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Apostolic Nunciature in Canada

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The Apostolic Nuncio represents the Holy Father to the Church in Canada. His role is equivalent to an ambassador. He represents the Holy See to the Canadian Government. The Apostolic Nunciature is the building where the Nuncio's offices and residence are located.

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.

lopez_quintana.jpgBiography 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.
 

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