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José Mazuelos Pérez

José Mazuelos Pérez

Spanish Roman Catholic bishop

José Mazuelos Pérez (Born Seville 9 October 1960).[1] is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church, currently bishop of the diocese of Canarias (part of the Canary Islands) and previously he served as bishop of the diocese of Asidonia-Jerez.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mazuelos and the second or maternal family name is Perez.
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Biography

After completing medical studies in 1983, he worked as a doctor in Osuna at the San Carlos de San Fernando Military Hospital in Cadiz. In 1985 he began his ecclesiastical studies at the Seminary of Seville. He was ordained a priest on 17 March 1990. He studied in Rome obtaining a degree (1995) and a doctorate (1998) in Moral Theology at the Pontifical Lateran University.[2]

On 19 March 2009, he was appointed bishop of Asidonia-Jerez de la Frontera by Pope Benedict XVI and was consecrated on 6 June 2009 in the cathedral of Jerez de la Frontera by Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo.[3][1]

On 6 July 2020, he was appointed bishop of the Canary Islands diocese of Canarias (which includes the islands of Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuertaventura) he took possession of the see on 2 October 2020.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Bishop José Mazuelos Pérez". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. [2]
    "José Mazuelos Pérez es nombrado nuevo obispo de Jerez". 19 March 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2020. (in Spanish)
  3. [3]
    "La Catedral acogerá un 'Te Deum' de entrada libre". Jerez News. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016. (in Spanish)
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