Arnaldo Catalan

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Arnaldo S. Catalán
Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda Titular Archbishop of Apollonia
Archbishop Catalan, 2021.
Appointed	31 January 2022
Predecessor	Andrzej Józwowicz
Other post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Apollonia
Previous post(s)	Chargé d’affaires to China (2019–2022)
Orders
Ordination	25 March 1994 by Cardinal Jaime Sin
Consecration	11 February 2022 by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle
Personal details
Born	Arnaldo Sánchez Catalán 18 September 1966 Manila, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Iuxta Misericordiam non Difecumus ('Through mercy, we are not discouraged', 2 Corinthians 4:1)
Coat of arms

Styles of Arnaldo S. Catalán
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Ordination history of Arnaldo Catalan
History Priestly ordination Ordained by Cardinal Jaime Lachica Sin (Manila) Date 25 March 1994 Place Manila, Philippines Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle Co-consecrators Cardinal Jose Advincula (Archbishop of Manila) Charles John Brown (Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines) Date 11 February 2022 Place Manila Cathedral

Arnaldo Sánchez Catalán (born 18 September 1966) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church who has been an apostolic nuncio since 2022, currently Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda and titular Archbishop of Apollonia.

Biography

Arnaldo Sánchez Catalán was born on 18 September 1966 in Manila, Philippines. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Manila on 25 March 1994.

Diplomatic career

He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 2001, and served in the pontifical representations in Zambia, Kuwait, Mexico, Honduras, Turkey, India, Argentina, Canada, Philippines and Taiwan.

On 31 January 2022, Pope Francis appointed him Titular Archbishop of Apollonia and Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda.[1][2] He was ordained to the episcopacy at the Manila Cathedral on February 11, 2022, with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples as the Principal Consecrator, and Cardinal Jose Advincula, Archbishop of Manila and Archbishop Charles John Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, as Co-Consecrators. [3]

See also

• List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See

References

1. "Resignations and Appointments, 31.01.2022". Retrieved January 31, 2022.
2. "Pope Francis appoints Manila priest Arnaldo Catalan as new envoy to Rwanda". Retrieved February 3, 2022.
3. "Archbishop Arnaldo Sanchez Catalan".