Pope Leo Appoints New Nuncio to Ireland
Episcopal Motto: Oportet Christum crescere
Today, the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV has appointed His Excellency Archbishop Jan Romeo Pawlowski, Titular Archbishop of Sejny, until now Apostolic Nuncio in Greece, as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland.
In response the appointment, the President of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Primate of All Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin, said, “I very much welcome today’s news that Pope Leo has appointed Archbishop Jan Romeo Pawlowski as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland. I pray God’s blessings on Archbishop Pawlowski..."
Summary of Archbishop Pawlowski's life and ministry:
23 November 1960: Date of birth, Biskupiec (Poland)
1 June 1985: Ordination to Priesthood
1991 - 2009: PhD in Canon Law
Apostolic Nunciatures in Central African Republic and Congo (Brazzaville), Thailand, Brazil, France and Secretariat of State
2009: Apostolic Nuncio in Congo and Gabon
2015: Delegate for the Pontifical Representations
2020: Secretary for the Pontifical Representations
2022: Apostolic Nuncio in Greece
Languages spoken: Italian, French, Russian, English, German, Portuguese
