Diocese of Ávila

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Diocese of Ávila
*Dioecesis Abulensis*
Statistics
Country:	Spain
Metropolitan:	Valladolid
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	8,048 km²
Population: Total: Catholics:	167,032 (2006) 165,539 (99.1%)
Cathedral:	Catedral de El Salvador
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Jesús García Burillo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ávila {Latin: Abulen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Ávila in the Ecclesiastical province of Valladolid in Spain.

1 History
2 Leadership
3 See also
4 Source

[edit] History

1100: Established as Diocese of Ávila

[edit] Leadership

Bishops of Ávila (Roman rite)
- Bishop Jesús García Burillo (since 2003.01.09)
- Bishop Adolfo González Montes (1997.05.26 – 2002.04.15)
- Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera (1992.03.06 – 1996.12.10)
- Bishop Felipe Fernández García (1976.10.22 – 1991.06.12)
- Archbishop Maximino Romero de Lema (1968.10.19 – 1973.03.21)
- Bishop Santos Moro Briz (1935.06.21 – 1968.10.19)
- Cardinal Enrique Pla y Deniel (1918.12.04 – 1935.01.28)
- Bishop Joaquín Beltrán y Asensio (1898.03.24 – 1917.11.03)
- Bishop José María Blanco Barón (1895.12.02 – 1897.04.04)
- Bishop Juan Muñoz y Herrera (1890.06.26 – 1895.12.02)
- Bishop Ramón Fernández Piérola y Lopez de Luzuriaca (1887.03.17 – 1889.12.30)
- Cardinal Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás (1882.03.27 – 1886.06.10)
- Bishop Pedro José Sánchez Carrascosa y Carrión (1875.09.23 – 1882.03.30)
- Archbishop Fernando Blanco y Lorenzo, O.P. (1857.12.24 – 1875.09.17)
- Bishop Juan Alfonso Albuquerque Berión (1854.06.23 – 1857.09.25)
- Bishop Gregorio Sánchez Rubio, O.S.H. (1852.09.27 – 1854.02.17)
- Bishop Manuel López Santisteban (1847.12.17 – 1852.04.30)
- Bishop Ramón María Adurriaga Uribe (1824.04.25 – 1841.02.02)
- Bishop Rodrigo Antonio de Orellana, O. Praem. (1818.12.21 – 1822.07.29)
- Bishop Manuel Gómez Salazar (1802.03.29 – 1815.11.03)
- Archbishop Rafael Múzquiz Aldunate (1799.04.15 – 1801.07.20)
- Bishop Francisco Javier Cabrera Velasco (1797.07.24 – 1799.01.22)
- Bishop Julián Gascueña Herráiz, O.F.M. (1784.09.20 – 1796.11.23)
- Cardinal Antonio Sentmenat y de Castellá (1783.02.17 – 1784.06.22)
- Bishop Miguel Fernando Merino (1766.12.01 – 1781.07.10)
- Bishop Romualdo Velarde Cienfuegos (1758.10.02 – 1766.05.11)
- Bishop Pedro González García (1743.05.20 – 1758.04.07)
- Bishop Narciso Queralt (1738.06.23 – 1743.01.12)
- Bishop Pedro Ayala, O.P. (1728.03.08 – 1738.06.23)
- Archbishop José del Yermo Santibáñez (1720.03.20 – 1728.03.08)
- Bishop Julian Cano y Tovar (1714 – ?)
- Bishop Baltasar de la Peña Avilés (1703.12.17 – 1705.02.07)
- Bishop Gregorio Solórzano Castillo (1700.05.10 – 1703.07.17)
- Bishop Juan Asensio (1673.07.01 – 1682?)
- Bishop Bernardo Atayde de Lima Perera (1654.10.05 – 1656.02.17)
- Archbishop José Argáiz Pérez (1645.12.04 – 1654.07.27)
- Bishop Juan Vélez de Valdivielso (1641.02.25 – 1645.08.21)
- Bishop Diego Arce Reinoso (1638.03.22 – 1640.10.08)
- Bishop Pedro Cifuentes Loarte (1632.06.07 – 1636.05.19)
- Bishop Francisco Márquez Gaceta (1627.11.29 – 1631.11.08)
- Bishop Francisco González Zárate (1616.05.30 – 1626.12.13)
- Bishop Juan Alvarez de Caldas (1612.04.14 – 1615.09.19)
- Bishop Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avendaño (1599.02.01 – 1611.12.04)
- Bishop Juan Velázquez de las Cuevas, O.P. (1596.04.29 – 1598.03.11)
- Bishop Jerónimo Manrique de Lara (1591.04.05 – 1595.09.01)
- Bishop Pedro Fernández Temiño (1581.09.11 – 1590.08.23)
- Bishop Sancho Busto de Villegas (1578.11.05 – 1581.01.19)
- Bishop Alvaro Hurtado de Mendoza y Sarmiento (1560.09.04 – 1577.09.11)
- Bishop Diego de los Cobos Molina (1559.08.02 – 1560.09.04)
- Bishop Diego Alava Esquivel (1548.05.07 – 1558.10.21)
- Bishop Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado (1530.01.12 – 1548.01.25)
- Bishop Francisco Ruiz, O.F.M. (1514.07.14 – 1518.10.23)
- Archbishop Hernando de Talavera (1485 – 1493)
- Archbishop Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa (1445 – 1454)
- Cardinal Juan de Cervantes (1437 – 1441.08.19)