Nigerian Archbishop appointed papal nuncio to Ireland

Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo (60) to the role of apostolic nuncio to Ireland, the first African priest to ever hold the diplomatic role in Ireland.

The news was welcomed by Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin, “I warmly welcome the appointment by his Holiness Pope Francis of Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, and I wish him many blessings in his new role”.

The position of Apostolic Nuncio is the papacy’s diplomatic representative in Ireland. “Archbishop Okolo’s rich experience in the diplomatic service of the Holy See means that he brings many gifts to bear on his new mission in Ireland” Archbishop Martin said.

Archbishop Okolo will take up the role during the summer, and replaces the outgoing apostolic nuncio to Ireland Charles Brown, who finished his term in March and will now move to Albania to take up a new diplomatic post.

Jude Thaddeus Okolo is from Ozubulu in Ekwusiego Local Government Area of Anambra State but born in Kano in Nigeria , where he entered the priesthood in 1983. He has formerly served as an apostolic nuncio to the Central African Republic and Chad in 2008, and then as the Pope’s diplomatic representative to the Dominican Republic in 2013. Archbishop Okolo speaks English, French, Italian, Igbo, Spanish and German. Before becoming a apostolic nuncio, Jude Thaddeus Okolo had worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, where he was stationed in Sri Lanka , before going on to be a pontifical representative in Hati, Switzerland, the Czech Republic , Australia and the Antillean Islands.

Lalasticlala lookooooo a Nigerian is now the head of Irish Church

Good development! More Grace to function in Jesus Christ name.

Congratulations to him!

SPORTSMORE HOME » NEWS » Nigerian priest Jude Okolo becomes apostolic nuncio to Ireland Nigerian priest Jude Okolo becomes apostolic nuncio to Ireland ON MAY 14, 20173:18 PMIN NEWSCOMMENTS Pope Francis has appointed archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, a Nigerian priest as apostolic nuncio to Ireland for the first time. The position of apostolic nuncio is the Vatican’s diplomatic representative in Ireland. The 60 year old archbishop is due to take up the role during the summer after relocating from Kano, Nigeria. Archbishop Okolo was born in 1956 and ordained a priest in 1983. He holds a doctorate in canon law. His first assignment in the Diplomatic Service of the Holy See was in Sri Lanka. He then went on to become a pontifical representative in Hati, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Australia and the Antillean Islands. He speaks Igbo, English, French, Italian, Czech, Spanish and German. Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh, said: “I warmly welcome the appointment by His Holiness Pope Francis of Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland and I wish him many blessings in his new role.” “Archbishop Okolo’s rich experience in the diplomatic service of the Holy See means that he brings many gifts to bear on his new mission in Ireland.” “I pray that his time among us as the representative of the Holy Father will be blessed and fruitful.” The outgoing papal nuncio to Ireland Charles Brown will move to Albania to take up a new diplomatic post.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/nigerian-priest-jude-okolo-becomes-apostolic-nuncio-ireland/

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More grace

some useless diplomatic posts sha!

More concerned with diplomatic posts in UN, UNICEF, FAO, WHO, UNESCO, WYO et al.