Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaén
| Diocese of Jaén Dioecesis Giennensis Diócesis de Jaén  | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain | 
| Ecclesiastical province | Granada | 
| Metropolitan | Granada | 
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,497 km2 (5,211 sq mi) | 
| Population - Total - Catholics  | 
(as of 2006) 660,284 655,000 (99.2%)  | 
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite | 
| Established | 7th Century | 
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady in Jaén | 
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Cabeza | 
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis | 
| Bishop | Ramón del Hoyo López | 
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández | 
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaén (Latin: Giennen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Jaén in the ecclesiastical province of Granada in Spain.[1][2]
History
- 7th century: Established as Diocese of Jaén
 
Leadership
Bishops of Jaén (Roman rite)
- Domingo, O.P. (1236 - 1248 Died)
 
- . . .
 
- Pedro Pascual, O. de M. (27 Feb 1296 - 6 Dec 1300 Died)
 
- . . .
 
- Alfonso Vázquez de Acuña (1457 - 1474 Died)[3]
 - Iñigo Manrique de Lara (archbishop) (1475 - 15 Jan 1483 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla)[4]
 - Luis Osorio (1483 - 1496 Died)[5]
 - Diego de Deza, O.P. (14 Feb 1498 - 7 Feb 1500 Appointed, Bishop of Palencia)[6]
 - Alonso Suárez de la Fuente del Sauce (1500 - 1520 Died)[7]
 - Esteban Gabriel Merino (12 Jun 1523 - 28 Jul 1535 Died)
 - Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) (30 Jul 1535 - 6 Jul 1537 Resigned)
 - Francisco Mendoza (14 Jun 1538 - 1543 Died)
 - Pedro Pacheco de Villena (Ladrón de Guevara) (9 Jan 1545 - 30 Apr 1554 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
 - Diego Tavera Ponce de Léon (17 Jul 1555 - 28 Apr 1560 Died)[8]
 - Diego de los Cobos Molina (4 Sep 1560 - 8 Sep 1565 Died)
 - Francisco Delgado López (bishop) (26 Apr 1566 - 2 Oct 1576 Died)[9]
 - Diego Deza Tello (11 Sep 1577 - 13 Sep 1579 Died)
 - Francisco Sarmiento Mendoza (27 May 1580 - 9 Jun 1595 Died)
 - Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas (29 Apr 1596 - 19 Apr 1599 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
 - Sancho Dávila Toledo (10 Jan 1600 - 20 Jul 1615 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
 - Francisco Martínez de Cenicero (3 Aug 1615 - 28 Nov 1617 Died)
 - Baltasar Moscoso y Sandoval (29 Apr 1619 - 28 May 1646 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
 - Juan Queipo de Llano Flores (18 Feb 1647 - 1 Nov 1647 Died)
 - Fernando Andrade Castro (6 Jul 1648 - 21 Feb 1664 Died)
 - Antonio Peña Hermosa (11 Aug 1664 - 19 Jul 1667 Died)
 - Jerónimo Rodríguez de Valderas, O. de M. (9 Apr 1668 - 7 Mar 1671 Died)
 - Antonio Fernández del Campo Angulo y Velasco (1 Jul 1671 - 23 Dec 1681 Died)
 - Juan Asensio Barrios, O. de M. (20 Apr 1682 - 22 Apr 1692 Died)
 - Antonio de Brizuela y Salamanca (13 Apr 1693 - 10 Jan 1708 Died)
 - Benito Omañana (24 Sep 1708 A- 19 Mar 1712 Died)
 - Rodrigo Marín y Rubio (28 May 1714 - 10 Feb 1732 Died)
 - Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara (21 Jul 1732 - 5 May 1738 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
 - Andrés Cabrejas Molina (5 May 1738 - 4 Sep 1746 Died)
 - Francisco Castillo Vintimilla (31 Jul 1747 - 15 Nov 1749 Died)
 - Benito Marín, O.S.B. (27 Apr 1750 - 10 Aug 1769 Died)
 - Antonio Gómez de la Torre y Jaraveitia (28 May 1770 - 23 Mar 1779 Died)
 - Agustín Rubín Cevallos (18 Sep 1780 - 8 Feb 1793 Died)
 - Pedro Rubio-Benedicto Herrero (21 Feb 1794 - 27 May 1795 Died)
 - Diego Melo Portugal, O.S.A. (18 Dec 1795 - 22 Jan 1816 Died)
 - Andrés Esteban y Gómez (22 Jul 1816 - 17 Jun 1831 Died)
 - Diego Martínez Carlón y Teruel (24 Feb 1832 - 28 Aug 1836 Died)
 - José Escolano y Fenoi (17 Dec 1847 - 21 Jul 1854 Died)
 - Tomás Roda y Rodríguez (25 Sep 1857 - 11 Mar 1858 Died)
 - Andrés Rosales y Muñoz (25 Jun 1858 - 22 Sep 1864 Confirmed, Bishop of Almería)
 - Antolín Monescillo y Viso (27 Mar 1865 - 22 Jun 1877 Confirmed, Archbishop of Valencia)
 - Manuel María León González y Sánchez (22 Jun 1877 - 20 Oct 1896 Died)
 - Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez (19 Apr 1897 - 16 Dec 1901 Appointed, Bishop of Madrid)
 - Salvador Castellote y Pinazo (16 Dec 1901 - 6 Dec 1906 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla)
 - Juan José Laguarda y Fenollera (6 Dec 1906 - 29 Apr 1909 Confirmed, Bishop of Barcelona)
 - Juan Manuel Sanz y Saravia (29 Apr 1909 - 19 Jun 1919 Died)
 - Manuel Basulto y Jiménez (18 Dec 1919 - 12 Aug 1936 Died)
 - Rafael García y García de Castro (29 Dec 1942 - 9 May 1953 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
 - Felix Romero Menjibar (16 Jan 1954 - 2 Jul 1970 Appointed, Archbishop of Valladolid)
 - Miguel Peinado Peinado (30 Apr 1971 - 31 May 1988 Retired)
 - Santiago García Aracil (31 May 1988 - 9 Jul 2004 Appointed, Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz)
 - Ramón del Hoyo López (19 May 2005 - )
 
See also
References
- ↑ "Diocese of Jaén" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
 - ↑ "Diocese of Jaén" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
 - ↑ "Bishop Alfonso Vázquez de Acuña" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016
 - ↑ "Archbishop Iñigo Manrique de Lara" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 28, 2016
 - ↑ "Bishop Luis Osorio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016
 - ↑ "Archbishop Diego de Deza, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016
 - ↑ "Bishop Alonso Suárez de la Fuente del Sauce" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 28, 2016
 - ↑ "Bishop Diego Tavera Ponce de Léon" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016
 - ↑ "Bishop Francisco Delgado López" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 28, 2016
 
Sources
Coordinates: 37°46′00″N 3°46′59″W / 37.7667°N 3.7831°W
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