Gaborone, 20 August, 2024 / 8:53 pm (ACI Africa).
The representative of the Holy Father in the Southern African nations of South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia, and Eswatini is to extend his role as Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana.
The appointment of Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński to extend his diplomatic service to Botswana was made public in a Tuesday, August 20 statement from the Apostolic Nunciature in South Africa, where the Apostolic Nuncio is based.
Botswana has been vacant since February last year following the transfer of Archbishop Peter Bryan Wells to Asia; he also represented the Holy Father in South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia, and Eswatini.
Archbishop Jagodzińsk, who was assigned the Titular See of Limosano in Italy when he was Consecrated in July 2020 started his role as Apostolic Nuncio in the West African nation of Ghana following his appointment in May 2020.
Ordained a Priest of the Catholic Diocese of Kielce in the Central European nation of Poland in June 1995, the 55-year-old Vatican diplomat was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa and Lesotho on April 16.
