Diocese of Málaga

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Diocese of Málaga
*Dioecesis Malacitanus*
Statistics
Country:	Spain
Metropolitan:	Granada
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	7,283 km²
Population: Total: Catholics:	1,443,353 (2004) 1,371,185 (95.0%)
Cathedral:	Catedral Basílica de la Virgen de la Encarnación (Cathedral Basilica of the Virgin of Incarnation)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Antonio Dorado Soto

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

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

[edit] History

August 4, 1486: Established as Diocese of Málaga

[edit] Special Churches

Minor Basillicas:
- Basílica del Dulce Nombre de Jesús Nazareno del Paso y Maria Santísima de la Esperanza, Málaga, Málaga, Andalucía

[edit] Leadership

Bishops of Málaga (Roman rite)
- Bishop Antonio Dorado Soto (since 1993.03.26)
- Bishop Ramón Buxarrais Ventura (1973.04.13 – 1991.09.11)
- Cardinal Angel Suquía Goicoechea (1969.11.28 – 1973.04.13)
- Archbishop Emilio Benavent Escuín (1967.04.07 – 1968.08.26)
- Cardinal Ángel Herrera Oria (1947.04.24 – 1966.08.19)
- Archbishop Balbino Santos y Olivera (1935.08.05 – 1946.11.24)
- Bishop Manuel González y García (1920.04.22 – 1935.08.05)
- Bishop Juan Muñoz y Herrera (1895.12.02 – 1919.12.26)
- Cardinal Marcelo Spínola y Maestre (1886.06.10 – 1895.12.02)
- Archbishop Manuel Gómez-Salazar y Lucio-Villegas (1879.02.28 – 1886.06.10)
- Cardinal Ceferino González y Díaz Tuñón, O.P. (1874.06.16 – 1875.06.21)
- Bishop Esteban Pérez Fernández (1868.06.22 – 1878.10.08)
- Bishop Juan Nepomuceno Cascallana Ordóñez (1851.09.05 – 1868.02.26)
- Archbishop Salvador José Reyes García de Lara (1848.01.17 – 1851.09.05)
- Bishop José Gómez Navas, T.O.R. (1833.07.29 – 1835.12.26)
- Cardinal Juan José Bonel y Orbe (1830.11.27 – 1833.06.29)
- Bishop Juan Nepomuceno Gómez Durán (1829.04.11 – 1830.09.30)
- Bishop Juan Francisco Martínez Castrillón (1828.04.28 – 1828)
- Bishop Manuel Martínez Ferro, O. de M. (1825.01.28 – 1827.06.03)
- Archbishop Ildefonso Cañedo Vigil (1814.09.25 – 1825.03.01)
- Bishop José Vicente Lamadrid (1800.08.11 – 1809.03.09)
- Archbishop Manuel Ferrer y Figueredo (1785.02.14 – 1799.07.21)
- Bishop Juan Molina Lario y Navarro (1776.06.29 – 1783.06.05)
- Bishop José Francis Laso de Castilla (1755.05.24 – 1774.09.19)
- Bishop Juan Eulate Santacruz (1745.01.25 – 1755.09.16)
- Cardinal Gaspar de Molina y Oviedo, O.E.S.A. (1734.05.05 – 1744.08.30)
- Bishop Diego González de Toro y Villalobos (1725.11.19 – 1734.05.05)
- Cardinal Giulio Alberoni (1717.12.06 – 1725.11.19)
- Bishop Manuel de Santo Tomás Mendoza, O.P. (1713.12.11 – 1717.08.19)
- Bishop Francisco de San José, O.F.M. (1704.09.15 – 1713.02.02)
- Bishop Alonso Henríquez de Santo Tomás (1664 – 1691)
- Bishop Diego Martínez Zarzosa (1656.01.31 – 1658.06.24)
- Cardinal Alfonso de la Cueva-Benavides y Mendoza-Carrillo (1648.07.27 – 1655.08.10)
- Bishop Antonio Henriquez Porres, O.F.M. (1633.09.05 – 1648.02.20)
- Cardinal Gabriel Trejo y Paniagua (1627.04.28 – 1630.02.02)
- Bishop Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza y Ribera (1622.11.14 – 1627.01.27)
- Archbishop Luis Fernández de Córdoba (1615.02.09 – 1622.10.26)
- Bishop Juan Alonso Moscoso (1603.05.09 – 1614.08.21)
- Archbishop Tomás de Borja (1600.01.19 – 1603.04.30)
- Bishop Diego Aponte Quiñones, O.S. (1598.08.31 – 1599.04.24)
- Bishop Luis García Haro de Sotomayor (1587.08.07 – 1597.08.14)
- Bishop Francisco Pacheco de Córdoba (1574.08.30 – 1587.01.14)
- Archbishop Francisco Blanco Salcedo (1565.04.13 – 1574.06.04)
- Bishop Bernardo Manrique, O.P. (1541.02.18 – 1564.09.25)
- Cardinal Raffaele Sansone Riario (Apostolic Administrator 1518.04.12 – 1521.07.09)