Roman Catholic Diocese of Majorca
| Diocese of Majorca Dioecesis Maioricensis Diócesis de Mallorca (es) Bisbat de Mallorca(ca) | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Valencia |
| Metropolitan | Valencia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,604 km2 (1,392 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 753,584 594,860 (78.9%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Mary in Palma Majorca |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Javier Salinas Viñals |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Antonio Cañizares Llovera |
| Map | |
 The Diocese of Mallorca in blue. | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Majorca (Latin: Maioricen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Palma, Majorca in the Ecclesiastical province of Valencia in Spain.
History
- 450: Established as Diocese of Majorca
- 1237: Restored as Diocese of Majorca from Diocese of Barcelona
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica de Nostra Senyora de Lluc, Mallorca, Illes Balears
- Basílica de Sant Francesc, Palma, Illes Balears
Leadership
- Raimundo Torrelles (12 Oct 1238 - 11 Jun 1266 Died)
- Pedro Morella (4 Oct 1266 - 1282 Died)
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- Guillermo Vilanova (15 Mar 1304 - 1318 Died)
- Guido de Terrena, O. Carm. (15 Apr 1321 - 27 Jul 1332 Appointed, Bishop of Elne)
- Berenguer Battle (27 Jul 1332 - 1 Nov 1349 Died)
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- Antonio Galiana (5 Jul 1363 - 9 Apr 1375 Died)
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- Francesco Climent Sapera (Pérez Clemente) (17 Aug 1403 - 20 Jun 1407 Appointed, Bishop of Tortosa)
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- Francesco Ferrer (13 Feb 1467 - 17 Jun 1475 Died)
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- Rodrigo de Borja (9 Oct 1489 - 11 Aug 1492 Elected, Pope)
- Giovanni Battista Savelli (31 Aug 1492 - 27 Mar 1493 Resigned)
- Guillermo Ramón de Moncada (1493 - 16 Mar 1496 Appointed, Bishop of Tarazona)
- Antonio de Rojas Manrique (1496 - 1507 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)[1]
- Diego Ribera de Toledo (22 Dec 1507 - 29 Oct 1511 Appointed, Bishop of Segovia)[2]
- Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado (29 Oct 1511 - 12 Jan 1530 Appointed, Bishop of Ávila)[3]
- Agostino de Grimaldis (1530-1532)
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- Juan Bautista Campeggio (30 May 1539 - 4 Nov 1558 Resigned)
- Diego Arnedo (19 Sep 1561 - 17 Oct 1572 Appointed, Bishop of Huesca)
- Juan Vich Manrique de Lara (31 Jul 1573 - 10 May 1604 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
- Alfonso Laso Sedeño (1 Dec 1604 - 21 Aug 1607 Died)
- Simón Vicente Bauzá, O.P. (7 Jan 1608 - 5 Dec 1625 Died)
- Félix Guzmán (21 May 1625 - 5 Jun 1625 Died)
- Baltasar Borja (15 Sep 1625 - 11 Jul 1630 Died)
- Juan de Santander, O.F.M. (10 Feb 1631 - 24 Jan 1644 Died)
- Tomás Rocamora, O.P. (14 Nov 1644 - 15 Nov 1653 Died)
- Miguel Pérez de Nueros (14 May 1655 - 12 Feb 1656 Died)
- Diego Escolano y Ledesma (26 Jun 1656 - 19 Jul 1660 Appointed, Bishop of Tarazona)
- Pedro-Fernando Manjarrés de Heredia (6 Dec 1660 - 26 Dec 1670 Died)
- Bernardo Luis Cotoner (28 Sep 1671 - 18 Jan 1684 Died)
- Pedro de Alagón y de Cardona (2 Oct 1684 - 3 May 1701 Died)
- Francisco Antonio de la Portilla, O.F.M. (12 May 1702 - 7 Jun 1711 Died)
- Atanasio Esterriga Trajanáuregui (1 Jun 1712 - 5 Jul 1721 Died)
- Juan Fernández Zapata (1 Jun 1722 - 3 Aug 1729 Confirmed, Bishop of León)
- Benito Pañelles Escardó, O.S.B. (24 Jul 1730 - 26 Nov 1743 Died)
- José Cepeda (13 Jul 1744 - 17 Jan 1750 Died)
- Lorenzo Despuig Cotoner (27 Apr 1750 - 18 Jul 1763 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
- Francisco Garrido de la Vega (18 Jul 1763 - 30 Mar 1772 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
- Juan Díaz de La Guerra (22 Jun 1772 - 23 Jun 1777 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
- Pedro Rubio-Benedicto Herrero (30 Mar 1778 - 21 Feb 1794 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
- Bernardo Nadal Crespí (12 Sep 1794 - 12 Dec 1818 Died)
- Pedro González Vallejo (27 Sep 1819 - 25 Jun 1825 Resigned)
- Antonio Pérez de Hirias (27 Jun 1825 - 18 Dec 1842 Died)
- Rafael Manso (17 Dec 1847 - 17 Feb 1851 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)
- Miguel Salvá y Munar (5 Sep 1851 - 4 Nov 1873 Died)
- Mateo Jaume y Garau (17 Sep 1875 - 19 Feb 1886 Died)
- Jacinto María Cervera y Cervera (10 Jun 1886 - 14 Nov 1897 Died)
- Pedro Juan Campins y Barceló (4 May 1898 - 23 Feb 1915 Died)
- Rigoberto Domenech y Valls (5 May 1916 - 16 Dec 1924 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
- Gabriel Llompart y Jaume Santandreu (30 Apr 1925 - 9 Dec 1928 Died)
- José Miralles y Sbert (13 Mar 1930 - 23 Dec 1947 Died)
- Juan Hervás y Benet (22 Dec 1947 - 14 Mar 1955 Appointed, Prelate of Ciudad Real)
- Jesús Enciso Viana (30 May 1955 - 21 Sep 1964 Died)
- Rafael Alvarez Lara (10 Mar 1965 - 13 Apr 1973 Resigned)
- Teodoro Ubeda Gramage (13 Apr 1973 - 18 May 2003 Died)
- Jesús Murgui Soriano (27 Dec 2003 - 27 Jul 2012 Appointed, Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante)
- Javier Salinas Viñals (16 Nov 2012 - )[4]
See also
Sources
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Patriarch Antonio de Rojas Manrique" retrieved January 25, 2016
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Diego Ribera de Toledo" retrieved January 17, 2016
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado" retrieved January 12, 2016
- ↑ http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/30030.php?index=30030&lang=en
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Coordinates: 39°34′02″N 2°38′55″E / 39.56722°N 2.64861°E
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