Carlos Escribano
Spanish Catholic archbishop (born 1964)
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Carlos Manuel Escribano Subías (born 15 August 1964) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church, serving as Archbishop of Zaragoza since 2020. He was previously Bishop of Teruel and Albarracín (2010–2016) and Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño (2016–2020).
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Carlos Escribano | |
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| Archbishop of Zaragoza | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Zaragoza |
| Appointed | 6 October 2020 |
| Predecessor | Vicente Jiménez Zamora |
| Previous posts | Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño (2016–2020), Bishop of Teruel and Albarracín (2010–2016) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 14 July 1996 by Elías Yanes Álvarez |
| Consecration | 26 September 2010 by Antonio María Rouco Varela |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1964 Carballo, Spain |
| Education | Pontifical Gregorian University, University of Zaragoza |
| Motto | Quære primum Regnum Dei et iustitiam eius (Seek first the Kingdom of God and its justice) |
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| Coat of arms | .svg) |
Biography
Escribano was born in Carballo in Galicia due to his father's mining job, and was raised from the age of seven months in Monzón in Aragon.[1] He studied business at the University of Zaragoza,[2] and went on to work for local businesses.[3]
Escribano went to seminary in Lleida, as Monzón was part of the Catalan city's dicocese until 1995.[3] He graduated with a degree in moral theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1996, being ordained a priest on 14 July that year.[4]
On 20 July 2010, Escribano was named Bishop of Teruel and Albarracín by Pope Benedict XVI.[5] He was ordained a bishop on 26 September at Teruel Cathedral by cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela.[6]
After Juan José Omella moved to become Archbishop of Barcelona, Escribano was named Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño on 13 May 2016.[7] He took office at Calahorra Cathedral on 25 June.[3]
On 6 October 2020, Escribano was named Archbishop of Zaragoza as Vicente Jiménez Zamora retired age 75.[8] He took office on 21 November at the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, in a ceremony reduced by COVID-19 pandemic protocols.[9] On 29 June 2021, he was one of 36 new archbishops to be given their pallium by Pope Francis at St. Peter's Basilica.[10]