The Papal Representatives in Indonesia

Born on April 23, 1887 in Saint-Gilles-les-Bruxelles. Ordained priest on May 21, 1910; member of the Society of Foreign Missions of Paris. Elected titular Bishop of Amathus in Cypro on May 23, 1933; consecrated on September 17, 1933. Apostolic Vicar of Yünnanfu (1933-1938); titular Archbishop of Misthia (October 17, 1938); Apostolic Delegate to Iraq (1938-1947); Apostolic Delegate (1947-1950) and Internuncio to Indonesia (1950-1955); Internuncio to the Arab Republic of Egypt (1955-1956). Died on August 28, 1961.

Born on April 10, 1909 in Cervasea San Stefano (Italy). Ordained priest on June 29, 1933, from the clergy of Cuneo. Elected titular Archbishop of Ancusa on September 17, 1955; consecrated on November 1, 1955. Internuncio to Indonesia (1955-1958); Nuncio to Haiti (1958-1960); Internuncio to Japan (1960-1962); Apostolic Delegate to Australia, New Zealand and Oceania (1962-1968); Apostolic Delegate to Australia and Papua New Guinea (1968-1969); Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain (1969-1973); Delegate for the Papal Representations (1973-1979). Died on December 3, 1997.

Born on January 14, 1914 in Castiglione di Sicilia (Italy). Ordained priest on November 1, 1936; from the clergy of Acireale. Internuncio to Indonesia (1958-1961). Elected titular Archbishop of Binda on October 5, 1961; consecrated on December 8, 1961. Nuncio to Chile (1961-1963); Nuncio to Lebanon (1963-1969) and Pro-Nuncio to Kuwait (1969); Nuncio to Ireland (1969-1989). Died on July 3, 2003.

Born on June 10, 1911 in Sevigliano (Italy). Ordained priest on July 8, 1934; from the clergy of Udine. Permanent Delegate to the A.I.E.A. (1960-1962). Elected titular Archbishop of Heliopolis in Phoenicia on April 18, 1962; consecrated on May 27, 1962. Internuncio to Indonesia (1962-1965). Died on August 23, 1965.

Born on September 23, 1918 in Villafranca Sicula (Italy). Ordained priest on April 12, 1941; from the clergy of Catania. Elected titular Archbishop of Miletus December 7, 1965; consecrated on January 16, 1966. Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia (1965-1969); President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (1969-1970); Archbishop of Palermo (1970-1996). Cardinal (March 5, 1973). Died on December 10, 2006.

Born on April 18, 1923 in Bornem (Belgium). Ordained priest on April 4, 1948; from the clergy of Malines. Elected titular Archbishop of Ypres on June 14, 1969; consecrated on June 30, 1969. Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia (1969-1973); Nuncio to Paraguay (1973-1985); Pro-Nunzio to Lesotho and Apostolic Delegate to South Africa (1985-1987). Died on December 9, 2001.

Born on July 21, 1921 in Trani (Italy). Ordained priest on June 3, 1944; from the clergy of Trani. Elected titular Archbishop of Civitanova (Cluentum) on August 8, 1973; consecrated on September 30, 1973. Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia (1973-1979); Nuncio to Ecuador (1979-1986); Archbishop of Gaeta (1986-1997). Died on January 17, 2008.

Born on June 16, 1931 in Colindres (Spain). Ordained priest on April 2, 1956; from the clergy of Santander. Elected titular Archbishop of Macri on March 18, 1980; consecrated on May 25, 1980. Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia (1980-1986); Pro-Nuncio to Senegal, Capo Verde and Mali, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania (1986-1989), Apostolic Delegate (1986-1987), Pro-Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau (1987-1989); Nuncio to Lebanon (1989-1997), Nuncio to Kuwait and Apostolic Delegate to the Arabian Peninsula (1993-1997); Nuncio to Great Britain (1997-2004).

Born on March 23, 1936 in Osimo (Italy). Ordained priest on March 18, 1961; from the clergy of Osimo. Elected titular Archbishop of Valeria on May 28, 1986; consecrated on July 12, 1986. Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia (1986-1991); Nuncio to Ecuador (1991-1998); Nuncio to Australia (1998-2004); Nuncio to Switzerland and Liechtenstein (2004-2011).

Born on June 27, 1938 in Sogliano al Rubicone (Italy). Ordained priest on March 14, 1964; from the clergy of Montefeltro. Elected titular Archbishop of Belcastro (Bellicastrum) on October 10, 1985; consecrated on November 9, 1985. Pro-Nuncio to Burundi (1985-1991); Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia (1991-1998); Nuncio to Israel and Cyprus and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine (1998-2005); Nuncio to United States of America and Permanent Observer at O.A.S. (2005-2011). Died on July 27, 2011.

Born on April 25, 1944 in Urbisaglia (Italy). Ordained priest on September 6, 1969; from the clergy of Macerata. Elected titular Archbishop of Botriana on August 7, 1993; consecrated on October 2, 1993. Nuncio to Pakistan (1993-1998); Nuncio to Indonesia (1998-2004) and to East Timor (2003-2004); Nuncio to Nigeria (2004-2009); Nuncio to Spain and Andorra (2009-).

Born on November 15, 1947 in Polgahawela (Sri Lanka). Ordained priest on June 29, 1975; from the clergy of Colombo. Elected titular Bishop of Cabarsussi on June 17, 1991; consecrated on August 31, 1991. Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo (1991-1995); Bishop of Ratnapura (1995-2001); Archbishop (October 1, 2001); Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (2001-2003); titular Archbishop of Umbriatico (April 29, 2004); Nuncio to Indonesia and to East Timor (2004-2005); Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (2005-2009); Archbishop of Colombo (2009-). Cardinal (November 20, 2010).

Born on March 13, 1953 in Predore (Italy). Ordained priest on June 17, 1978; from the clergy of Bergamo. Elected titular Archbishop of Capri (Capreae) on April 13, 2006; consecrated on June 17, 2006. Nuncio to Indonesia (2006-2011) and to Timor-Leste (2006-); Nuncio to Singapore, Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam, non-resident Papal Representative to Vietnam and Nuncio to ASEAN (2011-).

Born at Melzo, Italy, on October 8,1963. Ordained priest on 10 October 1987. From the clergy of the Diocese of Ventimiglia-Sanremo, Italy. He worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See on July 1, 1992 and has served in the following Countries: Sri Lanka (1992-1995), Austria (1995-1998), Germany (1998-2003) and the Secretariat of State of the Holy See (2003-2011). Elected titular Archbishop of Sutri and appointed Apostolic Nuncio on January 8, 2011. Ordained bishop on February 5, 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI. Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia (2011-2017); Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria (2017-).