José María Gil Tamayo
Spanish Catholic bishop (born 1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gil and the second or maternal family name is Tamayo.
José María Gil Tamayo (born 5 June 1957) is a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as archbishop of Granada since his installation on 1 February 2023. He previously served as coadjutor archbishop of that archdiocese and as bishop of Ávila.
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José María Gil Tamayo | |
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Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Granada |
Province | Granada |
Appointed | 1 February 2023 |
Installed | 1 February 2023 |
Predecessor | Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández [es] |
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Ordination | 7 September 1980 |
Consecration | 15 December 2018 by Ricardo Blázquez |
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Born | José María Gil Tamayo (1957-06-05) 5 June 1957 (age 66) |
Nationality | Spanish |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Granada, Spain |
Occupation | Archbishop, Clergyman |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Avila(2018-2022) Coadjutor Archbishop of Granada(2022-2023) |
Alma mater | University of Navarre |
Motto | Non ministrari sed ministrare |
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Gil became a priest in 1980 and was named bishop in 2018; after his ordination, he did pastoral work in rural villages and delivered lectures in Latin America and the Caribbean. He had many technological-related roles due to his degree in information science.