Wenceslao Padilla
Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar |
See | Ulaanbaatar |
Appointed | 2 August 2003 |
In office | 2003–2018 |
Predecessor | Everard Ter Laak |
Successor | Giorgio Marengo |
Orders | |
Ordination | 17 March 1976 by Victorino Cristobal Ligot |
Consecration | 29 August 2003 by Crescenzio Sepe[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Wenceslao Selga Padilla 29 September 1949 |
Died | 25 September 2018 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | (aged 68)
Nationality | Filipino |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Residence | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
Motto | Light that illuminate people |
Styles of Wenceslao Selga Padilla | |
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Your Excellency | |
Religious style | Monsignor |
Posthumous style | none |
Wenceslao Selga Padilla (29 September 1949 – 25 September 2018) was a Filipino
Apostolic prefect of the Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar, a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Mongolia
.
Biography
Born on 29 September 1949catechist. In 1960 he entered the seminary and in 1976 was ordained a priest for Scheut Missionaries. He was a missionary in Taiwan and, for six years, a provincial superior of the Chinese provinces of his Order.
When in 1991
homeless, disabled and old.[4]
When on 8 July 2002, Pope John Paul II established the
titular see of Tharros. His episcopal consecration on 29 August 2003 was presided over by Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, in the Ulanbataar cathedral
.
The first Mongolian priest, Joseph Enkhee-Baatar, was ordained by Padilla on 26 August 2016.[5]
He continued in his ministry giving help to homeless and orphans until 2016.[6]
Death
Padilla died on 25 September 2018 in Ulaanbaatar due to a heart attack.[5][7]
References
- ^ "Filipino Is Mongolia's First Catholic Bishop". Los Angeles Times. 6 September 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "蒙古烏蘭巴托宗座監牧黃旭東主教逝世,享年69歲" [Bishop Wenceslao Padilla, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, dies at age 69]. SL Media (in Chinese). Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation. 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Bishop Wenceslao Padilla". UCA News. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Catholics in Mongolia: Steady growth in difficult territory". ACN News. Aid to the Church in Need. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Mongolia's first bishop, Msgr. Wenceslao Padilla, has died". AsiaNews. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Religious Freedom Association Forming in Mongolia: Supporters Urge Implementation of Constitution's Religious Freedom Guarantee". International Religious Liberty Association. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ Lagarde, Roy (26 September 2018). "Filipino bishop, first prelate of Mongolia, dies – UCA News". UCA News. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
External links
- Father Padilla on Catholic Hierarchy (in English)
- Apostolic Prefecture of Ulanbataar on gcatholic.org (in English)