Luis Robles Díaz Explained

Luis Robles Díaz (6 March 1938 – 7 April 2007) was a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Biography

Luis Robles Díaz was born in El Grullo, Mexico, on 6 March 1938. He was ordained a priest on 14 April 1963.

To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1965.[1] He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1967 and fulfilled assignments in Honduras, South Africa, Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, Ecuador, and Colombia.

On 16 February 1985, Pope John Paul II named him a titular archbishop, Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan, and Apostolic Delegate to the Red Sea Region.[2] He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada on 9 April 1985.[3]

On 13 March 1990, Pope John Paul appointed him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda.[4]

On 6 March 1999, Pope John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba.[5]

On 4 October 2003, he was named Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.[6]

Robles Diáz died in the Vatican on 7 April 2007 at the age of 69.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. it. 14 January 2020. Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999 .
  2. Book: 14 January 2020 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 1985. LXXVII . 346, 443 .
  3. Web site: Archbishop Luis Robles Díaz [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. www.catholic-hierarchy.org. 2020-05-13.
  4. Book: 14 January 2020 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 1990. LXXXII . 406 .
  5. Book: 14 January 2020 . Acta Apostolicae Sedis . 1999. LXXXXI. 408 .
  6. Holy See Press Office . Rinunce e Nomine, 04.10.2003. 14 January 2020 . 4 October 2003 . it .
  7. News: 14 January 2020 . Muere obispo Luis Robles Díaz en el Vaticano . El Universal . 9 April 2007 . es.