Diocese of León, Spain

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Diocese of León
*Dioecesis Legionensis*
Statistics
Country:	Spain
Metropolitan:	Oviedo
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	9,620 km²
Population: Total: Catholics:	315,452 (2004) 314,172 (99.6%)
Cathedral:	Catedral de Santa María del Camino
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Julián López Martín

The Diocese of León {Latin: Legionen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of León in the Ecclesiastical province of Oviedo in Spain.

1 History
2 Special Churches
3 Leadership
4 See also
5 Source

[edit] History

4th century: Established as Diocese of León

[edit] Special Churches

Minor Basillicas:
- Real Basílica de San Isidoro de León, León, León, Castilla y Leon

[edit] Leadership

Bishops of León (Roman rite)
- Bishop Julián López Martín (since 2002.03.19)
- Bishop Antonio Vilaplana Molina (1987.02.09 – 2002.03.19)
- Bishop Juan Angel Belda Dardiñá (1983.08.30 – 1987.02.09)
- Archbishop Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, C.M.F. (1979.08.22 – 1983.07.28)
- Bishop Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta (1971.07.09 – 1979.02.16)
- Bishop Luis Almarcha Hernández (1944.07.10 – 1970.04.04)
- Archbishop Carmelo Ballester y Nieto, C.M. (1938.02.12 – 1943.06.10)
- Bishop José Alvarez y Miranda (1913.07.18 – 1937.03.04)
- Bishop Ramón Guillamet y Coma (1909.04.29 – 1913.07.18)
- Bishop Juan Manuel Sanz y Saravia (1905.03.27 – 1909.04.29)
- Bishop Francisco Gómez-Salazar y Lucio-Villegas (1886.06.10 – 1904.10.10)
- Archbishop Saturnino Fernandez de Castro y de la Cotera (1875.07.05 – 1883.03.15)
- Bishop Calixto Castrillo Ornedo (1863.10.01 – 1869.09.17)
- Bishop Joaquín Barbarejo Villar (1848.01.17 – 1863.02.26)
- Bishop Joaquín Abarca Blanque (1824.06.27 – 1844.06.21)
- Bishop Ignacio Ramón Roda (1814.09.25 – 1823.01.04)
- Bishop Pedro Luis Blanco (1800.08.11 – 1811.11.22)
- Bishop Cayetano Antonio Cuadrillero Mota (1777.12.15 – 1800.04.03)
- Bishop Baltasar Yusta Navarro (1770.09.10 – 1777.02.17)
- Bishop Pascual de los Herreros (1762.04.23 – 1770.03.30)
- Bishop Alfonso Fernández Pantoja (1753.04.09 – 1761.11.06)
- Bishop Francisco de la Torre Herrera (1730.07.24 – 1735.02.01)
- Bishop Juan Fernández Zapata (1729.08.03 – 1729.10.12)
- Bishop Martín Zalayeta Lizarza (1720.05.27 – 1728.09.11)
- Bishop José Ulzurrun de Asanza y Civera (1714.09.17 – 1718.04.17)
- Archbishop Manuel Pérez Araciel y Rada (1704.04.28 – 1714.06.13)
- Bishop Juan Aparicio Navarro (1680.11.22 – 1696.11.06)
- Bishop Juan del Pozo Horta, O.P. (1650.01.10 – 1656.08.28)
- Bishop Bartolomé Santos de Risoba (1633.09.26 – 1649.12.19)
- Bishop Gregorio Pedrosa Casares, O.S.H. (1624.09.16 – 1633.01.31)
- Bishop Juan Molina Alvarez (1623.03.20 – 1623.11)
- Bishop Juan Llano Valdés (1616.09.05 – 1622.08.09)
- Bishop Alonso González Aguilar (1613.09.23 – 1615.12.02)
- Bishop Francisco Terrones del Caño (1608.03.03 – 1613.03.13)
- Bishop Andrés de Casso, O.P. (1603.06.12 – 1607.05.13)
- Bishop Juan Alonso Moscoso (1593.08.30 – 1603.05.09)
- Bishop Francisco Trujillo García (1578.09.05 – 1592.11.14)
- Bishop Juan de San Millán (1564.07.28 – 1578.04.11)
- Bishop Andrés de la Cuesta (1557.12.10 – 1564)
- Bishop Juan Fernández Temiño (1546.07.19 – 1556.11.09)
- Bishop Esteban Almeida (1542.06.02 – 1546.04.16)
- Bishop Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (1539.10.29 – 1542.06.02)
- Archbishop Fernando Valdés (1539.05.30 – 1539.10.29)
- Bishop Pedro Alvarez de Acosta (1535.01.08 – 1539.05.21)
- Archbishop Pedro Manuel (1523.06.12 – 1534.06.17)
- Cardinal Esteban Gabriel Merino (1516.12.17 – 1523.06.12)
- Cardinal Francesco Alidosi (Apostolic Administrator 1507 – 1511.05.24)
- Cardinal Juan de Torquemada, O.P. (1460.07.31 – 1463.01.26)