José María Gil Tamayo

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His Grace, The Most Reverend, Monsignor

José María Gil Tamayo
Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada
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Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Granada
ProvinceGranada
Appointed1 February 2023
Installed1 February 2023
Predecessor Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández  [ es ]
Previous post(s) Bishop of Avila (2018–2022)
Coadjutor Archbishop of Granada (2022–2023)
Orders
Ordination7 September 1980
Consecration15 December 2018
by  Ricardo Blázquez
Personal details
Born
José María Gil Tamayo

(1957-06-05) 5 June 1957 (age 67)
Badajoz, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Denomination Roman Catholic
Residence Granada, Spain
OccupationArchbishop, Clergyman
ProfessionTheologian, Philosopher
Alma mater University of Navarre
MottoNon ministrari sed ministrare
Signature Firma de Jose Maria Gil Tamayo.svg
Coat of arms Escudo de Jose Maria Gil Tamayo.arzobispo.svg

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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Gil became a priest in 1980 and was named bishop in 2018; after his ordination, he did pastoral work in Latin America and the Caribbean. He had many communication-related roles.

Early life

José María Gil Tamayo was born on 5 June 1957 in the municipality of Zalamea de la Serena, Badajoz, Extremadura. [1] He studied at the seminary of the Archdiocese of Mérida–Badajoz. He earned a licenciate degree in ecclesiology and information science from the University of Navarra. [1] [2] [3]

Priesthood

Gil's sacerdotal ordination was on 7 September 1980; he was incardinated in the Archdiocese of Mérida–Badajoz by Antonio Montero Moreno. [2] [4]

For nine years, he performed pastoral work in rural villages, serving as a parish priest, vicar, and religion teacher. In one of these villages, He worked with local radio stations to provide Christian content, especially for those who couldn't attend Mass. [2] [3] [5]

He started his ministry as a clergyman within the Archdiocese of Mérida–Badajoz. In 1992, he assumed the role of directing Medios de Comunicación y de la Oficina de Información for his diocese. He held the position of canon of the same diocese. Gil has been a professor in communication technologies at Pontifical University of Salamanca. [1] [3] [5]

Internationally, he has delivered lectures in El Salvador, Puerto Rico and Cuba. From 2001 to 2011, he was member of the Comité Episcopal Europeo de Medios de Comunicación. He collaborated to the Red Informática de la Iglesia en América Latina and provided advice on pastoral communication services to the Episcopal Conference of El Salvador and Chile. In 2006, he worked at the press office for the Congreso Mundial de TV Católicas. [1] [3] [5]

In 2018, Gil was the spokesperson in the XIII Synod of Bishops in the Catholic Church in Spanish. Furthermore, he was the spokesperson of the Holy See during the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI (February—March 2013) in Spanish. In the Roman Curia, Gil was a consultant of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications from 2006 to 2016. [1] [3] [5]

From 1998 to 2011, Tamayo was the director of the Director of the Media Commission Secretariat of the Spanish Episcopal Conference. He has also directed the Information Service of the Catholic Church in Spain. He has been secretary general of the Spanish Episcopal Conference from 2013—2018. [1] [3] [5]

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Bishop

On 6 of November 2018 he was named as bishop of the Diocese of Ávila, replacing Jesús García Burillo  [ es ]. He received his consecration on 15 December 2018 by Ricardo Blázquez on the Ávila Cathedral. [1] [6]

As bishop of Ávila, Gil was president of the foundation Las Edades del Hombre and the Gran Canciller  [ es ] of the Catholic University of Ávila. He has served as a member of the Comisión Episcopal de Medios de Comunicación Social within the Spanish Episcopal Conference from 2019 to 2020. Additionally, he has been a member of the Comisión Ejecutiva since 2020. Moreover, as of 2022, he holds the position of president of the Consejo de Estudios y Proyectos. [1] [7]

In 2021, the bishop asked the government of Spain to declare the area of Navalacruz a disaster zone following a fire in the region. [8] During the Covid-19 pandemic, Tamayo criticized the government for only providing emergency funding to public schools, not to private schools (including Catholic schools), calling this discriminatory. [9] Tamayo was hospitalized in May 2020 for having Covid-19. [10]

Like other bishops, Gil selected a motto and a ecclesiastical coat of arms. His chosen motto, "Non ministrari sed ministrare", is meant to reflect the words of Jesus to his disciples, signifying that he was named to serve, not to be served. [6] [11]

Archbishop

On 16 July 2022 he was named coadjutor archbishop of Archdiocese of Granada. The position of coadjutor, rarely employed in the Spanish clergy, was utilized to ensure a "peaceful transition" of responsibilities. [12] [13] On 1 February 2023, after the resignation of Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández  [ es ], he was named by Pope Francis as archbishop of Granada. [1] [2] The Holy See tasked Gil to provide an internal audit on the economic situation of the bishopric, as well as a revitalization of the clergy of Granada. [13] In August 2023, Tamayo attended the inauguration of a new statue of the first Archbishop of Mérida-Granada, Antonio Montero, and blessed the sculpture. [14] In 2024, Tamayo hosted a Chrism Mass for the persecuted clergy of Nicaragua, where he announced that the Archdiocese of Granada would welcome Nicaraguan clergy in need. [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "José María Gil Tamayo - Conferencia Episcopal Española" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Quién es José María Gil Tamayo, arzobispo de Granada". Religión Digital (in European Spanish). 5 June 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ávilared (16 July 2022). "Gil Tamayo es nombrado arzobispo coadjutor de Granada". Ávilared | Noticias de Ávila (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Pallarés, Paqui (7 September 2023). "43 años de ministerio sacerdotal de nuestro arzobispo Mons. Gil Tamayo - Archidiócesis de Granada" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "España; el nuevo obispo de Ávila es el secretario de la Conferencia Episcopal Gil Tamayo". La Stampa (in Italian). 6 November 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  6. 1 2 Velasco, Paula (6 November 2018). "José María Gil Tamayo, obispo electo de Ávila". El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Caballero, Ana Belén (16 July 2022). "Mons. Gil Tamayo, nombrado Arzobispo coadjutor de Granada". Arzobispado de Mérida-Badajoz (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  8. ↑ Beltrán, José (19 August 2021). "Gil Tamayo suplica que Ávila se declare zona catastrófica tras el incendio: "No podemos salir adelante"". Vida Nueva - Revista y portal de noticias religiosas y de Iglesia (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  9. ↑ Magariños, Elena (2 July 2020). "El obispo de Ávila considera discriminatorio que los colegios concertados no reciban ayudas del Gobierno por el Covid-19". Vida Nueva - Revista y portal de noticias religiosas y de Iglesia (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  10. ↑ Hernandez, Sonsoles (23 May 2020). "José María Gil Tamayo: "Luché contra el virus, pero yo no tenía la última palabra"". Vida Nueva - Revista y portal de noticias religiosas y de Iglesia (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "Mons. José María Gil Tamayo, miembro de la Comisión Ejecutiva: "Sacerdote católico y periodista"". COPE (in Spanish). 3 March 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  12. ↑ Hernandez, Sonsoles (23 July 2022). "Gil Tamayo, un arzobispo coadjutor para 'reconstruir' Granada". Vida Nueva - Revista y portal de noticias religiosas y de Iglesia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  13. 1 2 Beltrán, José (1 October 2022). "Gil Tamayo aterriza en Granada: "Vengo a serviros. No soy ningún líder, ideólogo o superhombre"". Vida Nueva - Revista y portal de noticias religiosas y de Iglesia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  14. ↑ Alonso, Mateo González (31 August 2023). "Antonio Montero se queda para siempre en Churriana de la Vega". Vida Nueva - Revista y portal de noticias religiosas y de Iglesia (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  15. ↑ Alonso, Mateo González (28 March 2024). "Granada acogerá a dos sacerdotes exiliados de Nicaragua". Vida Nueva - Revista y portal de noticias religiosas y de Iglesia (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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