Georg Gänswein

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Georg Gänswein (pronounced [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈɡɛnsvaɪn]; born 30 July 1956) is a German prelate of the Catholic Church who was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia on 24 June 2024. He served as Prefect of the Papal Household from 2012 to 2023 and was the Personal Secretary of Pope Benedict XVI. He was a professor of Canon Law at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross for about a decade and has been an archbishop since 2013. He is also an Honorary Canon of Freiburg Cathedral. Gänswein is fluent in speaking and writing Italian, Spanish, German, English, French, and Latin.

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