Francisco Montecillo Padilla

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Francisco Montecillo Padilla
Apostolic Nuncio of Guatemala
Titular Archbishop of Nebbio
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Appointed17 April 2020
Predecessor Nicolas Thévenin
Other post(s) Titular Archbishop of Nebbio
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination21 October 1976
by  Julio Rosales y Ras
Consecration1 April 2006
by  Ricardo Vidal
Personal details
Born (1953-09-17) September 17, 1953 (age 71)
Nationality Filipino
Denomination Roman Catholic
MottoServire in Caritate (Serving in Love)
Styles of
Francisco Montecillo Padilla
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Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Archbishop

Francisco Montecillo Padilla (born 17 September 1953) is a Philippine prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1985. He represented the Holy See, either as Apostolic Nuncio or Apostolic Delegate, to the several countries on the Arabian Peninsula. On 17 April 2020, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala.

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Biography

Francisco Montecillo Padilla was born on 17 September 1953 in Cebu City, Philippines, the tenth of thirteen siblings. He prepared for the priesthood in Cebu, first at the Pope John XIII Minor Seminary and then at the Major Seminary San Carlos. He earned his theology degrees at the University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary in Manila. [1] He was ordained on 21 October 1976 by Cardinal Julio Rosales y Ras. [2] He then continued his studies in Rome, earning degrees at Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas. [1]

Diplomatic career

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. [2]

He was based in Australia when, on 1 April 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Titular Archbishop of Nebbio and Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. [2] On 23 May he received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Ricardo J. Vidal. [1]

On 10 November 2011, Pope Benedict named him Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania. [3]

Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and Apostolic Delegate to the Arabian Peninsula on 5 April 2016. [4] He was also appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain and United Arab Emirates on 26 April 2016. [5] On 30 July 2016, he was appointed Nuncio to Yemen. [6] On 6 May 2017, he was also named Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar. [7] [a]

On 17 April 2020, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala. [8] [9]

He is the younger brother of Archbishop Osvaldo Padilla, also a Nuncio.

Notes

  1. 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Most Rev. Francisco Montecillo Padilla, Titular Archbishop of Nebbio". Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rinunce e Nomine, 02.04.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 1 April 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. "Rinunce e Nomine, 10.11.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. "Rinunce e nomine, 05.04.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  5. "Rinunce e nomine, 26.04.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  6. "Rinunce e nomine, 30.07.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  7. "Rinunce e nomine, 06.05.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  8. "Resignations and Appointments, 17.04.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  9. "Pope Francis appoints Archbishop Padilla as Nuncio in Guatemala". Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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