The Archdiocese of Oviedo ( la, Oveten(sis), links=no) is an Archdiocese of the
Roman Catholic Church
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diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
was elevated to an
archdiocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
in 1954. The diocesan see is in the city of Oviedo, where the ''Catedral de San Salvador'' is located.
History
* 811: Established as Diocese of Oviedo
* 27 October 1954: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oviedo
Santander
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Special churches
*Minor
Basilica
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s:
** Basilica of Santa María la Real,
Covadonga
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p. 203.) is one of 11 parishes in Ca ...
** Basilica of Santa María Magdalena,
Cangas del Narcea
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** Basilica-Sanctuary of Sagrado Corazón,
Gijón
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** Basilica of Santa Maria de la Asunción de Llanes,
Llanes
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*World Heritage Churches
** Basilica of
San Julián de los Prados
San Julián de los Prados, also known as Santullano, is a Pre-Ramirense church from the beginning of the 9th century in Oviedo, the capital city of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is one of the greatest works of Asturian art and was dec ...
, Oviedo
** Church of
San Miguel de Lillo
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, Oviedo
** Church of
Santa Cristina de Lena
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,
Lena
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** Church of
Santa María del Naranco
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Ramiro I of Ast ...
Hermenegildo I
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(881)
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Gomelo II
Gomelo II (died 906x9) was the Bishop of Oviedo during the final years of the reign of Alfonso III of Asturias. He succeeded Hermenegild I probably about 892. Only one document from his episcopate survives, though it was interfered with at a later ...
(905–909)
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Flacinus Flacinus, Flacino, or Flagino was the Bishop of Oviedo between 909 and 912, possibly from as early as 907 until as late as 914. His predecessor was Gomelo II and he first appears in a document of the latter's episcopate, on 20 January 905, signing a ...
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Diego Rapado
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(1442–1444)
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Iñigo Manrique de Lara (archbishop)
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Juan Diaz de Coca
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(20 Dec 1467 – 13 Feb 1470) Appointed,
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Alfonso de Palenzuela
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Juan Arias de Villar
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Juan Daza
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Bishop of Cartagena (1502–1504), ''(in Latin)''
Bishop of Oviedo (1498–1502), ''(in Latin)''
and Bishop of Catania (1496–1 ...
García Ramírez Villaescusa
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Fernando de Valdés y Salas
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He was member of the Supreme Council of ...
Martín Tristán Calvete
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Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval
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Bishop of Badajoz (1556–1562), ...
(8 Oct 1546 – 4 May 1556 Appointed,
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)Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval" retrieved 21 January 2015
*Jerónimo Velasco (4 May 1556 – 16 Aug 1566 Died)
*Juan Ayora (8 Jan 1567 – 24 May 1569 Died)
*Gonzalo de Solórzano (18 Feb 1570 – 26 Sep 1580 Died)
*Francisco Antonio Orantes Vélez, O.F.M. (6 Mar 1581 – 12 Oct 1584 Died)
*Diego Aponte Quiñones, O.S. (28 Jan 1585 – 31 Aug 1598 Appointed, Bishop of Málaga)
*Gonzalo Gutiérrez Montilla (18 Sep 1598 – 20 Jun 1602 Died) ''(in Latin)''
*Alonso Martínez de la Torre, O.S. (16 Apr 1603 – 11 Sep 1604 Died)
*Juan Alvarez de Caldas (12 Jan 1605 – 14 May 1612 Appointed,
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*Francisco de la Cueva, O.S.A. (17 Sep 1612 – 30 Nov 1615 Died)
*Alsono Martín de Zuñiga (Manso) (18 Jul 1616 – 20 Mar 1623 Appointed, Bishop of Osma)
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Juan Torres de Osorio
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Ju ...
(29 May 1624 – 19 Jul 1627 Confirmed, Archbishop of Valladolid)
*Juan Pereda Gudiel (9 Aug 1627 – 25 May 1632 Died)
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Antonio Valdés Herrera
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(23 Jun 1636 – 21 Oct 1641 Confirmed, Bishop of Osma)"Bishop Antonio Valdés Herrera" '' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 17 September 2016
*Bernardo Caballero Paredes (13 Jan 1642 – 13 Apr 1661 Died)
*Diego Riquelme y Quirós (19 Dec 1661 – 23 Feb 1665 Appointed,
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Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán Ambrosio may refer to:
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(13 Apr 1665 – 7 Mar 1667 Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia)
*Diego Sarmiento Valladares (30 Jan 1668 – 17 Sep 1668 Appointed,
Bishop of Plasencia
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*Alfonso de Salizanes y Medina, O.F.M. (4 Feb 1669 – 18 Nov 1675 Appointed,
Bishop of Córdoba
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Bishop of Cuenca
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)"Bishop Alonso Antonio de San Martín" '' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 27 August 2016
*Simón García Pedrejón, O.F.M. (20 Apr 1682 – 27 Sep 1696 Died)
*Tomás Reluz, O.P. (27 Mar 1697 – 12 Jun 1706 Died)
*José Fernández del Toro (21 Mar 1707 – Jul 1719 Resigned)
*Antonio Maldonado y Minoja (3 Jul 1720 – 22 Jun 1722 Died)
*Tomás José Ruiz Montes (15 Mar 1723 – 11 Sep 1724 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena (en España))
*Manuel José de Hendaya y Haro (11 Sep 1724 – 5 Oct 1729 Died)
*Juan Garcia Avello y Castrillón (8 Feb 1730 – 30 Oct 1744 Died)
*Gaspar José Vázquez Tablada (19 Jul 1745 – 29 Dec 1745 Died)
*Felipe Martín Ovejero (22 Jul 1750 – 30 Oct 1753 Died)
*Juan Francisco Manrique Lara (1 Apr 1754 – 21 Apr 1760 Appointed,
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*Augstín González Pisador (21 Jul 1760 – 17 Mar 1791 Died)
*Juan Llano y Ponte (26 Sep 1791 – 29 Apr 1805 Died)
*Andreas de Torres y Gómez (23 Sep 1805 – 12 Feb 1806 Died)
*Gregorio Hermida y Gamba (Camba) (26 Aug 1806 – 10 Nov 1814 Died)
*Gregorio Ceruelo de la Fuente (10 Jul 1815 – 26 Mar 1836 Died)
*Ignacio Díaz de la Caneja y Sosa (17 Jan 1848 – 20 Nov 1856 Died)
*Juan de la Cruz Ignacio Moreno y Maisanove (25 Sep 1857 – 1 Oct 1863 Confirmed, Archbishop of Valladolid)
*José Luis Montagut y Rubio (21 Dec 1863 – 22 Jun 1868 Confirmed, Bishop of Segorbe)
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Benito Sanz y Forés
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, C.O. (27 March 1882 – 15 March 1883 Appointed,
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*Ramón Martínez y Vigil, O.P. (27 Mar 1884 – 16 Aug 1904 Died)
*Francisco Javier Baztán y Urniza (14 Nov 1904 – 18 Oct 1920 Retired)
*Juan Bautista Luis y Pérez (30 Nov 1921 – 6 Nov 1934 Died)
*Justo Antonino de Echeguren y Aldama (28 Jan 1935 – 16 Aug 1937 Died)
*Manuel Arce y Ochotorena (22 Jan 1938 – 29 Mar 1944 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
*Benjamín de Arriba y Castro (8 Aug 1944 – 22 Jan 1949 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
*Francisco Javer Lauzurica y Torralba (8 Apr 1949 – 12 Apr 1964 Died)
* Vicente Enrique y Tarancón (12 Apr 1964 – 30 Jan 1969 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
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Gabino Díaz Merchán
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(4 Aug 1969 – 7 Jan 2002 Retired)
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Jesús Sanz Montes
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