Thomas Gullickson

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Thomas Gullickson
Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Titular Archbishop of Polymartium
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AppointedSeptember 5, 2015
RetiredDecember 31, 2020
Predecessor Diego Causero
Successor Martin Krebs
Other post(s) Titular Archbishop of Polymartium
Orders
OrdinationJuly 27, 1976
by  Lambert Anthony Hoch
ConsecrationNovember 11, 2004
by  Giovanni Lajolo, Robert James Carlson and Paul Vincent Dudley
Personal details
Born
Thomas Edward Gullickson

(1950-08-14) August 14, 1950 (age 73)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, US
Previous post(s)
Alma mater
MottoProperantes adventum diei Dei
(Hastening the coming of the day of God)
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Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Archbishop

Thomas Edward Gullickson (born August 14, 1950) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as an apostolic nuncio in the Holy See diplomatic corps since 2004. Gullickson was posted to Switzerland and Liechtenstein from 2015 until his retirement at the end of 2020.

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Early years

Born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, Thomas Gullickson was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Sioux Falls by Bishop Lambert Hoch on July 27, 1976. He studied canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, writing his doctoral dissertation in 1985 on The Diocesan Bishop: Moderator and Sponsor of the Ministry of the Word. A Comparative Study of Tridentine Legislation and the 1983 Code of Canon Law. [1]

To prepare for a diplomatic career, Gullickson entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome in 1981. [2] He joined the Holy See diplomatic service on May 1, 1985, and served in diplomatic missions to Rwanda, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Jerusalem, Israel and Germany. [3]

Nuncio

On October 2, 2004, Pope John Paul II appointed Gullickson as titular archbishop of Polymartium and apostolic nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – all island nations in the Caribbean Sea. [4] Gullickson received his episcopal consecration on November 11, 2004, from Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, with Bishops Robert Carlson and Paul Dudley as co-consecrators. [5]

On December 15, 2004, Gullickson was given additional appointments as apostolic nuncio to other Caribbean nations: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana, and Suriname. [6] On December 20, 2004, he was named as apostolic nuncio to Grenada. [7] Gullickson was named apostolic nuncio to Ukraine on May 21, 2011. [8] [9] While there, Gullickson posted on Twitter and on his blog his criticism of Pope Francis regarding family planning, the eucharist, [10] the pope's criticism of the Roman Curia, and the Vatican's relations with Russia. [11] [12]

Pope Francis appointed Gullickson Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and Liechtenstein on September 5, 2015. [13] Gullickson announced in October 2020 his retirement as apostolic nuncio and said that he planned to retire in Sioux Falls. [14] Pope Francis accepted his resignation on December 31, 2020. [15]

Views on liturgy

Gullickson has frequently expressed his preference for the extraordinary form of the mass in which the priest faces the altar in the same direction as the congregation. He considers it a step to renew what he sees as a proper reverence for the liturgy. [16] [17] [18]

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References

  1. ↑ Pontifical Gregorian University Library Catalogue (OPAC), retrieved January 12, 2014
  2. ↑ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy . Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Archbishop Thomas Gullickson: 'The nuncio should do everything to promote peace in Ukraine.'", Ukrainian Business Online, October 17, 2015, retrieved January 12, 2016
  4. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 02.10.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. October 2, 2004. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 15.12.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. December 15, 2004. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 29.12.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. December 20, 2004. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 22.05.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. May 22, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson Named Nuncio in Ukraine". Religious Information Service of Ukraine. May 23, 2011.
  10. ↑ Gullickson, Thomas E. (January 24, 2015), "Just an Impression?", Deo Volente Ex Animo (blog), retrieved January 12, 2016
  11. ↑ Winters, Michael Sean (January 24, 2015), "Nuncio Disses Pope", National Catholic Reporter , retrieved January 12, 2016
  12. ↑ Lamb, Christopher (January 29, 2015), "Nuncio's tweets accuse Francis of being 'utterly wrong'", The Tablet , retrieved January 12, 2016
  13. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 05.09.2015" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  14. ↑ "U.S. archbishop, nuncio to Switzerland, announces retirement". Crux. Catholic News Service. October 20, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 31.12.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  16. ↑ Gullickson, Thomas E., Island Envoy (blog)
  17. ↑ Gullickson, Thomas E., Deo Volente Ex Animo (blog)
  18. ↑ Gullickson, Thomas E., ad montem myrrhae (blog)

Gullickson's blogs

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Titular Archbishop of Polymartium
2004–present		Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Bahamas, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana, Suriname, Grenada
2004–2011		Succeeded by
Preceded by Nuncio to Ukraine
2011–2015		Succeeded by
Preceded by Nuncio to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
2015–2020		Succeeded by
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