Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Pla was named Bishop of Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez was named Bishop of Málaga in October 2008.
Bishop Reig Pla had been serving as Bishop of Cartagena (en España).
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