Visvaldas Kulbokas

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Visvaldas Kulbokas
Appointed15 June 2021
PredecessorClaudio Gugerotti
Other post(s)Titular Archbishop of Martanae Tudertinorum
Personal details
Born
Visvaldas Kulbokas

(1974-05-14) 14 May 1974 (age 50)
Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR
Education
Ordination history
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained byStanisław Ryłko
Date24 May 1998
PlaceSant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine, Rome
Priestly ordination
Ordained byAntanas Vaičius
Date19 Jul 1998
PlaceChurch of St. Michael the Archangel in Gargždai [lt]
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorPietro Parolin
Co-consecrators
Date14 August 2021
PlaceCathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus and St Ladislaus of Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania
Styles of
Visvaldas Kulbokas
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Visvaldas Kulbokas, JCL (born 14 May 1974) is a Lithuanian prelate of the Catholic Church and a diplomat in the service of the Holy See. He is serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine since 2021.

Early years

Born in Klaipėda, Visvaldas Kulbokas in 1992 graduated from the local school and then entered the Telšiai Bishop Vincentas Borisevičius Priest Seminary. From 1994 to 2004 he studied in Rome, Italy, at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, where he received a doctorate in theology (2001) and a Licentiate of Canon Law (2004).[1] During his studies, he was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Telšiai by diocesan bishop Antanas Vaičius on 19 July 1998.[2]

Diplomatic service

To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 2001.[3] He joined the Vatican's diplomatic service on 1 July 2004 and served as secretary to the nuntiature in Lebanon (2004–2007). In 2007–2009 he was an employee of the nunciature in the Netherlands and in Russia (2009–2012). From 2012 to 2020, he worked in the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State of the Holy See. From 2020 to 2021 he was an adviser to the nunciature in Kenya.[1]

Nuncio

On 15 June 2021, Pope Francis appointed him Titular Archbishop of Martanae Tudertinorum and Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine.[4]

Kulbokas received his episcopal consecration on 14 August 2021 in the Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus and St Ladislaus of Vilnius from Cardinal Pietro Parolin, with Archbishops Petar Antun Rajič, Gintaras Grušas and Bishop Algirdas Jurevičius [lt] as co-consecrators.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Prelatas Visvaldas Kulbokas nominuotas apaštaliniu nuncijumi Ukrainoje" [Prelate Visvaldas Kulbokas has been nominated as apostolic nuncio to Ukraine]. bernardinai.lt (in Lithuanian). June 15, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 2000 – 2002" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 15.06.2021" [Resignations and Appointments, 15.06.2021] (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. June 15, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Titular Archbishop of Martanae Tudertinorum
2021–present 		Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine
2021–present 		Succeeded by