Nunciature to Albania
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The Apostolic Nunciature to Albania is an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church in Albania. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio to Albania with the rank of an ambassador. The office of the nunciature is located in Tirana.
It was erected as the Apostolic Delegation to Albania by Pope Benedict XV on November 12, 1920, and was elevated to the full rank of a nunciature by Pope John Paul II on January 16, 1991. The current Apostolic Nuncio to Albania is His Excellency John Bulaitis, who was appointed by John Paul II on March 25, 1997.
[edit] List of Apostolic Delegates and Nuncios to Albania
- Ernesto Cozzi (1920 - 1926)
- Giovanni della Pietra, SJ (1927 - 1940)
- Ildebrando Antoniutti (1936 - 1938)
- Ivan Dias (1991 - 1996)
- John Bulaitis (1997 - present)
