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Pope Leo XIV appoints 2 auxiliary bishops of Madrid

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Pope Leo XIV has appointed two priests to serve as auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Madrid. Fernando Murga Gómez and Andrés Martínez Esteban will join existing auxiliary bishops Juan Antonio Martínez Camino and Vicente Martín.

Fernando Murga Gómez, who has served as the moderator of the Madrid archdiocesan Curia since 2025, has been assigned the titular see of Tasbalta. A priest of the Archdiocese of Madrid since 2011, Murga Gómez previously served as a parish priest and as the administrator of the Madrid diocesan seminary. He also worked as a technical coordinator for the Pope's 2026 apostolic journey to Spain.

Andrés Martínez Esteban, the current vicar general of the Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in Spain-Madrid, has been assigned the titular see of Temuniana. Martínez Esteban holds a doctorate in theology from the Universidad Eclesiástica San Dámaso in Madrid.

The episcopal ordination for both men is scheduled for December 12 at the Almudena Cathedral.

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Pope Leo XIV appoints 2 auxiliary bishops in Madrid

Earlier version, Friday 16 October

Pope Leo XIV appoints 2 new auxiliary bishops of Madrid

Earlier version, Friday 16 October

Pope Leo XIV appoints Fernando Murga and Andrés Martínez as auxiliary bishops of Madrid

How the coverage unfolded

  1. Oct 16, 3:00 AM Alfa y Omega Español Los sacerdotes Fernando Murga y Andrés Martínez, nuevos obispos auxiliares de Madrid
  2. Oct 16, 3:00 AM Religión Digital Español El Papa abre, desde Madrid, la renovación en el episcopado español: Fernando Murga y Andrés Martínez Esteban, nuevos auxiliares de Cobo
  3. Oct 16, 2:59 AM Conferencia Episcopal Española Español Los sacerdotes Fernando Murga y Andrés Martínez, nuevos obispos auxiliares de Madrid
  4. Oct 16, 3:09 AM Vida Nueva Español Madrid estrena dos obispos auxiliares más: Fernando Murga y Andrés Martínez
  5. Oct 16, 6:56 AM L'Osservatore Romano Italiano Nomine episcopali in Spagna
  6. Oct 16, 3:04 AM Holy See Press Office Resignations and Appointments
  7. Oct 16, 4:56 AM Alfa y Omega Español Los nuevos obispos auxiliares de Madrid: «Estamos conmovidos»

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