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  • n  (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio

  • He is fairly big game, as acting representative in Peking for Archbishop Antonio Riberi, papal internuncio for China, who is under house arrest in Nanking.
  • Archbishop Anthony Riberi, the apostolic internuncio to China, decided that the time had come to take off the gloves.
  • Archbishop Anthony Riberi, the apostolic internuncio to China, decided that the time had come to take off the gloves.

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