Diocese of Almería

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Diocese of Almería
Dioecesis Almeriensis
Statistics
Country: Spain
Metropolitan: Granada
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 8,774 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
581,200 (2006)
531,000 (91.4%)
Cathedral: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores
Ordinaries
Bishop: Adolfo González Montes

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Almería {Latin: Almerien(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Almería in the Ecclesiastical province of Granada in Spain.

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[edit] History

  • May 21, 1492: Established as Diocese of Almería from the Titular Episcopal See of Vergi

[edit] Special Churches

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Almería (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Adolfo González Montes (since 2002.04.15)
    • Bishop Rosendo Alvarez Gastón (1989.05.12 – 2002.04.15)
    • Bishop Manuel Casares Hervás (1970.04.06 – 1989.05.12)
    • Cardinal Angel Suquía Goicoechea (1966.05.17 – 1969.11.28)
    • Bishop Alfonso Ródenas García (1947.04.24 – 1965.11.07)
    • Archbishop Enrique Delgado y Gómez (1943.06.10 – 1946.10.26)
    • Bishop Diego Ventaja Milán (1935.05.01 – 1936.08.30)
    • Bishop Bernardo Martínez y Noval, O.S.A. (1921.07.18 – 1934.07.23)
    • Cardinal Vicente Casanova y Marzol (1907.12.19 – 1921.03.07)
    • Bishop Santos Zárate y Martínez (1887.03.17 – 1906.08.07)
    • Bishop José María Orberá y Carrión (1875.09.23 – 1886.11.23)
    • Bishop Andrés Rosales Muñoz (1864.07.27 – 1872.10.10)
    • Bishop Anacleto Meoro Sánchez (1847.12.17 – 1864.01.02)
    • Bishop Antonio Pérez Minayo (1818.03.16 – 1833.08.29)
    • Bishop Francisco Javier Mier Campillo (1802.05.24 – 1815.12.16)
    • Bishop Juan Antonio de la Virgen María y Viana (1798.08.14 – 1800.01.28)
    • Bishop Anselmo Rodríguez, O.S.B. (1780.09.16 – 1798.01.14)
    • Bishop Claudio Sanz Torres y Ruiz de Castañedo (1761.07.13 – 1779.07)
    • Bishop Gaspar Molina Rocha, O.S.A. (1741.05.29 – 1760.12.04)
    • Archbishop Diego Felipe Perea Magdaleno (1735.01.17 – 1741.05.29)
    • Bishop José María Ibáñez (1730.11.22 – 1734.01.08)
    • Bishop José Pereto Ricarte, O. de M. (1723.04.12 – 1730.03.28)
    • Bishop Jerónimo del Valle Ledesma (1714.03.21 – 1722.11.12)
    • Bishop Manuel de Santo Tomás Mendoza, O.P. (1707.06.07 – 1713.12.11)
    • Bishop Juan Bonilla Vargas, O.SS.T. (1704.12.15 – 1710.04.11)
    • Bishop Juan Leyva (1701.08.08 – 1704.03.15)
    • Bishop Francisco Antonio Sarmiento y Luna, O.S.A. (1674.04.13 – ?)
    • Bishop Luis Venegas Figueroa (1646.02.05 – 1651.05.30)
    • Archbishop José Argáiz Pérez (1641.07.01 – 1645.12.04)
    • Bishop José Valle de la Cerda, O.S.B. (1637.11.19 – 1640.12.17)
    • Bishop Antonio González Acevedo (1633.12.19 – 1637.10.05)
    • Bishop Bartolomé Santos de Risoba (1633.06.06 – 1633.09.26)
    • Bishop Antonio Viedma Chaves, O.P. (1631.03.08 – 1631.06.09)
    • Bishop Juan Portocarrero, O.F.M. (1602.08.26 – 1631.03.08)
    • Bishop Juan García (1597.08.17 – 1601.12.31)
    • Bishop Diego González (1572.06.09 – 1587.01.11)
    • Bishop Francisco Briceño (1571.03.05 – 1571.07.30)
    • Bishop Antonio Corrionero de Babilafuente (1557.12.10 – 1570.05.13)
    • Bishop Diego Fernández de Villalán, O.F.M. (1523.07.17 – 1556.07.07)
    • Bishop Juan González Meneses (1520.09.17 – 1521.06.28)
    • Bishop Francisco Sosa (1515.06.01 – 1520.07.01)

[edit] See also

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