Georg Gänswein

Georg Gänswein

Georg Gänswein is a German prelate of the Catholic Church who was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia on 24 June 2024. He served as Prefect of the Papal Household from 2012 to 2023 and was the Personal Secretary of Pope Benedict XVI. He was a Professor of Canon Law at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross for about a decade and has been an archbishop since 2012.

G
Lifespan
1956 – Present
Quotes
1
Influenced By
0
Influenced
0

Career Journey

Background

Born in
Riedern am Wald
Educated at
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Awards
🏆 Bavarian Order of Merit🏆 Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany🏆 Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic🏆 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic🏆 Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria

Timeline

  • 1956

    Born

    Birth

Influenced By

Thinkers whose ideas shaped Georg's philosophy

No known influences documented.

Influenced

Thinkers whose work was shaped by Georg's ideas

No influenced thinkers documented yet.

Source Attribution

Information about Georg Gänswein is sourced from curated knowledge bases and cross-referenced for accuracy. Influence relationships are scored by thematic overlap and historical plausibility.