Libreville, 07 February, 2022 / 9:00 pm (ACI Africa).
Pope Francis has appointed Msgr. Javier Herrera Corona as the new Apostolic Nuncio to the Republic of Congo and Gabon and assigned him the Titular See of Vulturara in Italy with the dignity of Archbishop.
The appointment of the Msgr. Herrera was published by the Holy See Press Office Saturday, February 5.
A native of Mexico, the Archbishop-elect was born in May 1968. He was incardinated in the Diocese of Autlán for which he was ordained a Priest on 21 September 1993.
He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 2003 and has, over the years, served in Apostolic Nunciatures in Pakistan, Peru, Kenya, Great Britain, and the Philippines.
The holder of a degree in Canon Law who is fluent in English, Italian, and French has been serving at the Holy See Study Mission in Hong Kong for over a decade and has been at the helm of the Chinese Mission since 2 January 2020.
