Bishops of Galicia and northern Portugal meet in Tui

More than ten bishops from the ecclesiastical provinces of Santiago de Compostela and Braga met on October 20 at the San Paio de Tui Seminary to discuss Christian initiation and the adult catechumenate. This annual meeting rotates between different locations in Galicia and northern Portugal.

The gathering included the archbishop of Braga, José Manuel García Cordeiro, and bishops from the Portuguese dioceses of Aveiro, Bragança-Miranda, Coimbra, Lamego, Porto, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, and Viseu, along with auxiliary and emeritus bishops. From Galicia, the participants were the archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Francisco José Prieto, and emeritus archbishop Julián Barrio; the bishop of Lugo, Alfonso Carrasco; the bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Fernando García Cadiñanos; the bishop of Ourense, Leonardo Lemos; and the bishop of Tui-Vigo, Antonio Valín, accompanied by emeritus bishop Luis Quinteiro.

Following the sessions, the bishops visited the Cathedral of Santa Maria in Tui during the Jubilee Year celebrating the 800th anniversary of the cathedral's consecration. During the visit, cathedral dean José Diéguez opened the altar of Reliquias for extraordinary veneration.