Thomas Gullickson

Styles of
Thomas Gullickson
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
Posthumous style not applicable

Thomas Edward Gullickson (born 14 August 1950) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He serves as the Nuncio to Ukraine from 21 May 2011, having been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI.

Biography

Born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA, Thomas Gullickson was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Sioux Falls by Bishop Lambert Hoch on 27 July 1976.

On 2 October 2004, he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Polymartium by Pope John Paul II. Gullickson received his episcopal consecration on 11 November same year from Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, with Bishops Robert Carlson and Paul Dudley serving as co-consecrators.

Nuncio to Caribbean states

On 2 October 2004 he was made the Holy See’s liaison with Trinidad and Tobago, Bahamas, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and Grenadines - island nations in the Caribbean Sea. On 15 December 2004 he was appointed to other Caribbean islands: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana, Suriname, and Grenada.

Nuncio to Ukraine

Gullickson was named Nuncio to Ukraine on 21 May 2011.[1] He took the place of Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič who was appoined as nuncio to Russia on 19 February 2011.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson Named Nuncio in Ukraine". Religious Information Service of Ukraine. 2011-05-23.
  2. "Vatican names new ambassador to Russia". Interfax-religion.com. 2011-02-21.

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Emil Tscherrig
Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Bahamas, Dominica,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and Grenadines,
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana,
Suriname, Grenada

20042011
Succeeded by
Nicolas Girasoli
Preceded by
Ivan Jurkovič
Nuncio to Ukraine
2011present
Incumbent