Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez
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Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez (born December 22, 1949 in Villamarchante , Spain ) is a Spanish clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Málaga .
Life
Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez received the sacrament of ordination for the Archdiocese of Valencia on July 3, 1976 .
On 25 March 1996 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To the titular of Urusi and ordered him to auxiliary bishop in Valencia. The Archbishop of Valencia, Agustín García-Gasco Vicente , gave him episcopal ordination on May 11th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Barcelona , Cardinal Ricardo María Carles Gordó , and the Apostolic Nuncio in Spain, Archbishop Lajos Kada .
On April 27, 1999, John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Alcalá de Henares . Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Málaga on October 10, 2008. The inauguration took place on December 13 of the same year.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Antonio Dorado Soto |
Bishop of Málaga since 2008 |
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| Manuel Ureña pastor |
Bishop of Alcalá de Henares 1999–2008 |
Juan Antonio Reig Plà |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Catalá Ibáñez, Jesús Esteban |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish clergyman and Roman Catholic Bishop of Málaga |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Villamarchante , Spain |