Apostolic Nunciature to Armenia
The Apostolic Nunciature to Armenia (Armenian: Առաքելական նունսիատուրա Հայաստանին, romanized: Arrak’elakan nunsiatura Hayastanin) is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Armenia. It is a diplomatic mission of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.
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Location | Yerevan, Armenia |
Address | Northern Avenue 10/1, suite 17, 0010 |
Ambassador | José Avelino Bettencourt |
History
Armenia and the Holy See established diplomatic relations on 20 September 1992.[1]
The Holy See, represented by Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, inaugurated a new building in central Yerevan to house the nunciature in October 2021.[2]
Representatives of the Holy See to Armenia
- Apostolic nuncios
- Jean-Paul Gobel (7 December 1993[3] – 6 December 1997)[4]
- Peter Stephan Zurbriggen (13 June 1998[5] – 25 October 2001)[6]
- Claudio Gugerotti (7 December 2001[7] – 15 July 2011)[8]
- Marek Solczyński (15 December 2011[9] – 25 April 2017)[10]
- José Avelino Bettencourt (1 March 2018[11] – 30 August 2023)[12]
See also
References
- "Armenia: 'No Alternative to Peace,' says Card. Sandri". Zenit. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- "Addresses of the Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State at the Inauguration of the Pontifical Representation Headquarters in Armenia (Yerevan, 27-29 October 2021), 27.10.2021" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXVI. 1994. p. 109. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIX. 1997. p. 66. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XC. 1998. p. 558. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.10.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 October 2001. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- "Rinunce e Nomine, 07.12.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 7 December 2001. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.07.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.12.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.04.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- "Resignations and Appointments, 01.03.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- "Resignations and Appointments, 30.08.2023". Retrieved 30 August 2023.
External links
- Apostolic Nunciature to Armenia on Twitter
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