Nicolas Thévenin
Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala (2013-2019) | |
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Motto | VERITAS VIS MISERICORDIÆ |
Styles of Nicolas Thévenin | ||
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Reference style | ||
Spoken style | Your Excellency | |
Religious style | Archbishop |
Nicolas Henry Marie Denis Thevenin (born 5 June 1958) is a French prelate of the
Biography
Nicolas Henry Marie Denis Thevenin was born on 5 June 1958 in Saint-Dizier in the Haute-Marne region of France.[2] He graduated from Commercial Institute of Nancy in 1981.
He entered the seminary of Genoa, Italy, as a member of the Community of Saint Martin.[3] He holds a doctorate in canon law.
He was ordained a priest on 4 July 1989 and was
He joined the diplomatic services of the Holy See on 1 July 1994. His service took him to India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgium, Lebanon, Cuba, and Bulgaria. In 2005 he joined the staff of the State Relations Section of the Secretariat of State in Rome.[2] In 2006, when Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone was appointed Secretary of State, Thévenin joined his private secretariat.[3]
On 8 January 2010, he was appointed
On 15 December 2012,
On 4 November 2019, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt and Apostolic Delegate to the Arab League.[7][8]
On 22 May 2023, Pope Francis named him as the first Apostolic Nuncio to Oman.[9]
See also
- List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See
- Apostolic Nuncio
- Apostolic Nunciature to Egypt
- Catholic Church in Egypt
References
- ^ "Apostolic Nunciature to Egypt". GCatholic. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ a b c d "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.12.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Mgr Nicolas Thévenin est nommé nonce apostolique" (in French). 17 December 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 08.01.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 05.01.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Archbishop Nicolas Henry Marie Denis Thevenin [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "Resignations and appointments, 04.11.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ Atemanke, Jude. "Pope Appoints New Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt and Arab League". www.aciafrica.org. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 22.05.2023". Retrieved May 22, 2023.
External links
- Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Nicolas Henry Marie Denis Thevenin [self-published]