Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Spain
The Diocese of León (Latin: Legionen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of León in the ecclesiastical province of Oviedo in Spain.[1][2]
Diocese of León Dioecesis Legionensis Diócesis de León | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Ecclesiastical province | Oviedo |
| Metropolitan | Oviedo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,620 km2 (3,710 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 315,452 314,172 (99.6%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 4th Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Way in León |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Julián López Martín |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jesús Sanz Montes |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
History
- 4th century: Established as Diocese of León
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Real Basílica de San Isidoro de León, León
Bishops of León
- . . .
- Cixila (911 – 914/15). Died in 938. Retired in 916 to the Monastery of San Cosme y San Damián in Abellar (León) which he had founded.
- Frunimio II (915–924)[5]
- Oveco Núñez (927–950),[6] Carriedo Tejedo calls him the 6th Bishop[7]
- Gonzalo (950/1 – 966)[7]
- Velasco (966 – 973/4)[7]
- Sisnando Puricélliz (974–980), possibly brother of noblemen Sancho and Aznar Puricélliz[7]
- Velasco (again, 980/1)[7]
- Sisnando Baroncélliz (981/2)[7]
- Sabarico (981/2)[7]
- Fortis (fl. 984)[7]
- Sabarico (again, 985–991)[7]
- Fruela (991/2 – 1006)[7]
- . . .
- Aloito (1057–1063)
- Pelayo Tedóniz (1065– )[8]
- Pedro I (c.1087 – 1111/2)[9]
- Maurice Bourdin (1111–1112/3), usurped the see from Pedro for a brief time[9]
- Diego (1112/3 – 1130)[9]
- Arias Gundesíndiz (1130–1135)[9][10]
- Pedro (II) Anáyaz (1135–1139)[9][10]
- Juan Albertínez (1139–1181)[9]
- Manrique de Lara (1181–1205)[9]
- Pedro Muñiz (May 1205 – 1206/07), appointed archbishop of Santiago de Compostela in early 1207. Died on 29 January 1224.[11]
- Pelayo Pérez (February 1207 – 1208),[11] died before consecration[9]
- Rodrigo Álvarez (1208–1232)[9]
- . . .
- Gonzalo de Hinojosa (6 Nov 1301 – 12 Jul 1313 appointed Bishop of Burgos), died on 15 May 1327[12]
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- Pierre Benoît ou de Guémené (Pierre Benoît de Guémené)(Pierre de Nantes)(1328–?) on 14 Jul 1349 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Malo)[13]
- Juan del Campo (2 Dec 1332 – 24 May 1344 Died)[14]
- Diego Ramírez de Guzmán (1344–1354)[15]
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- Pedro Raimundo de Barrière, O.S.A. (31 Aug 1360 – 19 Nov 1361 Appointed, Bishop of Toul)
- . . .
- Juan de Mella (12 Apr 1434 – Did Not Take Effect)
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- Juan de Torquemada, O.P. (31 Jul 1460 – 26 Jan 1463 Appointed, Bishop of Orense)
- Giacopo Antonio Venier (16 Sep 1464 – 6 Oct 1469 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
- Rodrigo de Vergara (6 Oct 1469 – 18 Jun 1478 Died)
- Luis Velasco (1478–1484 Appointed Bishop of Córdoba)
- Iñigo Manrique de Lara (bishop) (1484–1485 Appointed Bishop of Córdoba)[16]
- Alonso de Valdivieso (1485 – 21 May 1500 Died)
- Francisco Desprats (4 Dec 1500 – 10 Sep 1504 Died)
- Juan de Vera (14 May 1505 – 4 May 1507 Died)
- Francesco Alidosi (1507 – 24 May 1511 Died)
- Luigi d'Aragona (6 Jun 1511 – 17 Dec 1516 Resigned)
- Esteban Gabriel Merino (17 Dec 1516 – 12 Jun 1523 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
- Pedro Manuel (12 Jun 1523 – 17 Jun 1534 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)[17]
- Pedro Alvarez de Acosta (8 Jan 1535 – 21 May 1539 Appointed, Bishop of Osma)
- Fernando Valdés (30 May 1539 – 29 Oct 1539 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
- Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (29 Oct 1539 – 2 Jun 1542 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
- Esteban Almeida (2 Jun 1542 – 16 Apr 1546 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en España))
- Juan Fernández Temiño (19 Jul 1546 – 9 Nov 1556 Died)
- Andrés de la Cuesta (10 Dec 1557 – 1564 Died)
- Juan de San Millán (28 Jul 1564 – 11 Apr 1578 Died)[18]
- Francisco Trujillo Garcia (5 Sep 1578 – 14 Nov 1592 Died)
- Juan Alonso Moscoso (30 Aug 1593 – 9 May 1603 Appointed, Bishop of Malaga)
- Andrés de Casso, O.P. (12 Jun 1603 – 13 May 1607 Died)
- Francisco Terrones del Caño (3 Mar 1608 – 13 Mar 1613 Died)
- Alonso González Aguilar (23 Sep 1613 – 2 Dec 1615 Died)
- Juan Llano Valdés (5 Sep 1616 – 9 Aug 1622 Died)
- Juan Molina Alvarez (20 Mar 1623 – Nov 1623 Died)
- Gregorio Pedrosa Cásares, O.S.H. (16 Sep 1624 – 31 Jan 1633 Appointed, Bishop of Valladolid)
- Bartolomé Santos de Risoba (26 Sep 1633 – 9 Dec 1649 Confirmed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
- Juan del Pozo Horta, O.P. (10 Jan 1650 – 28 Aug 1656 Confirmed, Bishop of Segovia)[19]
- Juan Pérez de Vega (López de Vega) (18 Sep 1656 – 14 Sep 1659 Died)
- Juan Bravo Lasprilla (7 Jun 1660 – 31 Jul 1662 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en España))
- Juan Vande-Escarth y Briceño, O.S.H. (12 Jan 1665 – 6 Apr 1672 Died)
- Juan Álvarez Osorio (12 Dec 1672 – 22 Jan 1680 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
- Juan Aparicio Navarro (7 Oct 1680 – 6 Nov 1696 Died)
- José Gregorio de Rojas y Velázquez (3 Jun 1697 – 7 Apr 1704 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
- Manuel Pérez Araciel y Rada (28 Apr 1704 – 13 Jun 1714 Confirmed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
- José Ulzurrun de Asanza y Civera (17 Sep 1714 – 17 Apr 1718 Died)
- Martín Zalayeta Lizarza (27 May 1720 – 11 Sep 1728 Died)
- Juan Fernández Zapata (3 Aug 1729 – 12 Oct 1729 Died)
- Francisco de la Torre Herrera (24 Jul 1730 – 1 Feb 1735 Died)
- José de Llupiá y Roger, O.S.B. (19 Dec 1735 – 21 Nov 1752 Died)
- Alfonso Fernández Pantoja (9 Apr 1753 – 6 Nov 1761 Died)
- Pascual de los Herreros (23 Aug 1762 – 3 Mar 1770 Died)
- Baltasar Yusta y Navarro (10 Sep 1770 – 17 Feb 1777 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
- Cayetano Antonio Cuadrillero Mota (15 Dec 1777 – 3 Apr 1800 Died)
- Pedro Luis Blanco (11 Aug 1800 – 22 Nov 1811 Died)
- Ignacio Ramón Roda (19 Dec 1814 – 4 Jan 1823 Died)
- Joaquín Abarca Blanque (27 Sep 1824 – 21 Jun 1844 Died)
- Joaquín Barbajero y Villar (17 Jan 1848 – 26 Feb 1863 Died)
- Calixto Castrillo y Ornedo (1 Oct 1863 – 19 Sep 1869 Died)
- Saturnino Fernandez de Castro y de la Cotera (5 Jul 1875 – 15 Mar 1883 Appointed, Bishop of Burgos)
- Francisco Xavier Caminero y Muñoz (27 Mar 1885 – 13 Apr 1885 Died)
- Francisco Gómez-Salazar y Lucio-Villegas (10 Jun 1886 – 1 Oct 1904 Retired)
- Juan Manuel Sanz y Saravia (27 Mar 1905 – 29 Apr 1909 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
- Ramón Guillamet y Coma (29 Apr 1909 – 18 Jul 1913 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
- José Álvarez y Miranda (18 Jul 1913 – 4 Mar 1937 Died)
- Carmelo Ballester y Nieto, C.M. (12 Feb 1938 – 10 Jun 1943 Appointed, Bishop of Vitoria)
- Luis Almarcha Hernández (10 Jul 1944 – 4 Apr 1970 Retired)
- Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta (9 Jul 1971 – 16 Feb 1979 Appointed, Bishop of Bilbao)
- Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, C.M.F. (22 Aug 1979 – 28 Jul 1983 Resigned)
- Juan Angel Belda Dardiñá (28 Jul 1983 – 9 Feb 1987 Resigned)
- Antonio Vilaplana Molina (9 Feb 1987 – 19 Mar 2002 Retired)
- Julián López Martín (19 Mar 2002 Appointed – )
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Spain
- Kingdom of León
- Leonese language
References
- "Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2015
- "Diocese of León" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- Carriedo Tejedo 2009, p. 29.
- Carriedo Tejedo 2009, p. 53.
- Carriedo Tejedo 2009, n. 7, p. 29 and p. 53.
- Carriedo Tejedo 2009, p. 54.
- Carriedo Tejedo 2002, p. 156.
- Carriedo Tejedo, Manuel (1999). "El gallego Pelayo Tedóniz: monje de Celanova (desde 1040), diácono compostelano (desde 1056) y obispo de León (desde 1065)". Compostellanum: revista de la Archidiócesis de Santiago de Compostela (in Spanish). 44 (1–2): 67–75. ISSN 0573-2018.
- Richard A. Fletcher (1978), The Episcopate in the Kingdom of León in the Twelfth Century, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 68.
- Reglero de la Fuente 2009, p. 507.
- Cavero Domínguez, Gregoria (2015). "Pedro Muñiz, obispo de León (1205 – 1206 y arzobispo compostelano (1207 – 1224". Estudios en homenaje al proferor Emilio Cabrera (in Spanish). Córdoba: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Córdoba. pp. 111 – , 121.
- Ordás Díaz, Pablo (2017). "¿Don Gonzalo Osorio de Villalobos o don Gonzalo de Hinojosa?". e-Spania. Revue interdisciplinaire d’études hispaniques médiévales et modernes (in Spanish). doi:10.4999/e-spania.26454. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Pierre Benoît ou de Guémené" retrieved January 15, 2016
- Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Juan del Campo" retrieved January 15, 2016
- Pablo Ordás Díaz, "Cloister-phobia: The Neglected Art History of León Cathedral's Cloister" The Medieval Colloquium, Columbia University (2/19/2014), p. 10.
- "Bishop Iñigo Manrique de Lara" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 17, 2016
- "Archbishop Pedro Manuel" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- "Bishop Juan de San Millán" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 2, 2016
- "Bishop Juan del Pozo Horta, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
Bibliography
- Carriedo Tejedo, Manuel (2009). "Locus Sancti Martini (SS. VIII – XIII)" (PDF). Estudios Mindonienses. Anuario de estudios histórico-Teológicos de la Diócesis de Mondoñedo-Ferrol (in Spanish). Mondoñedo: Cabildo de la Catedral. Mondoñedo. Centro de Estudios de la Diócesis de Mondoñedo-Ferrol. Fundación Caixa Galicia (25): 27–78.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Carriedo Tejedo, Manuel (2002), Morán Suárez, María Antonia; Rodríguez López, María del Carmen (eds.), Un obispo desconocido de León: Sisnando Baroncélliz (Año 982) (PDF) (in Spanish), 1, León: Universidad de León, pp. 129–156CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Reglero de la Fuente, Carlos, "Los primeros arcedianos leoneses (1070 – 1181)", Castilla y el mundo feudal. Homenaje al profesor Julio Valdeón (in Spanish), Vol. I, Valdivieso, María Isabel del Val and Martínez Sopena, Pascual (Dirs.), Valladolid: Junta de Castilla y León. Universidad de Valladolid, ISBN 978-84-9718-582-0CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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