Apostolic Nunciature (Embassy of the Holy See - Vatican)

in Turkmenistan

 

 

 

 

 

Apostolic Nuncio: Archbishop Antonio Lucibello

Nuncio is both for Turkey and for Turkmenistan, resident of Ankara, Turkey

 

In Aschabat:

Cultural Attaché – Fr. Andrzej Madej, OMI - mob. +993 65696324

Administration  Attaché - Fr. Diego Saez Martin, OMI - mob. +993 65693816

Fr. Rafal Chilimoniuk - +993 65696321

 Address:

Merkezi Poçta” P.O. Box 98

744000, Aşgabat, Turkmenistan

 Telephon: +993 12-927546

 Fax: + 993 12 65696324

 E-Mail: aszomi@online.tm

 

Chapel in the Nunciature

In the Nunciature there is a chapel named “Transfiguration of the Lord”, which is open to everybody.

 Sunday Holy Mass Schedule in a Chapel:

10:00 in Russian

12:00 Liturgy of Word in Russian for Catechumens

18:00 in English

 During the week, Mo, Tue, Wed, Fr, and Sat :

  • 8:30 Rosary

  • 8:50 The chaplet of the Divine Mercy

  • 9:00 The Holy Mass

 On Thursday:

  • 17:30 Adoration

  • 18:30 Holy Mass

On Tuesday and Friday:

  •  18:30 Meeting for those who begins one’s way of faith

On Saturday:

  •  17:00 Meeting for youth

 

On Sunday:

  •   12:00 Meeting for children

 

The Holy See – Turkmenistan - The beginning of diplomatic relations

 

The first Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata entrusted official document to the government of Turkmenistan in July 1997.

 

On the 10th October 1997 in Turkmenistan started their serving Priests Andrzej Madej and Rodoslav Zmitrovich, first catholic priests for the last 80 years.

 

In the Jubilee Year 2000 the pilgrimage group from Turkmenistan participated at Worldwide Meeting of Youth in Italy and had an opportunity to meet the Pope John Paul II

 

In the year 2000 in honor of Great Jubilee of Christianity there was organized the concert of Classical Music in a hall of National Conservatory with some participants from Turkmenistan.

 

In the year 2002 the group of youth took part in World Youth Meeting in Toronto and in 2005 in Cologne.