Blasco Francisco Collaço

Blasco Francisco Collaço (born 16 May 1931) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, including 30 years as an apostolic nuncio.

Biography Collaço was born in Raia, Goa, India, on 16 May 1931. He was ordained a priest on 2 May 1954.

Diplomatic career He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1961 and filled assignments in Colombia, Australia (an office with responsibility for New Zealand and Oceania), France, Scandinavia, and Honduras. Beginning in 1976, he worked in the Roman Curia in the Office of Public Affairs. He became Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico that year as well. He added the title apostolic nuncio to Seychelles on 4 May 1994.

On 13 April 1996, Pope John Paul appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria, On 24 June 2000, he added the responsibilities of Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho and Swaziland.

Collaço retired from these positions in August 2006.

He appears as a character in the novel The Fifth Gospel by Ian Caldwell.