Andrzej Józwowicz
Andrzej Józwowicz | |
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| Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 18 March 2017 |
| Predecessor | Luciano Russo |
| Other post(s) | Titular Archbishop of (2017–) |
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| Ordination | 24 May 1990 by Józef Glemp |
| Consecration | 27 May 2017 by Pietro Parolin |
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| Born | Andrzej Józwowicz 14 January 1965 |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Lateran University |
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Andrzej Józwowicz (born 14 January 1965) is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1997 and serves as the Apostolic Nuncio to Iran. An archbishop since 2017, he was Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda from 2017 to 2021.
Biography
Andrzej Józwowicz was born on 14 January 1965 in He was ordained a priest on 14 January 1990. He studied philosophy and theology in Warsaw. He earned a doctorate in canon and civil law from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome.
In 1997 he graduated from the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. He speaks Italian, French, English, Polish, Portuguese and Russian.[1]
On 1 June 1997 he joined the Holy See's diplomatic service. He served in Mozambique, Thailand, Singapore, Cambodia, Hungary, Syria and Iran.[1] In 2012 he was appointed secretary in the Apostolic Nunciature to Russia.
Józwowicz was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda on 18 March 2017.[2] Pope Francis named him Nuncio to Iran on 28 June 2021.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Polish priest appointed Vatican's nuncio in Rwanda". Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 18.03.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 28.06.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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