The Bishop of Córdoba presents the 2026-2030 Diocesan Pastoral Plan
Monsignor Jesús Fernández presented the new plan, the result of a synodal process with 3,200 diocesans, during the Diocesan Assembly, together with his pastoral letter «Se acercó y se puso a caminar con ellos».
Redacción · Published on September 19, 2026
The bishop of Córdoba, Monsignor Jesús Fernández, presented during the Diocesan Assembly the new Diocesan Pastoral Plan 2026-2030, according to the note issued by the Diócesis de Córdoba. The plan arises from a synodal process in which 3,200 diocesans took part, organized into 344 groups, who contributed reflections and proposals through four working itineraries.
The document is presented as a guide to promote pastoral conversion, discernment and co-responsibility of the different realities of the diocesan Church: parishes, movements, hermandades, schools, delegations and associations. As the bishop explained, the plan will act as a framework of reference for the design of the pastoral program that each entity draws up annually.
During the same address, Monsignor Jesús Fernández also presented his pastoral letter, titled «Se acercó y se puso a caminar con ellos». The text invites the diocesan community to walk a path of hope, communion and mission, taking as a reference the gospel episode of the disciples of Emmaus, who according to the account moved from disappointment to hope after their encounter with Christ.
The bishop noted that this path should help transform «their disorientation into a clear horizon, their isolation into community life», referring to the diocesan community, and to promote a Church that proclaims Jesus Christ from communion and the synodal spirit.
Profiles of a missionary Church
The bishop's address focused on describing the profiles of a missionary and evangelizing Church, as well as on the element that, as he explained, is necessary to walk that path in its apostolic dimension: the Word of God.
The prelate concluded his address by stressing that the Pastoral Plan should be understood as a framework plan, that is, a general reference document that must guide the specific pastoral program that each parish, movement or diocesan entity draws up for the year.
The document is presented as a guide to promote pastoral conversion, discernment and co-responsibility of the different realities of the diocesan Church: parishes, movements, hermandades, schools, delegations and associations. As the bishop explained, the plan will act as a framework of reference for the design of the pastoral program that each entity draws up annually.
During the same address, Monsignor Jesús Fernández also presented his pastoral letter, titled «Se acercó y se puso a caminar con ellos». The text invites the diocesan community to walk a path of hope, communion and mission, taking as a reference the gospel episode of the disciples of Emmaus, who according to the account moved from disappointment to hope after their encounter with Christ.
The bishop noted that this path should help transform «their disorientation into a clear horizon, their isolation into community life», referring to the diocesan community, and to promote a Church that proclaims Jesus Christ from communion and the synodal spirit.
Profiles of a missionary Church
The bishop's address focused on describing the profiles of a missionary and evangelizing Church, as well as on the element that, as he explained, is necessary to walk that path in its apostolic dimension: the Word of God.
The prelate concluded his address by stressing that the Pastoral Plan should be understood as a framework plan, that is, a general reference document that must guide the specific pastoral program that each parish, movement or diocesan entity draws up for the year.
