16, 2013, retired);
- Michael Wallace Banac - (April 16, 2013 - March 19, 2016 - appointed by the Apostolic Nuncio in Senegal and the Apostolic Delegate in Mauritania ).
- Kurian Matthew Vayalunkal - (September 21, 2016 - present).
See also
- Catholicism in the Solomon Islands .
Links
- Apostolic Nunciature in the Solomon Islands on gcatholic.org ;
- Breve Cum in Oceania , AAS 68 (1976), p. 171;
- Breve Quo aptius , AAS 69 (1977), p. 256;
- Breve Ut fert probata .