{"id":62,"date":"2017-10-31T12:51:01","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T12:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catedraldevalencia.es\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2025-12-20T17:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T17:04:55","slug":"the-archbishop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catedraldevalencia.es\/en\/the-cathedral\/the-archbishop\/","title":{"rendered":"The Archbishop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#1b1b1b&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; module_id=&#8221;marquee&#8221; module_class=&#8221;full w_image animated&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/catedraldevalencia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/hd-the-elected-archbishop.jpg&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=&#8221;Header &#8211; 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<\/em>Faculty of Theology<\/li>\n<li>Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Spanish Episcopal Conference<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Member of the Episcopal Commission for Seminaries and Universities <em>(2005\u20132017)<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Member of the Episcopal Commission for the Doctrine of the Faith <em>(2008-2017)<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>President of the Episcopal Commission for the Doctrine of the Faith since March 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Member of the Permanent Commission since March 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Tarraconense Episcopal Conference<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Bishop responsible for the area of missions since 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--<a href=\"#row-5\" class=\"go_to\">See Writings of the Archbishop<\/a>--><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; 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Timeline&#8221; horizontal_line=&#8221;on&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[et_pb_timeline_item title=&#8221;15 October&#8221; date=&#8221;1959&#8243; use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; animation=&#8221;top&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;%%517%%&#8221; item_admin_label=&#8221;Born in Quatretonda&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Born in Quatretonda (Valencia)<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_timeline_item][et_pb_timeline_item title=&#8221;8 November&#8221; date=&#8221;1982&#8243; use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; animation=&#8221;top&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;%%515%%&#8221; item_admin_label=&#8221;Ordained a priest&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Ordained a priest in Valencia by Pope John Paul II during his first Apostolic Visit to Spain.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_timeline_item][et_pb_timeline_item title=&#8221;8 November&#8221; date=&#8221;2004&#8243; use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; animation=&#8221;top&#8221; 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