The Diocese of Málaga renews its Presbyteral Council and its College of Consultors

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The bishop has constituted the new Presbyteral Council, with representatives of the priests of the capital, the province and Melilla, and has appointed the nine members of the College of Consultors for the next five years.

M. Marta L. · Published on October 21, 2026 at 10:14

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The Diocese of Málaga has constituted the new Presbyteral Council, the body that brings together the representatives of the priests, and the College of Consultors, as reported by the Diocese. The appointments are part of the process of renewing the diocesan governance structures, which began with the Episcopal Council and other institutions such as the Fundación Victoria and which will conclude with the renewal of the Diocesan Pastoral Council and its permanent council and of the Council for Economic Affairs.

The representatives of the capital

In Málaga capital the elected are Andrés F. Pérez (Cristo Rey), José Luis Bellón (Los Ángeles), Jesús David Hurtado (San Cayetano), Joaquín Garre SS.CC. (San Patricio), José López Solórzano (Santa María de la Victoria) and Gerardo Martínez (Virgen del Mar).

The province and Melilla

Those elected by the priestly teams of the pastoral areas of the province are Andrés Merino (Álora-Coín), Salvatore Musella S.D.V. (Antequera), Petre Chelaru (Archidona-Campillos), Juan Francisco Cardaldas (Axarquía Costa), Wilfer Darío Alzate (Axarquía Interior), Gonzalo Martín (Fuengirola-Torremolinos), Rafael Rodríguez (Marbella-Estepona) and Rafael López (Ronda y Serranía). These representatives will also hold the position of archpriests, as their pastoral zones are constituted as archpriesthoods. The new representative of the priests who exercise their ministry in Melilla is Daniel Gutiérrez, and that of the chaplains of the apostolic movements is Antonio Castilla.

The College of Consultors

The bishop has appointed, among the members of the Presbyteral Council, the priests who will constitute for five years the College of Consultors, to which functions determined by law correspond. Its new members are Javier Guerrero, Manuel Jiménez, Guillermo Tejero, José Emilio Cabra, Salvador Gil, José Manuel Ferrary, Petre Chelaru, Gerardo Martínez and Miguel Ángel Gamero.