Francisco Escalante Molina (born 29 January 1965) is a Venezuelan archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See.
Born in La Grita, Venezuela, on 29 January 1965, Molina was ordained a priest on 26 August 1989.
His early assignments included stints in Sudan, Ghana, Malta, Nicaragua, Japan and Slovenia.
[1] On 19 March 2016, he was appointed an archbishop and named apostolic nuncio to the Republic of the Congo.
[3] On 25 January 2024, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Japan.