New Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic is Irish Archbishop Nugent

The new Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic is Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent, who was born in Ireland. After his appointment by Pope Leo XIV, his name was announced today at noon by the Vatican press office, according to Monika Klimentová, spokesperson for the Czech Bishops’ Conference, told ČTK.

The papal nuncio represents the Vatican in the Czech Republic. The outgoing nuncio, Jude Thaddeus Okolo, who is being replaced by the 67-year-old Nugent, became the Vatican’s ambassador to Haiti after his appointment by the Pope this year.

Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent was born on October 21, 1958, in County Clare in western Ireland. He has most recently served as the Holy See’s envoy to Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain. He is an archbishop in the Irish diocese of Domnach Sechnaill.