American prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1963)
His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Peter Bryan Wells
Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
and Cambodia
Apostolic Delegate to Laos
Church
Catholic Church
Latin Church
Appointed
8 February 2023
Predecessor
Paul Tschang In-Nam
Other post(s)
Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis (2016–present)
Orders
Ordination
July 12, 1991 by Eusebius J. Beltran
Consecration
March 19, 2016 by Pope Francis, Fernando Filoni and Giovanni Angelo Becciu
Personal details
Born
(1963-05-12) May 12, 1963 (age 61)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
Previous post(s)
Assessor for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State (2009–2016)
Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, and Eswatini (2016–2023)
Education
St. Meinrad Seminary College
Pontifical North American College
Pontifical Gregorian University
John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
Motto
Misericordia Et Spes (Latin for 'Mercy and hope')
Coat of arms
Styles of Peter Bryan Wells
Reference style
His Excellency
The Most Reverend
Spoken style
Your Excellency
Religious style
Archbishop
Peter Bryan Wells (born May 12, 1963[1]) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has spent most of his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has worked in Rome in the administration of the Secretariat of State and in foreign postings. He has been an archbishop and a nuncio since 2016.[2]
^Harris, Elise. "High-ranking American in Vatican 'humbled' by appointment as nuncio". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^"Meet the Man Who Could Be the First American Pope". OZY. September 17, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
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