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Jan Romeo Pawłowski (born November 1960) is a Polish prelate of the
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who works in the diplomatic service of the
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Biography

Pawlowski was born on 23 November 1960
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,
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, and became an ordained priest in June 1985, before becoming incardinated in 2004. In 1987–1991, he studied at the
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, obtaining a doctorate in
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Diplomatic career

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 An apostolic nuncio (; also known as a papal nuncio or simply as a nuncio) is an ecclesiastical diplomat, serving as an envoy or a permanent diplomatic representative of the Holy See to a state or to an international organization. A nuncio is ...
to the
Republic of Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a country located on the western coast of Central ...
and
Gabon Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...
. On 7 December 2015, Pawlowski was appointed an official of the Secretariat of State. In 2017 Pope Francis named him the head of the newly created third section of that Secretariat, the Section for Diplomatic Staff. On 1 December 2022, Pope Francis appointed him as nuncio to
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Honours

*: Grand Cross of the
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(23 April 2016)


See also

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List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See The following is a sortable list of the heads of the diplomatic mission of the Holy See. An apostolic nuncio (also known as a papal nuncio or simply as a nuncio) is an ecclesiastical diplomat, serving as an envoy or a permanent diplomatic repres ...


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pawlowski, Jan Romeo 1960 births Living people Apostolic nuncios to the Republic of the Congo Apostolic nuncios to Gabon Apostolic nuncios to Greece 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Africa 21st-century Roman Catholic titular archbishops Polish Roman Catholic titular archbishops Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy alumni Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI