Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams is the current Papal Nuncio (as of Feb 2009).
A nuncio is a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status.
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Depending on the level, it could be an internuncio (lowest), a papal nuncio or a legate. In addition, there are variuos levels of nuncio and legate.internuncio (a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio)
Nuncio
A messenger or ambassador from the Roman Catholic Pope is called a nuncio. Nuncio comes from the Latin word for messenger. A nuncio may represent the Pope in foreign countries.
Papal Nuncio
A Nuncio is an ambassador for the Vatican.
The ambassadors of the Vatican to other countries are usually called nuncios. The six highest ranks of diplomatic representatives of the Vatican are: legatus a latere nuncio with full powers of a legatus a latere legate nuncio of the first class nuncio of the second class internuncio
The usual term would be "papal legate", but if you were talking of a purely diplomatic envoy of the pope it would be "papal nuncio".
An internuncio is a papal envoy or messenger but ranks below a nuncio, or ambassador.
Josh Nuncio's birth name is Joshua D. Nuncio.
Juan Nuncio's birth name is Alves Branco Nuncio, Juan.
Juan Nuncio died in 1976.
The recently departed (for France) papal nuncio is Archbishop Luigi Ventura. At the moment, there is no papal nuncio to Canada.