NASSAU, Bahamas, February 5, 2020 — His Excellency Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Apostolic Nuncio for the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC) (including the Archdiocese of Nassau) presented his letters of Credence to Governor-General of The Bahamas, His Excellency The Most Honourable Cornelius A. Smith, at Government House on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. His Excellency Nwachukwu is now accredited as Apostolic Nuncio, Holy See – Vatican Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
Archbishop Patrick C. Pinder, STD, CMG, Archbishop of Nassau; Fr. Kendrick J. Forbes, Vicar General; His Excellency, Basil W. Barnett, non-resident Ambassador to the Holy See, and his Attaché/Deputy Head of Mission, Fr. Luciano Labanca, accompanied the Nuncio.
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. (Photos by Paula Strachan-Reckley)
