Jean-Marie Speich
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His Excellency, the Most Reverend Jean-Marie Speich |
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| Apostolic nuncio to Ghana | |
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| Appointed | 17 August 2013 |
| Predecessor | Archbishop León Badikebele Kalenga |
| Other posts | Titular archbishop of Sulci |
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| Ordination | 9 October 1982 |
| Consecration | 24 October 2013 by Pope Francis |
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| Birth name | Jean-Marie Speich |
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15 June 1955 Strasbourg, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Motto | WI I KAN (As I can) |
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Styles of Jean-Marie Speich |
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
| Ordination history of Jean-Marie Speich | |
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Diaconal ordination
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| Date of ordination | 26 June 1982 |
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Priestly ordination
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| Ordained by | Bishop Léon Arthur Elchinger, Bishop of Strasbourg. |
| Date of ordination | 9 October 1982 |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Pope Francis |
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| Date of consecration | 24 October 2013 |
Jean-Marie Speich is a prelate of the Catholic Church. He is Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana and titular archbishop of Sulci. Archbishop Speich was appointed to his present diplomatic post by Pope Francis, on 17 August 2013, to succeed Archbishop León Badikebele Kalenga. He is the fourth Apostolic Nuncio and the ninth Papal Representative to Ghana. He was born on 15 June 1955 in Strasbourg, France, to his father, Xavier Speich, and mother, Marie Thérèse Goetz – residents of Willgottheim (Bas-Rhin). Andrée Speich, his sister, is a cloistered Benedictine nun in Abbaye Saint-Louis-du-Temple at Vauhallan.
Speich was ordained to the priesthood on 9 October 1982, by Bishop Léon Arthur Elchinger. From 1982 to 1984, he served as assistant pastor at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in the Archdiocese of Strasbourg. Later, he was sent to study in Rome and to join the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, where he was among the members of Class 1984, After finishing his training at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1986, he entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See, having been assigned to Apostolic Nunciatures of the Holy See in Haiti, Nigeria, Bolivia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, Egypt, Spain and Cuba.
In May 2008, he was given responsibility at the Secretariat of State in Rome, as Head Officer of the Section for French-speaking Countries.
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