How to address a papal nuncio

How do you address a papal nuncio in a letter? What is a papal nuncio? Heading for letters: His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI. Salutation: Your Holiness.

Concluding a letter : I am, Your Holiness, most respectfully yours in Christ, Speaking: Your Holiness.

The recently departed (for France) papal nuncio is Archbishop Luigi Ventura. At the moment, there is no papal nuncio to Canada. Tell the Nuncio that the Archbishop ’s moral leadership is important to you too.

On the negative side (calling attention to the people attacking him): They are not representative of the Catholics of America. They have hired an expensive public relations firm to attack the Archbishop, an unprecedented move, as far as I know. Unless otherwise state deans, provosts, archdeacons, canons and prebendaries should be addressed formally in writing as ‘Very Reverend Sir or Madam ’, and the letter concluded ‘I have the honour to remain, Very Reverend Sir or Madam, your obedient servant ’ or ‘Yours sincerely’.

He was also subsequently appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaijan on December.

An apostolic nuncio is generally equivalent in rank to that of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary , although in Catholic countries the nuncio often ranks above ambassadors in diplomatic protocol. A nuncio performs the same functions as an ambassador and has the same diplomatic privileges. The Apostolic Nunciature to Great Britain is a diplomatic office of the Holy See in Great Britain. It is headed by the Apostolic Nuncio who has the rank of an ambassador.

The Nuncio is to put it simply, the Pope ’s ambassador in a particular country. The diplomatic service of the Holy See is generally recognised as the oldest in the world and the best informed. In each country to which they are sent, Nuncios have access to a great depth and breadth of information from local Bishops, Missionaries, and Church members in general.

A Monsignor would be greeted as Monsignor. A letter to Monsignor Bradican, for example, would be addressed as Reverend Monsignor Thomas Bradican, or Reverend and Dear Monsignor, with the salutation, Dear Monsignor. The proper abbreviation is Rev. The Archbishop’s Full Address Dear Brothers in Christ, I am happy to be with you once more here in Baltimore.

I wish to thank Cardinal DiNardo, the President of the Episcopal Conference, as well as. It can be found in Wimbledon, South West London. In his address to the congregation, the new Nuncio explained that when he was made a bishop, he chose as his motto ‘Domine ut Videam’, the Latin for ‘Lor that I may see’, which was the motto of Bishop Joseph Shanahan, an Irish missionary priest who served as a bishop in Nigeria.

The Nuncio , His Grace, The Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi ( Apostolic Nuncio to Canada) 2) His Eminence, Thomas Cardinal Collins, President, Ontario Catholic Bishops Conference, Archbishop of Toronto.

In some troubled dioceses, a high volume of letters to the Nuncio resulted in Vatican intervention. His Excellency Archbishop Christophe Pierre U. One-page, one-side is the best format. Be sure to indicate the name of your parish. The nuncio was received by Foreign Affairs minister, Sam Kutesa. A papal nuncio or apostolic nuncio is a permanent diplomatic representative to the Pope, who is head of state of the Vatican.

This important and timely address not only to our President, but to the American people, is something that should be required reading for every citizen.