aren as , ▁Costa ▁Rica , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ten ▁lived ▁in ▁Ab ang ares ▁and ▁Po ás ▁as ▁well . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁priest ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁for ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁T ilar án - L iber ia ▁and ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁as ▁chap lain ▁in ▁the ▁president ial ▁palace ▁during ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁President ▁José ▁María ▁Fig uer es . ▁▁ ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁canon ▁law ▁and ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁E cc les iast ical ▁Academy ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁filling ▁assign ments ▁in ▁the ▁n unci atures ▁in ▁Sud an ▁( 1 9 9 9 - 2 0 0 3 ), ▁Chile ▁( 2 0 0 3 - 2 0 0 6 ), ▁Switzerland , ▁Turkey ▁and ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁appointed ▁Apost ol ic ▁N un cio ▁to ▁Liber ia ▁and ▁Tit ular ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁For ont on iana . ▁Sal as ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁bishop ▁by ▁Card inal ▁Pietro ▁Par olin ▁at ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁Bas il ica ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁additional ▁respons ib ilities ▁as ▁N un cio ▁to ▁the ▁G amb