Cesare Zacchi (28 November 1914 – 22 August 1991) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
[2] With Zacchi's appointment as interim charge d'affaires of the Nunciature to Cuba, the Vatican hoped to establish a modus vivendi under the Castro regime.
"[3] The Cuban government refused to recognize the Catholic bishops in Cuba as anything other than agents of a foreign entity; it therefore ignored them and dealt with Zacchi, whose position identified him as the papacy's representative.
[8] He received his episcopal consecration in Havana on 12 December 1967 from Archbishop Emanuele Clarizio, and Fidel Castro attended the reception following the ceremony.
[9] On 24 May 1974, Pope Paul raised his rank to titular archbishop of Maura and appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba;[10] Zacchi presented his credentials to Cuban Foreign Minister Raúl Roa on 20 December 1974.