Appointment of apostolic nuncio in Iraq

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Msgr. Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski, hitherto Undersecretary for Relations with States, as apostolic nuncio in Iraq, at the same time elevating him to the titular see of Villamagna in Proconsulari, with the dignity of archbishop.

Curriculum vitae

Msgr. Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski was born in Pisz, Poland, on 8 May 1970. He was ordained a priest on 15 June 1996, and incardinated in the diocese of Ełk.

He graduated in canon law.

He entered the Holy See diplomatic service on 1 July 2004, and has served in the Pontifical Representations in Senegal, in the Permanent Mission at the International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A.), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (O.S.C.E.) and in the United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna, at the apostolic nunciature in Poland and, to date, in the Section for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Secretariat of State. He was appointed Undersecretary for Relations with States on 24 October 2019.

He knows Italian, English, French, Spanish and Russian.