Andrzej Józwowicz

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Andrzej Józwowicz
Apostolic Nuncio to Iran
Titular Archbishop of Lauriacum
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed28 June 2021
PredecessorLeo Boccardi
Other post(s)Titular Archbishop of Lauriacum
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination24 May 1990
by Józef Glemp
Consecration27 May 2017
by Pietro Parolin
Personal details
Born
Andrzej Józwowicz

(1965-01-14) 14 January 1965 (age 59)
Boćki, Poland
NationalityPolish
Alma materPontifical Lateran University
MottoCaritas Numquam Excidit
Coat of armsAndrzej Józwowicz's coat of arms
Styles of
Andrzej Józwowicz
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Andrzej Józwowicz (born 14 January 1965) is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1997 and serves as the Apostolic Nuncio to Iran. An archbishop since 2017, he was Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda from 2017 to 2021.

Biography

Andrzej Józwowicz was born on 14 January 1965 in Boćki, Poland. He was ordained a priest on 24 May 1990. He studied philosophy and theology in Warsaw. He earned a doctorate in canon and civil law from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome.

Diplomatic career

To prepare for a diplomat's career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1995.[1] He speaks Italian, French, English, Polish, Portuguese and Russian.[2]

On 1 July 1997, he joined the Holy See's diplomatic service. He served in Mozambique, Thailand, Singapore, Cambodia, Hungary, Syria and Iran.[2] In 2012 he was appointed secretary in the Apostolic Nunciature to Russia.

Józwowicz was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda on 18 March 2017.[3] Pope Francis named him Nuncio to Iran on 28 June 2021.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Polish priest appointed Vatican's nuncio in Rwanda". Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 18.03.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 28.06.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.