Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Eugene M. Nugent apostolic nuncio to Kuwait and Qatar, Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA) reported.
Archbishop Nugent, 62, originally Ireland, has spent the last six years as nuncio to Haiti and will transfer to Kuwait in mid-February.
Archbishop has studied diplomacy and international relations at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome. He was ordained in Scariff on July 9, 1983, for Killaloe Diocese.
Having entered the diplomatic service in 1992, at the age of 33, he has worked in Turkey, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories and subsequently at the Holy See study mission in Hong Kong from 2000 until 2010.
Speaking about his role as the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop admitted to Vatican news about knowing very little about the Middle East but said he is looking forward to learning and serving there, Vatican reported.
He added that his appointment is a “sign of the Holy Father’s confidence in me, but also the importance that he has placed on dialogue with the world of Islam.”
Archbishop Nugent then expressed his hopes that his previous assignments, will help him carry out his new mission as papal nuncio to Kuwait and Qatar.
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