Juan Antonio Cruz Serrano (born 29 September 1976) is a Spanish priest of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
Juan Antonio Cruz Serrano | |
|---|---|
| Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the Organization of American States | |
| Appointed | February 5, 2021 |
| Predecessor | Mark Miles |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 15, 2001 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 29, 1976 |
Cruz Serrano was born in María, Almería, on 29 September 1976. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Almería on 15 September 2001.[1] He earned a doctorate in Canon Law [2] in 2002 and then entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy to prepare for a career as a diplomat.[2]
Diplomatic career
editHe entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 2004. His early assignments included stints in the papal representations in Zimbabwe, Ireland, and Chile, and then in Rome in the Section for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State.[1] He participated in translating the encyclical Fratelli tutti for its release in October 2020.[2]
On 5 February 2021, Pope Francis appointed him Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the Organization of American States.[1]
He is the author of La reserva penal a la sede apostólica.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Resignations and Appointments, 05.02.2021" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Juan Antonio Cruz, nombrado por el Papa como Observador permanente del Vaticano de la OEA en Washington". Diocese of Almería (in Spanish). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Cruz Serrano, Juan Antonio (2004). La reserva penal a la sede apostólica (in Spanish). Pontifical Gregorian University Press.