Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu was named Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva.
The post had been vacant since Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič was named Apostolic Nuncio to Canada in June 2021.
Archbishop Nwachukwu had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles and numerous other posts in the region.
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- Pecorari retired as Bulgaria and North Macedonia N...
- Blume retired as Hungary Nuncio
- Takami retired, Nakamura named Nagasaki Archbishop
- Desfarges retired, Vesco named Alger Archbishop
- Shaba confirmed as Dohuk Bishop
- Márquez Delima and Rivas Durán named Caracas, Sant...
- Suárez Cázares retired as Morelia Auxiliary
- Hernández Rodríguez retired as Colima Bishop
- Espinoza Jiménez named Aguascaliente Bishop
- Lustoza de Souza named Vitória Auxiliary
- Bastres Florence resigned as Punta Arenas Bishop
- Minj retired, Bara named Ambikapur Bishop
- Walsh named Gaylord Bishop
- Russo named Uruguay Nuncio
- de Rozario retired as Baroda Bishop
- Hoang Minh Tien named Hưng Hóa Bishop
- Nwachukwu named United Nations Office and Speciali...
- Frank named Mariannhill Coadjutor
- Dunn resigned, Lowe named Auckland Bishop
- Pignoli retired as Quixadá Bishop
- Kadima named Bungoma Bishop
- Coppola named Luxembourgh Nuncio
- Joly named Troyes Bishop
- Williams named Saint Paul and Minneapolis Auxiliary
- Lampra Cà named Bissau Bishop
- Ransay named Cayenne Bishop
- Ssemogerere named Kampala Archbishop
- Le Gall retired, de Kérime named Toulouse Archbishop
- Cruz retired, de Medeiros Silva named Goiânia Arch...
- Patrón Wong named Jalapa Archbishop
- Ngutra named Amboina Bishop
- Kujur retired as Purnea Bishop
- Monot retired, Kema named Ouesso Bishop
- Gacutan named Sendai Bishop
- Murgui Soriano retired, Munilla Aguirre named Orih...
- Pulido Arriero named Coria-Cáceres Bishop
- Galbas named Katowice Coadjutor
- Ferreira da Costa Ortiga retired, Garcia Cordeiro ...
- Cristau Coll named Terrassa Bishop
- Aupetit resigned as Paris Archbishop
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