Fernando Chica Arellano
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ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed12 February 2015
PredecessorLuigi Travaglino
Ordination19 April 1987
by Miguel Peinado Peinado
by Miguel Peinado Peinado
Fernando Chica Arellano | |
|---|---|
| Permanent Observer to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 12 February 2015 |
| Predecessor | Luigi Travaglino |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 April 1987 by Miguel Peinado Peinado |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fernando Chica Arellano 24 June 1963 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy |
Fernando Chica Arellano (born 24 June 1963) is a Spanish priest of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 2002. He has been the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) since 2015.
Fernando Chica Arellano was born in Mengíbar, Jaén, Spain, on 24 June 1963. He earned a doctorate in dogmatic theology and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Jaén on 19 April 1987.[1] He then fulfilled pastoral assignments in various parishes while serving as director of the Cardenal Merino residence at the diocesan seminary.
