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Archbishop Caccia named nuncio to the US

The veteran Vatican diplomat succeeds Cardinal Christophe Pierre

Luke Coppen
Mar 07, 2026
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Pope Leo XIV named the Italian Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia as the new apostolic nuncio to the U.S. Saturday.

Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia. Judgefloro/wikimedia CC0 1.0.

The Pillar reported earlier this year that Caccia, a veteran Vatican diplomat, was the front-runner to succeed the French Cardinal Christophe Pierre, who turned 80 in Januar…

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