Jean-Marie Speich

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Jean-Marie Speich
Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia
Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo
Titular Archbishop of Sulci
Archbishop Jean-Marie Speich.JPG
Appointed19 March 2019
Predecessor Juliusz Janusz
Other post(s) Titular Archbishop of Sulci
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination9 October 1982
Consecration24 October 2013
by  Pope Francis, Jean-Pierre Gallet and Antonio Mattiazzo
Personal details
Born
Jean-Marie Speich

(1955-06-15) 15 June 1955 (age 69)
Strasbourg, France
Nationality French
Denomination Roman Catholic
Alma mater
MottoWI I KAN (As I can)
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Jean-Marie Speich.svg
Styles of
Jean-Marie Speich
Coat of arms of Jean-Marie Speich.svg
Reference style His Excellency
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious style Archbishop
Ordination history of
Jean-Marie Speich
History
Diaconal ordination
Date26 June 1982
Priestly ordination
Ordained byBishop Léon Arthur Elchinger, Bishop of Strasbourg.
Date9 October 1982
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Pope Francis
Co-consecrators
  • Giovanni Tonucci
  • Jean-Pierre Grallet, O.F.M.
Date24 October 2013

Jean-Marie Speich (born 15 June 1955) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1986. He has been an archbishop since 2013 and Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia and Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo since March 2019.

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Biography

Speich was born on 15 June 1955 in Strasbourg, France, to Xavier Speich and Marie Thérèse Goetz, residents of Willgottheim (Bas-Rhin). [1] His sister Andrée Speich is a cloistered Benedictine nun.[ citation needed ]

Speich was ordained to the priesthood on 9 October 1982, [2] by Bishop Léon Arthur Elchinger.[ citation needed ] From 1982 to 1984, he served as assistant pastor at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in the Archdiocese of Strasbourg. [3] To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1984. [4]

Diplomatic career

He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 1986 and was assigned to Apostolic Nunciatures of the Holy See in Haiti, Nigeria, Bolivia, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, Egypt, Spain and Cuba. [2] On 27 March 2008, he became head of the section for French-speaking countries at the Secretariat of State. [2]

On 17 August 2013, Pope Francis named Speich Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana and titular archbishop of Sulci. [2] He received his episcopal consecration from Pope Francis on 24 October. [5]

On 19 March 2019, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia and Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo. [6]

Speich's academic degrees include a doctorate degree in canon law, and a licentiate in sacred theology, both from the Pontifical Gregorian University. [2]

The Speich family coat of arms dates to the first half of the 13th century. [7] [8] [9] [lower-alpha 1] Speich assumed the motto of Speich family of Strasbourg, which has been in use since 1415. This motto, "Wi I Kan", which is in Alemannic German and means "As I can".[ citation needed ]

Honours

Ecclesiastical
Others

Notes

  1. ↑ The blazon of the arms is as follows:
    • German: In Silber über grünem Dreiberg steigender gebildeter goldener Mond, uberhöht von goldenem Kreuz,
    • French: D'argent à la croix d'or alésée à pal brochant la fasce en chef sur la lune croissante d'or figurée en abîme, le tout sur trois pointes de montagne sinople

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  5. ↑ "Slovénie: Mgr Jean-Marie Speich nommé nonce apostolique". Zenit (in French). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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Preceded by Titular Archbishop of Sulci – August 17, 2013 incumbent
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