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The Apostolic Delegation to Canada was established in Canada by Pope Leo XIII on August 3, 1899, and the Nunciature by Pope Paul VI on October 16, 1969.
His Excellency Archbishop Pedro López Quintana was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Canada in 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI.
Biography of His Excellency Archbishop Pedro López Quintana,
Apostolic Nuncio to Canada
Archbishop Pedro López Quintana was born in Barbastro, Spain, on July 27, 1953. He was ordained priest on June 15, 1980, and Bishop on January 6, 2003.
Archbishop López Quintana entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1984. He has served in the Apostolic Nunciatures of Madagascar, the Philippines and India, as well as in the Secretariat of State of the Holy See, as Assessor for General Affairs.
He holds a Doctorate in Canon Law and speaks five languages: Spanish, Italian, French, English and Portuguese.
Apostolic Nunciature
724 Manor Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1M 0E3
Tel.: (613) 746-4914
Fax: (613) 746-4786
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| On Friday, 26 February, Canada’s new Apostolic Nuncio visited the Ottawa Offices of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Canada (CCCB). From left to right: CCCB President Most Reverend Pierre Morissette, Bishop of Saint-Jérôme; new CCCB General Secretary Msgr Patrick Powers, P.H.; Most Reverend Archbishop Pedro López Quintana, Apostolic Nuncio to Canada; and then CCCB General Secretary Msgr Mario Paquette, P.H. |
Dr. Glenn Byer is Director of the Publications Service of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. He holds a doctoral degree in liturgy from the Pontifical Institute of San’ Anselmo, Rome. A listing of resources to help dioceses and parishes prepare for the revised English-language edition of the Roman Missal for use in Canada is available on the website of the CCCB Publications Service, 
