Francisco Escalante Molina

Francisco Escalante Molina (born 29 January 1965, La Grita, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See. He currently serves as the Apostolic Nuncio to the Republic of the Congo and Gabon, holding the post since 2016.

Biography

Born in Venezuela in 1965, Molina became an ordained priest in 1989. After joining the diplomatic service of the Holy See, Molina worked in Africa and later at the apostolic nunciature in Slovenia. In 2016 he was appointed as an archbishop and received a diplomatic posting in Africa as the apostolic nuncio to the Republic of the Congo and Gabon.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Archbishop Francisco Escalante Molina. CAtholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
↑ Monseñor Francisco Escalante Molina: “Me quedé sin palabras cuando me nombraron Nuncio Apostólico de El Congo” (in Spanish). El Guardian Atolico. Published 15 May 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

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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[1] Archbishop Francisco Escalante Molina. CAtholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

[2] Monseñor Francisco Escalante Molina: “Me quedé sin palabras cuando me nombraron Nuncio Apostólico de El Congo” (in Spanish). El Guardian Atolico. Published 15 May 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.