Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla (born 15 August 1942) is a Philippine prelate of the

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who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the

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. He became an archbishop in 1991 and the position of Apostolic Nuncio to several countries before retiring in 2017.

Biography

He was born on 5 August 1942 in Sogod,

Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...

, Philippines. On 17 December 1990,

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named him

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of Pia and Apostolic

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. He received his episcopal consecration on 6 January 1991 from John Paul. In 1994, he was appointed Nuncio to

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. On 22 August 1998, he was named Nuncio to Nigeria. On 31 July 2003, he was appointed Nuncio to Costa Rica, and on 12 April 2008 Nuncio to

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. On 26 April 2008, he was assigned in addition the position of Nuncio to

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. He retired on 15 September 2017. In retirement he lives in the Philippines. He is the elder brother of Archbishop

Francisco Padilla Francisco Montecillo Padilla (born 17 September 1953) is a Philippine prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1985. He represented the Holy See, either as Apostolic Nuncio or Apostolic Delega ...

, also a Nuncio.

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Archbishop Osvaldo Padilla at Catholic Hierarchy
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Biography

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