Georg Gänswein
Georg Gänswein | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gänswein in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Church | Catholic Church | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| See | Urbs Salvia (titular) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Installed | 24 June 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Petar Rajič | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ordination | 31 May 1984 by Oskar Saier | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consecration | 6 January 2013 by Pope Benedict XVI | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 July 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motto | Testimonium perhibere veritati (Latin for 'To bear witness to the truth') (John 18:37) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Styles of Georg Gänswein | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Georg Gänswein (pronounced [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈɡɛnsvaɪn]; born 30 July 1956) is a German prelate of the Catholic Church who was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia on 24 June 2024. He served as Prefect of the Papal Household from 2012 to 2023 and was the Personal Secretary of Pope Benedict XVI. He was a Professor of Canon Law at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross for about a decade and has been an archbishop since 2012. He is also an Honorary Canon of Freiburg Cathedral.
Gänswein is fluent in both speaking and writing Italian, Spanish, German, English, French, and Latin.