Carlos Manuel Escribano. PHOTO: Courtesy

Pope Benedict XVI has appointed the priest Carlos Manuel Escribano Subías (Carballo, 1964), graduate of the School of Theology of the University of Navarra, as the new bishop of Teruel-Albarracín. He is the second youngest bishop in Spain, after the bishop apostolic administrator of Bilbao, Mario Iceta. 

As he explained, he considers a priority the work with families because "they can be the ones who promote evangelization in this millennium" and with young people because "they are always the hope of society and undoubtedly of the Church".

More than a decade of service to the Church

Carlos Escribano graduated in Economics and then channeled his vocation at seminar in Lérida. He later received his formation in Pamplona, in the Bidasoa International Ecclesiastical high school , directed by the Prelature of Opus Dei, and at the University of Navarra, where he studied the high school program in Sacred Theology (1989-1994). He later obtained the licentiate degree in Moral Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University (1994-1996) and was ordained a priest by the Archdiocese of Zaragoza in 1996.

From that year until 2000 he was parochial vicar of "Santa Engracia" in Zaragoza. From then until 2008, he was parish priest of "El Sagrado Corazón" in the same locality. From 2003 to 2010 he has been a member of the "Movimiento Familiar Cristiano" (Christian Family Movement).

He is currently Episcopal Vicar of the Central sector of the Archdiocese of Zaragoza, professor at the "Centro Regional de programs of study Teológicos de Aragón", consiliary of the Episcopal Delegation of Family and Life and consiliary of the association Catholic Propagandists. He is also patron of the "San Valero" Foundation and parish priest of "Santa Engracia" since 2008.