List of ambassadors of the Dominican Republic to the Holy See

The Dominikan Ambassador next the Holy See is the Ambassador of the government in Santo Domingo to the Holy See, he is concurrently accredited as ambassador to the Governments in Athens, Nicosia and to the Order of Malta.

Ambassador of Dominican Republic to the Holy See
Ambasciatore della Republica Dominicana presso la Santa Sede
Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic
Incumbent
Víctor Manuel Grimaldi Céspedes [es]
since 2009
Inaugural holderCollin de Paradis
Formation1880


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1880 Collin de Paradis In 1884, Collin de Paradis, a diplomatic agent who had worked for various Latin American nations in Europe, was appointed as special envoy by the Dominican government. De Paradis negotiated a concordat with the Vatican.[1] Fernando Arturo de Meriño Pope Leo XIII 1887
1890 Justyn Faszowicz Baron von Farensbach Justyn Faszowicz baron de Farensbach Manuel María Gautier Pope Leo XIII 1900
December 31, 1900 Amedeo de Astraudo (1871-1944) S. E. il Signor Duca Amedeo de Astraudo, Inviato Straordinario e Ministro Plenipotenziarno (31 dic. 1900). Juan Isidro Jiménez Pope Leo XIII 1908
July 9, 1930 Eduardo Persichetti Ugolini di Castelcolbúccaro Persichetti Ugolini di Castelcolbúccaro Márchese Eduardo, Invicto Straordinario e Ministro Plenipotenciario (Lett. Cred.: 9 lu. 1930). Rafael Estrella Ureña Pope Pius XI 1941
1946 Tullio Franco Franco ambassador Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina Pope Pius XII 1947
1948 Roberto Despradel Carlos Roberto Despradel Roques Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina Pope Pius XII 1949
1949 Pedro Troncoso Sánchez (* April 19, 1904 in Santo Domingo;May 23, 1989 in Santo Domingo)
  • He studied law at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, title granted in 1927.
  • Author: "Philosophical Sketches (1932)," The Mission of the Judge "(1948),"
  • 1967 Positions of Principle in Dominican Political History ",
  • In 1939 he became professor at the University of Santo Domingo and in 1967 at the National University.
  • From 1939 to 1941 he was president of the City Council of Santo Domingo.
  • From 1941 to 1944 he was Dominican Ambassador to Argentina.
  • In 1944 he was Dominican Ambassador to Mexico.
  • From 1949 to 1953 he was ambassador next the Holy See.
  • From 1956 to 1958 he was Dominican Ambassador to Italy.
  • From 1946 to 1949 he was president of the Supreme Court of Justice ().
  • From 1952 to 1956 he was president of the University of Santo Domingo.
  • In 1952 he was Dominican Minister of Education.
  • From 1954 to 1989 he was president and member of the Academy of History of the Dominican Republic.
  • From 1968 to 1983 he was founder and president of the Duartiano Institute and Member of the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language.
  • From 1974 to 1983 he was president of the Academy of Sciences (). Languages: Spanish, English, French and Italian.
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina Pope Pius XII 1952
1952 Elías Brache Hijo Elias Brache hijo, desde de 1930 hasta agosto del mismo año, Rafael Estrella Ureña, desde agosto de 1930 hasta agosto de 1931. Elias Brache hijo, septiembre, — interino — . Max. Henríquez Ureña, desde agosto de 1931 hasta agosto de, ,Elias Brache, representative of the Liberal party, arrived in Washington a few days after the other representatives had Héctor B. Trujillo Pope Pius XII 1953
1953 Atilano Vicini Chargé d'affaires Héctor B. Trujillo Pope Pius XII 1953
1954 Nicolás Vega (domenican Diplomat) Héctor B. Trujillo Pope Pius XII 1955
1956 Tulio Franco Franco Héctor B. Trujillo Pope Pius XII 1960
1960 Luis Francisco Thomén Candelario Joaquín Balaguer Pope John XXIII 1961
1961 Porfirio Herrera Baez [de] Joaquín Balaguer Pope John XXIII 1962
1962 Manuel Ulises Bonnelly Fondeur Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly Pope John XXIII 1965
1965 Atilano Vicini Héctor Atilano Vicini Perdomo (1887 ) Héctor García Godoy Pope Paul VI 1966
1966 Tulio Franco y Franco (*1893 in Santiago de los Caballeros;1978)Minister to Haiti, since 1944. Delegate, Chapultepec Conference, Mexico, 1945, Lnited Nations Conference, San Francisco. 1945: alternate representative, United Nations Assembly. 1947.; married; has three children.[citation needed] Joaquín Balaguer Pope Paul VI 1970
1970 Alvaro Logroño Battle Joaquín Balaguer Pope Paul VI 1976
1976 Juan María Contín Joaquín Balaguer Pope Paul VI 1980
1980 Miguel Antonio Olavarrieta Pérez Antonio Guzmán Fernández Pope John Paul II 1981
1981 Carlos Máximo Dobal Márquez (*13. April 1926 in Havanna 25. Juli 2011) [2] Antonio Guzmán Fernández Pope John Paul II 1982
1982 Amado Amable Nadal Gómez Chargé d'affaires Salvador Jorge Blanco Pope John Paul II 1983
December 1, 1982 Víctor Gómez Bergés Salvador Jorge Blanco Pope John Paul II May 1, 1985
October 21, 1985 Antonio Zaglul Elmudesi (*2. April 1920;1996)[3] Salvador Jorge Blanco Pope John Paul II 1986
1987 Efrain Reyes Duluc Salvador Jorge Blanco Pope John Paul II 1990
1990 Ramón Arturo Cáceres Rodríguez Salvador Jorge Blanco Pope John Paul II 1997
1997 César Iván Feris Iglesias Arq. César Iván Feris Iglesias, Director del Museo de Las Casas Reales Mayo- Agosto 1980 Leonel Fernández Pope John Paul II 2000
December 11, 2000 Victor A. Hidalgo Justo [de] Hipólito Mejía Pope John Paul II 2003
2003 Carlos Rafael Conrado Marion-Landais Castillo [de] Hipólito Mejía Pope John Paul II 2009
2009 Víctor Manuel Grimaldi Céspedes [es] Leonel Fernández Pope Benedict XVI

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References edit

  1. ^ Betances, Emelio (17 May 2007). The Catholic Church and Power Politics in Latin America: The Dominican Case in Comparative Perspective. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9780742572690 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Carlos Máximo Dobal Márquez".
  3. ^ Jorge Amarante (20 January 2010). "BIOGRAFIA DE, Antonio Zagul".
  4. ^ "Dipl. Korps". www.apostolische-nachfolge.de. Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2018-06-24.