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

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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

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in 1965. 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,

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named him a titular archbishop,

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to Sudan, and Apostolic Delegate to the Red Sea Region. He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal

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on 9 April 1985. On 13 March 1990, Pope John Paul appointed him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda. On 6 March 1999, Pope John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba. On 4 October 2003, he was named Vice President of the

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

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External links

Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Luis Robles Díaz
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robles Diaz, Luis 1938 births 2007 deaths Apostolic Nuncios to Sudan Apostolic Nuncios to Uganda Apostolic Nuncios to Cuba Officials of the Roman Curia People from Jalisco