Jean-Marie Speich | |
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Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo Titular Archbishop of Sulci | |
Appointed | 19 March 2019 |
Predecessor | Juliusz Janusz |
Other post(s) | Titular Archbishop of Sulci |
Orders | |
Ordination | 9 October 1982 |
Consecration | 24 October 2013 by Pope Francis, Jean-Pierre Gallet and Antonio Mattiazzo |
Personal details | |
Born | Jean-Marie Speich 15 June 1955 Strasbourg, France |
Nationality | French |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Alma mater | |
Motto | WI I KAN (As I can) |
Coat of arms |
Styles of Jean-Marie Speich | |
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Reference style | His Excellency |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Archbishop |
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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.
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]
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 ]
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