Alain Paul Lebeaupin

Alain Paul Lebeaupin (born 2 March 1945) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Apostolic nuncio to the European Union since 2012.

His Excellency
Monsignor Alain Paul Lebeaupin

Styles of Alain Paul Lebeaupin
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor

Biography

Lebeaupin was born in Paris on 2 March 1945 and was ordained a priest on 28 June 1975 for the Diocese of Nice after studying at the Pontifical French Seminary in Rome. He holds a Doctorate in Civil Law and Masters in Canon Law and Theology.

Lebeaupin entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1979. His first appointments were to the Holy See Observer Mission to the United Nations in New York, the United States (1979 - 1982), the Dominican Republic (1982-1985), and Mozambique (1985 - 1989). Lebeaupin then worked in Rome in the offices of the Secretariat of State and served at the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE - OSCE) from 1989 to 1998. On 27 March 1996, Archbishop Lebeaupin was named Chargé d'affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature to the European Union as well.

On 7 December 1998, with the title of Titular Archbishop of Vico Equense, Lebeaupin was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador. He was consecrated a bishop by Pope John Paul II on 6 January 1999.

On 14 January 2005, Lebeaupin was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).[1]

On 23 June 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to the European Union.[2]

See also

• Diplomatic missions of the Holy See
• Diplomacy of the Holy See

References

1. "Rinunce e Nomine, 14.01.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 14 January 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
2. "Rinunce e Nomine, 23.06.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2019.

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy: Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin ^{[self-published]}

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Francesco Canalini	Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador 7 December 1998 – 14 January 2005	Succeeded by Giacomo Guido Ottonello
Preceded by Giovanni Tonucci	Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya 14 January 2005 – 23 June 2012	Succeeded by Charles Daniel Balvo
Preceded by Giovanni Tonucci	Permanent Observer of the Holy See to UNEP and UN-HABITAT 14 January 2005 – 23 June 2012	Succeeded by Charles Daniel Balvo
Preceded by André Dupuy	Nuncio to the European Community 2012–present	Incumbent