José María Gil Tamayo
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José María Gil Tamayo | |
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| Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Granada |
| Province | Granada |
| Appointed | 1 February 2023 |
| Installed | 1 February 2023 |
| Predecessor | Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández |
| Previous posts | Bishop of Avila (2018–2022) Coadjutor Archbishop of Granada (2022–2023) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 7 September 1980 |
| Consecration | 15 December 2018 by Ricardo Blázquez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José María Gil Tamayo 5 June 1957 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Granada, Spain |
| Occupation | Archbishop, Clergyman |
| Profession | Theologian, Philosopher |
| Alma mater | University of Navarre |
| Motto | Non ministrari sed ministrare |
| Signature |  |
| Coat of arms |  |
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.
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.
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 and professor at Catholic University of El Salvador[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 to 2018.[1][3][5]
