Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora in Spain

Diocese of Zamora
Dioecesis Zamorensis
Diócesis de Zamora
Location
Country Spain
Metropolitan Valladolid
Statistics
Area 6,984 km2 (2,697 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2010)
167,100
165,000 (98.7%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 10th Century
Cathedral Cathedral of St Mary Magdalene in Zamora
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Gregorio Martínez Sacristán
Metropolitan Archbishop Ricardo Blázquez
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora (Latin: Zamoren(sis)) is a diocese in the city of Zamora in the Ecclesiastical province of Valladolid in Spain.[1][2]

History

Bishops

Bishops of Zamora (Roman rite)

Bishops to 1600

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  • Diego Fernandi (14 May 1311 Appointed – )
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  • Juan Gonzalez Fernandez de Illescas (17 Mar 1395 – 30 Jul 1403 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
...
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1600s

  • Pedro Ponce de Léon (bishop of Zamora), O.P. (29 Mar 1610 – 1615 Resigned)[11]
  • Juan Zapata Osorio (16 Nov 1615 – 13 Jun 1621 Died)
  • Juan Martínez de Peralta, O.S.H. (13 Jun 1622 – 29 Jan 1624 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
  • Plácido Tosantos Medina, O.S.B. (12 Feb 1624 – 30 Aug 1624 Died)
  • Juan Roco Campofrío, O.S.B. (17 Mar 1625 – 5 Jul 1627 Appointed, Bishop of Badajoz)[12]
  • Juan Pérez de la Serna (19 Jul 1627 – 8 Aug 1631 Died)[13]
  • Diego Zúñiga Sotomayor (9 Jan 1634 – 11 Nov 1637 Died)
  • Juan de la Torre Ayala (13 Jun 1638 – 11 Sep 1638 Died)
  • Juan Coello Ribera y Sandoval (11 Apr 1639 – 11 Dec 1652 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
  • Antonio Paiño Sevilla (18 Aug 1653 – 25 Feb 1658 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
  • Alfonso de Llaño Buelna (18 Mar 1658 – 19 Oct 1658 Died)
  • Alfonso de Sanvítores de la Portilla, O.S.B. (27 Jan 1659 – 14 Jul 1660 Died)
  • Diego García de Trasmiera (6 Dec 1660 – 26 Jan 1661 Died)
  • Pedro Gálvez (8 Aug 1661 – 18 Aug 1662 Died)
  • Lorenzo de Sotomayor, O.S. (4 Jun 1663 – 28 Aug 1666 Died)
  • Antonio Rodríguez Castañon (7 Mar 1667 – 27 Jan 1668 Died)
  • Dionisio Pérez Escobosa (9 Jul 1668 – 1 Apr 1671 Died)
  • Juan Astorga de Castillo (1 Jul 1671 – 4 Jan 1679 Died)
  • Alfonso de Balmaseda, O.S.A. (4 Sep 1679 – 13 Sep 1684 Died)
  • Antonio de Vergara, O.P. (1 Oct 1685 – 7 Jan 1693 Died)
  • Fernando Manuel de Mejía (5 Oct 1693 – 15 Jan 1703 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
Cathedral of Zamora and river Duero

1700s

  • Francisco Zapata Vera y Morales (23 Apr 1703 – 14 Jan 1720 Died)
  • José Gabriel Zapata Illescas (3 Jul 1720 – 3 Jan 1727 Died)
  • Jacinto Arana Cuesta (26 Jan 1728 – 23 Feb 1739 Died)
  • Cayetano Benítez de Lugo, O.P. (22 Jun 1739 – 4 Sep 1739 Died)
  • Onésimo Salamanca Zaldívar (14 Dec 1739 – 20 Mar 1752 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
  • Jaime Cortada y Brú (24 Apr 1752 – 26 Sep 1753 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
  • José Gómez (10 Dec 1753 – 14 Oct 1754 Died)
  • Isidro Alfonso Cavanillas (12 May 1755 – 9 Nov 1766 Died)
  • Antonio Jorge y Galván (27 Apr 1767 – 29 Jan 1776 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
  • Manuel Ferrer y Figueredo (23 Jun 1777 – 14 Feb 1785 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Malaga)
  • Angel Molinos, O.P. (19 Dec 1785 – 8 Aug 1786 Died)
  • Antonio Puñuela Alonso (23 Apr 1787 – 23 Aug 1793 Died)
  • Ramón Falcón y Salcedo (21 Feb 1794 – 28 Mar 1803 Confirmed, Bishop of Cuenca)

1800s

  • Joaquín Carrillo Mayoral (26 Mar 1804 – 12 Feb 1810 Died)
  • Pedro Inguanzo Rivero (26 Sep 1814 – 27 Sep 1824 Confirmed, Archbishop of Toledo)
  • Tomás La Iglesia España (20 Dec 1824 – 20 May 1834 Died)
  • Miguel José Irigoyen (17 Dec 1847 – 20 May 1850 Confirmed, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada)
  • Rafael Manso (17 Feb 1851 – 28 Dec 1862 Died)
  • Bernardo Conde y Corral, O. Praem. (16 Mar 1863 – 1 Jul 1880 Died)
  • Tomás Belestá y Cambeses (16 Dec 1880 – 6 Apr 1892 Died)
  • Luis Felipe Ortiz y Gutiérrez (19 Jan 1893 – 9 Feb 1914 Died)

1900s

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Zamora" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Zamora" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ↑ "Archbishop Diego de Deza, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016
  4. ↑ " Bishop Diego Meléndez de Valdés" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 18, 2016
  5. ↑ "Bishop Francisco Mendoza" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 30, 2016
  6. ↑ "Archbishop Pedro Manuel" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  7. ↑ "Bishop Antonio del Aguila Vela y Paz" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 26, 2016
  8. ↑ "Bishop Alvaro Moscoso" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 26, 2016
  9. ↑ "Bishop Diego de Simancas" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
  10. ↑ "Bishop Diego de Simancas" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 5, 2016
  11. ↑ "Bishop Pedro Ponce de Léon, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 9, 2016
  12. ↑ "Bishop Juan Roco Campofrío, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 30, 2016
  13. ↑ "Archbishop Juan Pérez de la Serna" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 30, 2016

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