Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Spain
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Diocese of León Dioecesis Legionensis Diócesis de León | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Oviedo |
| Metropolitan | Oviedo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,620 km2 (3,710 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 312,196 305,860 (97.9%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 4th Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Way in León |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jesús Sanz Montes |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of León (Latin: Dioecesis Legionensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of León in the ecclesiastical province of Oviedo in Spain.[1][2]
History[edit]
- 4th century: Established as Diocese of León
Special churches[edit]
Bishops of León[edit]
- Basilides (deposed 254)
- Savinus (254–???)
- ...
- Decentius (fl. 315)
- ...
- Suintila (792)
- Quintila (811-820)
- Cixila I (853-855)
- Frunimio I (854–874), first bishop of León.[3]
- Mauro (878–886)[4]
- Vincent (899–900)
- Froilán (900–904)
- Sisnando (905–914?)
- Cixila II (911 – 914/15). Died in 938. Retired in 916 to the Monastery of San Cosme y San Damián in Abellar (León) which he had founded.
- Frunimio II (915–924)[5]
- Oveco Núñez (927–950),[6] Carriedo Tejedo calls him the 6th Bishop[7]
- Gonzalo (950/1 – 966)[7]
- Velasco (966 – 973/4)[7]
- Sisnando Puricélliz (974–980), possibly brother of noblemen Sancho and Aznar Puricélliz[7]
- Velasco (again, 980/1)[7]
- Sisnando Baroncélliz (981/2)[7]
- Sabarico (981/2)[7]
- Fortis (fl. 984)[7]
- Sabarico (again, 985–991)[7]
- Fruela (991/2 – 1006)[7]
- Nuño (1007–1026)
- Servando (1026–1040)
- Cipriano (1040–1057)
- Aloito (1057–1063)
- Pelayo Tedóniz (1065– )[8]
- Pedro I (c.1087 – 1111/2)[9]
- Maurice Bourdin (1111–1112/3), usurped the see from Pedro for a brief time[9]
- Diego (1112/3 – 1130)[9]
- Arias Gundesíndiz (1130–1135)[9][10]
- Pedro (II) Anáyaz (1135–1139)[9][10]
- Juan Albertínez (1139–1181)[9]
- Manrique de Lara (1181–1205)[9]
- Pedro Muñiz (May 1205 – 1206/07), appointed archbishop of Santiago de Compostela in early 1207. Died on 29 January 1224.[11]
- Pelayo Pérez (February 1207 – 1208),[11] died before consecration[9]
- Rodrigo Álvarez (1208–1232)[9]
- Martín Alonso (1232–1234)
- Arnaldo (1234–1235)
- Juan (1237–1238)
- Martín Arias (1238–1242)
- Nuño Álvarez (1242–1252)
- Martín Fernández (1254–1289)
- Fernando Ruiz de Cabañas (1289–1301)
- Gonzalo de Hinojosa (6 November 1301 – 12 July 1313 appointed Bishop of Burgos), died on 15 May 1327[12]
- Juan Soares (1313)
- Juan Fernández (1316), elect
- Sede vacanta (1316–1318)
- García de Ayerbe (April 1318 – 4 September 1332)
- Juan del Campo (2 December 1332 – 24 May 1344 Died)[13]
- Diego Ramírez de Guzmán (1344–1354)[14]
- Pedro Raimundo (1354–1360)
- Pedro de Barreira, O.S.A. (31 August 1360 – 19 November 1361 Appointed, Bishop of Toul)
- Alfonso (1375–1376)
- Juan Ramírez de Guzmán (1376–1378)
- Fernando (1378–1380])
- Aleramo (1382–1401?)
- Alonso de Argüello (1403–1415), transferred to Palencia
- Álvaro Núñez de Isorna (1415–1418), transferred to Cuenca
- Juan Rodríguez Villalón (1418)
- Alonso de Cusanza (1424–1435)
- Giovanni Berardi (1435–1437), in commendam
- Juan de Mella (12 April 1434 – Did Not Take Effect)
- ...
- Juan de Pontibus (ca. 1446)
- Pedro Cabeza de Vaca (1448–1459)
- Fortún Velázquez de Cuéllar (1460)
- Juan de Torquemada, O.P. (31 July 1460 – 26 January 1463 Appointed, Bishop of Orense)
- Giacopo Antonio Venier (16 September 1464 – 6 October 1469 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
- Rodrigo de Vergara (6 October 1469 – 18 June 1478 Died)
- Luis Velasco (1478–1484 Appointed Bishop of Córdoba)
- Iñigo Manrique de Lara (bishop) (1484–1485 Appointed Bishop of Córdoba)[15]
- Alonso de Valdivieso (1485 – 21 May 1500 Died)
- Francisco Desprats (4 December 1500 – 10 September 1504 Died)
- Juan de Vera (14 May 1505 – 4 May 1507 Died)
- Francesco Alidosi (1507 – 24 May 1511 Died)
- Luigi d'Aragona (6 June 1511 – 17 December 1516 Resigned)
- Esteban Gabriel Merino (17 December 1516 – 12 June 1523 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
- Pedro Manuel (12 June 1523 – 17 June 1534 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)[16]
- Pedro Alvarez de Acosta (8 January 1535 – 21 May 1539 Appointed, Bishop of Osma)
- Fernando Valdés (30 May 1539 – 29 October 1539 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
- Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (29 October 1539 – 2 June 1542 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
- Esteban Almeida (2 June 1542 – 16 April 1546 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena)
- Juan Fernández Temiño (19 July 1546 – 9 November 1556 Died)
- Andrés de la Cuesta (10 December 1557 – 1564 Died)
- Juan de San Millán (28 July 1564 – 11 April 1578 Died)[17]
- Francisco Trujillo Garcia (5 September 1578 – 14 November 1592 Died)
- Juan Alonso Moscoso (30 August 1593 – 9 May 1603 Appointed, Bishop of Malaga)
- Andrés de Casso, O.P. (12 June 1603 – 13 May 1607 Died)
- Francisco Terrones del Caño (3 March 1608 – 13 March 1613 Died)
- Alonso González Aguilar (23 September 1613 – 2 December 1615 Died)
- Juan Llano Valdés (5 September 1616 – 9 August 1622 Died)
- Juan Molina Alvarez (20 March 1623 – Nov 1623 Died)
- Gregorio Pedrosa Cásares, O.S.H. (16 September 1624 – 31 January 1633 Appointed, Bishop of Valladolid)
- Bartolomé Santos de Risoba (26 September 1633 – 9 December 1649 Confirmed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
- Juan del Pozo Horta, O.P. (10 January 1650 – 28 August 1656 Confirmed, Bishop of Segovia)[18]
- Juan Pérez de Vega (López de Vega) (18 September 1656 – 14 September 1659 Died)
- Juan Bravo Lasprilla (7 June 1660 – 31 July 1662 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena)
- Juan Vande-Escarth y Briceño, O.S.H. (12 January 1665 – 6 April 1672 Died)
- Juan Álvarez Osorio (12 December 1672 – 22 January 1680 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
- Juan Aparicio Navarro (7 October 1680 – 6 November 1696 Died)
- José Gregorio de Rojas y Velázquez (3 June 1697 – 7 April 1704 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
- Manuel Pérez Araciel y Rada (28 April 1704 – 13 June 1714 Confirmed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
- José Ulzurrun de Asanza y Civera (17 September 1714 – 17 April 1718 Died)
- Martín Zalayeta Lizarza (27 May 1720 – 11 September 1728 Died)
- Juan Fernández Zapata (3 August 1729 – 12 October 1729 Died)
- Francisco de la Torre Herrera (24 July 1730 – 1 February 1735 Died)
- José de Llupiá y Roger, O.S.B. (19 December 1735 – 21 November 1752 Died)
- Alfonso Fernández Pantoja (9 April 1753 – 6 November 1761 Died)
- Pascual de los Herreros (23 August 1762 – 3 March 1770 Died)
- Baltasar Yusta y Navarro (10 September 1770 – 17 February 1777 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
- Cayetano Antonio Cuadrillero Mota (15 December 1777 – 3 April 1800 Died)
- Pedro Luis Blanco (11 August 1800 – 22 November 1811 Died)
- Ignacio Ramón Roda (19 December 1814 – 4 January 1823 Died)
- Joaquín Abarca Blanque (27 September 1824 – 21 June 1844 Died)
- Joaquín Barbajero y Villar (17 January 1848 – 26 February 1863 Died)
- Calixto Castrillo y Ornedo (1 October 1863 – 19 September 1869 Died)
- Saturnino Fernandez de Castro y de la Cotera (5 July 1875 – 15 March 1883 Appointed, Bishop of Burgos)
- Francisco Xavier Caminero y Muñoz (27 March 1885 – 13 April 1885 Died)
- Francisco Gómez-Salazar y Lucio-Villegas (10 June 1886 – 1 October 1904 Retired)
- Juan Manuel Sanz y Saravia (27 March 1905 – 29 April 1909 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
- Ramón Guillamet y Coma (29 April 1909 – 18 July 1913 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
- José Álvarez y Miranda (18 July 1913 – 4 March 1937 Died)
- Carmelo Ballester y Nieto, C.M. (12 February 1938 – 10 June 1943 Appointed, Bishop of Vitoria)
- Luis Almarcha Hernández (10 July 1944 – 4 April 1970 Retired)
- Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta (9 July 1971 – 16 February 1979 Appointed, Bishop of Bilbao)
- Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, C.M.F. (22 August 1979 – 28 July 1983 Resigned)
- Juan Angel Belda Dardiñá (28 July 1983 – 9 February 1987 Resigned)
- Antonio Vilaplana Molina (9 February 1987 – 19 March 2002 Retired)
- Julián López Martín (19 March 2002 Appointed – 21 October 2020 Retired)
- Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal (21 October 2020 Appointed – )
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 4 December 2015
- ^ "Diocese of León" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016
- ^ Carriedo Tejedo 2009, p. 29.
- ^ Carriedo Tejedo 2009, p. 53.
- ^ Carriedo Tejedo 2009, n. 7, p. 29 and p. 53.
- ^ Carriedo Tejedo 2009, p. 54.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Carriedo Tejedo 2002, p. 156.
- ^ Carriedo Tejedo, Manuel (1999). "El gallego Pelayo Tedóniz: monje de Celanova (desde 1040), diácono compostelano (desde 1056) y obispo de León (desde 1065)". Compostellanum: Revista de la Archidiócesis de Santiago de Compostela (in Spanish). 44 (1–2): 67–75. ISSN 0573-2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Richard A. Fletcher (1978), The Episcopate in the Kingdom of León in the Twelfth Century, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 68.
- ^ a b Reglero de la Fuente 2009, p. 507.
- ^ a b Cavero Domínguez, Gregoria (2015). "Pedro Muñiz, obispo de León (1205 – 1206 y arzobispo compostelano (1207 – 1224". Estudios en homenaje al proferor Emilio Cabrera (in Spanish). Córdoba: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Córdoba. pp. 111 – , 121.
- ^ Ordás Díaz, Pablo (2017). "¿Don Gonzalo Osorio de Villalobos o don Gonzalo de Hinojosa?". E-Spania. Revue interdisciplinaire d'études hispaniques médiévales et modernes (in Spanish). doi:10.4000/e-spania.26454. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Juan del Campo" retrieved 15 January 2016
- ^ Pablo Ordás Díaz, "Cloister-phobia: The Neglected Art History of León Cathedral's Cloister" The Medieval Colloquium, Columbia University (2/19/2014), p. 10.
- ^ "Bishop Iñigo Manrique de Lara" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 17 August 2016
- ^ "Archbishop Pedro Manuel" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016
- ^ "Bishop Juan de San Millán" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved 2 September 2016
- ^ "Bishop Juan del Pozo Horta, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 March 2016
Bibliography[edit]
- Carriedo Tejedo, Manuel (2009). "Locus Sancti Martini (SS. VIII – XIII)" (PDF). Estudios Mindonienses. Anuario de estudios histórico-Teológicos de la Diócesis de Mondoñedo-Ferrol (in Spanish) (25). Mondoñedo: Cabildo de la Catedral. Mondoñedo. Centro de Estudios de la Diócesis de Mondoñedo-Ferrol. Fundación Caixa Galicia: 27–78.
- Carriedo Tejedo, Manuel (2002). "Un obispo desconocido de León: Sisnando Baroncélliz (Año 982)". In Morán Suárez, María Antonia; Rodríguez López, María del Carmen (eds.). La documentación para la investigación : homenaje a José Antonio Martín Fuertes (PDF) (in Spanish). Vol. 1. León: Universidad de León. pp. 129–156.
- Reglero de la Fuente, Carlos (2009). "Los primeros arcedianos leoneses (1070 – 1181)". Castilla y el mundo feudal. Homenaje al profesor Julio Valdeón (in Spanish). Vol. I. Valdivieso, María Isabel del Val and Martínez Sopena, Pascual (Dirs.). Valladolid: Junta de Castilla y León. Universidad de Valladolid. ISBN 978-84-9718-582-0.
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