Join us for the annual Vincent Strudwick Lecture on Religion in Public Life, to be given by the Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, His Excellency Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti on ‘Religion and Diplomacy in Europe Today’.

Pope Francis named Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain in July 2020.

Claudio Gugerotti was born in Verona, Italy, in 1955 and ordained a priest of the Diocese of Verona in 1982. He studied Eastern Languages and Sacred Liturgy and was a professor of Patristics, Eastern Liturgy at the Institute of Ecumenical Studies in Verona from 1981 to 1985. In 1985, he was appointed as an official working at the Congregation for the Eastern Churches and he became its Undersecretary in 1997. He has also taught at the Pontifical Oriental Institute.

On 7 December 2001, Pope St John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia and to Armenia. He was also subsequently appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaijan on 13 December He received his episcopal consecration by Pope St John Paul on 6 January 2002 appointing him to the Titular See of Ravello.

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus in 2011 and Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine in 2015.

This event will take place in person and online. Registration is required.

About the Vincent Strudwick Lecture

Canon Vincent Strudwick is an Honorary Fellow of Kellogg College and is a British theologian and educationalist.

The Vincent Strudwick Lecture is held in honour of his work and features eminent theologians. The Graduate Theological Foundation is the commissioning sponsor for this annual lecture series.

If you are booking to attend online, you will receive a link with your event reminder email. Please note that this event will be photographed and will be recorded.

Refreshments will be served from 5 pm in the Kellogg Hub, followed by the lecture at 5.30 pm.