“Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.”
— Romans 14:19Nunciature Staff
The team serving the Apostolic Nunciature in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain
Current Staff
Rev. Fr. Fernando Grande Frías
Reverend Father Fernando Grande Frías was born on 27 March 1986 in Juventino Rosas, Guanajuato, Mexico.
In 2000 he entered the Seminary of the Diocese of Cuernavaca. In 2013 he obtained the final Bachelor's degree and was ordained a priest in 2014. He served as Vicar in the Parish of San Agustin in Jonacatepec and Santo Domingo de Guzman in Oaxtepec. From 2017 he also collaborated in the Minor Seminary as spiritual director and director of studies.
In 2019 he was sent to the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome to prepare for the diplomatic service of the Holy See. In 2023 he obtained a Doctorate in Canon Law from the Lateran Pontifical University.
As of 1 July 2023, he was assigned to the Nunciature in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain as Deputy Chief of Mission.
Former Nunciature Staff
Monsignors who served at the Apostolic Nunciature in Kuwait since its establishment in 2000.
| Name | Role | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Monsignor Mario Biffi | Second Secretary & Deputy Chief of Mission | 2021 – 2023 |
| Monsignor Simon-Peter Lukyamuzi | Secretary | 2017 – 2021 |
| Monsignor Andriy Maksymovych | First Secretary | 2014 – 2017 |
| Monsignor Ionuţ Paul Strejac | First Secretary | 2011 – 2014 |
| Monsignor John Kallarackal | First Secretary | 2007 – 2011 |
| Monsignor Arnaldo Catalan | First Secretary | 2004 – 2007 |
| Monsignor Thomas Halim Habib | First Secretary | 2001 – 2003 |
