Albania–Holy See relations

Albania–Holy See relations
Albania	Holy See

The Albania–Holy See relations are foreign relations between Albania and the Holy See. The Holy See has an Apostolic Nunciature in Albania which represents diplomatically the Holy See. The representative is officially called Apostolic Nuncio to Albania and has an ambassador status. The office of the nunciature is located in Tirana.

History

The Apostolic Nunciature in Albania started as an apostolic delegation to Albania by Pope Benedict XV on 12 November 1920, and was elevated to the full rank of a nunciature by Pope John Paul II on 16 January 1991. The current Apostolic Nuncio to Albania is His Excellency Ramiro Moliner Inglés, who was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 26 July 2008 upon the retirement of Archbishop John Bulaitis.

List of Apostolic Delegates and Nuncios to Albania

Ernesto Cozzi (1920 - 1926)
Giovanni della Pietra, S.J. (1927 - 1940)
Ildebrando Antoniutti (1936 - 1938)
Ivan Dias (1991 - 1996)
John Bulaitis (1997 - 2008)
Ramiro Moliner Inglés (2008–present)

References

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Related topics	Cardinal Secretary of State Concordats Diplomatic missions of the Holy See Diplomatic missions to the Holy See Heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See Holy See and the United Nations Holy See Representative Legal status of the Holy See Multilateral foreign policy of the Holy See Observer to the UN Observer to the UN in Geneva Secretariat of State Section for Relations with States (Roman Curia)

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Foreign relations of Albania

Africa	Egypt

Americas	Brazil Canada United States

Asia	China Israel Japan Palestine

Europe	Bulgaria Czech Republic Croatia Denmark Georgia Greece Italy Kosovo Netherlands Romania Russia Serbia Slovenia Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City

IGOs	NATO EU

Historical	Soviet–Albanian split Sino-Albanian split

Related	Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic missions of / in Albania Albanian diaspora Accession of Albania to the European Union

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