Apostolic Nunciature to Armenia

The Apostolic Nunciature to Armenia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Armenia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The two countries established diplomatic relations on 20 September 1992.[1]

Representatives of the Holy See to Armenia

Apostolic nuncios

• Jean-Paul Gobel (7 December 1993 - 6 December 1997)
• Peter Stephan Zurbriggen (13 June 1998[2] - 25 October 2001)[3]
• Claudio Gugerotti (7 December 2001[4] - 15 July 2011)[5]
• Marek Solczyński (15 December 2011[6] - 25 April 2017)[7]
• José Avelino Bettencourt (1 March 2018[8] - present)

See also

• Foreign relations of the Holy See
• List of diplomatic missions of the Holy See

References

1. "Armenia: 'No Alternative to Peace,' says Card. Sandri". Zenit. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
2. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XC. 1998. p. 558. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
3. "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.10.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 October 2001. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
4. "Rinunce e Nomine, 07.12.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 7 December 2001. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
5. "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.07.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
6. "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.12.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
7. "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.04.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
8. "Resignations and Appointments, 01.03.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.