Andrzej Józwowicz Explained

Type:Archbishop
Andrzej Józwowicz
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Appointed:28 June 2021
Predecessor:Leo Boccardi
Other Post:Titular Archbishop of Lauriacum
Ordination:24 May 1990
Ordained By:Józef Glemp
Consecration:27 May 2017
Consecrated By:Pietro Parolin
Birth Name:Andrzej Józwowicz
Birth Date:14 January 1965
Birth Place:Boćki, Poland
Alma Mater:Pontifical Lateran University
Nationality:Polish
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Andrzej Józwowicz.svg
Motto:Caritas Numquam Excidit
Andrzej Józwowicz
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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 Boćki, Poland. He was ordained a priest on 24 May 1990. He studied philosophy and theology in Warsaw. He earned a doctorate in canon and civil law from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome.

Diplomatic career

To prepare for a diplomat's career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1995.[1] He speaks Italian, French, English, Polish, Portuguese and Russian.[2]

On 1 July 1997 he joined the Holy See's diplomatic service. He served in Mozambique, Thailand, Singapore, Cambodia, Hungary, Syria and Iran.[2] In 2012 he was appointed secretary in the Apostolic Nunciature to Russia.

Józwowicz was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda on 18 March 2017.[3] Pope Francis named him Nuncio to Iran on 28 June 2021.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. it. 29 June 2021 . Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999 .
  2. News: Polish priest appointed Vatican's nuncio in Rwanda. Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy. 19 March 2017 . 23 April 2017.
  3. Rinunce e nomine, 18.03.2017 . it . Holy See Press Office . 28 June 2021 . 18 March 2017 .
  4. Rinunce e nomine, 28.06.2021 . it . Holy See Press Office . 28 June 2021 . 28 June 2021 .