Apostolic Nunciature to Turkmenistan

Diplomatic mission of the Holy See in Central Asia

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

The nuncio resides in the Çankaya district of Ankara, Turkey.

List of papal representatives to Turkmenistan

Apostolic Nuncios

Pier Luigi Celata (3 April 1997^[1] - 3 March 1999)^[2]
Luigi Conti (15 May 1999^[3] - 8 August 2001)^[4]
Edmond Farhat (11 December 2001^[5] - 26 July 2005)^[6]
Antonio Lucibello (27 August 2005^[7] - 2015)
Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (19 March 2016^[8] - 22 October 2021)
Marek Solczyński (8 September 2022 ^[9] - present)

References

^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIX. 1997. p. 262.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXXI. 1999. p. 408.
^ "Rappresentanze Ponteficie, 1998" (in Italian). Congregation for Oriental Churches. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 08.08.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 August 2001. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 11.12.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 11 December 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 26.07.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 26 July 2005. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.08.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 19.03.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. March 19, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 08.09.2022". Retrieved September 8, 2022.