M�rida-Badajoz (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)
Past and Present Ordinaries
- Pedro P�rez, O.F.M. † (22 Mar 1255 Appointed - 1266 Died)
- Bernardo † (13 Jun 1300 Appointed - )
- Sim�n , O. de M. † (15 Jul 1309 Appointed - 20 Jul 1324 Appointed, Bishop of Tuy)
- Bernab� † (27 Jul 1324 Appointed - 20 Oct 1329 Appointed, Bishop of Osma)
- Juan de Morales † (23 Oct 1329 Appointed - 19 Jan 1335 Appointed, Bishop of Ja�n)
- Fernando Mart�nez de �greda † (19 Jan 1335 Appointed - 1344 Died)
- Vincenzo Estevanez † ( 1344 Appointed - )
- Juan † (25 May 1349 Appointed - 1353 Died)
- Alfonso Fernando Vargas de Toledo, O.E.S.A. † (13 Feb 1353 Appointed - 25 Oct 1354 Appointed, Bishop of Osma)
- Juan Garc�a Palomeque † (24 Oct 1354 Appointed - 4 Mar 1373 Appointed, Bishop of Osma)
- Fernando S�nchez † (4 Mar 1373 Appointed - 1378 Died)
- Gonzalo de Alba, O.P. † (14 Mar 1407 Appointed - 26 Nov 1408 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
- Diego Bad�n, O.F.M. † (11 Sep 1409 Appointed - 18 Dec 1415 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en Espa�a))
- Juan Rodr�guez Villal�n † (18 Dec 1415 Appointed - 16 Mar 1418 Appointed, Bishop of Le�n)
- Juan de Morales, O.P. † (13 Apr 1418 Appointed - 1443 Died)
- Lorenzo Su�rez de Figueroa † (16 Mar 1444 Appointed - )
- Pedro Silva y Tenorio, O.P. † (19 Oct 1461 Appointed - 20 Jan 1479 Died)
- Giovanni d’Aragona † (20 Jan 1479 Appointed - 14 May 1479 Resigned)
- Gomez de Figueroa † (14 May 1479 Appointed - 10 Nov 1485 Died)
- Pedro Xim�nez de Pr�xamo (Jimenez de Prexamo) † (18 Jan 1486 Appointed - 23 Jan 1489 Appointed, Bishop of Coria)
- Bernardino L�pez de Carvajal y Sande † (23 Jan 1489 Appointed - 27 Mar 1493 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en Espa�a))
- Juan Ruiz de Medina † (27 Mar 1493 Appointed - 20 Feb 1495 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en Espa�a))
- Juan Rodr�guez de Fonseca † (20 Feb 1495 Appointed - 6 Sep 1499 Appointed, Bishop of C�rdoba)
- Alfonso Manrique de Lara y Sol�s † (6 Sep 1499 Appointed - 18 Aug 1516 Appointed, Bishop of C�rdoba)
- Pedro Ruiz de la Mota, O.S.B. † (22 Aug 1516 Appointed - 4 Jul 1520 Appointed, Bishop of Palencia)
- Bernardo de Mesa, O.P. † (20 Feb 1521 Appointed - 1524 Died)
- Pedro G�mez Sarmiento de Villandrando † (26 Oct 1524 Appointed - 3 Jul 1525 Appointed, Bishop of Palencia)
- Pedro Gonz�lez Manso † (3 Jul 1525 Appointed - 13 Mar 1532 Appointed, Bishop of Osma)
- Jer�nimo Su�rez Maldonado † (20 Mar 1532 Appointed - 18 Sep 1545 Died)
- Francisco de Navarra y Hualde † (14 Dec 1545 Appointed - 4 May 1556 Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia)
- Crist�bal Rojas Sandoval † (4 May 1556 Appointed - 27 May 1562 Appointed, Bishop of C�rdoba)
- St. Juan de Ribera † (27 May 1562 Appointed - 3 Dec 1568 Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia)
- Diego de Simancas † (3 Dec 1568 Appointed - 13 Jun 1578 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)
- Diego G�mez de Lamadrid, O.SS.T. † (13 Jun 1578 Appointed - 15 Aug 1601 Died)
- Andr�s Fern�ndez de C�rdoba y Carvajal † (7 Oct 1602 Appointed - 1611 Died)
- Juan Beltr�n Guevara y Figueroa † (28 Nov 1611 Appointed - 12 Jan 1615 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
- Crist�bal de Lobera y Torres † (16 Nov 1615 Appointed - 9 Jul 1618 Appointed, Bishop of Osma)
- Pedro Fern�ndez Zorrilla † (23 Jul 1618 Appointed - 14 Jun 1627 Confirmed, Bishop of Pamplona)
- Juan Roco Campofr�o, O.S.B. † (5 Jul 1627 Appointed - 8 Mar 1632 Appointed, Bishop of Coria)
- Gabriel Ortiz Sotomayor † (3 Dec 1635 Appointed - 17 Apr 1640 Died)
- Jos� Valle de la Cerda, O.S.B. † (17 Dec 1640 Confirmed - 22 Oct 1644 Died)
- Angel Manrique, O. Cist. † (12 Jun 1645 Confirmed - 28 Feb 1649 Died)
- Diego L�pez de la Vega † (23 Aug 1649 Confirmed - 28 Jan 1658 Appointed, Bishop of Coria)
- Diego del Castillo y Arteaga † (25 Feb 1658 Confirmed - 21 Sep 1658 Died)
- Gabriel de Esparza P�rez † (27 Jan 1659 Appointed - 13 Mar 1662 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
- Jer�nimo Rodr�guez de Valderas, O. de M. † (17 Apr 1662 Appointed - 9 Apr 1668 Appointed, Bishop of Ja�n)
- Francisco de Rois y Mendoza, O. Cist. † (14 May 1668 Appointed - 29 May 1673 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
- Francisco Lara † (26 Jun 1673 Confirmed - 1 Mar 1675 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
- Agust�n Antol�nez, O.S.A. † (6 Dec 1675 Appointed - 17 Jul 1677 Died)
- Juan Herrero Jaraba † (8 Nov 1677 Appointed - 17 Mar 1681 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
- Juan Mar�n y Rodezno † (28 Apr 1681 Appointed - 12 Jan 1706 Died)
- Alfonso Rozado † (19 Jul 1706 Appointed - 21 Dec 1706 Died)
- Francisco Valero y Losa † (7 Nov 1707 Appointed - 18 Mar 1715 Confirmed, Archbishop of Toledo)
- Pedro Francisco Levanto Vivaldo † (8 Jul 1715 Confirmed - 2 Feb 1729 Died)
- Amador Merino y Malaguillas † (8 Feb 1730 Appointed - 29 Jan 1755 Died)
- Manuel P�rez Minayo y Zumeda † (21 Jul 1755 Appointed - 28 Nov 1779 Died)
- Santiago Palmero Escada † (11 Dec 1780 Appointed - 10 Dec 1781 Died)
- Alonso de Sol�s Marroqu�n y Gragera, O.S. † (17 Feb 1783 Appointed - 8 Feb 1797 Died)
- Gabriel �lvarez de Faria y S�nchez Zarzosa † (18 Dec 1797 Appointed - 11 Apr 1802 Died)
- Mateo Delgado y Moreno † (9 Aug 1802 Appointed - 16 Feb 1841 Died)
- Francisco Javier Rodr�guez y Obreg�n † (17 Dec 1847 Confirmed - 4 Jan 1853 Died)
- Manuel Garcia Gil, O.P. † (22 Dec 1853 Confirmed - 23 Dec 1858 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
- Diego Mariano Alguacil y Rodr�guez † (23 Dec 1858 Appointed - 23 Dec 1861 Confirmed, Bishop of Vitoria)
- Pantale�n Montserrat y Navarro † (7 Apr 1862 Confirmed - 1 Oct 1863 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
- Joaqu�n Hern�ndez y Herrero † (21 Dec 1863 Appointed - 25 Sep 1865 Confirmed, Bishop of Segorbe)
- Fernando Ram�rez y V�zquez † (25 Sep 1865 Confirmed - 14 Nov 1890 Died)
- Francisco S�enz de Urturi y Crespo, O.F.M. Obs. † (1 Jun 1891 Appointed - 21 May 1894 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba)
- Ram�n Torrijos y G�mez † (21 May 1894 Appointed - 16 Jan 1903 Died)
- Jos� Hev�a y Campomanes, O.P. † (25 Jun 1903 Appointed - 2 May 1904 Died)
- F�lix Soto y Mancera † (14 Nov 1904 Appointed - 31 Jan 1910 Died)
- Adolfo P�rez y Mu�oz † (18 Jul 1913 Appointed - 11 Jul 1920 Appointed, Bishop of C�rdoba)
- Ram�n P�rez y Rodr�guez † (31 Aug 1920 Appointed - 7 Jan 1929 Appointed, Bishop of Spain, Military)
- Jos� Maria Alcar�z y Alenda † (13 Mar 1930 Appointed - 22 Jul 1971 Died)
- Doroteo Fern�ndez y Fern�ndez † (22 Jul 1971 Succeeded - 15 Jan 1979 Resigned)
- Antonio Montero Moreno † (3 May 1980 Appointed - 9 Jul 2004 Retired)
- Santiago Garc�a Aracil † (9 Jul 2004 Appointed - 21 May 2015 Retired)
- Celso Morga Iruzubieta (21 May 2015 Succeeded - 29 Jun 2024 Retired)
- Jos� Rodr�guez Carballo, O.F.M. (29 Jun 2024 Succeeded - )
Statistics
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Diocese of Badajoz | ||||||||||||
1950 | 687,000 | 687,000 | 100.0% | 245 | 75 | 320 | 2,146 | 211 | 649 | 151 | ap1951 | |
1959 | 765,397 | 765,397 | 100.0% | 305 | 80 | 385 | 1,988 | 225 | 710 | 182 | ap1960 | |
1970 | 650,000 | 650,187 | 100.0% | 351 | 85 | 436 | 1,490 | 158 | 1,013 | 216 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 594,697 | 597,495 | 99.5% | 305 | 65 | 370 | 1,607 | 95 | 879 | 216 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 600,239 | 600,544 | 99.9% | 294 | 68 | 362 | 1,658 | 94 | 920 | 210 | ap1991 | |
Archdiocese of M�rida-Badajoz | ||||||||||||
1999 | 623,953 | 626,875 | 99.5% | 283 | 67 | 350 | 1,782 | 93 | 907 | 215 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 584,201 | 587,123 | 99.5% | 277 | 67 | 344 | 1,698 | 93 | 907 | 216 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 583,411 | 586,343 | 99.5% | 273 | 67 | 340 | 1,715 | 93 | 913 | 216 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 583,751 | 586,728 | 99.5% | 276 | 51 | 327 | 1,785 | 64 | 906 | 217 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 575,661 | 578,638 | 99.5% | 271 | 56 | 327 | 1,760 | 79 | 858 | 218 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 581,414 | 585,290 | 99.3% | 271 | 56 | 327 | 1,778 | 79 | 814 | 218 | ap2005 | |
2013 | 588,100 | 597,300 | 98.5% | 271 | 40 | 311 | 1,890 | 47 | 590 | 217 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 543,843 | 604,292 | 90.0% | 257 | 42 | 299 | 1,818 | 49 | 561 | 205 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 543,900 | 605,750 | 89.8% | 238 | 42 | 280 | 1,942 | 47 | 564 | 202 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 579,495 | 603,640 | 96.0% | 216 | 216 | 2,682 | 5 | 535 | 202 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
Affiliated Bishops, Living
- Maximino Caballero Ledo
- Jos� Mar�a Gil Tamayo(Priest: 7 Sep 1980 to 6 Nov 2018)
- Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves, S.J.
- Vicente Mart�n Mu�oz(Priest: 17 Jun 1995 to 23 Apr 2024)
- Celso Morga Iruzubieta(Coadjutor Archbishop: 8 Oct 2014; Archbishop: 21 May 2015 to 29 Jun 2024)
- Jos� Rodr�guez Carballo, O.F.M. (Coadjutor Archbishop: 14 Sep 2023; Archbishop: 29 Jun 2024)
Affiliated Bishops, Deceased
- Gonzalo de Alba, O.P. † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1407 to 26 Nov 1408)
- Bernardo de Albuquerque, O.P. †
- Jos� Maria Alcar�z y Alenda † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1930 to 22 Jul 1971)
- Diego Mariano Alguacil y Rodr�guez † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1858 to 23 Dec 1861)
- Gabriel �lvarez de Faria y S�nchez Zarzosa † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 11 Apr 1802)
- Agust�n Antol�nez, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1675 to 17 Jul 1677)
- Gonzalo Arias Gallego †
- Diego Bad�n, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1409 to 18 Dec 1415)
- Eugenio Beitia Aldazabal † (Coadjutor Bishop: 30 Oct 1954 to 27 Jan 1962)
- Juan Beltr�n Guevara y Figueroa † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 28 Nov 1611 to 12 Jan 1615)
- Baltasar Borja †
- Giovanni d’Aragona † (Administrator: 20 Jan 1479 to 14 May 1479)
- Diego del Castillo y Arteaga † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1658 to 21 Sep 1658)
- Enrique Delgado y G�mez † (Priest: 14 Jul 1912 to 10 Jun 1943)
- Mateo Delgado y Moreno † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 9 Aug 1802 to 16 Feb 1841)
- Juan de los Barrios, O.F.M. Obs. †
- Gabriel de Esparza P�rez † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1659 to 13 Mar 1662)
- Vincenzo Estevanez † (Bishop: 1344)
- Andr�s Fern�ndez de C�rdoba y Carvajal † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1602 to 1611)
- Doroteo Fern�ndez y Fern�ndez † (Coadjutor Bishop: 19 Feb 1962; Bishop: 22 Jul 1971 to 15 Jan 1979)
- Pedro Fern�ndez Zorrilla † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1618 to 14 Jun 1627)
- Gomez de Figueroa † (Bishop: 14 May 1479 to 10 Nov 1485)
- Sebasti�n Fl�res Pab�n †
- Santiago Garc�a Aracil † (Archbishop: 9 Jul 2004 to 21 May 2015)
- Manuel Garcia Gil, O.P. † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1853 to 23 Dec 1858)
- Juan Garc�a Palomeque † (Bishop: 24 Oct 1354 to 4 Mar 1373)
- Diego G�mez de Lamadrid, O.SS.T. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 13 Jun 1578 to 15 Aug 1601)
- Pedro G�mez Sarmiento de Villandrando † (Bishop: 26 Oct 1524 to 3 Jul 1525)
- Pedro Gonz�lez Manso † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1525 to 13 Mar 1532)
- Joaqu�n Hern�ndez y Herrero † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1863 to 25 Sep 1865)
- Juan Herrero Jaraba † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1677 to 17 Mar 1681)
- Jos� Hev�a y Campomanes, O.P. † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1903 to 2 May 1904)
- Francisco Lara † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1673 to 1 Mar 1675)
- Pedro Francisco Levanto Vivaldo † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1715 to 2 Feb 1729)
- Crist�bal de Lobera y Torres † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1615 to 9 Jul 1618)
- Bernardino L�pez de Carvajal y Sande † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1489 to 27 Mar 1493)
- Diego L�pez de la Vega † (Bishop: 23 Aug 1649 to 28 Jan 1658)
- Angel Manrique, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1645 to 28 Feb 1649)
- Alfonso Manrique de Lara y Sol�s † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1499 to 18 Aug 1516)
- Juan Mar�n y Rodezno † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1681 to 12 Jan 1706)
- Fernando Mart�nez de �greda † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1335 to 1344)
- Bartolom� Martinez Menacho y Mesa (Mechado) †
- Juan Mart�nez Sil�ceo †
- Pedro Mart�n Fern�ndez, O.P. †
- Juan M�ndez de Salvatierra †
- Juan M�ndez de Villafranca, O.P. †
- Amador Merino y Malaguillas † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1730 to 29 Jan 1755)
- Bernardo de Mesa, O.P. † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1521 to 1524)
- Antonio Montero Moreno † (Bishop: 3 May 1980; Archbishop: 28 Jul 1994 to 9 Jul 2004)
- Pantale�n Montserrat y Navarro † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1862 to 1 Oct 1863)
- Juan de Morales † (Bishop: 23 Oct 1329 to 19 Jan 1335)
- Juan de Morales, O.P. † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1418 to 1443)
- Francisco de Navarra y Hualde † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1545 to 4 May 1556)
- Gabriel Ortiz Sotomayor † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1635 to 17 Apr 1640)
- Santiago Palmero Escada † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1780 to 10 Dec 1781)
- Pedro P�rez, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1255 to 1266)
- Manuel P�rez Minayo y Zumeda † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1755 to 28 Nov 1779)
- Adolfo P�rez y Mu�oz † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1913 to 11 Jul 1920)
- Ram�n P�rez y Rodr�guez † (Bishop: 31 Aug 1920 to 7 Jan 1929)
- Fernando Ram�rez y V�zquez † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1865 to 14 Nov 1890)
- St. Juan de Ribera † (Bishop: 27 May 1562 to 3 Dec 1568)
- Juan Roco Campofr�o, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1627 to 8 Mar 1632)
- Juan Rodr�guez de Fonseca † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1495 to 6 Sep 1499)
- Jer�nimo Rodr�guez de Valderas, O. de M. † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1662 to 9 Apr 1668)
- Juan Rodr�guez Villal�n † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1415 to 16 Mar 1418)
- Francisco Javier Rodr�guez y Obreg�n † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1847 to 4 Jan 1853)
- Francisco de Rois y Mendoza, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 14 May 1668 to 29 May 1673)
- Crist�bal Rojas Sandoval † (Bishop: 4 May 1556 to 27 May 1562)
- Alfonso Rozado † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1706 to 21 Dec 1706)
- Pedro Ruiz de la Mota, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 22 Aug 1516 to 4 Jul 1520)
- Juan Ruiz de Medina † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1493 to 20 Feb 1495)
- Francisco S�enz de Urturi y Crespo, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1891 to 21 May 1894)
- Fernando S�nchez † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1373 to 1378)
- Antonio Senso L�zaro † (Priest: 1891 to 18 Jul 1913)
- Pedro Silva y Tenorio, O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Oct 1461 to 20 Jan 1479)
- Diego de Simancas † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1568 to 13 Jun 1578)
- Alonso de Sol�s Marroqu�n y Gragera, O.S. † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1783 to 8 Feb 1797)
- F�lix Soto y Mancera † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1904 to 31 Jan 1910)
- Lorenzo Su�rez de Figueroa † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1444)
- Jer�nimo Su�rez Maldonado † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1532 to 18 Sep 1545)
- Ram�n Torrijos y G�mez † (Bishop: 21 May 1894 to 16 Jan 1903)
- Francisco Valero y Losa † (Bishop: 7 Nov 1707 to 18 Mar 1715)
- Jos� Valle de la Cerda, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1640 to 22 Oct 1644)
- Alfonso Fernando Vargas de Toledo, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1353 to 25 Oct 1354)
- Fernando de Vera y Zu�iga, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Feb 1614 to 13 Nov 1628)
- Pedro Xim�nez de Pr�xamo (Jimenez de Prexamo) † (Bishop: 18 Jan 1486 to 23 Jan 1489)
- Luis Zapata de C�rdenas, O.F.M. Rec. †
- Bernab� † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1324 to 20 Oct 1329)
- Bernardo † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1300 - )
- Juan † (Bishop: 25 May 1349 to 1353)
- Sim�n , O. de M. † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1309 to 20 Jul 1324)
Source(s)
- Diocese of Badajoz
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 383, and Page 384
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 209, and Page 210
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 266
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 269
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 301, and Page 302
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 323
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 294
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 432, and Page 433
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 11, to Page 12
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 707, to Page 709
- Archdiocese of M�rida-Badajoz
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 936, and Page 937
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