The Apostolic Nunciature to Pakistan is an ecclesiastical office of the

Catholic Church The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. It is a diplomatic post of the

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, whose representative is called the

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with the rank of an ambassador. The Nunciature was located in

St. Anthony’s Parish (Karachi) St. Anthony's Parish is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi in Pakistan. History The idea of St. Anthony's Parish was first conceived in 1937. A plot of land with a large bungalow was acquired on McNeil Road. The largest room was ...

in its Chancellery at old Clifton when the Vatican established diplomatic relations with Pakistan in 1950. When the capital of Pakistan was moved to Islamabad in 1965, the Nunciature was re-located to the Diplomatic Enclave in Islamabad. Following the

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and the formation of the independent nation of Pakistan in 1947, the Holy See established the Delegation to Pakistan on 15 July 1950 and named as first delegate James Cornelius van Miltenburg, Archbishop of Karachi. On 9 October 1951, it erected in its place the Internunciature to Pakistan.

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established the Apostolic Nunciature to Pakistan on 27 December 1965.

List of papal representatives to Pakistan

; Apostolic Delegates * James Cornelius van Miltenburg (17 September 1950 – 9 October 1951) **From the erection of the internunciature on 9 October 1951, van Miltenburg was its chargé d’affaires and the position of internuncio remained vacant. He was transferred to the new Diocese of Hyderabad on 7 May 1958. ;Apostolic Internuncios *

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(31 January 1962 - 27 December 1965) ;Apostolic Pro-Nuncios *

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{{Diplomatic missions in Pakistan

Holy See–Pakistan relations Diplomatic missions in Islamabad Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad Catholic Church in Pakistan

List of papal representatives to Pakistan

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