Roman Catholic Diocese of Almería
Diocese of Almería
Dioecesis Almeriensis |
Cathedral |
| Location |
| Country |
Spain |
| Metropolitan |
Granada |
| Statistics |
| Area |
8,774 km2 (3,388 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2006)
581,200
531,000 (91.4%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores |
| Current leadership |
| 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.
History
- May 21, 1492: Established as Diocese of Almería from the Titular Episcopal See of Vergi
Special churches
Leadership
- Bishops of Almería (Roman rite)
- Francisco Sosa (1 Jun 1515 Appointed - 1 Jul 1520)
- Juan González Meneses (17 Sep 1520 Appointed - 28 Jun 1521)
- Diego Fernández de Villalán, O.F.M. (17 Jul 1523 - 7 Jul 1556)
- Antonio Corrionero de Babilafuente (10 Dec 1557 - 13 May 1570)
- Francisco Briceño (5 Mar 1571 - 30 Jul 1571 Died)
- Diego González (9 Jun 1572 - 11 Jan 1587 Died)
- Juan García (17 Aug 1597 - 31 Dec 1601 Died)
- Juan Portocarrero, O.F.M. (26 Aug 1602 - 8 Mar 1631 )
- Antonio Viedma Chaves, O.P. (8 Mar 1631 - 9 Jun 1631 )
- Bartolomé Santos de Risoba (6 Jun 1633 - 26 Sep 1633)
- Antonio González Acevedo (19 Dec 1633 - 5 Oct 1637 )
- José Valle de la Cerda, O.S.B. (19 Nov 1637 - 17 Dec 1640)
- José Argáiz Pérez (1 Jul 1641 - 4 Dec 1645 )
- Luis Venegas Figueroa (5 Feb 1646 - 30 May 1651 )
- Juan Leyva † (8 Aug 1701 - 15 Mar 1704 )
- Juan Bonilla Vargas, O.SS.T. (15 Dec 1704 - 11 Apr 1710 )
- Manuel de Santo Tomás Mendoza, O.P. (7 Jun 1707 - 11 Dec 1713 )
- Jerónimo del Valle Ledesma (21 Mar 1714 - 12 Nov 1722 )
- José Pereto Ricarte, O. de M. ( 1723 - 28 Mar 1730 )
- José María Ibáñez (22 Nov 1730 - 8 Jan 1734 )
- Diego Felipe Perea Magdaleno (17 Jan 1735 - 29 May 1741)
- Gaspar Molina Rocha, O.S.A. (29 May 1741 - 4 Dec 1760 )
- Claudio Sanz Torres y Ruiz de Castañedo (13 Jul 1761 - Jul 1779 )
- Anselmo Rodríguez, O.S.B. (16 Sep 1780 Appointed - 14 Jan 1798 )
- Juan Antonio de la Virgen María (Viana), O.C.D. (14 Aug 1798 - 28 Jan 1800 )
- Francisco Javier Mier Campillo (24 May 1802 - 16 Dec 1815)
- Antonio Pérez Minayo (16 Mar 1818 - 29 Aug 1833)
- Anacleto Meoro Sánchez (17 Dec 1847 - 2 Jan 1864)
- Andrés Rosales Muñoz (27 Jul 1864 - 10 Oct 1872)
- José María Orberá y Carrión (23 Sep 1875 - 23 Nov 1886 )
- Santos Zárate y Martínez (17 Mar 1887 - 7 Aug 1906 )
- Vicente Casanova y Marzol (19 Dec 1907 - 7 Mar 1921)
- Bernardo Martínez y Noval, O.S.A. (18 Jul 1921 - 23 Jul 1934 )
- Bl. Diego Ventaja Milán (1 May 1935 - 30 Aug 1936)
- Enrique Delgado y Gómez (10 Jun 1943 - 26 Oct 1946)
- Alfonso Ródenas García (24 Apr 1947 - 7 Nov 1965)
- Angel Suquía Goicoechea (17 May 1966 - 28 Nov 1969)
- Manuel Casares Hervás (6 Apr 1970 - 12 May 1989 )
- Rosendo Alvarez Gastón (12 May 1989 - 15 Apr 2002 )
- Adolfo González Montes (15 Apr 2002 -
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| Province of Seville |
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| Province of Tarragona |
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| Province of Toledo |
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| Province of Valencia |
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| Province of Valladolid |
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| Province of Zaragoza |
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