 On 25 March 1979, Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Delegate to Southern Africa and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Lesotho.His term as a Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the Republic of China ended on April 1979, which is the last de jure Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the Republic of China.On 6 November 1984, he was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the Netherlands.