New Nuncio to Kuwait and the Arabian Peninsula

Pope Francis has appointed His Excellency, Most Rev. Francisco Montecillo Padilla, titular Archbishop of Nebbio, the new Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and Apostolic delegate to the Arabian Peninsula.  

Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla was born on 17th Sept 1953 in Cebu, Philippines and ordained a priest on 21st Oct 1976 and appointed titular Archbishop of Nebbio on April 1, 2006.  He was appointed the Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands on April 1, 2006 and Tanzania on Nov 10, 2011. 

A native of Cebu, Padilla has a brother — Archbishop Osvaldo Padilla — who is currently the Apostolic Nuncio in South Korea and Mongolia.