Pope Francis has appointed Nigerian Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu as the new Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva.
Nwachukwu, 61, now replaces Bishop Ivan Jurkovic (previously served as nuncio in Canada) who was appointed the Permanent Observer to the World Trade Organization (WTO) as well as the representative of the Holy See to the International Organization for Migration.
The appointment of the Nigerian Archbishop was confirmed through a press release from the Office of the Secretariat of the Episcopal Conference of the Antilles dated 17 Dec 2021.
It read;
“The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, titular of Acquaviva and until now apostolic nuncio in Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Jamaica, Grenada, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Santa Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname, and apostolic delegate in the Antilles; and Holy See Plenipotentiary Representative at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as Holy See Permanent Observer to the United Nations and Specialised Institutions in Geneva and at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and Holy See Representative at the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
“He sincerely appreciates your support during his mission in this region and requests that you accompany him with your prayers and friendship as he prepares to assume the new responsibilities.”
Before this appointment, Nwachukwu was the Apostolic Nuncio to St. Lucia, Grenada in the Bahamas. He was appointed to this position on 27 Feb 2018. Previously, he served as Apostolic Nuncio to Suriname on 9 March 2018 and Apostolic Nuncio to Belize on 8 Sep 2018.
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I’m proud of Nigerian Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu. May he do more for the Catholic church.