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Pope Francis has appointed Francisco Conesa Ferrer as the new bishop of the Diocese of Menorca. He was currently pastor and President of the Basilica of Santa Maria de Elche, in the Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante. Since 1994 he was Adjunct Professor at the School of Theology of the University of Navarra. 

Francisco Conesa is a former student of the Schools of Philosophy and Letters and Theology at the University of Navarra, where he "found excellent teachers and still maintains good friends", as his biography published on the website of the University of Navarra states. Bishopric of Menorca.

He obtained the licentiate degree (1991) and the doctorate in Theology (1994) with a research on the relationship between faith and knowledge in the contemporary analytical Philosophy . He is also graduate (1992) and doctor in Philosophy (1995) from the same academic center. His second thesis was on the problem of evil in the thought of the philosopher Alvin Plantinga. Both thesis were published by EUNSA.

From his time at the University until his appointment as bishop

Since his return to the diocese (1992) he has been professor of Philosophy of language and fundamental theology in the Diocesan seminar of Orihuela and Alicante. At the same time, he developed his pastoral work in several parishes.

In 1998 he was appointed vicar general of the Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante, official document which he held until 2014. During these 16 years he accompanied the bishops Victorio Oliver, Rafael Palmero and Jesús Murgui.

In addition, the new bishop of Menorca is canon magistral of the Cathedral of Orihuela (2001) and prelate of honor of Pope Francis (2012).

Of his time as pastor and President of the Basilica of St. Mary of Elche , he says that they have been "wonderful years" in which he has felt "very happy and accompanied in faith".