Jan Romeo Pawlowski

Jan Romeo Pawłowski (born 23 November 1960) is a Polish archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See, currently serving as an official of the Secretariat of State. He was the Apostolic Nuncio to the Republic of the Congo and Gabon from 2009 to 2015.


Jan Romeo Pawłowski
Delegate for Pontifical Representations of the Secretariat of State
Archbishop Pawłowski in Brazzaville in 2009.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed7 December 2015
PredecessorLuciano Suriani
Other postsTitular Archbishop of Sejny (2009-)
Orders
Ordination1 June 1985
by Józef Glemp
Consecration30 April 2009
by Tarcisio Bertone
Personal details
Birth nameJan Romeo Pawłowski
Born (1960-11-23) 23 November 1960
Biskupiec, Poland
Previous post
  • Apostolic Nuncio to the Republic of Congo (2009-15)
  • Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon (2009-15)
Alma mater
MottoOportet Christum crescere
Coat of arms

Biography

Pawlowski was born on 23 November 1960 Biskupiec, Poland, and became an ordained priest in June 1985, before becoming incardinated in 2004. In 1987–1991, he studied at the Pontifical University, obtaining a doctorate in canon law. Pawlowski later studied to join the Holy See's diplomatic service. On 18 March 2009 he was made an archbishop and named the Apostolic Nuncio to the Republic of the Congo and Gabon.[1]

On 7 December 2015, Pawlowski was appointed an official of the Secretariat of State.[2][3] In 2017 Pope Francis named him the head of the newly created third section of that Secretariat, the Section for Diplomatic Staff.[4][5]

References

  1. "Rinunce e Nomine, 18.03.2009" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. "Rinunce e Nomine, 07.12.2015" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. Watykan: Polak papieskim delegatem do spraw nuncjatur (in Polish). Niedziela. Published 7 December 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  4. "Third Section Established in Secretariat of State". Zenit. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. "Comunicato della Segreteria di Stato, 21.11.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Andrés Carrascosa Coso
Apostolic Nuncio to the Republic of the Congo
2009–2015
Succeeded by
Francisco Escalante Molina
Preceded by
Andrés Carrascosa Coso
Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon
2009–2015
Succeeded by
Francisco Escalante Molina


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