Type: | Bishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Francisco Jesús Orozco Mengíbar | |
Bishop of Guadix | |
Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese: | Granada |
Diocese: | Guadix |
Appointed: | 30 October 2018 |
Predecessor: | Ginés Ramón García Beltrán |
Successor: | Incumbent |
Ordination: | 9 July 1995 |
Ordained By: | Bishop José Antonio Infantes Florido |
Consecration: | 22 December 2018 at Guadix Cathedral |
Consecrated By: | Archbishop Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández |
Birth Date: | 23 April 1970 |
Birth Place: | Villafranca de Córdoba, Spain |
Alma Mater: | Pontifical Lateran University |
Coat Of Arms: | Coat of arms of Francisco Jesús Orozco Mengíbar.svg |
Nationality: | Spanish |
Bishop Francisco Jesús Orozco Mengibar is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guadix, Spain.[1]
Francisco was born on 23 April 1970 in Villafranca de Córdoba, Spain.[2] He has acquired bachelor's degree in theology from Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid and a licentiate and a doctorate in fundamental theology from Pontifical Lateran University.[3] [4]
Francisco received his priestly ordination from Bishop José Antonio Infantes Florido on 9 July 1995.[5]
On 30 October 2018, Pope Francis appointed Francisco bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guadix. His episcopal ordination took place on 22 December 2018 at Guadix Cathedral.[6]