Apostolic Nunciature to Libya
{{Short description|Diplomatic post of the Holy See}}
The Apostolic Nunciature to Libya is the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Libya. The Apostolic Nuncio to Libya is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Libya, with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio serves both as the ambassador of the Holy See to the State of Libya and as delegate and point-of-contact between the Catholic hierarchy in Libya and the pope.
The Vatican established the position of Delegate to Northern Africa in 1965; John Gordon held that post until 19 August 1967. Sante Portalupi succeeded him on 27 September 1967. The delegate's responsibilities were modified as the Holy See developed relationships with countries in the delegate's area of responsibility. Portalupi took on the titles of Pro-Nuncio to Algeria and to Tunisia in 1972. When he added the title Pro-Nuncio to Morocco on 5 March 1976, his role as Delegate to North Africa was left with responsibility for Libya alone and he became Delegate to Libya.{{cite book | access-date = 20 November 2019 | title = Acta Apostolicae Sedis | page= 237 | date= 1976 | volume = LXVIII | url = https://www.vatican.va/archive/aas/documents/AAS-68-1976-ocr.pdf }}
The title Apostolic Nuncio to Libya is held by the prelate appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Malta; he resides in Malta.
List of papal representatives to Libya
;Apostolic Delegates to Northern Africa
- John Gordon (27 February 1965{{cite book | access-date = 1 January 2021 |url = https://www.vatican.va/archive/aas/documents/AAS-57-1965-ocr.pdf | page=550 |date= 1965 | volume = LVII | title = Acta Apostolicae Sedis }} – 14 July 1967){{cite book | access-date = 1 January 2021 | url = https://www.vatican.va/archive/aas/documents/AAS-59-1967-ocr.pdf | page= 1003 | date= 1967 | volume = LIX| title = Acta Apostolicae Sedis }}
- Sante Portalupi (27 September 1967 – 5 March 1976)
;Apostolic Delegates
- Sante Portalupi (5 March 1976 - 15 December 1979){{cite book | access-date = 20 November 2019 | title = Acta Apostolicae Sedis | page= 1625 | date=1979 | volume = LXXI | url = https://www.vatican.va/archive/aas/documents/AAS-71-1979-ocr.pdf }}
- Gabriel Montalvo Higuera (18 March 1980 - 12 June 1986)
- Giovanni De Andrea (22 November 1986 - 26 August 1989)
- Edmond Farhat (26 August 1989 - 26 July 1995)
- José Sebastián Laboa Gallego (28 October 1995{{cite book | title = Acta Apostolicae Sedis | url = https://www.vatican.va/archive/aas/documents/AAS-87-1995-ocr.pdf | page= 1056 | date= 1995 | volume = LXXXVII| access-date = 20 December 2019 }} - 10 March 1997)
;Apostolic Nuncios
- José Sebastián Laboa Gallego (10 March 1997 – 13 June 1998)
- Luigi Gatti (13 June 1998{{cite news | work= Zenit | language = it | url = https://it.zenit.org/articles/l-arcivescovo-luigi-gatti-nunzio-apostolico-da-beirut-ad-atene/ | title = L'Arcivescovo Luigi Gatti, Nunzio Apostolico da Beirut ad Atene | date =16 July 2009 | access-date = 13 August 2019}} - 28 June 2001){{cite press release |date= 28 June 2001 |access-date = 12 August 2019 | publisher = Holy See Press Office | url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2001/06/28/0378/01111.html | language = it | title = Rinunce e Nomine, 28.06.2001}}
- Luigi Conti (8 August 2001{{cite press release | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 20 November 2019 | language = it | title = Rinunce e Nomine, 08.08.2001| url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2001/08/08/0442/01300.html | date= 8 August 2001}} - 5 June 2003){{cite press release | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 20 November 2019 | language = it | title = Rinunce e Nomine, 05.06.2003| url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2003/06/05/0290/00900.html | date= 5 June 2003}}
- Félix del Blanco Prieto (24 June 2003{{cite press release |access-date =21 November 2019 |publisher= Holy See Press Office | date= 24 June 2003| title = Rinunce e Nomine, 24.06.2003 |url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2003/06/24/0327/01011.html | language = it}} - 28 July 2007){{cite press release | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 20 November 2019 | language = it | title = Rinunce e Nomine, 28.07.2007 | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2007/07/28/0406/01092.html | date= 28 July 2007}}
- Tommaso Caputo (3 September 2007{{cite press release |access-date =20 November 2019 |publisher= Holy See Press Office | date= 3 September 2007| title = Rinunce e Nomine, 03.09.2007 |url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2007/09/03/0447/01195.html | language = it}} - 10 November 2012){{cite press release |access-date =20 November 2019 | date= 10 November 2012| title = Rinunce e Nomine, 10.11.2012 | publisher = Holy See Press Office | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2012/11/10/0646/01481.html | language = it}}
- Aldo Cavalli (13 April 2013{{cite press release |access-date =29 April 2019 | date= 13 April 2013| title = Rinunce e Nomine, 13.04.2013 | url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2013/04/13/0223/00500.html | language = it}} - 21 March 2015){{cite press release |access-date =29 April 2019 | date= 21 March 2015| title = Rinunce e Nomine, 21.03.2015 | url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2015/03/21/0208/00470.html| language = it}}
- Alessandro D'Errico (10 June 2017{{cite press release | access-date = 24 June 2019 | publisher = Holy See Press Office | title= Resignations and Appointments, 10.06.2017 | date= 10 June 2017 | url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2017/06/10/170610c.html }} – 30 April 2022)
- Savio Hon Tai-fai (18 May 2023{{cite news |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2023/05/18/0373/00817.html |title=Rinunce e nomine, 18.05.2023 |accessdate=May 18, 2023}} – present)
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