Thaddeus Okolo


Jude Thaddeus Okolo

Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic
Titular Archbishop of Novica
Appointed1 May 2022
PredecessorCharles Daniel Balvo
Other post(s)Titular Archbishop of Novica
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination02 July 1983
by Archbishop Francis Arinze
Consecration27 September 2008
by Cardinal Arinze, Hilary Paul Odili Okeke and Valerian Okeke
Personal details
Born
Jude Thaddeus Okolo

(1956-12-18) 18 December 1956 (age 67)
NationalityNigerian
MottoDomine Ut Videam
Styles of
Jude Thaddeus Okolo
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Jude Thaddeus Okolo KC*HS (born 18 December 1956) is a prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1990. He has been an archbishop since 2008 and held the post of Apostolic Nuncio in several countries. He has been the Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic since 2022.

In addition to his native Igbo (and Hausa spoken where he was born), Okolo is fluent in English, French, Italian, Spanish and German. He can speak and understand Czech.