Miguel Maury Buendía

Miguel Maury Buendía (born 19 November 1955) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who has spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. An archbishop since 2008, he has been apostolic nuncio to several countries. On 13 April 2023, he was appointed as nuncio to Great Britain.

Biography Miguel Maury Buendía was born in Madrid on 19 November 1955

Diplomatic career After the two-year program of diplomatic studies at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy of Rome, he entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 13 July 1987 and served as secretary in the apostolic nunciatures of Rwanda, Uganda, Morocco and Nicaragua (1987-1996) and as Counselor to those of Egypt, Slovenia and Ireland (1996-2004). On 12 July he was made nuncio to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan as well. On 12 June, he received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.

On 5 December 2015, Pope Francis named him apostolic nuncio to Romania, adding on 25 January 2016 the position of apostolic nuncio to Moldova. Maury Buendía has an audience with Francis in January 2019 in anticipation of the papal visit to Romania in May 2019.

On 13 April 2023, Pope Francis named him apostolic nuncio to Great Britain. He presented his Letters of Credence to King Charles III on 18 May

He has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (Spain), Medal of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, and Medal of the Order of Mercy (Kazakhstan).