Luis Robles Díaz

Luis Robles Díaz (6 March 1938 – 7 April 2007) was a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Biography

Luis Robles Díaz was born in El Grullo, Mexico, on 6 March 1938.[1] He was ordained a priest on 14 April 1963.

To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1965.[2] He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1967 and fulfilled assignments in Honduras, South Africa, Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, Ecuador, and Colombia.[1]

On 16 February 1985, Pope John Paul II named him a titular archbishop, Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan, and Apostolic Delegate to the Red Sea Region.[3] He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada on 9 April 1985.[4]

On 13 March 1990, Pope John Paul appointed him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda.[5]

On 6 March 1999, Pope John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba.[6]

On 4 October 2003, he was named Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.[7]

Robles Diáz died in the Vatican on 7 April 2007 at the age of 69.[1]

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References
  1. "Muere obispo Luis Robles Díaz en el Vaticano". El Universal (in Spanish). 9 April 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  2. "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXVII. 1985. pp. 346, 443. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. "Archbishop Luis Robles Díaz [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-05-13. [self-published]
  5. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXXII. 1990. p. 406. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  6. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXXXI. 1999. p. 408. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  7. "Rinunce e Nomine, 04.10.2003" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 4 October 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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