Apostolic Nunciature To The United States - Apostolic Pro-Nuncio

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio

The first Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the United States, Archbishop (later Cardinal) Pio Laghi, presented his credentials as Holy See ambassador to the United States in 1984 after the Holy See and the United States established full diplomatic relations. His title was pro-nuncio because at the time the Vatican gave the title of nuncio only to its ambassadors who enjoyed the rank of dean of the diplomatic corps to a country.

1. Pio Laghi, March 26, 1984 – April 6, 1990
2. Agostino Cacciavillan, June 13, 1990 – November 5, 1998