Francisco Montecillo Padilla
Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (2006-2011) | |
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Motto | Servire in Caritate (Serving in Love) |
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Styles of Francisco Montecillo Padilla | ||
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Spoken style | Your Excellency | |
Religious style | Archbishop |
Francisco Montecillo Padilla (born 17 September 1953) is a Philippine prelate of the
Biography
Francisco Montecillo Padilla was born on 17 September 1953 in
He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 May 1985. His early assignments took him to Santo Domingo, Venezuela, Austria, India, and Japan.[3]
He was based in Australia when, on 1 April 2006,
On 10 November 2011, Pope Benedict named him Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania.[4]
Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and Apostolic Delegate to the Arabian Peninsula on 5 April 2016.[5] He was also appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain and United Arab Emirates on 26 April 2016.[6] On 30 July 2016, he was appointed Nuncio to Yemen.[7] On 6 May 2017, he was also named Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar.[8][a]
On 17 April 2020, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala.[9][10]
Notes
- ^ As of May 2017, the countries of the Arabian Peninsula for which Padilla served as apostolic delegate rather than nuncio were Oman and Saudi Arabia.
See also
References
- ^ "Ambassadors sworn in before Shaikh Mohammad". Emirates News Agency (WAM). Gulf News. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Rinunce e Nomine, 02.04.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 1 April 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 10.11.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 05.04.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 26.04.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 30.07.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 06.05.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 17.04.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Pope Francis appoints Archbishop Padilla as Nuncio in Guatemala". Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
External links
- Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla [self-published]