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Apostolic Nunciature to the Czech Republic

Apostolic Nunciature to the Czech Republic
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LocationPrague, Czech Republic.
AddressVoršilská 140, 110 00 Nové Město, Prague, Czech Republic.
Coordinates50°04′52.0″N 14°25′00.0″E / 50.081111°N 14.416667°E / 50.081111; 14.416667
Apostolic NuncioArchbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo

The Apostolic Nunciature to the Czech Republic (Czech: Apoštolská nunciatura v České republice) the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to the Czech Republic. It is located in Prague. The current Apostolic Nuncio is Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, who was named to the position by Pope Francis on 1 May 2022.

The nunciature is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in the Czech Republic, with the rank of an embassy. The nuncio serves both as the ambassador of the Holy See to the President of the Czech Republic, and as delegate and point-of-contact between the Catholic hierarchy in the Czech Republic and the pope.

Nuncios

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Archbishop Giovanni Coppa was named Apostolic Nuncio to Czechoslovakia on 30 June 1990. With the division on that country into Slovakia and the Czech Republic on 1 January 1993, Coppa became nuncio to each of them, based in Prague.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Apoštolská nunciatúra: Diplomatické styky SR s Vatikánom". Katolícka Cirkev na Slovensku (in Slovak).
  2. ^ "E' morto il cardinale Giovanni Coppa, diplomatico e grande latinista. Aveva 91 anni". Faro di Roma (in Italian). 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Rinunce e Nomine, 19.05.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 19 May 2001. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.11.2003" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 November 2003. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 10.01.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 January 2004. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 28.05.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.09.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Rinunce e nomine, 21.09.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 17.01.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 01.05.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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