Jude Thaddeus Okolo KC*HS (born 18 December 1956) is a

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of the

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who has worked in the diplomatic service of the

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since 1990. He has been an archbishop since 2008 and held the post of Apostolic Nuncio in several countries. He has been the Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic since 2022. In addition to his native Igbo (and Hausa spoken where he was born), Okolo is fluent in Igbo, Hausa, English, French, Italian, Spanish and German. He can speak and understand Czech.

Biography

Jude Thaddeus Okolo was born in

Kano Kano may refer to: Places *Kano State, a state in Northern Nigeria * Kano (city), a city in Nigeria, and the capital of Kano State **Kingdom of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between the 10th and 14th centuries **Sultanate of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between ...

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

, on 18 December 1956. He was ordained a priest by Archbishop

Francis Arinze Francis Arinze (born 1 November 1932) is a Nigerian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 2002 to 2008 and before that led the Secretariat for Non-Christ ...

on 2 July 1983. He was assigned to the Roman Curia where he worked in the area of Dialogue with Christian Sects from 1984 to 1986. Afterwards, he undertook his post-graduate studies in Rome and obtained a doctorate in Canon Law, and a Diploma in Diplomatic Studies. He joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1990 and served in diplomatic missions and nunciatures in Sri Lanka, Haiti, the Antillean Islands and other Caribbean island nations, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and Australia. On 2 August 2008,

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appointed him

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of Novica and Apostolic Nuncio to the Central African Republic and Chad. He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Francis Arinze on 27 September 2008. On 7 October 2013,

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named him Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico. On 13 May 2017,

named him Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland. On 1 May 2022,

named him Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic.

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Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Okolo, Jude 1956 births Living people Apostolic Nuncios to the Central African Republic Apostolic Nuncios to Chad Apostolic Nuncios to the Dominican Republic Apostolic Nuncios to Ireland Apostolic Nuncios to Puerto Rico Apostolic Nuncios to the Czech Republic Nigerian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI People from Kano 21st-century Roman Catholic titular archbishops

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