Aba, 20 December, 2021 / 9:00 pm (ACI Africa).
Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, a member of the Clergy of Nigeria’s Aba Diocese, as the representative of the Holy See to the United Nations and Specialized Institutions in Geneva.
Archbishop Nwachukwu is also expected to serve at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Holy See Representative at the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The appointment of Archbishop Nwachukwu as the Holy See Permanent Observer to the UN was announced December 17, and published by the Holy See Press Office.
The Nigerian-born Archbishop is representing the Holy Father in various Caribbean Island nations, including Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, Grenada, Bahamas, Suriname, and Belize, among others.
As a representative of the Holy See to UN office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva, Archbishop Nwachukwu succeeds Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič who was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Canada.