Pope Francis appointed three bishops for Spain. The to-be bishops are Mons. Juan Antonio Aznárez Cobo, as Military Archbishop; Bishop José Luis Retana Gozalo, as Bishop of Salamanca and Ciudad Rodrigo; and to Fr. Francisco César García Magán, as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo.
Mons. Juan Antonio Aznárez Cobo, named today by Pope Francisco, Archbishop of Castrense was Auxiliary Bishop of Pamplona and Tudela until now.
The Military Archdiocese was vacant after the death of COVID of Mons. Juan del Río Martín on January 28, 2021. Until now he has been at the head of the Military Archdiocese, Father Carlos Jesús Montes, as an ordinary Castrense.
Pope Francis also appointed Bishop José Luis Retana, until now Bishop of Plasencia, as Bishop of the Diocese of Salamanca and the Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo, under the formula “in persona Episcopi”, that is, in the person of the bishop.