Appointment of undersecretary of the Section for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Secretariat of State
Appointment of assessor for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State
Appointment of undersecretary of the Section for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Secretariat of State
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Monsignor Mihăiţă Blaj, nunciature counsellor in service at the Section for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Secretariat of State, as undersecretary of the same Section for Relations with States and International Organizations.
Curriculum vitae
Monsignor Mihăiţă Blaj was born in Gherăeşti, Romania, on 7 October 1978. He was ordained a priest on 29 June 2004 and incardinated in Iaşi, Romania. He graduated in theology and entered the Holy See diplomatic service on 1 July 2012. He was assigned to the apostolic nunciature in Ecuador, as attaché; transferred to the apostolic nunciature in Georgia on 1 July 2015; transferred to the apostolic nunciature in Chad on 5 January 2019; and transferred to the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State on 4 January 2022.
He knows Italian, French, English, Spanish and German.
Appointment of assessor for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Monsignor Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo, until now undersecretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, as assessor for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State.
Curriculum vitae
Monsignor Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo was born in Umudike, Nigeria, on 24 September 1981. He was ordained a priest on 30 July 2011 and incardinated in the diocese of Umuahia. He graduated in systematic theology and canon law and entered the service of the Holy See as an official of the Section for General Affairs on 5 September 2016. He was appointed undersecretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development on 18 April 2023.
He knows Igbo, English, Italian and French.
