Apostolic Nuncio
His Excellency
Archbishop Gabriele Caccia
His Excellency, Most Reverend Gabriele Giordano Caccia was born on February 24, 1958, in Milan, Italy. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Milan on June 11, 1983, and served in parish ministry as Assistant Parish Priest until 1986.
He was then sent to the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome, where he completed advanced studies in theology and canon law, earning a Doctorate in Theology and a Licentiate in Canon Law from the Pontifical Gregorian University. In 1991, he officially entered the Diplomatic Service of the Holy See and received his first assignment at the Apostolic Nunciature in Tanzania.
In 1993, he was appointed Secretary to the Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State at the Vatican, and in 2002 he was named Assessor for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, one of the principal coordinating offices of the Roman Curia.
On July 16, 2009, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon and Titular Archbishop of Sepino and ordained him a bishop on September 12, 2009, in St. Peter’s Basilica. In 2017, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines.
On November 16, 2019, Archbishop Caccia was appointed Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York, representing the Holy See before the international community on matters concerning peace, human dignity, religious freedom, development, and global solidarity.
On March 7, 2026, Pope Leo XIV appointed Archbishop Caccia Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America.
His Excellency, Most Reverend Gabriele Giordano Caccia was born on February 24, 1958, in Milan, Italy. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Milan on June 11, 1983, and served in parish ministry as Assistant Parish Priest until 1986.
He was then sent to the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome, where he completed advanced studies in theology and canon law, earning a Doctorate in Theology and a Licentiate in Canon Law from the Pontifical Gregorian University. In 1991, he officially entered the Diplomatic Service of the Holy See and received his first assignment at the Apostolic Nunciature in Tanzania.
In 1993, he was appointed Secretary to the Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State at the Vatican, and in 2002 he was named Assessor for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, one of the principal coordinating offices of the Roman Curia.
On July 16, 2009, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon and Titular Archbishop of Sepino and ordained him a bishop on September 12, 2009, in St. Peter’s Basilica. In 2017, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines.
On November 16, 2019, Archbishop Caccia was appointed Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York, representing the Holy See before the international community on matters concerning peace, human dignity, religious freedom, development, and global solidarity.
On March 7, 2026, Pope Leo XIV appointed Archbishop Caccia Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America.
Apostolic Nuncio
As the Vicar of Christ on Earth, the Pope appoints an Apostolic Nuncio (Ambassador of the Holy See) to ensure that every country has a visible sign of his care for the entire flock of the Lord. The Apostolic Nuncio serves as the Pope’s personal and official representative, both to the Church in the United States and to its government.