NASSAU, Bahamas — Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis attended a reception for the Most Rev. Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Roman Catholic Archbishop Nuncio, hosted by His Excellency Basil W. Barnett, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the Holy See, at his residence on Thursday, February 6, 2020.
The Most Rev. Fortunatus Nwachukwu, a Nigerian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1994. He commenced his official visit to The Bahamas on February 2 and was greeted at Lynden Pindling Interntional airport by Archbishop of Nassau Patrick Pinder, Fr. Kendrick Forbes, Vicar General (Archdiocese of Nassau) and H.E. Barnett.
On Wednesday, February 5, the Apostolic Nuncio presented his Letters of Credence to the Governor-General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Cornelius A. Smith, at Government House, officially accrediting him as Apostolic Nuncio, Holy See – Vatican Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
The Apostolic Nuncio resides in Trinidad and Tobago and also has concurrent accreditation to Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Barbados, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Suriname and St. Lucia, Dominica, Guyana, The Bahamas and Belize. As Apostolic Nuncio for the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC), His Excellency’s main duties are to maintain relationship between the Pope, the Church, the Government and the Peoples where he is accredited.
