Estela Padilla
Estela Padilla is a Filipina Catholic theologian.{{Cite web |last= |title=Estela Padilla: 'My Experience with Filipino Basic Ecclesial Communities at the Synod' |url=https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Estela-Padilla:-%27My-Experience-with-Filipino-Basic-Ecclesial-Communities-at-the-Synod%27-58855.html |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=AsiaNews.it |language=en}}
Early life and education
Padilla has a Ph.D. in applied theology from De La Salle University and is currently studying for a combined MA and Ph.D. in organizational development at the Southeast Asia Interdisciplinary Development Institute. She also received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of the Philippines Diliman.
Career
Padilla is one of the 70 non-bishops appointed to the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.{{Cite web|url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/politics/news/estela-padilla-first-filipina-theologian-vatican-assembly-a00203-20230710|title=Estela Padilla Is the First Filipino to Join the Vatican Assembly}}
Padilla serves as the Executive Secretary of the Office of Theological Concerns at the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences and is a consultant for the CBCP's Commission on Basic Ecclesial Communities.{{Cite web |title=Vatican assembly to welcome first Filipina appointee |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/7/8/Vatican-assembly-to-welcome-first-Filipina-appointee.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708171208/http://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/7/8/Vatican-assembly-to-welcome-first-Filipina-appointee.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 8, 2023 |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=cnn |language=en}}
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Category:21st-century Filipino women
Category:Filipino Roman Catholic theologians