Apostolic Delegate to Turkey and Greece

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The Apostolic Delegate to Turkey and Greece is the Holy See’s diplomatic and ecclesiastical representative tasked with managing relations with the Catholic Church and local authorities in those countries, typically without full ambassadorial status.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Holy See diplomatic representation
diplomatic post
ecclesiastical office
appointedBy Secretariat of State of the Holy See
surface form: Holy See Secretariat of State

Pope
belongsTo Roman Curia
surface form: Roman Curia diplomatic service
canBeCombinedWith other Holy See diplomatic responsibilities in the region
countryServed Greece
Turkey
diplomaticFunction non-resident diplomatic representation where no full nunciature exists
diplomaticStatus apostolic delegate
distinctFrom Apostolic Nuncio to Greece
Apostolic Delegate to Turkey and Greece self-linksurface differs
surface form: Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey
ecclesiasticalFunction liaison with episcopal conferences
support coordination of pastoral activities
hasJurisdictionOver Catholic Church in Greece
Catholic Church in Turkey
hasNature non-ambassadorial representation
hasScope national level in Greece
national level in Turkey
heldBy titular archbishop
jurisdictionType ecclesiastical and diplomatic
languageOfWork English
French
Italian
mayResideIn Greece
Turkey
officeHolderTitle Apostolic Delegate to Turkey and Greece self-linksurface differs
surface form: Apostolic Delegate
primaryRole maintain contact with civil authorities in Turkey and Greece
manage relations between Holy See and local Catholic hierarchy
represent Pope to local bishops
purpose facilitate communication between bishops and the Pope
strengthen communion between local churches and the Holy See
rankComparedToNuncio usually below full ambassadorial status
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
reportsTo Secretariat of State of the Holy See
Section for Relations with States and International Organizations
represents Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church

Holy See
representsPopeIn ecclesiastical matters
limited diplomatic matters
requires episcopal consecration
subordinateTo Pope
traditionallyHeldBy member of Holy See diplomatic corps

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Pope John XXIII positionHeld Apostolic Delegate to Turkey and Greece
Apostolic Delegate to Turkey and Greece distinctFrom Apostolic Delegate to Turkey and Greece self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey
Apostolic Delegate to Turkey and Greece officeHolderTitle Apostolic Delegate to Turkey and Greece self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Apostolic Delegate