Santiago de Wit Guzmán explained

Santiago de Wit Guzmán
Appointed:30 July 2022
Predecessor:Fortunatus Nwachukwu
Other Post:Titular Archbishop of Gabala
Ordination:27 May 1989
Consecration:10 June 2017
Consecrated By:Paul Gallagher, Antonio Cañizares Llovera, and Carlos Osoro Sierra
Birth Date:5 September 1964
Nationality:Spanish
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Santiago de Wit Gúzman (born 5 September 1964) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Biography

He was born in the city of Valencia on 5 September 1964. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Valencia on 27 May 1989.

After his ordination he obtained a bachelor's degree in theology from the Faculty of Theology San Vicente Ferrer of Valencia. He also earned a doctorate in Canon Law at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas.[1] He also studied at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy from 1994 to 1998.[2]

Diplomatic career

He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 13 June 1998. He worked in the Central African Republic and Chad until 2001, then in the Netherlands until 2004, and then in Paraguay until 2007. From 2007 to 2010 he was a counselor in the Apostolic Nunciature in Egypt, then in the Democratic Republic of the Congo until 2012, and then in his native Spain.[2]

In 21 March 2017, Pope Francis appointed him titular archbishop of Gabala and apostolic nuncio to the Central African Republic.[3] On 25 March he was named nuncio to Chad as well.[4] He received his episcopal consecration on 10 June from Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher.[5]

On 30 July 2022, Pope Francis appointed him as apostolic nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and apostolic delegate in the Antilles.[6] On 12 November 2022, he was appointed nuncio to Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Jamaica and Saint Lucia as well.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 31 May 2019 . El Papa designa al valenciano Santiago de Wit Gúzman nuevo nuncio de la República Centroafricana . es . 21 March 2017 . Europa Press . Las Provincias.
  2. News: 31 May 2019 . El Papa designa a Santiago de Wit nuncio apostólico en la R. Centroafricana . es . Levante . 21 March 2017 .
  3. it . Rinunce e nomine, 21.03.2017. 21 March 2017 . Holy See Press Office.
  4. it . Rinunce e nomine, 25.03.2017. 25 March 2017 . Holy See Press Office.
  5. News: ACI Prensa . 31 May 2019 . 11 June 2017 . En su consagración, Obispo agradece a su madre: "La mejor creyente que conozco" . es.
  6. News: Resignations and Appointments, 30.07.2022 . July 30, 2022.
  7. News: Resignations and Appointments, 12.11.2022 . November 12, 2022.