José Rodríguez Carballo

José Rodríguez Carballo (11 August 1953 –) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the secretary for the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life and now serves as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mérida–Badajoz.

Quotes

• like in all realities of the Church and of society - a fallen tree makes more noise than a forest that is kept alive.
  • Consecrated life today in a positive position, bishops affirm (3 February 2014) Catholic News Agency

• If it is true that the charism is translated into life and that life changes, then the works can also change: when an institute does not know how to adapt to this change, it risks concentrating only on the economic aspect, that is, on the funds to support the works. We have seen that in these cases, in order to save the works, it is possible to have many members lose their vocation and to put the charism itself at risk.
  • Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (14 March 2022) Vatican News