Francis Chullikatt
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Francis Assisi Chullikatt JCD (b 20 March 1953) became the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations on his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 17 July 2010. He had previously served as Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and Jordan. On 1 July 2014, Archbishop Chullikatt's replacement was named by Pope Francis as Bishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza, D.D., former Nuncio to Haiti. Archbishop Chullikatt was appointed on April 30, 2016 by Pope Francis as the Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan.
Chullikatt was born in 1953 in Bolghatty, Kochi, India. He was incardinated in the diocese of Verapoly where he was ordained a priest on 3 June 1978. He continued his studies and received a doctorate in canon law. He speaks English, Italian, French and Spanish. He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 15 July 1988. He served in the papal representations in Honduras, in various countries of southern Africa, in the Philippines, at the United Nations in New York from 2000 to 2004, where he served as a Counsellor at the Holy See's Mission to the United Nations and, finally, in the Secretariat of State in the Vatican. He was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and Jordan and Titular Archbishop of Ostra on 29 April 2006 by Pope Benedict, having served as the counsellor to the nunciature. He replaced Archbishop Fernando Filoni who was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines. He took Fidei in Virtute or "By the power of faith" as his episcopal motto.
In February 2010, Archbishop Chullikatt said that Christians have often been targets, and especially the Christians of Mosul "have paid a high price, despite their unanimously recognized peaceful life." He continued saying "One has the impression that the reason to attack these minorities is strictly and only their religious faith or their different ethnic membership," the nunciature note continues. "Many Christians live in fear of staying in the territory which has seen them present for 2,000 years. The statement declares that "urgent help is needed: Especially necessary is that the pressure of world opinion not fall, so that all the violence and discrimination ends immediately." The statement suggests the future of minorities depends on international attention. "Moreover, it is hoped that the local authorities will not fail to attempt anything to guarantee the defenseless all the protection to which they are entitled, precisely in virtue of their Iraqi citizenship, which they have never betrayed," it continues. "Christians request that they be able to live their life in tranquility and profess their faith with total security, a basic condition of every civilization."
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