Apostolic Nunciature to Zimbabwe

The Apostolic Nunciature to Zimbabwe is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Zimbabwe. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Holy See and Zimbabwe established diplomatic relations on 26 June 1980,^[1] and Pope John Paul II erected the Nunciature to Zimbabwe on 27 June 1980.^[2]

List of papal representatives

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio

• Francesco Colasuonno (7 March 1981 - 8 January 1985)
• Patrick Coveney (27 July 1985 - 25 January 1990)
• Giacinto Berloco (15 March 1990 - 17 July 1993)

Apostolic Nuncio

• Peter Paul Prabhu (13 November 1993 - 1 July 2002)
• Edward Joseph Adams (22 August 2002^[3] - 3 September 2007)^[4]
• George Kocherry (22 December 2007^[5] - 6 July 2013)^[6]
• Marek Zalewski (25 March 2014^[7] - 21 May 2018)^[8]
• Paolo Rudelli (25 January 2020^[9] – 19 July 2023)^[10]
• Janusz Urbańczyk (25 January 2024^[11] – present)

References

1. "Relazioni Bilaterali della Santa Sede" (in Italian). Secretariat of State. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
2. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXIII. 1981. p. 477. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
3. "Rinunce e nomine, 22.08.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 August 2002. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
4. "Rinunce e nomine, 03.09.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
5. "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.12.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 December 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
6. "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.07.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
7. "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.03.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
8. "Rinunce e nomine, 21.05.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
9. "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.01.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
10. "Rinunce e nomine, 19.07.2023". Retrieved 19 July 2023.
11. "Resignations and Appointments, 25.01.2024". Retrieved 25 January 2024.