Pedro Aguado Cuesta

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Pedro Aguado Cuesta (born 26 June 1957) is a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate and Piarist who has been Bishop of Huesca and Jaca since 2025. He was Superior General of the Piarists from 2009 to 2025.

Biography

Pedro Aguado Cuesta was born in Bilbao on 26 June 1957. He studied at the Piarist school in the city.[1] He studied Teaching at a center in Bilbao (1978) and later earned a degree in Ecclesiastical Sciences from a center affiliated with the University of Navarra (1982). Finally, he obtained a degree in Philosophy and Educational Sciences from the University of Deusto (1988).

He began his novitiate with the Piarists in 1974. He was ordained a priest in 1982 by the then Archbishop of Pamplona, José María Cirarda Lachiondo.[1]

In 1995, he was elected Provincial of the Piarist Province of Vasconia, a position he held for 12 years. In 2007, he became Provincial of the newly formed Emmaus Province. Shortly thereafter, in 2009, he was elected Superior General of the Piarists.[2]

On 29 March 2025, Pope Francis appointed him bishop of the dioceses of Huesca and Jaca, united in persona episcopi since 2003.[3] He took possession as Bishop of Huesca on 14 June 2025 and as Bishop of Jaca on 15 June 2025.[4][5]

References

  1. 1.[1.2]Colaborador (31 August 2016). "Pedro Aguado, nombrado consultor de la Congregación para la Educación Católica". Alfa y Omega (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  2. 2.Redacción (28 January 2022). "Pedro Aguado Cuesta, reelegido Padre General de los Escolapios". COPE (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  3. 3.Medina Rodríguez, Ester (29 March 2025). "El escolapio Pedro Aguado, nombrado nuevo obispo de Huesca y Jaca". Alfa y Omega (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  4. 4.A. R. M. (14 June 2026). "Pedro Aguado Cuesta, el octavo en asumir la Diócesis de Huesca desde el Concilio II". Diario del Alto Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  5. 5.S. P. (15 June 2025). "Este es el nuevo obispo de Huesca y Jaca: nacido en Bilbao, escolapio y con cuatro carreras". Hoy Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2026.