Ramiro Moliner Inglés

Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church (1941–2024)
His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Ramiro Moliner Inglés
Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Albania
Titular Archbishop of Sarda
Appointed26 July 2008
Retired1 September 2016
PredecessorJohn Bulaitis
SuccessorCharles John Brown
Other post(s)Titular Archbishop of Sarda (1993–2024)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination19 March 1965
by Pedro Cantero Cuadrado
Consecration22 February 1993
by Antonio María Javierre Ortas, Elías Yanes Álvarez, and Cipriano Calderón Polo
Personal details
Born(1941-03-13)13 March 1941
Died20 August 2024(2024-08-20) (aged 83)
Alcañiz, Spain
NationalitySpanish
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Ramiro Moliner Inglés
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Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Ramiro Moliner Inglés (13 March 1941 – 20 August 2024) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career working in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Biography

Ramiro Moliner Inglés was born on 13 March 1941 in Castelserás, Province of Teruel, Spain. He studied at the seminary of Zaragoza and was ordained a priest on 19 March 1965. He earned a doctorate in social sciences at the Pontifical Gregorian University.[1] Moliner Inglés died on 20 August 2024, at the age of 83.[2]

Diplomatic career

At the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy he studied diplomacy 1970 to 1973.[3] His early assignments in the diplomatic service of the Holy See took him to New Zealand, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Brazil, Uruguay, Sudan, and Great Britain.[1]

Pope John Paul II appointed him on 2 January 1993 Titular Archbishop of Sarda and Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.[4] He received his episcopal consecration on 22 February from Cardinal Antonio María Javierre Ortas.[1]

On 10 May 1997, John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala.[4]

On 17 January 2004, John Paul appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia and Djibouti and Apostolic Delegate to Somalia.[4][5]

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him apostolic nuncio to Albania on 26 July 2008.[4][6]

Moliner Inglés retired on 1 September 2016.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Moliner Inglés, Ramiro". Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. ^ Fallece el ex nuncio y sacerdote aragonés, Ramiro Moliner Inglés (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Monseñor Ramiro Moliner Inglés, de Guatemala a nuncio en Etiopía". Zenit (in Spanish). 19 January 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "El arzobispo español Ramiro Moliner, nuncio apostólico en Albania". Zenit (in Spanish). 27 July 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 17.01.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 17 January 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 26.07.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 26 July 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Giovanni Ceirano
Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
1993–1997
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Giovanni Ceirano
Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands
1993–1997
Succeeded by
Hans Schwemmer
Preceded by Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala
1997–2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia
2004–2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Silvano Maria Tomasi
Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti
2004–2008
Succeeded by
George Panikulam
Preceded by Apostolic Nuncio to Albania
2008–2016
Succeeded by
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Titular Archbishop of Sarda
1993–2004
Succeeded by
Vacant
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