Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium

The Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium is the holder of a diplomatic position within the Catholic Church, who acts as Ambassador of the Holy See to the Belgium.

History

Diplomatic relations between the Belgian state (1830) and the Holy See began in 1835. Until then, diplomatic relations for Catholics living on Belgian territories were secured by the vice-superior of the Dutch Mission.

List of Apostolic Nuncios

• Pasquale Gizzi (1835–1837)
• Raffaele Fornari (1842–1843)
• Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci (28 Jan 1843 - )
• Innocenzo Ferrieri (15 Nov 1848 - 30 Sep 1850)
• Matteo Eustachio Gonella (13 Jun 1850 - 1 Oct 1861)
• Mieczyslaw Halka Ledóchowski (1 Oct 1861 - 8 Jan 1866)
• Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano (15 May 1866 - 29 May 1868)
• Giacomo Cattani (24 Jul 1868 - 27 Apr 1875)
• Serafino Vannutelli (10 Sep 1875 - 3 Dec 1880)
• Domenico Ferrata (14 Apr 1885 - 20 Apr 1889)
• Giuseppe Francica-Nava de Bontifè † (4 May 1889)
• Benedetto Lorenzelli (30 May 1893 - 1 Oct 1896)
• Aristide Rinaldini (14 Aug 1896 - 28 Dec 1899)
• Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte (10 Nov 1899)
• Antonio Vico (4 Feb 1904 - 21 Oct 1907)
• Giovanni Tacci Porcelli (31 Dec 1907 - 29 Apr 1911)
• Achille Locatelli (8 Jul 1916 - 13 Jul 1918)
• Sebastiano Nicotra (18 Dec 1916 - Jul 1923)
• Angelo Dolci (14 Dec 1922 - 30 May 1923)
• Clemente Micara (30 May 1923 - 11 Nov 1950)
• Fernando Cento (9 Mar 1946 - 26 Oct 1953)
• Efrem Forni (9 Nov 1953 - 19 Mar 1962)
• Silvio Oddi (17 May 1962 - 30 Apr 1969)
• Igino Eugenio Cardinale (19 Apr 1969 - 24 Mar 1983)
• Angelo Pedroni (6 Jul 1983 - 13 Jun 1989)
• Giovanni Moretti (15 Jul 1989 - 3 Mar 1999)
• Pier Luigi Celata (3 Mar 1999 - 14 Nov 2002)
• Karl-Josef Rauber (22 Feb 2003 - 18 Jun 2009)
• Giacinto Berloco (18 Jun 2009 - )