According to what InfoVaticana has been able to learn, the shortlist sent to Rome for the see of Barcelona would be made up of Florencio Roselló, José Ángel Saiz Meneses, and Enrique Benavent Vidal.
Florencio Roselló, current archbishop of Pamplona and Tudela, is a Mercedarian religious and developed a good part of his pastoral life in the penitentiary field. His appointment to Pamplona was received with surprise in wide ecclesial sectors, who consider that he lacks the necessary training and profile for a first-line see, and recall his embarrassing interventions in the Spanish Episcopal Conference, which would have disqualified him for greater responsibilities.
José Ángel Saiz Meneses, archbishop of Seville and former bishop of Terrassa, is considered the best candidate for Barcelona. He knows the Catalan ecclesial reality well, combines prudence and doctrinal firmness, and enjoys the respect of a significant part of the Spanish episcopate. He would be, according to various sources, the most suitable name for a diocese that demands balance, clarity, and experience.
The third name, Enrique Benavent Vidal, current archbishop of Valencia, represents a more theological and moderate profile, although his management in Valencia has raised criticisms for an appointment policy considered too continuist with previous stages.
On the other hand, sources close to the Roman environment assure that Jordi Bertomeu, a Catalan priest who works in the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, would be trying to make his way to be included in the shortlist and eventually aspire to the Barcelona see. About his figure and his recent movements in Rome, InfoVaticana will report soon.