The Apostolic Nunciature to Côte d'Ivoire is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Côte d'Ivoire . It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See , whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. Representatives of the Holy See to Côte d'Ivoire Giovanni Mariani (19 June 1972 - 11 January 1975) Bruno Wüstenberg (19 December 1973 - 17 January 1979) Justo Mullor García (22 March 1979 - 3 May 1985) Antonio Mattiazzo (16 November 1985 [ 1 ] - 5 July 1989) [ 2 ] Janusz Bolonek (25 September 1989 [ 3 ] - 23 January 1995) [ 4 ] Luigi Ventura (25 March 1995 - 25 March 1999) Mario Zenari (12 July 1999 [ 5 ] - 10 May 2004) [ 6 ] Mario Roberto Cassari (31 July 2004 [ 7 ] - 14 February 2008) [ 8 ] Ambrose Madtha (8 May 2008 [ 9 ] – 8 December 2012) [ 10 ] Joseph Spiteri (1 October 2013 [ 11 ] - 7 March 2018) [ 12 ] Ante Jozić was appointed on 2 February 2019, but injuries sustained in a car accident delayed his episcopal consecration and he did not take up the post. [ 13 ] [ a ] Ante Jozić was appointed on 2 February 2019, but injuries sustained in a car accident delayed his episcopal consecration and he did not take up the post. [ 13 ] [ a ] Paolo Borgia (28 October 2019 [ 16 ] – 24 September 2022) [ 17 ] Mauricio Rueda Beltz (16 June 2023 [ 18 ] – present) Holy See–Ivory Coast relations Foreign relations of the Holy See List of diplomatic missions of the Holy See ↑ Pope Francis named Ante Jozić Apostolic Nuncio to the Ivory Coast on 2 February 2019. His consecration as bishop, scheduled for 1 May, was postponed after Jozić was seriously injured in a car accident in Croatia on 7 April. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF) . Vol. LXXVII. 1985. p. 1193 . Retrieved 25 April 2020 . ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF) . Vol. LXXXI. 1989. p. 1077 . Retrieved 27 April 2020 . ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF) . Vol. LXXXI. 1989. p. 1272 . Retrieved 13 January 2020 . ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF) . Vol. LXXXVII. 1995. p. 327 . Retrieved 13 January 2020 . ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF) . Vol. LXXXXI. 1999. p. 920. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 10.05.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 May 2004 . Retrieved 6 July 2019 . ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 31.07.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office . 31 July 2004 . Retrieved 30 April 2019 . ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 14.02.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 14 February 2008 . Retrieved 30 April 2019 . ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 08.05.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 May 2008 . Retrieved 6 July 2019 . ↑ "Archbishop Ambrose Madtha killed in accident" . The Times of India . 10 December 2012 . Retrieved 12 August 2019 . ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 01.10.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office . 1 October 2013 . Retrieved 24 June 2019 . ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 07.03.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 7 March 2018 . Retrieved 24 June 2019 .

↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 02.02.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 February 2019 . Retrieved 12 August 2019 . ↑ "Former Hong Kong Holy See official badly hurt in car crash" . UCA News . 8 April 2019 . Retrieved 4 June 2019 . ↑ "Mons. Ante Jozić se oporavlja: Posjetio ga papin tajnik Parolin" [ Mons. Ante Jozic Recovers: visited by Papal Secretary Parolin ] (in Croatian). 24 sara. 1 May 2019 . Retrieved 4 June 2019 . ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 28.10.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 28 October 2019 . Retrieved 28 October 2019 . ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 24.09.2022" . Retrieved 24 September 2022 . ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 16.06.2023" . Retrieved 16 June 2023 . Central African Republic Democratic Republic of Congo Republic of the Congo Dominican Republic Trinidad and Tobago Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia) China, RO (Taiwan) United Arab Emirates Bosnia and Herzegovina Nordic countries Papua New Guinea Council of Europe United Nations Geneva Apostolic Nunciature to the Holy Roman Emperor Papal apocrisiarius Diplomatic missions of the Holy See Apostolic nuncios to Ivory Coast Holy See–Ivory Coast relations Lists of ambassadors to Ivory Coast Diplomatic missions in Ivory Coast Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Use dmy dates from August 2019 CS1 Italian-language sources (it) CS1 Croatian-language sources (hr)