Nicolas Thévenin
Nicolas Henry Marie Denis Thevenin (born 5 June 1958) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has been Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt since 2019.[1]
Nicolas Thévenin
4 November 2019
4 July 1989
by Giovanni Canestri
6 January 2013
by Pope Benedict XVI, Tarcisio Bertone, and Zenon Grocholewski
June 5, 1958
- Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala (2013-2019)
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Biography[edit]
Nicolas Henry Marie Denis Thevenin was born on 5 June 1958 in Saint-Dizier in the Haute-Marne region of France.[2] He graduated from Commercial Institute of Nancy in 1981.
He entered the seminary of Genoa, Italy, as a member of the Community of Saint Martin.[3] He holds a doctorate in canon law.
He was ordained a priest on 4 July 1989 and was incardinated in the Archdiocese of Genoa.[2]
Diplomatic career[edit]
He joined the diplomatic services of the Holy See on 1 July 1994. His service took him to India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgium, Lebanon, Cuba, and Bulgaria. In 2005 he joined the staff of the State Relations Section of the Secretariat of State in Rome.[2] In 2006, when Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone was appointed Secretary of State, Thévenin joined his private secretariat.[3]
On 8 January 2010, he was appointed Apostolic Protonotary.[4] On 5 March 2011, French President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded him the Legion of Honor.[3]
On 15 December 2012, Pope Benedict XVI named him titular archbishop of Aeclanum and assigned him the rank of apostolic nuncio.[2] On 5 January 2013, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala.[5] On 6 January he received his episcopal consecration from Pope Benedict XVI.[6]
On 4 November 2019, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt and Apostolic Delegate to the Arab League.[7][8]
On 22 May 2023, Pope Francis named him as the first Apostolic Nuncio to Oman.[9]