Francisco Escalante Molina
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Francisco Escalante Molina (born 29 January 1965) is a Venezuelan archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See. He has been the Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti since June 2021.
Biography[]
Born in La Grita, Venezuela, on 29 January 1965, Molina was ordained a priest on 26 August 1989. He joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 13 June 1998. His early assignments included stints in Sudan, Ghana, Malta, Nicaragua, Japan and Slovenia.[1]
On 19 March 2016, he was appointed an archbishop and named apostolic nuncio to the Republic of the Republic of the Congo.[1] He was given additional responsibilities as apostolic nuncio to Gabon on 21 May.[2]
On 4 June 2021, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti.[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Rinunce e Nomine, 19.03.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.05.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 04.06.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
Categories:
- 1965 births
- Apostolic Nuncios to Gabon
- Apostolic Nuncios to the Republic of the Congo
- Apostolic Nuncios to Haiti
- Living people
- 21st-century Roman Catholic titular archbishops
- Venezuelan Roman Catholic archbishops