Cuenca (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)
| Bishop(s) Jos� Mar�a Yanguas Sanz, Bishop | General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseErected: 5 July 1183 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Toledo Rite: Latin (or Roman)Country: SpainSquare Kilometers: 17,140 (6,620 Square Miles)Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdecuenca.es/ Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle Obispo Valero 1, 16001 Cuenca, EspanaTelephone: 969.24.19.00Fax: 969.24.19.01 |
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Past and Present Ordinaries
- Juan Y��ez (or Ib��ez) † ( 1182 Appointed - 14 Dec 1195 Died)
- St. Juli�n † ( 1196 Appointed - 1208 Died)
- Mateo Rinal † (28 Aug 1247 Appointed - 18 Dec 1257 Appointed, Bishop of Burgos)
- Pedro Laurencio † (7 Dec 1261 Appointed - 1271 Died)
- Gonzalo Gudiel † ( 1272 Appointed - 27 Sep 1275 Appointed, Bishop of Burgos)
- Gonzalo Diego Palomeque † (15 Mar 1289 Appointed - 16 Jan 1299 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
- Pascual † (22 Feb 1299 Appointed - 2 Feb 1320 Died)
- Est�v�o Mingu�is, O.F.M. † (21 Aug 1322 Appointed - 4 Jan 1326 Died)
- Fernando Guti�rrez † (11 Apr 1326 Appointed - 1327 Died)
- Juan del Campo † (8 Aug 1327 Appointed - 7 May 1328 Appointed, Bishop of Oviedo)
- Od�n † (7 May 1328 Appointed - 1338 Died)
- Gonzalo Aguilar Hinojosa † (10 Jan 1341 Appointed - 18 Jul 1342 Appointed, Bishop of Sig�enza)
- Garc�a † (18 Jul 1342 Appointed - 1359 Died)
- Bernal Zaf�n † (8 Nov 1362 Appointed - 1372 Died)
- Pedro G�mez Barroso y Garc�a † (4 Mar 1373 Appointed - 1378 Appointed, Bishop of �vora)
- Nicol�s Fern�ndez de Biedma † (May 1378 Appointed - 20 Aug 1381 Appointed, Bishop of Ja�n)
- �lvaro Mart�nez † ( 1382 Appointed - 1396 Died)
- Juan Cabeza de Vaca † (15 Nov 1396 Appointed - 14 Mar 1407 Appointed, Bishop of Burgos)
- Diego de Anaya Maldonado † (13 Sep 1407 Appointed - 16 Mar 1418 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
- �lvaro N��ez de Isorna † (16 Mar 1418 Appointed - 7 Apr 1445 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
- Lope Barrientos, O.P. † (7 Apr 1445 Appointed - 30 May 1469 Died)
- Giacopo Antonio Venier † (6 Oct 1469 Appointed - 3 Aug 1479 Died)
- Raffaele Sansoni Riario † (13 Aug 1479 Appointed - 8 Jul 1482 Appointed, Administrator of Salamanca)
- Alfonso de Burgos, O.P. † (8 Jul 1482 Appointed - 26 Aug 1485 Appointed, Bishop of Palencia)
- Alfonso de Fonseca † (26 Aug 1485 Appointed - 24 May 1493 Appointed, Bishop of Osma)
- Raffaele Sansoni Riario † (24 May 1493 Appointed - 9 Jul 1521 Died)
- Diego Ram�rez de Villaescua de Haro † (12 Apr 1518 Appointed - 11 Aug 1537 Died)
- Alessandro Cesarini (Sr.) † (24 May 1538 Appointed - 13 Feb 1542 Died)
- Sebasti�n Ram�rez de Fuenleal (Arellano) † (2 Jun 1542 Appointed - 22 Jan 1547 Died)
- Miguel Mu�oz † (12 Apr 1547 Appointed - 13 Sep 1553 Died)
- Pedro Castro Lemos † (5 Jun 1555 Appointed - 1 Aug 1561 Died)
- Bernardo de Fresneda, O.F.M. Obs. † (4 May 1562 Appointed - 16 Nov 1571 Appointed, Bishop of C�rdoba)
- Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela † (17 Dec 1571 Appointed - 6 Sep 1577 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
- Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva † (6 Sep 1577 Appointed - 27 Sep 1577 Died)
- Rodrigo de Castro Osorio (de Lemos) † (13 Jun 1578 Appointed - 20 Oct 1581 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
- G�mez Zapata † (8 Nov 1582 Appointed - 1 Feb 1587 Died)
- Juan Fern�ndez Vadillo † (7 Aug 1587 Appointed - 1 Sep 1595 Died)
- Pedro Portocarrero † (28 May 1597 Appointed - 20 Sep 1600 Died)
- Andr�s Pacheco † (13 Aug 1601 Appointed - 1622 Resigned)
- Enrique Pimentel Z��iga † (13 Feb 1623 Appointed - 11 Jun 1653 Died)
- Juan Francisco Pacheco † (6 Oct 1653 Appointed - 24 May 1663 Died)
- Francisco de Z�rate y Ter�n † (28 Jan 1664 Confirmed - 21 Dec 1679 Died)
- Alonso Antonio de San Mart�n † (21 Oct 1681 Appointed - 5 Jul 1705 Died)
- Miguel del Olmo Manrique † (22 Mar 1706 Appointed - 27 Feb 1721 Died)
- Juan Lancaster (or Alencaster) Norona † (16 Jun 1721 Appointed - 31 Oct 1733 Died)
- Diego Gonz�lez Toro y Villalobos † (5 May 1734 Appointed - 13 Sep 1737 Died)
- Jos� Flores Osorio † (3 Mar 1738 Appointed - 26 Nov 1759 Died)
- Isidro Carvajal Lancaster † (21 Jul 1760 Appointed - 15 Jan 1771 Died)
- Sebasti�n Fl�res Pab�n † (29 Jul 1771 Appointed - 25 Jul 1777 Died)
- Felipe Antonio Solano Mar�n † (1 Mar 1779 Appointed - 10 May 1800 Died)
- Antonio Palafox y Croy de Abre † (20 Oct 1800 Appointed - 9 Dec 1802 Died)
- Ram�n Falc�n y Salcedo † (28 Mar 1803 Confirmed - 20 Nov 1826 Died)
- Jacinto Rodr�guez Rico † (21 May 1827 Appointed - 12 Jan 1841 Died)
- Juan Gilberto Ruiz Capuc�n y Feij� † (17 Dec 1847 Confirmed - 9 Oct 1848 Died)
- Ferm�n S�nchez Artesoro, O.F.M. Cap. † (2 Apr 1849 Appointed - 4 Dec 1855 Died)
- Miguel Pay� y Rico † (25 Jun 1858 Appointed - 16 Jan 1874 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
- Sebasti�n Herrero y Espinosa de los Monteros, C.O. † (17 Sep 1875 Confirmed - 18 Dec 1876 Confirmed, Bishop of Vitoria)
- Jos� Moreno y Maz�n † (20 Mar 1877 Confirmed - 18 Nov 1881 Appointed, Patriarch of West Indies)
- Juan Mar�a Valero y Nacarino † (27 Mar 1882 Confirmed - 16 Nov 1890 Died)
- Pelayo Gonz�lez y Conde † (1 Jun 1891 Appointed - 18 Nov 1899 Died)
- Wenceslao Sang�esa y Gu�a † (19 Apr 1900 Appointed - 1921 Retired)
- Bl. Cruz Laplana y Laguna † (30 Nov 1921 Appointed - 7 Aug 1936 Died)
- Inocencio Rodr�guez D�ez † (10 Jun 1943 Appointed - 13 Apr 1973 Retired)
- Jos� Guerra Campos † (13 Apr 1973 Appointed - 26 Jun 1996 Retired)
- Ram�n del Hoyo L�pez (26 Jun 1996 Appointed - 19 May 2005 Appointed, Bishop of Ja�n)
- Jos� Mar�a Yanguas Sanz (23 Dec 2005 Appointed - )
Historical Summary
| Date | Event | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 1183 | Erected | Diocese of Cuenca (erected) | |
| 18 November 1875 | Territory Lost | Diocese of C�rdoba Diocese of CuencaArchdiocese of Toledo | Territorial Prelature of Ciudad Real (erected) |
| 2 November 1949 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cartagena (en Espa�a) (Albacete, Almansa, Casa Ibamez, Chinchilla, Ellin, Gorquera, and Teste)Diocese of Cuenca (La Boda (La Roda, Fuensanta. Madrigueras, Minaya, Gasas de Roldan, Montalvos, Tarazona de la Mancha, and Villalgordo del Jucar))Diocese of Orihuela (Gaudete) | Diocese of Albacete (erected) |
| 20 May 1955 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cuenca (9 parishes in Toledo) | Archdiocese of Toledo |
| 20 May 1955 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cuenca (Saced�n in Guadalajara) | Diocese of Sig�enza |
| 2 September 1955 | Territory Added | Diocese of Teruel (-Albarrac�n) (Hu�lanio in Cuenca) | Diocese of Cuenca |
| 6 June 1957 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cuenca (Requena-Utiel) | Archdiocese of Valencia |
| 6 June 1957 | Territory Added | Diocese of Albacete (Casa de Roldan) | Diocese of Cuenca |
| 30 May 1975 | Territory Added | Diocese of Segorbe-Castell�n de la Plana (Santa Cruz de Moya) | Diocese of Cuenca |
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 | 445,450 | 445,450 | 100.0% | 205 | 34 | 239 | 1,863 | 106 | 492 | 397 | ap1951 | |
| 1970 | 254,680 | 254,680 | 100.0% | 280 | 40 | 320 | 795 | 40 | 829 | 337 | ap1971 | |
| 1980 | 232,248 | 232,248 | 100.0% | 331 | 16 | 347 | 669 | 20 | 295 | 336 | ap1981 | |
| 1990 | 210,000 | 213,268 | 98.5% | 235 | 12 | 247 | 850 | 14 | 318 | 326 | ap1991 | |
| 1999 | 200,212 | 201,712 | 99.3% | 225 | 9 | 234 | 855 | 38 | 300 | 325 | ap2000 | |
| 2000 | 198,500 | 201,712 | 98.4% | 223 | 9 | 232 | 855 | 43 | 354 | 325 | ap2001 | |
| 2001 | 196,700 | 200,963 | 97.9% | 214 | 9 | 223 | 882 | 86 | 357 | 325 | ap2002 | |
| 2002 | 198,213 | 201,053 | 98.6% | 226 | 56 | 282 | 702 | 133 | 199 | 335 | ap2003 | |
| 2003 | 198,634 | 201,614 | 98.5% | 254 | 57 | 311 | 638 | 126 | 196 | 335 | ap2004 | |
| 2004 | 199,722 | 202,982 | 98.4% | 260 | 57 | 317 | 630 | 1 | 126 | 320 | 335 | ap2005 |
| 2006 | 200,577 | 207,759 | 96.5% | 277 | 19 | 296 | 677 | 1 | 88 | 351 | 325 | ap2007 |
| 2013 | 194,160 | 218,036 | 89.0% | 200 | 7 | 207 | 937 | 1 | 78 | 290 | 326 | ap2014 |
| 2016 | 188,382 | 203,841 | 92.4% | 189 | 7 | 196 | 961 | 1 | 77 | 217 | 326 | ap2017 |
| 2019 | 180,536 | 197,222 | 91.5% | 177 | 5 | 182 | 991 | 1 | 6 | 205 | 326 | ap2020 |
| 2021 | 176,573 | 196,139 | 90.0% | 160 | 8 | 168 | 1,051 | 1 | 9 | 180 | 326 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
Affiliated Bishops, Deceased
- Gonzalo Aguilar Hinojosa † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1341 to 18 Jul 1342)
- Juan Albacete S�iz, S.J. †
- Gil �lvarez de Albornoz, C.R.S.A. †
- Diego de Anaya Maldonado † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1407 to 16 Mar 1418)
- Pedro Lucas Asensio Poves †
- Lope Barrientos, O.P. † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1445 to 30 May 1469)
- Alfonso de Burgos, O.P. † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1482 to 26 Aug 1485)
- Juan Cabeza de Vaca † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1396 to 14 Mar 1407)
- Pedro del Ca�izo Losa y Valera † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Sep 1726)
- Melchor Cano, O.P. †
- Pascual Carrascosa y Gabald�n †
- Alfonso Carrillo de Albornoz †
- Isidro Carvajal Lancaster † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1760 to 15 Jan 1771)
- Pedro Castro Lemos † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1555 to 1 Aug 1561)
- Rodrigo de Castro Osorio (de Lemos) † (Priest: 1559 to 30 Aug 1574; Bishop: 13 Jun 1578 to 20 Oct 1581)
- Alessandro Cesarini (Sr.) † (Administrator: 24 May 1538 to 13 Feb 1542)
- Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 6 Sep 1577 to 27 Sep 1577)
- Rodrigo Cruzado Caballero † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Jan 1652)
- Juan del Campo † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1327 to 7 May 1328)
- Ram�n Falc�n y Salcedo † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1803 to 20 Nov 1826)
- Nicol�s Fern�ndez de Biedma † (Bishop: May 1378 to 20 Aug 1381)
- Juan Fern�ndez Vadillo † (Bishop: 7 Aug 1587 to 1 Sep 1595)
- Jos� Flores Osorio † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1738 to 26 Nov 1759)
- Sebasti�n Fl�res Pab�n † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1771 to 25 Jul 1777)
- Alfonso de Fonseca † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1485 to 24 May 1493)
- Bernardo de Fresneda, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 4 May 1562 to 16 Nov 1571)
- Pedro Garc�a de Montoya (Huete) †
- Pedro Garc�a Galarza †
- Miguel Garc�a San Esteban, O.P. †
- Pedro G�mez Barroso y Garc�a † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1373 to 1378)
- Diego Gonz�lez Toro y Villalobos † (Bishop: 5 May 1734 to 13 Sep 1737)
- Pelayo Gonz�lez y Conde † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1891 to 18 Nov 1899)
- Gonzalo Gudiel † (Bishop: 1272 to 27 Sep 1275)
- Jos� Guerra Campos † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1973 to 26 Jun 1996)
- Fernando Guti�rrez † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1326 to 1327)
- Sebasti�n Herrero y Espinosa de los Monteros, C.O. † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1875 to 18 Dec 1876)
- Juan Lancaster (or Alencaster) Norona † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1721 to 31 Oct 1733)
- Bl. Cruz Laplana y Laguna † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1921 to 7 Aug 1936)
- Juan de Las Pe�as † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Aug 1723 to 10 Jul 1726)
- Pedro Laurencio † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1261 to 1271)
- Garc�a Gil Manrique † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Mar 1618 to 30 Aug 1627)
- �lvaro Mart�nez † (Bishop: 1382 to 1396)
- Francisco Mendoza Bobadilla †
- Alfonso Merchante de Valeria †
- Est�v�o Mingu�is, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1322 to 4 Jan 1326)
- Jos� Moreno y Maz�n † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1877 to 18 Nov 1881)
- Miguel Mu�oz † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1547 to 13 Sep 1553)
- �lvaro N��ez de Isorna † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1418 to 7 Apr 1445)
- Miguel del Olmo Manrique † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1706 to 27 Feb 1721)
- Andr�s Pacheco † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1601 to 1622)
- Juan Francisco Pacheco † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1653 to 24 May 1663)
- Antonio Palafox y Croy de Abre † (Bishop: 20 Oct 1800 to 9 Dec 1802)
- Gonzalo Diego Palomeque † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1289 to 16 Jan 1299)
- Alvaro Fernando de Parade † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jun 1493)
- Miguel Pay� y Rico † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1858 to 16 Jan 1874)
- Juan Pereda Gudiel †
- Enrique Pimentel Z��iga † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1623 to 11 Jun 1653)
- Pedro Portocarrero † (Bishop: 28 May 1597 to 20 Sep 1600)
- Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1571 to 6 Sep 1577)
- Sebasti�n Ram�rez de Fuenleal (Arellano) † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1542 to 22 Jan 1547)
- Antonio Ram�rez de Haro †
- Diego Ram�rez de Villaescua de Haro † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1518 to 11 Aug 1537)
- Diego Ram�rez Sede�o de Fuenleal †
- Garc�a Ram�rez Villaescusa, O.S. †
- Mateo Rinal † (Bishop: 28 Aug 1247 to 18 Dec 1257)
- Inocencio Rodr�guez D�ez † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1943 to 13 Apr 1973)
- Jacinto Rodr�guez Rico † (Bishop: 21 May 1827 to 12 Jan 1841)
- Juan Gilberto Ruiz Capuc�n y Feij� † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1847 to 9 Oct 1848)
- Garc�a de Sahag�n, O. de M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Mar 1501)
- Ferm�n S�nchez Artesoro, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1849 to 4 Dec 1855)
- Wenceslao Sang�esa y Gu�a † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1900 to 1921)
- Alonso Antonio de San Mart�n † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1681 to 5 Jul 1705)
- Raffaele Sansoni Riario † (Administrator: 13 Aug 1479 to 8 Jul 1482)
- Felipe Antonio Solano Mar�n † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1779 to 10 May 1800)
- Gonzalo de Sol�rzano †
- Ram�n Torrijos y G�mez †
- Juan Mar�a Valero y Nacarino † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1882 to 16 Nov 1890)
- Giacopo Antonio Venier † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1469 to 3 Aug 1479)
- Juan Y��ez (or Ib��ez) † (Bishop: 1182 to 14 Dec 1195)
- Bernal Zaf�n † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1362 to 1372)
- G�mez Zapata † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1582 to 1 Feb 1587)
- Francisco de Z�rate y Ter�n † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1664 to 21 Dec 1679)
- Garc�a † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1342 to 1359)
- St. Juli�n † (Bishop: 1196 to 1208)
- Od�n † (Bishop: 7 May 1328 to 1338)
- Pascual † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1299 to 2 Feb 1320)
Source(s)
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 200, and Page 201
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 133
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 174
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 159
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 167
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 177, and Page 178
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 31, to Page 32
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 738, to Page 742
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 864, and Page 865
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 67, Page 383, and Page 384
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