Jean-Marie Speich

Ordination history of; Jean-Marie Speich
History
Diaconal ordination
Date	26 June 1982
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Bishop Léon Arthur Elchinger, Bishop of Strasbourg.
Date	9 October 1982
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Pope Francis
Co-consecrators	Giovanni Tonucci; Jean-Pierre Grallet, O.F.M.;
Date	24 October 2013

Jean-Marie Speich
Styles of; Jean-Marie Speich
Reference style	His Excellency
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Jean-Marie Speich
His Excellency, the Most Reverend; Jean-Marie Speich
	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia; Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo
Appointed	19 March 2019
Predecessor	Juliusz Janusz
Other posts	Titular archbishop of Sulci
Orders
Ordination	9 October 1982
Consecration	24 October 2013; by Pope Francis
Personal details
Birth name	Jean-Marie Speich
Born	15 June 1955; Strasbourg, France
Nationality	French
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana (2013–2019)
Alma mater	Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy; Pontifical Gregorian University;
Motto	WI I KAN (As I can)
Coat of arms

Jean-Marie Speich is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1986. He has been an archbishop since 2013 and Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia and Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo since March 2019.

Biography

Speich was born on 15 June 1955 in Strasbourg, France, to Xavier Speich and Marie Thérèse Goetz, residents of Willgottheim (Bas-Rhin).[1] His sister Andrée Speich is a cloistered Benedictine nun.

Speich was ordained to the priesthood on 9 October 1982,[2] by Bishop Léon Arthur Elchinger. From 1982 to 1984, he served as assistant pastor at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in the Archdiocese of Strasbourg.[3] To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1984.[4]

He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 1986 and was assigned to Apostolic Nunciatures of the Holy See in Haiti, Nigeria, Bolivia, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, Egypt, Spain and Cuba.[2] On 27 March 2008, he became head of the section for French-speaking countries at the Secretariat of State.[2]

On 17 August 2013, Pope Francis named Speich Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana and titular archbishop of Sulci.[2] He received his episcopal consecration from Pope Francis on 24 October.[5]

On 19 March 2019, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia and Apostolic Deledate to Kosovo.[6]

Speich's academic degrees include a doctorate degree in canon law, and a licentiate in sacred theology, both from the Pontifical Gregorian University.[2]

The Speich family coat of arms dates to the first half of the 13th century.[7][8][9][lower-alpha 1] Speich assumed the motto of Speich family of Strasbourg, which has been in use since 1415. This motto, "Wi I Kan", which is in Alemannic German and means "As I can".

Honours

Ecclesiastical

Chaplain of His Holiness, 15 October 1988.
Honorary Prelate of His Holiness, 10 November 1998.

Others

National Order of Honour and Merit of Haiti, Commander, 2 August 1989.
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Commander, 24 February 1999.
Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Conventual Chaplain ad honorem, 24 June 2006.
Legion of Honor of the Republic of France, Knight, 1 January 2010.[10]
Dynastic Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus of the House of Savoy, Grand Officer, 14 September 2013.

Notes

The blazon of the arms is as follows:
- German: In Silber über grünem Dreiberg steigender gebildeter goldener Mond, uberhöht von goldenem Kreuz,
- French: D'argent à la croix d'or alésée à pal brochant la fasce en chef sur la lune croissante d'or figurée en abîme, le tout sur trois pointes de montagne sinople

References

Cf. Pays d'Alsace, Willgottheim Woellenheim, Deux villages du Kochersberg, Société d'Histoire et d'Archéologie de Saverne et environs, No. 120 -123 (1982-1983), ISSN 0245-8411.
"Rinunce e Nomine, 17.08.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). 17 August 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
"Curriculum Vitae". Order of Malta Embassy to Slovenia. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
"Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
"Slovénie: Mgr Jean-Marie Speich nommé nonce apostolique". Zenit (in French). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
"Resignations and Appointments, 19.03.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
Wild, Samuel (1902). Wappen der am Schlusse des 19. Jahrhundert lebenden Bürger-Geschlechter des Kantons Glarus. Sorgfältigst zusammengetragen und dargestellt nach Wappenbüchern älterer und neuerer Zeit, sowie nach Sigillen und Pettschaften (in German). Glarus. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 – via gl.ch.
Gottfried Heer, Zur Geschichte glarnerischer Geschlechter, derjenigen des Serftales insbesondere. Allerlei Bilder aus vergangenen Tagen, Ed. Rud. Tschudy, Glarus, 1920
JMS (Summer 2012). "[s.n.]". Kocherschbari (in French). Truchtersheim, FR: Association des amis du Kochersberg (65): 26–32. ISSN 0243-2498.
"Mgr Speich reçoit la Légion d'Honneur". Église catholique en France. Édité par la Conférence des évêques de France (in French). 6 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Léon Kalenga Badikebele	Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana – August 17, 2013	Succeeded by incumbent
Preceded by George Antonysamy	Titular Archbishop of Sulci – August 17, 2013	incumbent

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[10] The blazon of the arms is as follows:
German: In Silber über grünem Dreiberg steigender gebildeter goldener Mond, uberhöht von goldenem Kreuz,

French: D'argent à la croix d'or alésée à pal brochant la fasce en chef sur la lune croissante d'or figurée en abîme, le tout sur trois pointes de montagne sinople

[2] German: In Silber über grünem Dreiberg steigender gebildeter goldener Mond, uberhöht von goldenem Kreuz,

[3] French: D'argent à la croix d'or alésée à pal brochant la fasce en chef sur la lune croissante d'or figurée en abîme, le tout sur trois pointes de montagne sinople

[1] Cf. Pays d'Alsace, Willgottheim Woellenheim, Deux villages du Kochersberg, Société d'Histoire et d'Archéologie de Saverne et environs, No. 120 -123 (1982-1983), ISSN 0245-8411.

[bio-2] "Rinunce e Nomine, 17.08.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). 17 August 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

[maltacv-3] "Curriculum Vitae". Order of Malta Embassy to Slovenia. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

[4] "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

[5] "Slovénie: Mgr Jean-Marie Speich nommé nonce apostolique". Zenit (in French). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

[6] "Resignations and Appointments, 19.03.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

[7] Wild, Samuel (1902). Wappen der am Schlusse des 19. Jahrhundert lebenden Bürger-Geschlechter des Kantons Glarus. Sorgfältigst zusammengetragen und dargestellt nach Wappenbüchern älterer und neuerer Zeit, sowie nach Sigillen und Pettschaften (in German). Glarus. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 – via gl.ch.

[8] Gottfried Heer, Zur Geschichte glarnerischer Geschlechter, derjenigen des Serftales insbesondere. Allerlei Bilder aus vergangenen Tagen, Ed. Rud. Tschudy, Glarus, 1920

[9] JMS (Summer 2012). "[s.n.]". Kocherschbari (in French). Truchtersheim, FR: Association des amis du Kochersberg (65): 26–32. ISSN 0243-2498.

[legion-11] "Mgr Speich reçoit la Légion d'Honneur". Église catholique en France. Édité par la Conférence des évêques de France (in French). 6 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.