Since 1990, five Filipinos have been appointed as diplomatic representatives of the Holy See to various countries and international organizations. This list includes both incumbent and retired Filipino prelates who serve or have served as apostolic nuncios, the Vatican equivalent of an ambassador. It also details their previous assignments holding other senior ranks within the Vatican's foreign service, such as apostolic delegates, permanent observers, and chargé d'affaires.

The first Filipino to be appointed an apostolic nuncio was Archbishop Osvaldo Padilla, who was named to the post in December 1990 by Pope John Paul II.

Incumbent nuncios

Name Titular see Current post Previous posts Country Start date End dateFrancisco Montecillo PadillaNebbio(since April 1, 2006)Guatemala (since April 17, 2020)Papua New Guinea April 1, 2006 November 10, 2011Solomon IslandsTanzaniaNovember 10, 2011April 5, 2016KuwaitApril 5, 2016April 17, 2020Arabian PeninsulaBahrain April 26, 2016United Arab EmiratesYemenJuly 30, 2016QatarMay 6, 2017Bernardito AuzaSuacia(since May 8, 2008)European Union (since March 22, 2025)HaitiMay 8, 2008July 1, 2014United NationsJuly 1, 2014October 1, 2019Organization of American StatesJuly 16, 2014August 31, 2019AndorraOctober 1, 2019March 22, 2025SpainArnaldo CatalanApollonia(since January 31, 2022)Rwanda (since January 31, 2022)ChinaAugust 10, 2018January 31, 2022

Retired nuncios Name Titular see Previous post(s) Start date End date Osvaldo PadillaPia(since December 17, 1990)PanamaDecember 17, 19901994Sri Lanka1994August 22, 1998NigeriaAugust 22, 1998July 31, 2003Costa RicaJuly 31, 2003April 12, 2008KoreaApril 12, 2008September 15, 2017MongoliaApril 26, 2008Adolfo Tito YllanaMontecorvino(since December 13, 2001)ChinaSeptember 20, 1999December 13, 2001Papua New GuineaDecember 13, 2001March 31, 2006Solomon IslandsFebruary 5, 2002PakistanMarch 31, 2006November 20, 2010CongoNovember 20, 2010February 17, 2015AustraliaFebruary 17, 2015June 3, 2021CyprusJune 3, 2021February 17, 2023IsraelJanuary 22, 2026Jerusalem and Palestine

Notes

See also

Catholic Church in the Philippines List of Roman Catholic archdioceses List of Roman Catholic dioceses

References

External links Catholic Hierarchy G Catholic Catholic Bishop's Conference of the Philippines