Roman Catholic Diocese of Solsona

Diocese of Solsona
Diocese of Solsona; Dioecesis Celsonensis
Location
Country	Spain
Metropolitan	Tarragona
Statistics
Area	3,536 km2 (1,365 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 124,071; 101,521 (81.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral de Santa Maria
Current leadership
Bishop	Xavier Novell Goma

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Solsona Cathedral

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Solsona (Latin: Celsonen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Solsona in the Ecclesiastical province of Tarragona in Spain.

[edit] History

19 July, 1593: Established as Diocese of Solsona from the Diocese of Urgell and Diocese of Vic

Juan Alvarez Zapata, O. Cist. (11 Mar 1613 - 13 Oct 1623 )
Miguel Santos de Sampedro (15 Apr 1624 - 13 Nov 1630 )
Pedro Puigmartí Funes, O.S.B. (16 Dec 1630 - Nov 1632 )
Diego Serrano Sotomayor, O. de M. (3 Dec 1635 - 30 May 1639 )
Pedro (de Santiago) Anglada Sánchez, O.S.A. (30 Jan 1640 - 14 Nov 1644 )
Guillermo Goñalons, O.S.A. (30 Mar 1700 - 12 Aug 1708 )
Francisco Dorda, O. Cist. (19 Feb 1710 - 3 Dec 1716 )
Pedro Magaña, O.S.B. (10 May 1717 - 9 Feb 1718 )
Tomás Broto Pérez (27 May 1720 - 8 Apr 1736 )
José Esteban Noriega, O. Praem. (27 Jan 1738 - 10 May 1739 )
Francisco Zarceño Martínez, O.SS.T. (14 Dec 1739 - 23 Jan 1746 )
José Mezquía Díaz de Arrízola, O. de M. (16 Sep 1746 - 9 Sep 1772 )
Rafael Lasala Locela, O.S.A. (18 Jun 1773 - 17 Jun 1792 )
Agustín Vázquez Varela, O. Cist. (17 Jun 1793 - 11 Feb 1794 )
Pedro Nolasco Mora Mora, O. de M. (12 Sep 1794 - 1 Mar 1811 )
Manuel Benito Tabernero (7 Oct 1814 - 25 Jul 1830 )
Juan José Tejada Sáenz, O. de M. (28 Mar 1832 - 15 Jun 1838 )
Valentín Comellas y Santamaría (5 Sep 1933 - 19 Mar 1945 )
Vicente Enrique y Tarancón (25 Nov 1945 - 12 Apr 1964)
José Bascuñana y López (20 May 1964 - 19 Feb 1977 )
Miguel Moncadas Noguera (1 Apr 1977 - 5 Aug 1989 )
Antonio Deig Clotet (7 Mar 1990 - 28 Jul 2001 )
Jaume Traserra Cunillera (28 Jul 2001 - 3 Nov 2010 ), retired
Xavier Novell Goma (3 Nov 2010 - ), formerly was the diocesan bursar

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