Francisco Montecillo Padilla (born 17 September 1953) is a Philippine prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1985.

Francisco Montecillo Padilla was born on 17 September 1953 in Cebu City, Philippines, the tenth of thirteen siblings.

He earned his theology degrees at the University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary in Manila.

[2] He then continued his studies in Rome, earning degrees at Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas.

[2] He was based in Australia when, on 1 April 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Titular Archbishop of Nebbio and Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.