1. Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre was born on 30 January 1946 and is a French Catholic prelate who has served as Apostolic Nuncio to the United States since 2016.
17 Facts About Christophe Pierre
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Christophe Pierre previously served as apostolic nuncio to Mexico, Uganda and Haiti.
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Christophe Pierre was born in Rennes, France, on 30 January 1946 to a family with roots for many generations in Brittany.
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Christophe Pierre first attended school at Antsirabe in Madagascar and pursued his secondary studies at the College of Saint-Malo.
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Christophe Pierre spent one year in Morocco at Lycee Francais of Marrakesh.
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Christophe Pierre entered the Catholic seminary of Saint-Yves in Rennes in 1963, but interrupted his studies for two years of military service in France in 1965 and 1966.
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Christophe Pierre served as vicar of the parish of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul de Colombes in the Diocese of Nanterre from 1970 to 1973.
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Christophe Pierre obtained his Master of Theology degree at the Institut Catholique de Paris and his Doctor of Canon Law degree from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome.
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Christophe Pierre then earned a diploma at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome, the Vatican school for diplomacy.
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Christophe Pierre entered the Vatican diplomatic service in 1977, serving first in Wellington, New Zealand.
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Christophe Pierre then held posts in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Cuba, Brazil, and as the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva.
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In Haiti, which had experienced years of church-state conflict, Christophe Pierre was described as non-political.
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Christophe Pierre arranged for Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to be released from his vows as a Catholic priest.
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On 10 May 1999, Christophe Pierre was transferred as apostolic nuncio to Kampala, Uganda.
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Jorge E Traslosheros wrote in Crux that, while in Mexico, Pierre managed "to weave with an artist's skills unity among Catholics, thereby overcoming the political divisions and culture wars that have caused so much damage".
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Traslosheros credited Christophe Pierre with bridging Mexico's secular establishment and the Catholic populace.
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Christophe Pierre celebrated Mass at the National Scout Jamboree in July 2017 and discussed his five years in Scouting in a sermon that tied Scouting's ideals to Christian service.