Overview
- The Holy See accepted the 76-year-old prelate’s resignation, and he now holds the title of bishop emeritus.
- The Vatican’s Tribunal of the Rota is examining allegations dating to the 1990s at the Getafe seminary where Zornoza served as rector.
- Ramón Darío Valdivia, auxiliary bishop of Seville, has been appointed apostolic administrator to lead the diocese in the Pope’s name.
- Valdivia, 50, holds doctorates in Law and Philosophy and was appointed auxiliary bishop in April 2023.
- The Spanish Episcopal Conference announced the move, and local reporting says Zornoza is the first Spanish bishop under Rota investigation for alleged abuse of a minor.