Roman Catholic Diocese of Ávila
Diocese of Ávila Dioecesis Abulensis Diócesis de Ávila | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Valladolid |
| Metropolitan | Valladolid |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,048 km2 (3,107 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 172,804 170,110 (98.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1100 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Saviour in Ávila |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jesús García Burillo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Ricardo Blázquez |
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| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ávila (Latin: Abulen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ávila in the Ecclesiastical province of Valladolid in Spain.[1][2]
History
- 1102–1120: Administered by Jerome, bishop of Salamanca
- 1121: Established as Diocese of Ávila
Leadership
- Priscillian (died 385)
Bishops of Ávila (Roman rite) after 1381
- . . .
- Diego de los Roeles (1381 - 1394)
- Alfonso de Echea o de Córdoba (1395 - 1403)
- Juan Rodríguez de Guzmán (1403 - 1424)
- Diego Gómez de Fuensalida (1424 - 1436)
- Cardinal Juan de Cervantes (1437 -19 August 1441, Appointed Bishop of Segovia)[4]
- Lope de Barrientos, O.P. (19 Jul 1441 - 7 Apr 1445 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
- Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa (1445 - 4 Feb 1454 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla)[5]
- Alonso Fernández de Madrigal (1454-1455)
- Martín Fernández de Vilches (1455-1469)
- Alfonso de Fonseca (29 Jan 1469 - 26 Aug 1485 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)[6]
- Hernando de Talavera, O.S.H. (26 Aug 1485 - 23 Jan 1493 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)[7]
- Francisco Sánchez de la Fuente (1493 - 1496 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)[8]
- Alfonso Carrillo de Albornoz (27 Jun 1496 - 14 Jun 1514 Died)[9]
- Francisco Ruiz (bishop), O.F.M. (14 Jul 1514 - 23 Oct 1528 Died)[10]
- Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado (12 Jan 1530 - 25 Jan 1548 Died)[11]
- Diego Alava Esquivel (7 May 1548 - 21 Oct 1558 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
- Diego de los Cobos Molina (2 Aug 1559 - 4 Sep 1560 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
- Alvaro Hurtado de Mendoza y Sarmiento (4 Sep 1560 - 11 Sep 1577 Appointed, Bishop of Palencia)
- Sancho Busto de Villegas (5 Nov 1578 - 19 Jan 1581 Died)
- Pedro Fernández Temiño (11 Sep 1581 - 29 Aug 1590 Died)
- Jerónimo Manrique de Lara (5 Apr 1591 - 1 Sep 1595 Died)
- Juan Velázquez de las Cuevas, O.P. (29 Apr 1596 - 11 Mar 1598 Died)
- Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avendaño (1 Feb 1599 - 4 Dec 1611 Died)[12]
- Juan Alvarez de Caldas (14 May 1612 - 30 Nov 1615 Died)
- Francisco González Zarate (de Gamarra) (30 May 1616 - 13 Dec 1626 Died)
- Alfonso López Gallo (5 Jul 1627 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
- Francisco Márquez Gaceta (29 Nov 1627 - 8 Nov 1631 Died)
- Pedro Cifuentes Loarte (7 Jun 1632 - 19 May 1636 Died)
- Diego Arce Reinoso (22 Mar 1638 - 8 Oct 1640 Confirmed, Bishop of Palencia)
- Juan Vélez de Valdivielso (25 Feb 1641 - 21 Aug 1645 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en España))
- José de Argáiz Pérez (4 Dec 1645 - 27 Jul 1654 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
- Bernardo Atayde de Lima Perera (5 Oct 1654 - 17 Feb 1656 Died)
- Martín de Bonilla Granada (16 Oct 1656 - 21 Oct 1662 Died)
- Francisco de Rojas-Borja y Artés (23 Apr 1663 - 29 May 1673 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena (en España))
- Juan Asensio Barrios, O. de M. (26 Jun 1673 - 20 Apr 1682 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
- Diego Ventura Fernández de Angulo, O.F.M. (11 Jan 1683 - 17 Mar 1700 Died)
- Gregorio Solórzano Castillo (10 May 1700 - 17 Jul 1703 Died)
- Baltasar de la Peña Avilés (17 Dec 1703 - 7 Feb 1705 Died)
- Julián Cano y Tevar, O. Carm. (17 Jan 1714 - 20 Apr 1719 Died)
- José del Yermo Santibáñez (20 Mar 1720 - 8 Mar 1728 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
- Pedro Ayala, O.P. (8 Mar 1728 - 22 Jun 1738 Resigned)
- Narciso Queralt (23 Jun 1738 - 12 Jan 1743 Died)
- Pedro González García (20 May 1743 - 7 Apr 1758 Died)
- Romualdo Velarde y Cienfuegos (2 Oct 1758 - 11 May 1766 Died)
- Miguel Fernando Merino (1 Dec 1766 - 10 Jul 1781 Died)
- Antonio Sentmenat y Castellá (17 Feb 1783 - 22 Jun 1784 Resigned)
- Julián Gascueña Herráiz, O.F.M. Disc. (20 Sep 1784 - 23 Nov 1796 Died)
- Francisco Javier Cabrera Velasco (24 Jul 1797 - 22 Jan 1799 Died)
- Rafael de Múzquiz y Aldunate (15 Apr 1799 - 20 Jul 1801 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
- Manuel Gómez de Salazar (29 Mar 1802 - 3 Nov 1815 Died)
- Rodrigo Antonio de Orellana, O. Praem. (21 Dec 1818 - 29 Jul 1822 Died)
- Ramón María Adurriaga Uribe (24 May 1824 - 2 Feb 1841 Died)
- Manuel López Santisteban (17 Dec 1847 - 30 Apr 1852 Resigned)
- Gregorio Sánchez y Jiménez (Rubio), O.S.H. (27 Sep 1852 - 17 Feb 1854 Died)
- Juan Alfonso Albuquerque Berión (23 Jun 1854 - 25 Sep 1857 Confirmed, Bishop of Córdoba)
- Fernando Blanco y Lorenzo, O.P. (21 Dec 1857 - 17 Sep 1875 Confirmed, Archbishop of Valladolid)
- Pedro José Sánchez Carrascosa y Carrión, C.O. (23 Sep 1875 - Jan 1882 Resigned)
- Bl. Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás (27 Mar 1882 - 10 Jun 1886 Appointed, Bishop of Madrid)
- Ramón Fernández Piérola y Lopez de Luzuriaca (17 Mar 1887 - 30 Dec 1889 Appointed, Bishop of Vitoria)
- Juan Muñoz y Herrera (26 Jun 1890 - 2 Dec 1895 Appointed, Bishop of Málaga)
- José María Blanco Barón (2 Dec 1895 - 4 Apr 1897 Died)
- Joaquín Beltrán y Asensio (24 Mar 1898 - 3 Nov 1917 Died)
- Enrique Pla y Deniel (4 Dec 1918 - 28 Jan 1935 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
- Santos Moro Briz (21 Jun 1935 - 19 Oct 1968 Retired)
- Maximino Romero de Lema (19 Oct 1968 - 21 Mar 1973 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy)
- Felipe Fernández García (22 Oct 1976 - 12 Jun 1991 Appointed, Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife)
- Antonio Cañizares Llovera (6 Mar 1992 - 10 Dec 1996 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
- Adolfo González Montes (26 May 1997- 15 Apr 2002 Appointed, Bishop of Almería)
- Jesús García Burillo (9 Jan 2003- )
See also
Sources
- ^ "Diocese of Ávila" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Ávila" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Domingo Suárez, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Juan Cardinal de Cervantes" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Archbishop Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Alfonso de Fonseca " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Archbishop Hernando de Talavera, O.S.H." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Francisco Sánchez de la Fuente" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Alfonso Carrillo de Albornoz" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Francisco Ruiz, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avendaño" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 28, 2016
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