Pope Francis has appointed Msgr. Arnaldo Sanchez Catalan as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda.
The appointment was announced on January 31, 2022, at the Vatican.
Cardinal Jose F. Advincula, Archbishop of Manila, thanked the Pope for this gift and honor and considered the appointment of Archbishop-elect Catalan as historic being the first priest of the Archdiocese of Manila to become a Nuncio.
He also greeted the new archbishop in the name of the clergy, religious men and women, and the laity of the Archdiocese and assured him of their support and prayers as he takes on this new mission.
Fifty-five-year-old Archbishop-elect Catalan has been serving as the Chargé d’affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature in China since 2019.
He has worked in the Diplomatic Service of the Holy See for the past 20 years. His previous assignments were in the Apostolic Nunciatures in Zambia, India, Kuwait, Turkey, Argentina, Canada, and the Philippines.
He was ordained to the priesthood on March 25, 1994.
The details of his episcopal ordination are yet to be announced.
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