Luis Mariano Montemayor

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Luis Mariano Montemayor
Apostolic Nuncio of Ireland
Titular Archbishop of Illici
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Luis Mariano Montemayor
Appointed25 February 2023
Predecessor Thaddeus Okolo
Other post(s) Titular Archbishop of Illici
Orders
Ordination15 November 1985
by  Juan Carlos Aramburu
Consecration6 August 2008
by  Dominique Mamberti, Pope Francis, and Eduardo Maria Taussig
Personal details
Born (1956-03-16) March 16, 1956 (age 68)
Nationality Argentinian
Previous post(s)
MottoSufficit Tibi Gratia Mea
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Luis Mariano Montemayor.svg
Styles of
Luis Mariano Montemayor
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Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
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Luis Mariano Montemayor (born 16 March 1956) is an Argentinian prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1991. He began to serve in his present position as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland in February of 2023.

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Prior to this, He has served as the Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia from September 2018 to February 2023, Apostolic Nuncio to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2015 to 2018 and to Senegal, Cape Verde, and Guinea Bissau, as well as Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania from 2008 to 2015.

He was the second Argentine to be named a nuncio, after Leonardo Sandri. [1]

Biography

Born in Buenos Aires on 16 March 1956, Montemayor was ordained as a priest on 15 November 1985.

Diplomatic career

After earning a degree in canon law, he entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 1991 and worked in Ethiopia, Brazil, and Thailand.

On 19 June 2008 he was appointed the titular archbishop of Illici and Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal and Cabo Verde, as well as Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania. [2] On 17 September of that year he was also appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau. [3]

He received his episcopal consecration on 6 August 2008 in Buenos Aires from Archbishop Dominique Mamberti. [1]

On 22 June 2015, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [4]

On 27 September 2018, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia. [5]

On 25 February 2023, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland. [6]

He stated in 2024 that the Church in Ireland would undergo a reorganisation, "In due time, and following careful assessment and consultation, the present Dioceses of Tuam and Killala on the one hand, and Elphin and Achonry on the other, may be governed by one Bishop in each case, just as the Dioceses of Galway and Clonfert are today governed by one Bishop. If this process evolves still further, the associated Dioceses may then merge fully under their Bishop, and, in this way, the six Dioceses in the Province of Tuam will eventually become three". [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Será ordenado obispo Mons. Montemayor, Nuncio en Senegal" (in Spanish). Agencia Informativa Católica Argentina. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. "Rinunce e Nomine, 19.06.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  3. "Rinunce e Nomine, 17.09.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  4. "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.06.2015" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  5. "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.09.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  6. "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  7. Statement of Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Montemayor regarding Dioceses of Killala and Achonry
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal
2008–2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Giuseppe Pinto
Apostolic Nuncio to Cabo Verde
2008–2015
Succeeded by
Michael Banach
Preceded by
Giuseppe Pinto
Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau
2008–2015
Succeeded by
Michael Banach
Preceded by
Giuseppe Pinto
Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania
2008–2015
Succeeded by
Michael Banach
Preceded by Apostolic Nuncio to DR Congo
2015–2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia
2018–2023
Succeeded by
vacant
Preceded by Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
2023–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent