Enrique Benavent Vidal

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The Most Reverend

Enrique Benavent Vidal
Archbishop of Valencia
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Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Valencia
ProvinceValencia
MetropolisValencia
SeeValencia
Appointed10 October 2022
Installed10 December 2022
Predecessor Antonio Cañizares Llovera
Orders
Ordination8 November 1982
by  Pope John Paul II
Consecration8 January 2005
RankArchbishop
Personal details
Born
Enrique Benavent Vidal

(1959-04-25) 25 April 1959 (age 65)
Quatretonda, Spain
NationalitySpanish
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma mater Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoIn caritate et in verbo veritatis
("In charity and in the word of truth")
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Enrique Benavent Vidal (archbishop).svg
Styles of
Enrique Benavent Vidal
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Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Archbishop

Enrique Benavent Vidal (born 25 April 1959) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who has been named Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia. He was Bishop of Tortosa from 2013 to 2022 after serving as Auxiliary Bishop in Valencia from 2005 to 2013.

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Biography

Enrique Benavent Vidal was born on 25 April 1959 in Quatretonda. He attended the seminary of Valencia in Moncada and the San Vicente Ferrer Faculty of Theology. In 1993 he obtained a doctorate from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. [1] He was ordained a priest by Pope John Paul II during his visit to Valencia on 8 November 1982. [2]

He was assistant parish priest and professor of religion in Alcoy (1982-1985); formator in the major seminary of Valencia in Moncada and Professor of Theology for the formation of deacons (1985-1990); episcopal delegate for the pastoral care of vocations (1993-1997); professor of dogmatic theology at the San Vicente Ferrer Faculty of Theology (1993-2004) and at the Valencia Section of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family (1994-2004); director of the San Juan de Ribera Major College in Burjassot (1999-2004); assistant dean and director of the Diocesan Section of the San Vicente Ferrer Faculty of Theology (2001-2004); member of the Presbyteral Council (2003-2004). [1]

Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Rotdon and auxiliary bishop of Valencia on 8 November 2004. [3] He received his episcopal consecration on 8 January 2005. [2] At the time he was the youngest bishop in Spain. [4]

Pope Francis named him bishop of Tortosa on 17 May 2013 [5] and he was installed there on 13 July. [2]

Pope Francis named him metropolitan archbishop of Valencia on 10 October 2022. [1] His installation there is scheduled for 10 December. [6] The head of the Valencian government, Ximo Puig, said his appointment would make it possible for increased cooperation with the Church as was not possible with his predecessor. [7]

He is a member of the permanent commission of the Spanish Episcopal Conference. He was a member of its commission for the doctrine of the faith since 2008 and has been president of that commission since 2017. He was a member of its commission for seminaries and universities from 2008 to 2017. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rinunce e nomine, 10.10.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bisbat de Tortosa". Diocese of Tortosa (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 26 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 08.11.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "El bisbe de Tortosa, Enrique Benavent, nou arquebisbe de València" (in Catalan). Catalunya Religió. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 17.05.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Ramos Llauradó, Antonio (10 October 2022). "El bisbe de Tortosa, Enrique Benavent, és el nou arquebisbe de València". Catalunya Diari (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ximo Puig da la bienvenida al nuevo arzobispo de Valencia, Enrique Benavent" (in Spanish). El Debate. Europe Press. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Excmo. y Rvdmo. Sr. D. Enrique Benavent Vidal". Spanish Episcopal Conference (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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