Sergio María
| Ginés Jesús Hernández | |
|---|---|
| Pope Gregory XVIII | |
| Church | Palmarian Catholic Church |
| See | El Palmar de Troya |
| Papacy began | 15 July 2011 |
| Papacy ended | 22 April 2016 |
| Predecessor | Peter II (Palmarian claimant) |
| Successor | Peter III (Palmarian claimant) |
| Opposed to |
Benedict XVI Francis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1959 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Sergio María Ginés Jesús Hernández y Martínez (born 1 July 1959), known by his religious name as Sergio María and by his papal name as Gregory XVIII, is the former Palmarian Catholic Church pope. Hernández was in office from 2011 until his 2016 resignation. Hernández fell in love, lost his faith, resigned, and left the church.
Hernández is a former member of the Spanish Military. Hernández is a Carlist.
Between 2005 and 2011, Hernández served as church secretary of state under pope Manuel Corral (Peter II). After Corral's death, Hernández succeeded Corral, on 16 July 2011, as pope at El Palmar de Troya and adopted the papal name Gregory XVIII. Hernández nominated his successor Joseph Odermatt from Switzerland.
According to Professor Magnus Lundberg, of the University of Uppsala, Hernández resigned from papacy on 22 April 2016 and was succeeded on 23 April 2016 by Odermatt who took Peter III as his papal name.
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