Jesús Sanz Montes

Jesus Sanz Montes (born 18 January 1955) is a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate and Franciscan friar who has been Archbishop of Oviedo since 2010. He was bishop of both Huesca and Jaca from 2003 to 2009.

Biography Jesús Sanz Montes was born in Madrid on 18 January 1955. After working in a bank, he entered the seminary of Toledo, where he completed his studies in philosophy and theology. He entered the Franciscans and took his perpetual vows on 14 September 1985. He was ordained a priest on 20 September 1986. He obtained a licentiate in theology at the Pontifical University of Salamanca in 1992 and a doctorate in spiritual theology from the Pontifical Antonianum University of Rome in 1999. He received his episcopal ordination on 14 December.

On 21 November 2009, Pope Benedict XVI named him Archbishop of Oviedo.