1990–1994 Graduate studies in church law and diplomacy at the Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica in Rome, combined with the doctorate in canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University
1980–1987 Studies in philosophy and theology at the Rolduc Seminary in the Netherlands
Professional Career
July 23, 2026
Presented Archbishop Hubertus van Megen his credentials as Apostolic Nuncio to the Federal Republic of Germany to Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany
2019–2026
Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya
2019–2024
Apostolic Nuncio in South Sudan
2014–2019
Apostolic Nuncio in Sudan and Eritrea
2010–2014
Chargé d‘Affaires in Malawi
2007–2010
Nunciature at the Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations, Geneva
2004–2007
Nunciature at the Apostolic Nunciature in Slovakia
2002–2004
Nunciature at the Apostolic Nunciature in Israel and Cyprus
2000–2002
Secretary at the Apostolic Nunciature in Brazil
1998–2000
Judge at the Ecclesiastical Court in Roermond, Netherlands
