Eugene Nugent

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Eugene Nugent

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Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar
Titular Archbishop of Domnach Sechnaill
Church Roman Catholic
Appointed13 February 2010 (Domnach Sechnaill)
7 January 2021 (Kuwait, Qatar)
11 January 2021 (Bahrain)
Predecessor Luc Alfons de Hovre (Domnach Sechnaill)
Francisco Montecillo Padilla (Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar)
Previous post(s) Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti
Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles, and Apostolic Delegate to Comoros and Réunion
Head of the Holy See Study Mission to Hong Kong
Orders
Ordination9 July 1983
by  Michael Harty
Consecration18 March 2010
by  Tarcisio Bertone
Personal details
Born (1958-10-21) 21 October 1958 (age 66)
Gurtaderra, Scariff, County Clare, Ireland
Alma mater Pontifical Gregorian University
St Patrick's College, Maynooth
MottoQuodcumque dixerit vobis, facite
(Do whatever he says)
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Eugene Martin Nugent.svg
Ordination history of
Eugene Nugent
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by Michael Harty
Date9 July 1983
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Tarcisio Bertone
Co-consecrators Pier Giorgio Micchiardi
Nestorius Timanywa
Date18 March 2010
Place St Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Eugene Nugent as principal consecrator
Charles Peters Barthélus 5 September 2020
Styles of
Eugene Nugent
Coat of arms of Eugene Martin Nugent.svg
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Archbishop

Eugene Martin Nugent (born 21 October 1958) is an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who has served as Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar since January 2021.

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Early life and education

Nugent was born in Gurtaderra, Scariff, County Clare on 21 October 1958. [1]

He attended primary school at Clonusker National School and secondary school at Scariff Community College. Nugent studied for the priesthood at St Patrick's College, Maynooth, where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Celtic studies from the National University of Ireland, and the Pontifical Irish College, Rome, where he was awarded a baccalaureate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University. [2]

Nugent was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Killaloe on 9 July 1983. [3]

Presbyteral ministry

Following ordination, Nugent completed a licentiate in canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University, before returning to the Diocese of Killaloe in 1984, where he received his first pastoral assignment as curate in the cathedral parish in Ennis until 1987. [4]

Nugent returned to Rome in 1988, where he worked in the Section for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, before entering the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1991, in preparation for a diplomatic career for the Holy See. [5] He was awarded a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1992. [4]

Diplomatic career

Upon completion of studies at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Nugent entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 1992, with his first diplomatic appointment as secretary to the Apostolic Nunciature to Turkey, Israel and Palestine. [6] He was subsequently appointed to the Apostolic Nunciature to the Philippines in 2000, but while he was officially assigned to the apostolic nunciature in Manila, he resided in Hong Kong, from where he led the Holy See Study Mission. During his mission, Nugent handled relations between Catholic communities in China and the Holy See, [7] [8] however his effectiveness in doing so was compromised by the refusal of the Beijing government to allow him to travel regularly to mainland China, resulting in relations often being maintained in secret. [9] [10] [a]

Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles

Nugent was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar, Apostolic Delegate to Comoros and Réunion and titular archbishop of Domnach Sechnaill by Pope Benedict XVI on 13 February 2010. [3] [11] [12] [13] He was also appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritius and Seychelles on 13 March. [14]

Nugent was consecrated by the Cardinal Secretary of State, Tarcisio Bertone, on 18 March in St Peter's Basilica, Rome. [9] [12]

Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti

Nugent was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti by Pope Francis on 10 January 2015. [15] [16] [17] He championed many causes during his mission, including the reconstruction of churches following the 2010 earthquake to facilitating political dialogue in order to end the political crisis in the country. [18]

Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar

Nugent was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and Qatar by Pope Francis on 7 January 2021. [19] [6] [20] [21]

He was also appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain on 11 February. [22]

Notes

  1. His decade in Hong Kong was not mentioned in the biography published by the Holy See Press Office when it announced his appointment as archbishop and nuncio in 2010. [3]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Head of the Holy See Study Mission in Hong Kong
17 January 2001 – 13 February 2010
Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar
13 February 2010 – 10 January 2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti
10 January 2015 – 7 January 2021
Vacant
Preceded by Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait
since 7 January 2021
Incumbent
Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar
since 7 January 2021
Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain
since 11 February 2021