Osvaldo Padilla | |
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| Apostolic Nuncio emeritus toSouth Korea andMongolia Titular Archbishop ofPia | |
| Appointed | 12 April 2008 |
| Retired | 15 September 2017 |
| Predecessor | Emil Paul Tscherrig |
| Successor | Alfred Xuereb |
| Other post(s) | Titular Archbishop ofPia |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 February 1966 |
| Consecration | 6 January 1991 by Pope John Paul II,Giovanni Battista Re andJustin Francis Rigali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1942-08-05)August 5, 1942 (age 82) Sogod,Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Hugot sa pagla-um |
| Styles of Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla (born 15 August 1942) is a Philippine prelate of theCatholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of theHoly See. He became an archbishop in 1991 and the position of Apostolic Nuncio to several countries before retiring in 2017.
He was born on 5 August 1942 inSogod,Cebu, Philippines.
On 17 December 1990,Pope John Paul II named himtitular archbishop of Pia and ApostolicNuncio toPanama.[1] He received his episcopal consecration on 6 January 1991 from John Paul. In 1994, he was appointed Nuncio toSri Lanka. On 22 August 1998, he was named Nuncio to Nigeria.[2]
On 31 July 2003, he was appointed Nuncio to Costa Rica,[3] and on 12 April 2008 Nuncio toKorea.[4] On 26 April 2008, he was assigned in addition the position of Nuncio toMongolia.[5]
He retired on 15 September 2017.[6] In retirement he lives in the Philippines.
He is the elder brother of ArchbishopFrancisco Padilla, also a Nuncio.[6]
