Arnaldo Catalan Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Arnaldo S. Catalán
Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda
Titular Archbishop of Apollonia
Appointed:31 January 2022
Predecessor:Andrzej Józwowicz
Other Post:Titular Archbishop of Apollonia
Ordination:25 March 1994
Ordained By:Cardinal Jaime Sin
Consecration:11 February 2022
Consecrated By:Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle
Birth Name:Arnaldo Sánchez Catalán
Birth Date:18 September 1966
Birth Place:Manila, Philippines
Nationality:Filipino
Religion:Roman Catholic
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Arnaldo Sanchez Catalan.svg
Arnaldo S. Catalán
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Arnaldo Sánchez Catalán (born 18 September 1966) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church who has been an apostolic nuncio since 2022, currently Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda and titular Archbishop of Apollonia.

Biography

Arnaldo Sánchez Catalán was born on 18 September 1966 in Manila, Philippines. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Manila on 25 March 1994.

Diplomatic career

He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 2001, and served in the pontifical representations in Zambia, Kuwait, Mexico, Honduras, Turkey, India, Argentina, Canada, Philippines and Taiwan.

On 31 January 2022, Pope Francis appointed him Titular Archbishop of Apollonia and Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda.[1] [2] He was ordained to the episcopacy at the Manila Cathedral on February 11, 2022, with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples as the Principal Consecrator, and Cardinal Jose Advincula, Archbishop of Manila and Archbishop Charles John Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, as Co-Consecrators. [3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Resignations and Appointments, 31.01.2022 . January 31, 2022.
  2. News: Pope Francis appoints Manila priest Arnaldo Catalan as new envoy to Rwanda . February 3, 2022.
  3. News: Archbishop Arnaldo Sanchez Catalan.