Santiago García Aracil

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Aracil.

Santiago García Aracil
Archbishop of Mérida–Badajoz
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Mérida–Badajoz
In office	9 July 2004 – 21 May 2015
Predecessor	Antonio Montero Moreno
Successor	Celso Morga Iruzubieta
Previous posts	Bishop of Jaén (1988-2004) Titular Bishop of Croae (1984-1988) Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (1984-1988)
Orders
Ordination	21 September 1963
Consecration	27 December 1984 by Miguel Roca Cabanellas
Personal details
Born	(1940-05-08)8 May 1940 Valencia, Province of Valencia, Spanish State
Died	28 December 2018(2018-12-28) (aged 78) Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain

Santiago García Aracil (8 May 1940 – 28 December 2018) was a Spanish Catholic archbishop.

Biography

García Aracil was born in Valencia, Spain and was ordained to the priesthood in 1963. He served as titular bishop of Croæ and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia, Spain, from 1984 to 1988. He then served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaén, Spain, from 1988 to 2004. Finally he served as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain, from 2004 to 2015, when he resigned for reasons of age.