Juan Carlos Elizalde Espinal
Juan Carlos Elizalde Espinal (born June 25, 1960 in Mezquíriz , Navarra , Spain ) is Bishop of Vitoria .
Life
Juan Carlos Elizalde Espinal received the sacrament of ordination for the Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela on October 3, 1987 .
On January 8, 2016, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Vitoria. The Apostolic Nuncio in Spain, Archbishop Renzo Fratini , donated him episcopal ordination on March 12 of the same year . Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Burgos , Fidel Herráez Vegas , and his predecessor Miguel José Asurmendi Aramendia SDB .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Vitoria (Spagna) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , January 8, 2016, accessed January 8, 2016 (Italian).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Miguel José Asurmendi Aramendia SDS |
Bishop of Vitoria since 2016 |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Elizalde Espinal, Juan Carlos |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish clergyman, Bishop of Vitoria |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1960 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mezquíriz , Navarre , Spain |