Bishops of Sevilla Province meet

Bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Sevilla met on October 22 at the Archdiocese of Sevilla to discuss matters of common interest for their dioceses. Archbishop José Ángel Saiz Meneses presided over the meeting, with priest Isacio Siguero serving as secretary.

The bishops reviewed the June visit of Pope Leo XIV to Spain. Bishop Jesús Fernández of Córdoba reported on the assets and sustainability of the diocesan Caritas organizations within the province. Archbishop Saiz Meneses noted the recent opening of a night center managed by Caritas Sevilla. Additionally, Bishop Ramón Valdivia, apostolic administrator of Cádiz and Ceuta and auxiliary bishop of Sevilla, presented a study on the document Cor ad cor loquitur from the Spanish Episcopal Conference Commission for Doctrine.

The meeting included the bishops of the suffragan dioceses: Santiago Gómez of Huelva, Jesús Fernández of Córdoba, José Rico Pavés of Asidonia-Jerez, José Mazuelos of Canarias, and Eloy Alberto Santiago of San Cristóbal de La Laguna. Also present were auxiliary bishops of Sevilla Teodoro León and Ramón Valdivia, and the bishop emeritus of Córdoba, Demetrio Fernández.