Archdiocese of Oviedo
Archidioecesis Ovetensis
Archidiócesis de Oviedo
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,565 km2 (4,079 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,075,381 1,016,235 (94.5%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 811 (As Diocese of Oviedo) 27 October 1954 (As Archdiocese of Oviedo) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour in Oviedo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jesús Sanz Montes O.F.M. |
| Suffragans | Diocese of Astorga Diocese of León Diocese of Santander |
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| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Archdiocese of Oviedo (Latin: Oveten(sis); Asturleonese: Archidiócesis d'Uviéu) is an Latin Church Archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Spain.[1][2] The archdiocese encompasses roughly the current autonomous communityofAsturiasorPrincipality of Asturias. Erected in the 9th century, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese in 1954. The diocesan see is in the city of Oviedo, where the Catedral de San Salvador is located.
| Name | Appointed/Confirmed by | Years in this role | Ref |
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| Adulfo | 802–812 | ||
| Gomelo I | 852 | ||
| Serrano | 853–858 | ||
| Hermenegildo I | 881 | ||
| Gomelo II | 905–909 | ||
| Flacinus | 909–912 | ||
| Oveco | 913–962 | ||
| Hermenegild II (auxiliary bishop) | |||
| Diego | 962–968 | ||
| Bermudo | 976–991 | ||
| Gudesteo | 991–996 | ||
| Agda | –1024 | ||
| Ponce | 1025–1028 | ||
| Froilán | 1035–1073 | ||
| Arias Cromaz | 1073–1094 | ||
| Martín I | 1094–1101 | ||
| Pelagius | 1098–1129 | ||
| Alfonso | 1129–1142 | ||
| Martín II | 1143–1156 | ||
| Pedro I | 1156–1175 | ||
| Rodrigo | 1175–1188 | ||
| Menendo | 1188–1189 | ||
| Juan González | 1189–1243 | ||
| Rodrigo Díaz | 1243–1249 | [3] | |
| Pedro II | 1251–1269 | ||
| Fernando Martínez | 1269–1275 | ||
| Alvero (Electo) | 1275 | ||
| Fredolo | 1275–1284 | ||
| Peregrino | 1286–1289 | ||
| Miguel | 1289–1292 | ||
| Fernando Álvarez | 1293–1295 | ||
| Fernando Alfonso | 1295–1301 | ||
| Fernando Álvarez | 1302–1321 | [4] | |
| Odón | 1323–1328 | ||
| Juan del Campo | Bishop of León | 1328–1332 | [5] |
| Juan Sancho | 1332–1345 | ||
| Alfonso II | 1345–1348 | ||
| Sancho | 1348–1369 | ||
| Gutierre de Toledo | 1377–1389 | ||
| Guillermo García Manrique | 1389–1412 | ||
| Álvaro | 1397–1412 | ||
| Diego Ramírez de Guzmán | 1412–1441 | ||
| García Enríquez Osorio | 1441–1442 | ||
| Diego Rapado | 1442–1444 | [1] | |
| Iñigo Manrique de Lara (archbishop) | Bishop of Coria | 1444–1457 | [6] |
| Rodrigo Sánchez de Arévalo | 1457–1467 | [1] | |
| Juan Diaz de Coca | Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada | 20 Dec 1467 – 13 Feb 1470 | [7] |
| Alfonso de Palenzuela | 1469–1475 | [1] | |
| Gonzalo de Villadiego | 1485–1487 | [1] | |
| Juan Arias de Villar | Bishop of Segovia | 1487–1498 | [1] |
| Juan Daza | Bishop of Cartagena | 14 Feb 1498 – 16 Mar 1502 | [8] |
| García Ramírez Villaescusa, O.S. | 16 Mar 1502 – 23 Apr 1508 | [1] | |
| Valeriano Ordóñez Villaquirán | 22 Dec 1508 – 12 Aug 1512 | ||
| Diego de Muros | 1 Oct 1512 – 18 Aug 1525 | [9] | |
| Francisco Mendoza | Bishop of Zamora) | 6 Nov 1525 – 3 Apr 1527 | [10] |
| Diego Acuña | 23 Apr 1527 – 1532 | ||
| Fernando de Valdés y Salas | Bishop of León | 1 Jul 1532 – 30 May 1539 | |
| Martín Tristán Calvete | 30 May 1539 – 1546 | [11] | |
| Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval | Bishop of Badajoz | 8 Oct 1546 – 4 May 1556 | [12] |
| Jerónimo Velasco | 4 May 1556 – 16 Aug 1566 | ||
| Juan Ayora | 8 Jan 1567 – 24 May 1569 | ||
| Gonzalo de Solórzano | 18 Feb 1570 – 26 Sep 1580 | ||
| Francisco Antonio Orantes Vélez, O.F.M. | 6 Mar 1581 – 12 Oct 1584 | ||
| Diego Aponte Quiñones, O.S. | Bishop of Málaga | 28 Jan 1585 – 31 Aug 1598 | |
| Gonzalo Gutiérrez Montilla | 18 Sep 1598 – 20 Jun 1602 | [13] |
| Name | Appointed/Confirmed by | Years in this role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alonso Martínez de la Torre, O.S. | 16 Apr 1603 – 11 Sep 1604 | [13] | |
| Juan Alvarez de Caldas | Bishop of Ávila | 12 Jan 1605 – 14 May 1612 | [13] |
| Francisco de la Cueva, O.S.A. | 17 Sep 1612 – 30 Nov 1615 | [13] | |
| Alsono Martín de Zuñiga (Manso) | Bishop of Osma | 18 Jul 1616 – 20 Mar 1623 | [13] |
| Juan Torres de Osorio | Archbishop of Valladolid | 29 May 1624 – 19 Jul 1627 | [13] |
| Juan Pereda Gudiel | 9 Aug 1627 – 25 May 1632 | [13] | |
| Martín Carrillo Alderete | Bishop of Osma | 10 Jan 1633 – 9 Jun 1636 | [13][14] |
| Antonio Valdés Herrera | Bishop of Osma | 23 Jun 1636 – 21 Oct 1641 | [13][15] |
| Bernardo Caballero Paredes | 13 Jan 1642 – 13 Apr 1661 | [13] | |
| Diego Riquelme y Quirós | Bishop of Plasencia | 19 Dec 1661 – 23 Feb 1665 | [13] |
| Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán | Archbishop of Valencia | 13 Apr 1665 – 7 Mar 1667 | [13] |
| Diego Sarmiento Valladares | Bishop of Plasencia | 30 Jan 1668 – 17 Sep 1668 | |
| Alfonso de Salizanes y Medina, O.F.M. | Bishop of Córdoba | 4 Feb 1669 – 18 Nov 1675 | |
| Alonso Antonio de San Martín | Bishop of Cuenca | 16 Dec 1675 – 21 Oct 1681 | [16] |
| Simón García Pedrejón, O.F.M. | 20 Apr 1682 – 27 Sep 1696 | ||
| Tomás Reluz, O.P. | 27 Mar 1697 – 12 Jun 1706 | ||
| José Fernández del Toro | 21 Mar 1707 – Jul 1719 | ||
| Antonio Maldonado y Minoja | 3 Jul 1720 – 22 Jun 1722 | ||
| Tomás José Ruiz Montes | Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena | 15 Mar 1723 – 11 Sep 1724 | |
| Manuel José de Hendaya y Haro | 11 Sep 1724 – 5 Oct 1729 | ||
| Juan Garcia Avello y Castrillón | 8 Feb 1730 – 30 Oct 1744 | ||
| Gaspar José Vázquez Tablada | 19 Jul 1745 – 29 Dec 1745 | ||
| Felipe Martín Ovejero | 22 Jul 1750 – 30 Oct 1753 | ||
| Juan Francisco Manrique Lara | Bishop of Plasencia | 1 Apr 1754 – 21 Apr 1760 | |
| Augstín González Pisador | 21 Jul 1760 – 17 Mar 1791 | ||
| Juan Llano y Ponte | 26 Sep 1791 – 29 Apr 1805 | ||
| Andreas de Torres y Gómez | 23 Sep 1805 – 12 Feb 1806 | ||
| Gregorio Hermida y Gamba (Camba) | 26 Aug 1806 – 10 Nov 1814 | ||
| Gregorio Ceruelo de la Fuente | 10 Jul 1815 – 26 Mar 1836 | ||
| Ignacio Díaz de la Caneja y Sosa | 17 Jan 1848 – 20 Nov 1856 | ||
| Juan de la Cruz Ignacio Moreno y Maisanove | Archbishop of Valladolid | 25 Sep 1857 – 1 Oct 1863 | |
| José Luis Montagut y Rubio | Bishop of Segorbe | 21 Dec 1863 – 22 Jun 1868 | |
| Benito Sanz y Forés | Archbishop of Valladolid) | 22 Jun 1868 – 18 Nov 1881 | |
| Sebastián Herrero y Espinosa de los Monteros, C.O. | Bishop of Córdoba | 27 March 1882 – 15 March 1883 | |
| Ramón Martínez y Vigil, O.P. | 27 Mar 1884 – 16 Aug 1904 | ||
| Francisco Javier Baztán y Urniza | 14 Nov 1904 – 18 Oct 1920 | ||
| Juan Bautista Luis y Pérez | 30 Nov 1921 – 6 Nov 1934 | ||
| Justo Antonino de Echeguren y Aldama | 28 Jan 1935 – 16 Aug 1937 | ||
| Manuel Arce y Ochotorena | Archbishop of Tarragona | 22 Jan 1938 – 29 Mar 1944 | |
| Benjamín de Arriba y Castro | Archbishop of Tarragona | 8 Aug 1944 – 22 Jan 1949 | |
| Francisco Javer Lauzurica y Torralba | 8 Apr 1949 – 12 Apr 1964 | ||
| Vicente Enrique y Tarancón | Archbishop of Toledo | 12 Apr 1964 – 30 Jan 1969 | |
| Gabino Díaz Merchán | 4 Aug 1969 – 7 Jan 2002 | ||
| Carlos Osoro Sierra | Archbishop of Valencia | 7 Jan 2002 – 8 Jan 2009 | |
| Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. | 21 Nov 2009 – |
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| Province of Burgos |
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| Province of Granada |
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| Province of Madrid |
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| Province of Mérida-Badajoz |
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| Province of Oviedo |
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| Province of Pamplona |
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| Province of Santiago de Compostela |
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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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