Francisco Escalante Molina

Francisco Escalante Molina (born 29 January 1965) is a Venezuelan archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See. He has been the Apostolic Nuncio to the Republic of the Congo and Gabon since 2016.

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Francisco Escalante Molina

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]

References
  1. "Rinunce e Nomine, 19.03.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.05.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Jan Romeo Pawlowski		 Apostolic Nuncio to the Republic of the Congo
2016–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Jan Romeo Pawlowski		 Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon
2016–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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