Bishops Álvaro Chordi and David Martínez de Aguirre speak on mission

Bishops Álvaro Chordi and David Martínez de Aguirre shared their missionary experiences during a roundtable discussion at the Aula San Pablo in Vitoria-Gasteiz on Tuesday, October 6. The event, hosted by the Diocese of Vitoria, featured the two bishops who currently serve in Latin America.

Bishop Chordi, an auxiliary bishop in Santiago de Chile, and Bishop Martínez de Aguirre, the apostolic vicar of Puerto Maldonado in Peru, spoke about their journeys from laypeople to priests and eventually to bishops. Both men moved to South America to support development projects and evangelization before being appointed bishops by Pope Francis.

Bishop Chordi previously served the Diocese of Vitoria as a priest ordained in 1999. His past roles included director of the Obra Diocesana de Formación Profesional and coordinator of Pastoral at EGIBIDE, where he served as legal representative and director of Identity and Mission until 2015. He also served on the parish team at San Andrés and as a diocesan youth leader. Bishop Martínez de Aguirre was born in Vitoria and attended the Marianistas school.