�vila (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Jes�s Rico Garc�a, H.S.O.D., Bishop Jes�s Garc�a Burillo, Bishop Emeritus	General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseErected: 4th Century Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Valladolid Rite: Latin (or Roman)Country: SpainSquare Kilometers: 8,048 (3,108 Square Miles)Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdeavila.com/ Mailing Address: Obispado, Plaza del Teniente Arevalo 5, 05001 Avila, EspanaTelephone: 920.35.39.00Fax: 920.21.10.73

Past and Present Ordinaries

Pedro S�nchez Zarraquines † ( 1121 Appointed - 1130 Died)
��igo † ( 1133 Appointed - 1142 Died)
Sancho † (Mar 1161 Appointed - 1 May 1181 Died)
Domingo Su�rez, O.F.M. † (30 Jul 1263 Appointed - 1271 Died)
Fernando Rodr�guez † (19 Mar 1290 Appointed - 15 Aug 1292 Died)
Sancho Bl�zquez D�vila † ( 1337 Appointed - 1353 Died)
Gonzalo de la Torre † (23 Dec 1355 Appointed - 1359 Died)
Alfonso de Vargas † (4 Aug 1361 Appointed - 1370 Died)
Alfonso de Vargas † (21 Feb 1371 Appointed - 11 Nov 1372 Appointed, Bishop of C�rdoba)
Alfonso † (3 Nov 1372 Appointed - )
Diego de los Roeles † ( 1378 Appointed - 1394 Died)
Alfonso de Egea † (17 Mar 1395 Appointed - 30 Jul 1403 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
Juan Ram�rez de Guzm�n † (30 Jul 1403 Appointed - 1424 Died)
Diego G�mez de Fuensalida † (22 Dec 1424 Appointed - 1436 Died)
Juan de Cervantes † ( 1437 Appointed - 19 Aug 1441 Resigned)
Lope Barrientos, O.P. † (19 Jul 1441 Appointed - 7 Apr 1445 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
Alfonso Tostado de Madrigal † (7 Apr 1445 Appointed - 3 Sep 1455 Died)
Martin Fernandi de Bilches † (30 Jan 1456 Appointed - 1468 Died)
Alfonso de Fonseca † (29 Jan 1469 Appointed - 26 Aug 1485 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
Hernando de Talavera, O.S.H. † (26 Aug 1485 Appointed - 23 Jan 1493 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
Francisco S�nchez de la Fuente † (23 Jan 1493 Appointed - 27 Jan 1496 Appointed, Bishop of C�rdoba)
Alfonso Carrillo de Albornoz † (27 Jun 1496 Appointed - 14 Jun 1514 Died)
Francisco Ruiz, O.F.M. † (14 Jul 1514 Appointed - 23 Oct 1528 Died)
Rodrigo S�nchez Mercado † (12 Jan 1530 Appointed - 25 Jan 1548 Died)
Diego Alava Esquivel † (7 May 1548 Appointed - 21 Oct 1558 Appointed, Bishop of C�rdoba)
Diego de los Cobos Molina † (2 Aug 1559 Appointed - 4 Sep 1560 Appointed, Bishop of Ja�n)
Alvaro Hurtado de Mendoza y Sarmiento † (4 Sep 1560 Appointed - 11 Sep 1577 Appointed, Bishop of Palencia)
Sancho Busto de Villegas † (5 Nov 1578 Appointed - 19 Jan 1581 Died)
Pedro Fern�ndez Temi�o † (11 Sep 1581 Appointed - 29 Aug 1590 Died)
Jer�nimo Manrique de Lara † (5 Apr 1591 Appointed - 1 Sep 1595 Died)
Juan Vel�zquez de las Cuevas, O.P. † (29 Apr 1596 Appointed - 11 Mar 1598 Died)
Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avenda�o † (1 Feb 1599 Appointed - 4 Dec 1611 Died)
Juan Alvarez de Caldas † (14 May 1612 Appointed - 30 Nov 1615 Died)
Francisco Gonz�lez Z�rate (de Gamarra) † (30 May 1616 Appointed - 13 Dec 1626 Died)
Alfonso L�pez Gallo † (5 Jul 1627 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
Francisco M�rquez Gaceta † (29 Nov 1627 Appointed - 8 Nov 1631 Died)
Pedro Cifuentes Loarte † (7 Jun 1632 Appointed - 19 May 1636 Died)
Diego Arce Reinoso † (22 Mar 1638 Confirmed - 8 Oct 1640 Confirmed, Bishop of Plasencia)
Juan V�lez de Valdivielso † (25 Feb 1641 Appointed - 21 Aug 1645 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en Espa�a))
Jos� de Arg�iz P�rez † (4 Dec 1645 Appointed - 27 Jul 1654 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
Bernardo Atayde de Lima Perera † (5 Oct 1654 Appointed - 17 Feb 1656 Died)
Mart�n de Bonilla Granada † (16 Oct 1656 Appointed - 21 Oct 1662 Died)
Francisco de Rojas-Borja y Art�s † (23 Apr 1663 Appointed - 29 May 1673 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena (en Espa�a))
Juan Asensio Barrios, O. de M. † (26 Jun 1673 Appointed - 20 Apr 1682 Appointed, Bishop of Ja�n)
Diego Ventura Fern�ndez de Angulo, O.F.M. † (11 Jan 1683 Confirmed - 17 Mar 1700 Died)
Gregorio Sol�rzano Castillo † (10 May 1700 Appointed - 17 Jul 1703 Died)
Baltasar de la Pe�a Avil�s † (17 Dec 1703 Appointed - 7 Feb 1705 Died)
Juli�n Cano y Tevar, O. Carm. † (17 Jan 1714 Appointed - 20 Apr 1719 Died)
Jos� del Yermo Santib��ez † (20 Mar 1720 Appointed - 8 Mar 1728 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Pedro Ayala, O.P. † (8 Mar 1728 Appointed - 22 Jun 1738 Resigned)
Narciso Queralt † (23 Jun 1738 Appointed - 12 Jan 1743 Died)
Pedro Gonz�lez Garc�a † (20 May 1743 Appointed - 7 Apr 1758 Died)
Romualdo Velarde y Cienfuegos † (2 Oct 1758 Appointed - 11 May 1766 Died)
Miguel Fernando Merino † (1 Dec 1766 Appointed - 10 Jul 1781 Died)
Antonio Sentmenat y Castell� † (17 Feb 1783 Appointed - 22 Jun 1784 Resigned)
Juli�n Gascue�a Herr�iz, O.F.M. Disc. † (20 Sep 1784 Confirmed - 23 Nov 1796 Died)
Francisco Javier Cabrera Velasco † (24 Jul 1797 Appointed - 22 Jan 1799 Died)
Rafael de M�zquiz y Aldunate † (15 Apr 1799 Appointed - 20 Jul 1801 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Manuel G�mez de Salazar † (29 Mar 1802 Appointed - 3 Nov 1815 Died)
Rodrigo Antonio de Orellana, O. Praem. † (21 Dec 1818 Appointed - 29 Jul 1822 Died)
Ram�n Mar�a Adurriaga Uribe † (24 May 1824 Confirmed - 2 Feb 1841 Died)
Manuel L�pez Santisteban † (17 Dec 1847 Appointed - 30 Apr 1852 Resigned)
Gregorio S�nchez y Jim�nez (Rubio), O.S.H. † (27 Sep 1852 Confirmed - 17 Feb 1854 Died)
Juan Alfonso Albuquerque Beri�n † (23 Jun 1854 Confirmed - 25 Sep 1857 Confirmed, Bishop of C�rdoba)
Fernando Blanco y Lorenzo, O.P. † (21 Dec 1857 Confirmed - 17 Sep 1875 Confirmed, Archbishop of Valladolid)
Pedro Jos� S�nchez Carrascosa y Carri�n, C.O. † (23 Sep 1875 Confirmed - 12 Jan 1882 Resigned)
Bl. Ciriaco Mar�a Sancha y Herv�s † (27 Mar 1882 Confirmed - 10 Jun 1886 Appointed, Bishop of Madrid)
Ram�n Fern�ndez Pi�rola y Lopez de Luzuriaca † (17 Mar 1887 Appointed - 30 Dec 1889 Appointed, Bishop of Vitoria)
Juan Mu�oz y Herrera † (26 Jun 1890 Confirmed - 2 Dec 1895 Appointed, Bishop of M�laga)
Jos� Mar�a Blanco Bar�n † (2 Dec 1895 Confirmed - 4 Apr 1897 Died)
Joaqu�n Beltr�n y Asensio † (24 Mar 1898 Confirmed - 3 Nov 1917 Died)
Enrique Pla y Deniel † (4 Dec 1918 Appointed - 28 Jan 1935 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
Santos Moro Briz † (21 Jun 1935 Appointed - 19 Oct 1968 Retired)
Maximino Romero de Lema † (19 Oct 1968 Appointed - 21 Mar 1973 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy)
Felipe Fern�ndez Garc�a † (22 Oct 1976 Appointed - 12 Jun 1991 Appointed, Bishop of San Crist�bal de La Laguna o Tenerife)
Antonio Ca�izares Llovera (6 Mar 1992 Appointed - 10 Dec 1996 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
Adolfo Gonz�lez Montes (26 May 1997 Appointed - 15 Apr 2002 Appointed, Bishop of Almer�a)
Jes�s Garc�a Burillo (9 Jan 2003 Appointed - 6 Nov 2018 Retired)
Jos� Mar�a Gil Tamayo (6 Nov 2018 Appointed - 16 Jul 2022 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Granada)
Jes�s Rico Garc�a, H.S.O.D. (29 May 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
4th Century	Erected	Diocese of �vila (erected)
711	Lost	Diocese of �vila
11th Century	Restored	Diocese of �vila
17 October 1954	Territory Lost	Diocese of �vila (23 parishes in Valladolid)	Archdiocese of Valladolid
20 May 1955	Territory Lost	Diocese of �vila (19 parishes in Toledo)	Archdiocese of Toledo
22 November 1955	Territory Added	Diocese of Segovia (Aldeavieja, Maello, and Peguerinos in Avila)	Diocese of �vila
22 November 1955	Territory Lost	Diocese of �vila (9 parishes in Segovia)	Diocese of Segovia
22 November 1955	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Toledo (Navahondilla in Avila)	Diocese of �vila
12 June 1958	Territory Lost	Diocese of �vila (Guijo de Avila, Cespedosa, Bercimulle, Gallegos del Solmir�n, Armenteros, R�gama, Oantaracillo, B�veda del Bio Almar, Mancera de Abajo, Salmoral, I�igos-Blasco, and Novaombela)Diocese of Coria-C�ceres (Salamanca)	Diocese of Salamanca
12 June 1958	Territory Lost	Diocese of �vila (Santib��ez de B�jar, Puente de Congosto, Navamorales, El Tejado, El Gordo, and Berrocalejo)Diocese of Coria-C�ceres (Santa Mar�a de Ba�os de Montemayor)	Diocese of Plasencia
12 June 1958	Territory Added	Diocese of Plasencia (Avila and N. S. dei Olmo de Aldeanueva del Camino)	Diocese of �vila

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	296,347	296,347	100.0%	291	54	345	858	130	553	393	ap1951
1959	268,790	268,790	100.0%	294	36	330	814	120	515	253	ap1960
1970	217,956	218,147	99.9%	252	56	308	707	101	692	256	ap1971
1980	193,000	194,913	99.0%	230	60	290	665	1	96	603	258	ap1981
1990	178,110	183,600	97.0%	217	55	272	654	89	590	260	ap1991
1999	166,550	170,550	97.7%	200	58	258	645	80	557	261	ap2000
2000	163,178	167,132	97.6%	197	58	255	639	80	521	261	ap2001
2001	162,020	166,259	97.5%	182	59	241	672	78	544	259	ap2002
2002	160,008	163,885	97.6%	187	77	264	606	152	524	254	ap2003
2003	162,014	165,138	98.1%	182	72	254	637	146	518	254	ap2004
2004	163,466	165,480	98.8%	184	69	253	646	2	147	519	254	ap2005
2006	165,539	167,032	99.1%	181	49	230	719	2	125	494	254	ap2007
2012	170,110	172,804	98.4%	166	64	230	739	3	134	470	254	ap2013
2015	155,800	166,318	93.7%	145	51	196	794	2	122	451	259	ap2016
2018	151,500	160,700	94.3%	128	50	178	851	1	123	468	265	ap2019
2020	148,600	157,640	94.3%	124	43	167	889	1	113	418	265	ap2021
2022	149,354	158,421	94.3%	125	45	170	878	1	117	453	265	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Ricardo Bl�zquez P�rez(Priest: 18 Feb 1967 to 8 Apr 1988)
Antonio Ca�izares Llovera(Bishop: 6 Mar 1992 to 10 Dec 1996)
Jes�s Garc�a Burillo(Bishop: 9 Jan 2003 to 6 Nov 2018; Administrator: 5 Oct 2022 to 15 Jul 2023)
Jos� Mar�a Gil Tamayo(Bishop: 6 Nov 2018 to 16 Jul 2022)
Adolfo Gonz�lez Montes(Bishop: 26 May 1997 to 15 Apr 2002)
Fidel Herr�ez Vegas
Carlos L�pez Hern�ndez(Priest: 5 Sep 1970 to 15 Mar 1994)
Jos� Luis Retana Gozalo(Priest: 29 Sep 1979 to 9 Mar 2017)
Jes�s Rico Garc�a, H.S.O.D. (Bishop: 29 May 2023 - )

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Ram�n Mar�a Adurriaga Uribe † (Bishop: 24 May 1824 to 2 Feb 1841)
Alfonso Aguayo (Aguado), O.S.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Feb 1672 to Nov 1680)
Francisco de As�s Aguilar y Serrat †
Diego Alava Esquivel † (Bishop: 7 May 1548 to 21 Oct 1558)
Juan Alfonso Albuquerque Beri�n † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1854 to 25 Sep 1857)
Juan Alvarez de Caldas † (Bishop: 14 May 1612 to 30 Nov 1615)
Diego Arce Reinoso † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1638 to 8 Oct 1640)
Jos� de Arg�iz P�rez † (Bishop: 4 Dec 1645 to 27 Jul 1654)
Juan Asensio Barrios, O. de M. † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1673 to 20 Apr 1682)
Bernardo Atayde de Lima Perera † (Bishop: 5 Oct 1654 to 17 Feb 1656)
Pedro Ayala, O.P. † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1728 to 22 Jun 1738)
Lope Barrientos, O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1441 to 7 Apr 1445)
Joaqu�n Beltr�n y Asensio † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1898 to 3 Nov 1917)
Jos� Mar�a Blanco Bar�n † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1895 to 4 Apr 1897)
Fernando Blanco y Lorenzo, O.P. † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1857 to 17 Sep 1875)
Sancho Bl�zquez D�vila † (Bishop: 1337 to 1353)
Mart�n de Bonilla Granada † (Bishop: 16 Oct 1656 to 21 Oct 1662)
Sancho Busto de Villegas † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1578 to 19 Jan 1581)
Francisco Javier Cabrera Velasco † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1797 to 22 Jan 1799)
Juli�n Cano y Tevar, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 17 Jan 1714 to 20 Apr 1719)
Alfonso Carrillo de Albornoz † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1496 to 14 Jun 1514)
Juan de Cervantes † (Administrator: 1437 to 19 Aug 1441)
Pedro Cifuentes Loarte † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1632 to 19 May 1636)
Sancho D�vila y Toledo †
Baltasar de la Pe�a Avil�s † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1703 to 7 Feb 1705)
Alfonso de Egea † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1395 to 30 Jul 1403)
Diego Espinosa Ar�valo † (Deacon: 26 Feb 1564; Priest: 5 Mar 1564 to 5 Jul 1568)
Diego Ventura Fern�ndez de Angulo, O.F.M. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 11 Jan 1683 to 17 Mar 1700)
Felipe Fern�ndez Garc�a † (Bishop: 22 Oct 1976 to 12 Jun 1991)
Ram�n Fern�ndez Pi�rola y Lopez de Luzuriaca † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1887 to 30 Dec 1889)
Pedro Fern�ndez Temi�o † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1581 to 29 Aug 1590)
Crist�bal Fern�ndez Valtodano †
Martin Fernandi de Bilches † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1456 to 1468)
Alfonso de Fonseca † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1469 to 26 Aug 1485)
Juli�n Gascue�a Herr�iz, O.F.M. Disc. † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1784 to 23 Nov 1796)
Diego G�mez de Fuensalida † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1424 to 1436)
Manuel G�mez de Salazar † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1802 to 3 Nov 1815)
Pedro Gonz�lez Garc�a † (Bishop: 20 May 1743 to 7 Apr 1758)
Francisco Gonz�lez Z�rate (de Gamarra) † (Bishop: 30 May 1616 to 13 Dec 1626)
Alvaro Hurtado de Mendoza y Sarmiento † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1560 to 11 Sep 1577)
Pedro La Gasca †
Gonzalo de la Torre † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1355 to 1359)
Juan L�pez, O.P. †
Alfonso L�pez Gallo † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1627 - Did Not Take Effect)
Manuel L�pez Santisteban † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1847 to 30 Apr 1852)
Diego de los Cobos Molina † (Bishop: 2 Aug 1559 to 4 Sep 1560)
Diego de los Roeles † (Bishop: 1378 to 1394)
Jer�nimo Manrique de Lara † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1591 to 1 Sep 1595)
Francisco M�rquez Gaceta † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1627 to 8 Nov 1631)
Miguel Fernando Merino † (Bishop: 1 Dec 1766 to 10 Jul 1781)
Juan Montalvo, O.P. †
Santos Moro Briz † (Priest: 16 Jul 1911; Bishop: 21 Jun 1935 to 19 Oct 1968)
Juan Mu�oz y Herrera † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1890 to 2 Dec 1895)
Rafael de M�zquiz y Aldunate † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 15 Apr 1799 to 20 Jul 1801)
Rodrigo Antonio de Orellana, O. Praem. † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1818 to 29 Jul 1822)
Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avenda�o † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1599 to 4 Dec 1611)
Enrique Pla y Deniel † (Bishop: 4 Dec 1918 to 28 Jan 1935)
Narciso Queralt † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1738 to 12 Jan 1743)
Vasco de Quiroga †
Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela †
Juan Ram�rez de Guzm�n † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1403 to 1424)
Pedro Ribera †
Fernando Rodr�guez † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1290 to 15 Aug 1292)
Francisco de Rojas-Borja y Art�s † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 23 Apr 1663 to 29 May 1673)
Maximino Romero de Lema † (Bishop: 19 Oct 1968 to 21 Mar 1973)
Francisco Ruiz, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1514 to 23 Oct 1528)
Bl. Ciriaco Mar�a Sancha y Herv�s † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1882 to 10 Jun 1886)
Pedro Jos� S�nchez Carrascosa y Carri�n, C.O. † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1875 to 12 Jan 1882)
Francisco S�nchez de la Fuente † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1493 to 27 Jan 1496)
Rodrigo S�nchez Mercado † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1530 to 25 Jan 1548)
Gregorio S�nchez y Jim�nez (Rubio), O.S.H. † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1852 to 17 Feb 1854)
Pedro S�nchez Zarraquines † (Bishop: 1121 to 1130)
Antonio Sentmenat y Castell� † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1783 to 22 Jun 1784)
Gregorio Sol�rzano Castillo † (Bishop: 10 May 1700 to 17 Jul 1703)
Francisco Soto Salazar †
Domingo Su�rez, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1263 to 1271)
Hernando de Talavera, O.S.H. † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1485 to 23 Jan 1493)
Alfonso Tostado de Madrigal † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1445 to 3 Sep 1455)
Rodrigo de Vadillo, O.S.B. †
Alfonso de Vargas † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1371 to 11 Nov 1372)
Alfonso de Vargas † (Bishop: 4 Aug 1361 to 1370)
Rodrigo V�zquez †
Romualdo Velarde y Cienfuegos † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1758 to 11 May 1766)
Crist�bal Vela y Acu�a (Tavera) †
Juan Vel�zquez de las Cuevas, O.P. † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1596 to 11 Mar 1598)
Juan V�lez de Valdivielso † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1641 to 21 Aug 1645)
Jos� del Yermo Santib��ez † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1720 to 8 Mar 1728)
Alfonso † (Bishop: 3 Nov 1372)
Diego †
��igo † (Bishop: 1133 to 1142)
Sancho † (Bishop: Mar 1161 to 1 May 1181)

Source(s)

Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 67
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 78
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 92
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 65
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 65, and Page 66
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 62
Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 9, to Page 10
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 146, to Page 148

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