George Panamthundil

Last updated

George Panamthundil
Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Titular Archbishop of Floriana
Appointed16 June 2023
Predecessor Francis Chullikatt
Other post(s) Titular Archbishop of Floriana
Orders
Ordination18 February 1998
Consecration9 September 2023
by  Pietro Parolin, Baselios Cleemis and Rubén Salazar Gómez
Personal details
Born (1972-05-20) 20 May 1972 (age 52)
Nationality Indian
MottoIn Unitate Trinitatis
Styles of
George Panamthundil
Coat of Arms Archbishop Panamthundil.jpg
Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Archbishop

George Panamthundil (born 20 May 1972) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Contents

Biography

George Panamthundil was born on 20 May 1972 in Trivandrum, India. He was ordained a priest for the Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum on 18 February 1998. He graduated in oriental canon law and knows French, English, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

Diplomatic career

He entered the Holy See Diplomatic Service on 1 July 2005, and has served in the apostolic nunciatures in Costa Rica, Guinea, Iraq, Austria, Israel and in the apostolic delegation in Jerusalem and Palestine, in the Pontifical Representation in Cyprus.

On 16 June 2023, Pope Francis appointed him Titular Archbishop of Floriana and Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan. [1] [2] On 15 July 2023, he was also named apostolic nuncio to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan as well. [3] He was consecrated as archbishop on 9 September 2023. [4]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bernardito Auza</span> Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church

Bernardito Cleopas Auza is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church. He is the current Apostolic Nuncio to Spain, appointed to that position on 1 October 2019. Prior to this, he served under the diplomatic service of the Holy See, as well as being the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations from 2014 to 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fortunatus Nwachukwu</span> Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1960)

Fortunatus Nwachukwu is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the Roman Curia as secretary of the Section of First Evangelization of the Dicastery for Evangelization. He joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1994 and held the rank of apostolic nuncio from 2012, when he also became an archbishop.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bruno Musarò</span> Italian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1948)

Bruno Musarò is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1977 to 2023, with the rank of archbishop and apostolic nuncio from 1994. In retirement, as is customary, he retains the title "Apostolic Nuncio".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edward Joseph Adams</span> American prelate of the Catholic Church

Edward Joseph Adams is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1976. He was the apostolic nuncio to Great Britain from 2017 to 2020 and held earlier postings in Greece, Asia, Africa and Central America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph Spiteri</span> Maltese prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1959)

Joseph Spiteri is a Maltese prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has been Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon since March 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph Marino</span> American prelate

Joseph Salvador Marino is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who worked in the Vatican diplomatic service from 1988 to 2019 and then served as president of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy until 2023. He became an archbishop in 2008 and represented the Holy See in Malaysia, East Timor, and Brunei for six years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Julio Murat</span> Turkish prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1961)

Julio Murat is a Turkish prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has been an archbishop and a papal nuncio since 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Augustine Kasujja</span> Ugandan prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1946)

Augustine Kasujja is a Ugandan prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He was the Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium from 2016 to 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luigi Bianco</span> Italian priest (born 1960)

Luigi Bianco is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has been an apostolic nuncio with the rank of archbishop since 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miguel Maury Buendía</span> Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1955)

Miguel Maury Buendía is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who has spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. An archbishop since 2008, he has been Apostolic Nuncio to several countries. On 13 April 2023, he was appointed nuncio to Great Britain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nicolas Thévenin</span> French bishop and Vatican diplomat

Nicolas Henry Marie Denis Thevenin is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has been Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt since 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrés Carrascosa Coso</span> Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1955)

Andrés Carrascosa Coso is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has been Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador since 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gianfranco Gallone</span>

Gianfranco Gallone is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church and a diplomat of the Holy See.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hubertus van Megen</span> Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1961)

Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen is a Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Tajikistan is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Tajikistan. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Francis Crotty</span> Irish prelate of the Catholic Church

Michael Francis Crotty is an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who is Titular Archbishop of Lindisfarne and has served as Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso and to Niger since 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez</span> Mexican priest of the Catholic Church (born 1968)

Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez is a Mexican archbishop of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giuseppe Laterza</span> Italian prelate of the Catholic Church

Giuseppe Laterza is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mauricio Rueda Beltz</span>

Mauricio Rueda Beltz is a Colombian prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Germano Penemote</span> Angolan prelate

Germano Penemote is an Angolan prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

References

  1. "Resignations and Appointments, 16.06.2023" . Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  2. "Msgr. George Panamthundil Appointed Nuncio to Kazakhstan" . Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  3. "Resignations and Appointments, 15.07.2023" . Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  4. "Parolin to the two nuncios ordained bishops: take care of ecumenical and interreligious dialogue" . Retrieved September 9, 2023.