Edgar Peña Parra
Edgar Peña Parra | |
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| Substitute of the Secretariat of State | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 15 August 2018 |
| Installed | 15 October 2018 |
| Predecessor | Giovanni Angelo Becciu |
| Other post(s) | Titular Archbishop of Thélepte (2011–) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 23 August 1985 by Domingo Roa Pérez |
| Consecration | 5 February 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edgar Peña Parra 6 March 1960 |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University, Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy |
| Motto | Fiat voluntas tua Thy will be done |
| Coat of arms | |
Edgar Robinson Peña Parra (born 6 March 1960) is a Venezuelan Catholic prelate who has served as Substitute for the Secretariat of State for the Holy See since 2018. He joined the diplomatic corps of the Holy See in 1993, serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan from 2011 to 2015 and to Mozambique from 2015 to 2018. He is the first Venezuelan to serve as an apostolic nuncio.