José María Gil Tamayo


José María Gil Tamayo
Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseGranada
ProvinceGranada
Appointed1 February 2023
Installed1 February 2023
PredecessorFrancisco Javier Martínez Fernández
Previous post(s)Bishop of Avila (20182022)
Coadjutor Archbishop of Granada (20222023)
Orders
Ordination7 September 1980
Consecration15 December 2018
by Ricardo Blázquez
Personal details
Born
José María Gil Tamayo

(1957-06-05) 5 June 1957
NationalitySpanish
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceGranada, Spain
OccupationArchbishop, Clergyman
ProfessionTheologian, Philosopher
Alma materUniversity of Navarre
MottoNon ministrari sed ministrare
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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.