Pope Francis appoints two Pinoy priests to diplomatic service of the Holy See

Pope Francis has appointed two Filipino priests to different positions in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, the Archdiocese of Cebu announced on Wednesday.

Msgr. Jan Thomas Limchua was appointed as counselor of the Apostolic Nunciature to the Netherlands while Fr. Hezron Jhud Cartagena was assigned attaché of the Apostolic Nunciature to Ivory Coast.

Msgr. Limchua, in October 2020, was named Papal Chaplain or a member of the Papal household.

A Chaplain of His Holiness is a priest to whom the Pope has granted this title. They are addressed as Monsignor and have certain privileges with respect to ecclesiastical dress and vestments.

He was also appointed as an official of the Section for the Relations with States of the Holy See by the Vatican’s Secretary of State, His Eminence Pietro Cardinal Parolin.

Meanwhile, Fr. Cartagena has recently completed his missionary year in Brazil.

He is the fourth Cebuano to enter the diplomatic service. There others are Msgr. Limchua, Archbishop Osvaldo Padilla who is the Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Korea and Archbishop Francisco Padilla, the Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala.

"We wish them success and accompany them with our prayers," the archdioese said. — BAP, GMA Integrated News