Bishop Jesús Fernández González was named Bishop of Astorga, Spain.
The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández in May 2019.
Bishop Fernández González had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela.
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