Cardinal Christophe Pierre

Cardinal Christophe Pierre was born on January 30, 1946, in Rennes, France. He completed his primary education in Antisirabé, Madagascar, and his secondary schooling in Saint-Malo, France, and in Marrakech, Morocco. He attended the Major Seminary of the Archdiocese of Rennes (1963-1969) and the Catholic Institute of Paris (1969-1971).

He did Military Service from July 1965 to October 1966. He was ordained a priest on April 5, 1970, in Saint-Malo, France, and incardinated in the Archdiocese of Rennes. He was a Parochial Vicar of the St. Peter and St. Paul Parish in Colombes, Diocese of Nanterre, France (1970–1973).

He has a Master's in Sacred Theology (Paris, 1971) and a Doctorate in Canon Law from the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome (1973–1977).

He completed his studies at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome (1973–1977) and started serving in the Diplomatic Corps of the Holy See on March 5, 1977.

He was appointed first to the Pontifical Representation in New Zealand and the Islands of the Pacific Ocean (1977–1981). Subsequently, he served in Mozambique (1981); in Zimbabwe (1982–1986); in Cuba (1986-1989); in Brazil (1989–1991); at the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland (1991–1995). He was elected Titular Archbishop of Gunela on July 12, 1995, and received the Episcopal Consecration on September 24, 1995, in Saint-Malo, France. Cardinal Christophe Pierre was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti on July 12, 1995, and served until 1999. He has been the Papal Representative to Uganda (1999- 2007), Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico since March 22, 2007, and now Apostolic Nuncio of the United States. He was created a cardinal by Pope Francis on September 30, 2023

Cardinal Pierre speaks French, Italian, English, Spanish and Portuguese.