The

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Archdiocese of Madrid is one of

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's fourteen metropolitan archbishoprics. Since 28 August 2014 the archbishop of Madrid has been

Carlos Osoro Sierra Carlos Osoro Sierra (; born 16 May 1945) is a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Madrid since 2014 and been a cardinal since 2016. Life Osoro was born in Castañeda in northern Spain on 16 May 1945. He studied at ...

. Although Madrid has been the seat of the Spanish Crown since 1561, the diocese was only created in the late 19th century and gained the status of an archdiocese in 1991. Its

cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...

archiepiscopal see is the Catedral de Santa María la Real de la Almudena, in Spain's national capital

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

. The metropolitan city area also has several

minor basilica In the Catholic Church, a basilica is a designation given by the Pope to a church building. Basilicas are distinguished for ceremonial purposes from other churches. The building need not be a basilica in the architectural sense (a rectangular ...

s: the Basílica Ex-Catedral de San Isidro (the former

Pro-cathedral A pro-cathedral or procathedral is a parish church that temporarily serves as the cathedral or co-cathedral of a diocese, or a church that has the same function in a Catholic missionary jurisdiction (such as an apostolic prefecture or apostoli ...

), the Basílica de San Lorenzo (a World Heritage Site, in

El Escorial El Escorial, or the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial ( es, Monasterio y Sitio de El Escorial en Madrid), or Monasterio del Escorial (), is a historical residence of the King of Spain located in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, u ...

), the Basílica de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora (dedicated to the Assumption, in

Colmenar Viejo Colmenar Viejo is a town and municipality of about 48,614 inhabitants, located in the Community of Madrid, Spain, 30 kilometers north of Madrid on the M-607 motorway. It belongs to the comarca of Cuenca Alta del Manzanares. Main sights In the ...

), the Basílica de la Concepción de Nuestra Señora, the Basílica de Nuestro Padre Jesús de Medinaceli, the Basílica de San Vicente de Paul (Milagrosa), the Basílica de Santa Cruz (dedicated to the Holy Cross, in El Valle de los Caídos), the Basílica Pontificia de San Miguel, the Real Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Atocha (royal, a National Shrine), the Real Basílica de San Francisco el Grande (also royal).

History

It was founded on 7 March 1885 by

Pope Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII ( it, Leone XIII; born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was the head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 to his death in July 1903. Living until the age of 93, he was the second-old ...

as the Diocese of Madrid y

Alcalá de Henares Alcalá de Henares () is a Spanish city in the Community of Madrid. Straddling the Henares River, it is located to the northeast of the centre of Madrid. , it has a population of 193,751, making it the region's third-most populated Municipalities ...

/ Matriten(sis) et Compluten(sis) (Latin adjective), on canonical territory split off from the Metropolitan

Archdiocese of Toledo This is a list of Bishops and Archbishops of Toledo ( la, Archidioecesis Metropolitae Toletana).

. It was made the Archdiocese of Madrid on 25 March 1964 by

Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI ( la, Paulus VI; it, Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, ; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his death in Augus ...

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

gave the Archdiocese Metropolitan status on 23 July 1991, while creating two suffragan dioceses split off from its territory:

Getafe Getafe () is a municipality and a city in Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid. , it has a population of 180,747, the region's sixth most populated municipality. Getafe is located 13 km south of Madrid's city centre, within a flat ar ...

and

. The archdiocese hosted papal visits from

(1982.10, 1982.11, 1993.06, 2003.05) and

Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...

(August 2011). On 20 January 2021, a large explosion damaged Our Lady of Paloma parish in downtown Madrid, and killed four men, including a parishioner and a priest of the parish,

Ruben Perez Ayala Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob. Variants include Rúben in European Portuguese; Rubens in Brazilian Portugue ...

. Perez had been

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform va ...

to the priesthood six months before. The explosion was caused by a gas leak in a boiler which the parishioner, David Santos Munoz, an electrician, had been called to inspect.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 3,553,000 Catholics (86.7% of 4,099,700 total) on 3,663 km² in 482 parishes and 108 missions with 3,107 priests (1,417 diocesan, 1,690 religious), 31 deacons, 9,082 lay religious (2,245 brothers, 6,837 sisters) and 204 seminarians.

Ecclesiastical province

Its only suffragan sees are its daughters : *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Getafe The Diocese of Getafe ( la, Xetafen(sis)) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Spain, part of the Archdiocese of Madrid. The seat is in the city of Getafe, in the Getafe Cathedral. It was established on July 23, 1991, from the Rom ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Alcalá de Henares The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alcalá de Henares ( la, Compluten(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Alcalá de Henares in the Ecclesiastical province of Madrid in Spain. History An ancient diocese of '' Complutum'' (the current Alcala d ...

Episcopal ordinaries

(all

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) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Madrid'' * Narciso Martínez Izquierdo (27 Mar 1884 – death 18 Apr 1886), previously Bishop of

Salamanca Salamanca () is a city in western Spain and is the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The city lies on several rolling hills by the Tormes River. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Herit ...

(Spain) (16 Jan 1874 – 27 Mar 1884) and

Apostolic Administrator An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic admi ...

of Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain) (16 Jan 1874 – 27 Mar 1884) * Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás (10 Jun 1886 – 11 Jul 1892), previously

Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox ...

of Areopolis (28 Jan 1876 – 27 Mar 1882) as Auxiliary Bishop of

Archdiocese of Toledo This is a list of Bishops and Archbishops of Toledo ( la, Archidioecesis Metropolitae Toletana).

(Spain) (28 Jan 1876 – 27 Mar 1882), Bishop of

Ávila Ávila (, , ) is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Ávila. It lies on the right bank of the Adaja river. Located more than 1,130 m abov ...

(Spain) (27 Mar 1882 – 10 Jun 1886); later Metropolitan Archbishop of

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...

(Spain) (11 Jul 1892 – 24 Mar 1898), created

Cardinal-Priest A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Col ...

of S. Pietro in Montorio (2 Dec 1895 – death 25 Feb 1909), Latin Patriarch of Indias Occidentales (24 Mar 1898 – 25 Feb 1909), Metropolitan Archbishop of

Archdiocese of Toledo This is a list of Bishops and Archbishops of Toledo ( la, Archidioecesis Metropolitae Toletana).

(Spain) (24 Mar 1898 – 25 Feb 1909) *

Archbishop-bishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

Jose María Cos y Macho (11 Jun 1892 – 18 Apr 1901), previously Bishop of

Mondoñedo Mondoñedo () is a small town and municipality in the Galician province of Lugo, Spain. , the town has a population of 4,508. Mondoñedo occupies a sheltered valley among the northern outliers of the Cantabrian Mountains. Despite being the core ...

(Spain) (10 Jun 1886 – 14 Feb 1889), Metropolitan Archbishop of

Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba is the second-largest city in Cuba and the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province. It lies in the southeastern area of the island, some southeast of the Cuban capital of Havana. The municipality extends over , and contains t ...

(

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) (14 Feb 1889 – 11 Jun 1892); later Metropolitan Archbishop of

Valladolid Valladolid () is a municipality in Spain and the primary seat of government and de facto capital of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. It has a population around 300,000 peop ...

(Spain) (18 Apr 1901 – death 17 Dec 1919), created

of S. Maria del Popolo (2 Dec 1912 – 17 Dec 1919) * Victoriano Guisasola y Menendez (16 Dec 1901 – 14 Dec 1905), previously Bishop of

Osma Burgo de Osma-Ciudad de Osma is the third-largest municipality in the province of Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It has a population of about 5,250. It is made up of two parts: *the smaller Ciudad de Osma (city ...

(Spain) (15 Jun 1893 – 19 Apr 1897), Bishop of Jaén (Spain) (19 Apr 1897 – 16 Dec 1901); later Metropolitan Archbishop of

(Spain) (14 Dec 1905 – 1 Jan 1914), Latin

Patriarch of the West Indies The Titular Patriarchate of the West Indies ( la, Patriarchatus Indiarum Occidentalium) is a Latin Rite titular patriarchate of the Roman Catholic Church. It is vacant since the death of its last holder in 1963.

(1 Jan 1914 – 2 Sep 1920), Metropolitan Archbishop of

Archdiocese of Toledo This is a list of Bishops and Archbishops of Toledo ( la, Archidioecesis Metropolitae Toletana).

(Spain) (1 Jan 1914 – death 2 Sep 1920), created

of Ss. Quattro Coronati (8 Sep 1914 – 2 Sep 1920) * José Maria Salvador y Barrera (14 Dec 1905 – 14 Dec 1916), previously Bishop of

Tarazona Tarazona is a town and municipality in the Tarazona y el Moncayo comarca, province of Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain. It is the capital of the Tarazona y el Moncayo Aragonese comarca. It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarazona. ...

(Spain) (16 Dec 1901 – 14 Dec 1905) and

of Diocese of Tudela (Spain) (16 Dec 1901 – 14 Dec 1905); later Metropolitan Archbishop of

(Spain) (14 Dec 1916 – death 4 Sep 1919) * Prudencio Melo y Alcalde (4 Dec 1916 – 14 Dec 1922), previously

of Olympus (19 Dec 1907 – 18 Jul 1913) as Auxiliary Bishop of

Archdiocese of Toledo This is a list of Bishops and Archbishops of Toledo ( la, Archidioecesis Metropolitae Toletana).

(Spain) (19 Dec 1907 – 18 Jul 1913), Bishop of

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(Spain) (18 Jul 1913 – 4 Dec 1916); later Metropolitan Archbishop of

(Spain) (14 Dec 1922 – death 31 Oct 1945),

of Diocese of Segorbe (Spain) (1940 – 10 Aug 1944) * Leopoldo Eijo y Garay (14 Dec 1922 – 31 Jul 1963), previously Bishop of Tui (Spain) (28 May 1914 – 22 Mar 1917), Bishop of

(Spain) (22 Mar 1917 – 14 Dec 1922); later

Latin Patriarch of Indias Occidentales The Titular Patriarchate of the West Indies ( la, Patriarchatus Indiarum Occidentalium) is a Latin Rite titular patriarchate of the Roman Catholic Church. It is vacant since the death of its last holder in 1963.

(21 Jul 1946 – death 31 Jul 1963) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Father José Solé y Mercadé (29 Aug 1925 – 1925.11), no titular/other prelature ** Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (25 Jan 1943 – 13 May 1950), Titular Bishop of Agathopolis (25 Jan 1943 – 13 May 1950), next Bishop of

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(Spain) (13 May 1950 – 21 Sep 1955), Metropolitan Archbishop of

Zaragoza Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributari ...

(Spain) (21 Sep 1955 – 27 Mar 1964), Undersecretary of Central Commission for the Coordination of the Postconciliar Work and the Interpretation of Conciliar Resolutions (1962 – 1967) - ''see below'' ** Auxiliary Bishop: José María García Lahiguera (17 May 1950 – 7 Jul 1964), Titular Bishop of Zela (17 May 1950 – 7 Jul 1964); later Bishop of

Huelva Huelva (, ) is a city in southwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Huelva in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is between two short rias though has an outlying spur including nature reserve on the Gulf of Cádiz coast. The rias ...

(Spain) (7 Jul 1964 – 1 Jul 1969), Metropolitan Archbishop of

(Spain) (1 Jul 1969 – retired 25 May 1978), died 1989 ** Auxiliary Bishop: Juan Ricote Alonso (19 Feb 1951 – 23 Jan 1965), Titular Bishop of

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(19 Feb 1951 – 8 Dec 1968), also as

Coadjutor Bishop A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) is a bishop in the Catholic, Anglican, and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese. The coadjutor (literally, "co ...

Teruel Teruel () is a city in Aragon, located in eastern Spain, and is also the capital of Teruel Province. It has a population of 35,675 in 2014 making it the least populated provincial capital in the country. It is noted for its harsh climate, with ...

(Spain) (23 Jan 1965 – 8 Dec 1968), later succeeding as Bishop of Teruel (8 Dec 1968 – death 8 Oct 1972) and

of Albarracin (Spain) (8 Dec 1968 – 8 Oct 1972). ;''Non-metropolitan Archbishops of Madrid'' * Casimiro Morcillo González (''see above'' 27 Mar 1964 – death 30 May 1971), Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (1966 – 1969), President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (1969 – 30 May 1971); previously

of Agathopolis (25 Jan 1943 – 13 May 1950) as Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid y Alcalá de Henares (25 Jan 1943 – 13 May 1950), Bishop of

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(Spain) (13 May 1950 – 21 Sep 1955), Metropolitan Archbishop of

(Spain) (21 Sep 1955 – 27 Mar 1964), Undersecretary of Central Commission for the Coordination of the Postconciliar Work and the Interpretation of Conciliar Resolutions (1962 – 1967) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Maximino Romero de Lema (15 Jun 1964 – 19 Oct 1968),

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(15 Jun 1964 – 19 Oct 1968); later Bishop of

(Spain) (19 Oct 1968 – 21 Mar 1973), Secretary of Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii, Loreto and Bari (1973 – 1986), Secretary of Congregation for Clergy (21 Mar 1973 – 1986), emeritate as

Titular Archbishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

of Novigrad (Cittanova) (21 Mar 1973 – death 29 Oct 1996) ** Auxiliary Bishop: José Guerra Campos (15 Jun 1964 – 13 Apr 1973), Titular Bishop of Mutia (15 Jun 1964 – 13 Apr 1973); later Secretary General of Episcopal Conference of Spain (1966 – 1972), Bishop of Cuenca (Spain) (13 Apr 1973 – retired 26 Jun 1996); died 1997 ** Auxiliary Bishop: Angel Morta Figuls (19 Jan 1965 – death 21 Jun 1972), Titular Bishop of Gubaliana (19 Jan 1965 – 21 Jun 1972) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Ramón Echarren Istúriz (17 Nov 1969 – 27 Nov 1978), Titular Bishop of Denia (17 Nov 1969 – 27 Nov 1978); later Bishop of Islas Canarias (Canary Islands, Spain) (27 Nov 1978 – retired 26 Nov 2005), died 2014 ** Auxiliary Bishop: Ricardo Blanco Granda (17 Nov 1969 – death 2 Aug 1986), Titular Bishop of Cincari (17 Nov 1969 – 2 Aug 1986) **''

Vicente Enrique y Tarancón (30 May 1971 – 3 Dec 1971 ''see below'') while Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain) (30 Jan 1969 – 3 Dec 1971), created

S. Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto S is the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet. S may also refer to: History * an Anglo-Saxon charter's number in Peter Sawyer's, catalogue Language and linguistics * Long s (ſ), a form of the lower-case letter s formerly used where "s ...

(30 Apr 1969 – 28 Nov 1994), President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (1971 – 1981); previously Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (25 Nov 1945 – 12 Apr 1964), Metropolitan Archbishop of Oviedo (Spain) (12 Apr 1964 – 30 Jan 1969), Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (1969 – 1971) *

Vicente Enrique y Tarancón Vicente Enrique y Tarancón (14 May 1907 – 28 November 1994), known in his country as ''Cardenal Tarancón'' or ''Tarancón'', was a Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Madrid from 1971 to 1983, and as pre ...

(''see above'' 3 Dec 1971 – retired 12 Apr 1983), died 1994 ** Auxiliary Bishop: Victorio Oliver Domingo (5 Sep 1972 – 20 Dec 1976), Titular Bishop of

Limisa Limisa (today Aïn-Lemsa) is a town and archaeological site in Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia. It is located 50 kilometers west of kairouan. The town was a Roman Catholic diocese. The street pattern of the village is fairly regular in its layout a ...

(5 Sep 1972 – 20 Dec 1976); later Bishop of

(Spain) (20 Dec 1976 – 27 May 1981), Bishop of

Albacete Albacete (, also , ; ar, ﭐَلبَسِيط, Al-Basīṭ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete. Lying in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, the ...

(Spain) (27 May 1981 – 22 Feb 1996), Bishop of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain) (22 Feb 1996 – retired 26 Nov 2005) ** Auxiliary Bishop:

José Manuel Estepa Llaurens José Manuel Estepa Llaurens (1 January 1926 – 21 July 2019) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who was Military Archbishopric of Spain, Military Archbishop of Spain from 1983 to 2003. He was made a Cardinal (Catholic Church), card ...

(5 Sep 1972 – 30 Jul 1983), Titular Bishop of

Tisili Tisili is a former city and diocese of in Roman Africa; it is now a Catholic titular see in modern Tunisia, with its precise location not being defined. History Tisili was important enough in the Roman province of Africa proconsularis to become ...

(5 Sep 1972 – 30 Jul 1983); later last Archbishop Military Vicar of

(Spain) (30 Jul 1983 – 21 Jul 1986), Titular Archbishop of

Velebusdus Kyustendil ( bg, Кюстендил ) is a town in the far west of Bulgaria, the capital of the Kyustendil Province, a former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see. The town is situated in the southern part of the Kyustendil Valley, ...

(30 Jul 1983 – 18 Nov 1989), restyled first Archbishop Military Ordinary of Spain (Spain) (21 Jul 1986 – 30 Oct 2003), Titular Archbishop of

Italica Italica ( es, Itálica) was a Roman town founded by Italic settlers in Hispania; its site is close to the town of Santiponce, part of the province of Seville in modern-day Spain. It was founded in 206 BC by Roman general Scipio as a settleme ...

(18 Nov 1989 – 7 Mar 1998), created

of S. Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (20 Nov 2010 9 Apr 2011– ...) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Alberto Iniesta Jiménez (5 Sep 1972 – retired 5 Apr 1998), Titular Bishop of Tubernuca (5 Sep 1972 – death 3 Jan 2016) *

Angel Suquía Goicoechea In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...

(12 Apr 1983 – 23 Jul 1991 ''see below''), previously Bishop of

Almería Almería (, , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. It lies on southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city g ...

(Spain) (17 May 1966 – 28 Nov 1969), Bishop of

Málaga Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...

(Spain) (28 Nov 1969 – 13 Apr 1973), Metropolitan Archbishop of

Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, as the destination of the Way of St ...

(Spain) (13 Apr 1973 – 12 Apr 1983) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Francisco José Pérez y Fernández-Golfin (20 Mar 1985 – 23 Jul 1991),

of Tigillava (20 Mar 1985 – 23 Jul 1991); next Bishop of

(Spain) (23 Jul 1991 – death 24 Feb 2004) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente (20 Mar 1985 – 24 Jul 1992), Titular Bishop of Nin (20 Mar 1985 – 24 Jul 1992), Secretary General of Episcopal Conference of Spain (1988 – 1993); later Metropolitan Archbishop of

(Spain) (24 Jul 1992 – 8 Jan 2009), created

S. Marcello San Marcello al Corso, a churches of Rome, church in Rome, Italy, is a titular church whose cardinal-protector normally holds the (intermediary) rank of cardinal-priest. The church, dedicated to Pope Marcellus I (d. AD 309), is located just ins ...

(24 Nov 2007 Apr 2008– death 1 May 2011) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández (20 Mar 1985 – 15 Mar 1996), Titular Bishop of Voli (20 Mar 1985 – 15 Mar 1996); later Bishop of Córdoba (Spain) (15 Mar 1996 – 15 Mar 2003), Metropolitan Archbishop of

Granada Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the fo ...

(Spain) (15 Mar 2003 – ...) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Luis Gutiérrez Martín,

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(C.M.F.) (15 Sep 1988 – 12 May 1995), Titular Bishop of

Tisedi Tisedi was an ancient city and episcopal see, which remains a Latin Church titular see within the Catholic Church. History Tisedi, located near modern Aziz-Ben-Tellis in present Algeria, was one of many towns in the Roman province of Numidia wh ...

(15 Sep 1988 – 12 May 1995); next Bishop of

Segovia Segovia ( , , ) is a city in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Segovia. Segovia is in the Inner Plateau ('' Meseta central''), near the northern slopes of t ...

(Spain) (12 May 1995 – retired 3 Nov 2007), died 2016 ;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Madrid'' *

(''see above'' 23 Jul 1991 – retired 28 Jul 1994), created

of Gran Madre di Dio (25 May 1985 – death 13 Jul 2006), President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (1987 – 1993) * Antonio Rouco Varela (28 Jul 1994 – 28 Aug 2014), created

S. Lorenzo in Damaso The Minor Basilica of St. Lawrence in Damaso (Basilica Minore di San Lorenzo in Damaso) or simply San Lorenzo in Damaso is a parish and titular church in central Rome, Italy that is dedicated to St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr. It is incorporated ...

(21 Feb 1998 1 Oct 1998– ...), President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (2 Mar 1999 – 8 Mar 2005 & 4 Mar 2008 – 12 Mar 2014)), Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See (16 Dec 2004 – 24 Feb 2014); previously

of Gergis (17 Sep 1976 – 9 May 1984) as Auxiliary Bishop of

Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela The Metropolitan Archdiocese of (Santiago de) Compostela ( la, Archidioecesis Compostellana), is the senior of the five districts in which the Catholic Church divides Galicia (Spain), Galicia in North-western Spain.

(Spain) (17 Sep 1976 – 11 Jun 1983?9 May 1984),

of Santiago de Compostela (11 Jun 1983 – 9 May 1984), Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (9 May 1984 – 28 Jul 1994) ** Auxiliary Bishop: César Augusto Franco Martínez (14 May 1996 – 12 Nov 2014), Titular Bishop of Ursona (14 May 1996 – 12 Nov 2014); later Bishop of

(Spain) (12 Nov 2014 – ...) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Fidel Herráez Vegas (14 May 1996 – 30 Oct 2015), Titular Bishop of Cediæ (14 May 1996 – 30 Oct 2015); later Metropolitan Archbishop of

Burgos Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Burgos. Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of ...

(Spain) (30 Oct 2015 – ...) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Eugenio Romero Pose (7 Mar 1997 – death 25 Mar 2007), Titular Bishop of Turuda (7 Mar 1997 – 25 Mar 2007) *

(28 Aug 2014 - ... ), also Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (12 Mar 2014 – 14 Mar 2017), Ordinary of

Spain of the Eastern Rite The Ordinariate for the Faithful of Eastern Rite in Spain is an Ordinariate (pseudo-diocese) for all non-Latin Catholic Church, Catholic faithful living in Spain who belong to the Particular church, particular Churches ''sui iuris'' of any East ...

(Spain) (9 Jun 2016 – ...), created

S. Maria in Trastevere The Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere ( it, Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere); en, Our Lady in Trastevere) is a titular minor basilica in the Trastevere district of Rome, and one of the oldest churches of Rome. The basic floor plan and ...

(19 Nov 2016 5 Feb 2017– ...); previously Bishop of Orense (Spain) (27 Dec 1996 – 7 Jan 2002), Metropolitan Archbishop of Oviedo (Spain) (7 Jan 2002 – 8 Jan 2009) and

Diocese of Santander The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santander ( la, Santanderien(sis)) is a diocese seated in Santander Cathedral in the city of Santander, Cantabria, Santander in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oviedo, Oviedo in Spain. H ...

(Spain) (23 Sep 2006 – 27 Jul 2007), remaining Apostolic Administrator of Oviedo (8 Jan 2009 – 21 Nov 2009), Metropolitan Archbishop of

(Spain) (8 Jan 2009 – 28 Aug 2014) ** Auxiliary Bishop (17 Nov 2007 – ...): Juan Antonio Martínez Camino,

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(S.J.),

Bigastro Bigastro () is a municipality in the Valencian Community (Spain) situated in the south of the province of Alicante, in the comarca of Vega Baja del Segura. It had a population of 6,450 at the time of the 2005 census. History In La Loma there is ...

(17 Nov 2007 – ...), former Secretary General of Episcopal Conference of Spain (18 Jun 2003 – 20 Nov 2013).

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Religious organizations established in 1885 Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, ...

Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century 1885 establishments in Spain

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