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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of (Santiago de) Compostela ( la, Archidioecesis Compostellana), is the senior of the five districts in which the
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divides Galicia in North-western
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'' David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela"
''GCatholic.org.'' Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 The Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago of Compostela has his "cathedra" – i.e. (archi)episcopal see : from Greek/Latin "seat" – in the
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela The Santiago de Compostela Archcathedral Basilica (Spanish and Galician: ) is part of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela and is an integral component of the Santiago de Compostela World Heritage Site in Galicia, Spain. The c ...
, dedicated to the Apostle St. James, after whom Santiago is named.


Extent and statistics

The archdiocesan jurisdiction covers most of the parishes the central part of Galicia, including the cities of
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and
Pontevedra Pontevedra (, ) is a Spanish city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the ''Comarca'' (County) and Province of Pontevedra, and of the Rías Baixas in Galicia. It is also the capital of its own municipality whi ...
. As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,178,000 Catholics (88.9% of 1,324,741 total) on 8,546 km² in 1,071 parishes and 3 missions with 732 priests (536 diocesan, 196 religious), 4 deacons, 1,052 lay religious (400 brothers, 652 sisters) and 22 seminarians.


Ecclesiastical province

Covers all Galicia, with four
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sees : *
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugo __NOTOC__ The Catholic Diocese of Lugo is one of the five Roman Catholic sees within Galicia, in north-western Spain, and one of the four suffragans in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela.
(a former Archdiocese itself) * Roman Catholic Diocese of Mondoñedo–Ferrol *
Roman Catholic Diocese of Orense The Diocese of Ourense (Latin: ''Dioecesis Auriensis'') is one of five dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in Galicia, northwestern Spain. The Bishop of Ourense has his ''cathedra'' (Latin, "chair") in the Catedral de la Virgen Madre de los Mil ...
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Tui-Vigo The Diocese of Tui-Vigo is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Northwestern Spain. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela.


History

:''See
Diocese of Iria Flavia Iria Flavia or simply Iria in Galicia, northwestern Spain, is an Ancient settlement and former bishopric in the modern municipality of Padrón, which remains a Catholic titular see. History Located at the confluence of the Sar and Ulla river ...
for its precursor and early history when the see was shared.'' * Established formally on 5 December 1095 as Diocese of Santiago de Compostela / Compostellan(us) (Latin adjective), on the territory of the suppressed Diocese of Iria Flavia. * Promoted on 1120.02.27 by
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as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela. * In 1954.10.17 it gained territory from its suffragan
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. * It enjoyed Papal visits from
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in November 1982 and August 1989 and from
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in November 2010.


Episcopal ordinaries

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Diocese of Iria Flavia Iria Flavia or simply Iria in Galicia, northwestern Spain, is an Ancient settlement and former bishopric in the modern municipality of Padrón, which remains a Catholic titular see. History Located at the confluence of the Sar and Ulla river ...
for Bishops shared with its precursor. ;''Suffragan Bishops of (Santiago de) Compostela'' On 5 December 1095
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issued the
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''Veterum sinodalia'' transferring the diocese of Iria to Compostela. *''
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(1096–1100 ''see below'')
Diego Gelmírez Diego Gelmírez or Xelmírez ( la, Didacus Gelmirici; c. 1069 – c. 1140) was the second bishop (from 1100) and first archbishop (from 1120) of the Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, modern Spain. He is a prominent fig ...
*
Diego Gelmírez Diego Gelmírez or Xelmírez ( la, Didacus Gelmirici; c. 1069 – c. 1140) was the second bishop (from 1100) and first archbishop (from 1120) of the Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, modern Spain. He is a prominent fig ...
bishop 1100 – 27 February 1120, ''see below'') ;''Metropolitan Archbishops of (Santiago de) Compostela In 1120
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raised Compostela to an archdiocese. *
Diego Gelmírez Diego Gelmírez or Xelmírez ( la, Didacus Gelmirici; c. 1069 – c. 1140) was the second bishop (from 1100) and first archbishop (from 1120) of the Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, modern Spain. He is a prominent fig ...
(''see above'' 27 February 1120 – 1140) * Berenguel (1140?41 – 1142 ''see below''), first time * Pedro Helías (1143–1149) * Berenguel (''see above'' 1150 – 1151), second time * Bernardo I (1151–1152) *
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(1153–1156) * Martín Martínez (1156–1167) *
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(1168–1173) * Pedro Suárez de Deza (1173 – death 1206), previously Bishop of
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(Spain) (1166–1173) *
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(1207–1224), previously Bishop of León (Spain) (1205–1207) * Bernardo II (1224–1237) * Juan Arias (1238–1266) * Egas Fafes de Lanhoso (1267), previously Bishop of
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(Portugal) (1248.12.15 – death 1267.12.18), transferred and died before taking possession of Santiago * Gonzalo Gómez (1273 – 1281?) * Rodrigo González (1286–1304) * Rodrigo del Padrón (1307? – 1316) * Berenguel de Landoria = Béranger de Landore,
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(O.P.) (1317 – death 1330) (born France), previously Master of the
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(Dominicans, O.P.) (1312 – 1317.07.15) * Juan Fernández de Limia (1330.10.26 – 1338), previously Bishop of
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(Spain) (1321 – 1330.10.26) * Martín Fernández de Gres (1339 – 1342?43) * Pedro V (1344 – 1348?51) *?
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(1348–1351) *
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(1351.06.08 – 1362.05.02), previously Bishop of Tui (Galicia, Spain) (1348.08.18 – 1351.06.08); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain) (1362.05.02 – death 1375.12.19) * Suero Gómez de Toledo (1362–1366) * Alonso Sánchez de Moscoso (1367–1367) *
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(Spain) (1376–1381), Bishop of
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of Tui (Galicia, Spain) (1394.01.28 – ?) *
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(1399–1445), previously Bishop of
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(Spain) (1393–1399) * Álvaro Núñez de Isorna (1445–1449), previously Bishop of León (Spain) (1415–1418), Bishop of Cuenca (Spain) (1418–1445) *
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(4 Aug 1507 – 31 Dec 1523 Appointed,
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) *
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(8 June 1524 – 27 April 1534), previously Bishop of
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(Spain) (1514.07.14 – 1523.12.31), Bishop of
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(Spain) (1523.12.31 – 1524.06.08); created
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of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina (1531.04.27 – death 1545.08.01); next Archbishop of Toledo (1534.04.27 – 1545.08.01) *
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(8 June 1534 – death 13 Oct 1541), created
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of
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(1538.11.15 – 1541.10.13), also
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of
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(Italy) (1541.01.28 – 1541.04.06); previously Bishop of Tui (Spain) (1523.03.04 – 1524.10.26), Bishop of
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(Spain) (1524.10.26 – 1525.07.03), Bishop of
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with no Title assigned (1544.12.19 – 1545.11.02); previously Bishop of
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(Spain) (1524.11.14 – 1529.01.22), Metropolitan Archbishop of
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(Spain) (1529.01.22 – 1542.03.29) *
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, O.P. (27 June 1550 – death 15 Sep 1557), previously Bishop of Córdoba (Spain) (1523.08.31 – 1537.04.11), Bishop of
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(Spain) (1537.04.11 – 1550.06.27), created
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of
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(1541.07.06 – 1547.01.24), Cardinal-Priest of
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(1547.01.24 – 1551.12.04), Cardinal-Priest of
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(1550.02.28 – 1553.11.20); later transferred as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1553.11.20 – 1553.12.11), promoted as
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of Albano (1553.12.11 – 1555.05.29), transferred as Cardinal-Bishop of
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(1555.05.29 – 1557.09.15) ** Auxiliary bishop Bernardino de Carmona (1551.07.10 – ?1553),
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of
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(1551.07.10 – ?) *
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(21 Oct 1558 – 22 June 1569), previously Bishop of
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(Spain) (1550.06.27 – 1558.10.21); next Archbishop of
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of the
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of Santa Barbara (1570.06.16 – 1571.01.02) *
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(20 Feb 1570 – death 14 Nov 1572), previously Bishop of
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(Spain) (1561.06.02 – 1570.02.20) *
Francisco Blanco Salcedo Francisco Blanco Salcedo (1 January 1512 – 26 April 1581) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1574–1581), Bishop of Málaga (1565–1574), and Bishop of Ourense (1556–1565). Biograp ...
(4 June 1574 – death 26 April 1581), previously Bishop of Orense (Spain) (1556.06.12 – 1565.04.13), Bishop of
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(Spain) (1565.04.13 – 1574.06.04) *
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(Spain) (1574.06.04 – 1582.07.26) * Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada (27 July 1587 – death 20 April 1602), previously Bishop of Orense (Spain) (1578.07.07 – 1587.07.27) *
Maximiliano de Austria Maximiliano de Austria (13 November 1555 – 1 July 1614) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1603–1614), Bishop of Segovia (1601–1603), and Bishop of Cádiz (1596–1601). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in La ...
(21 April 1603 – death 1 July 1614), previously Bishop of
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(Spain) (1596.09.23 – 1601.08.27), Bishop of
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(Spain) (1601.08.27 – 1603.04.21) * Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa (12 Jan 1615 – death 22 May 1622), previously Metropolitan Archbishop of
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(Italy) (1606.12.04 – 1611.11.28),
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of
Badajoz Badajoz (; formerly written ''Badajos'' in English) is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana. The population ...
(Spain) (1611.11.28 – 1615.01.12) *
Luis Fernández de Córdoba Luis Fernández de Córdoba (February 1555 – 26 June 1625) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Seville (1624–1625), Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1622–1624), Bishop of Málaga (1615–1622), and Bishop of Sala ...
(26 Oct 1622 – 11 March 1624), 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 Heritag ...
(Spain) (1602.11.20 – 1615.02.09), 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) (1615.02.09 – 1622.10.26); next Archbishop of
Sevilla Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Gua ...
(Spain) (1624.03.11 – death 1625.06.26) *
Agustín Antolínez Agustín Antolínez, O.S.A. (6 December 1554 – 19 June 1626) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1624–1626) and Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1623–1624).Augustinians Augustinians are members of Christian religious orders that follow the Rule of Saint Augustine, written in about 400 AD by Augustine of Hippo. There are two distinct types of Augustinians in Catholic religious orders dating back to the 12th–13 ...
(O.S.A.) (1 July 1624 – death 19 June 1626), previously Bishop of
Ciudad Rodrigo Ciudad Rodrigo () is a small cathedral city in the province of Salamanca, in western Spain, with a population in 2016 of 12,896. It is also the seat of a judicial district. The site of Ciudad Rodrigo, perched atop a rocky rise on the right bank ...
(Spain) (1623.05.10 – 1624.07.01) *
José González Díez José González Díez, Order of Preachers, O.P. (11 November 1566 – 28 March 1631) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Burgos (1630–1631), Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1627–1630), Bishop of Pamplona (1625–1627 ...
,
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(O.P.) (17 May 1627 – 12 August 1630), previously Bishop of
Palencia Palencia () 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 Palencia. Located in the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, in the northern half o ...
(Spain) (1616.02.29 – 1625.07.28), Bishop of
Pamplona Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region. Lying at near above ...
(Spain) (1625.07.28 – 1627.05.17); next 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 t ...
(1630.08.12 – 1631.03.28) * Agustín de Spínola Basadone (born Italy) (23 Oct 1630 – 16 Jan 1645), promoted
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of
S. Bartolomeo all'Isola 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 ...
(1631.03.24 – 1649.02.12),
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(1632.01.10 – 1633.01.09); next Archbishop of
Sevilla Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Gua ...
(Spain) (1645.01.16 – 1649.02.12); previously Bishop of
Tortosa Tortosa (; ) is the capital of the ''Catalonia/Comarques, comarca'' of Baix Ebre, in Catalonia, Spain. Tortosa is located at above sea level, by the Ebro river, protected on its northern side by the mountains of the Cardó Massif, of which Buin ...
(Spain) (1623.03.05 – 1626.09.07), created
Cardinal-Deacon 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 ...
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Ss. Cosma e Damiano The basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano is a titular church in Rome, Italy. The lower portion of the building is accessible through the Roman Forum and incorporates original Roman buildings, but the entrance to the upper level is outside the Forum ...
(1623.12.18 – 1631.03.24), 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) (1626.09.07 – 1630.10.23) * Fernando Andrade Sotomayor (20 March 1645 – death 21 Jan 1655); previously Bishop of
Palencia Palencia () 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 Palencia. Located in the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, in the northern half o ...
(Spain) (1628.05.29 – 1631.11.10), 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 t ...
(Spain) (1631.11.10 – 1640.09.10),
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Sigüenza Sigüenza () is a city in the Serranía de Guadalajara comarca, Province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. History The site of the ancient ''Segontia'' ('dominating over the valley') of the Celtiberian Arevaci, now called ('old to ...
(Spain) (1640.09.10 – 1645.03.20) *
Pedro Carrillo Acuña y Bureba Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...
(30 August 1655 – death April 1664), 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 Heritag ...
(Spain) (1648 – 1655) *
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(9 June 1668 – 7 Oct 1669), next Metropolitan Archbishop of
Sevilla Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Gua ...
(Spain) (1668.10.07 – 1684.05.24); previously Bishop of
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(Spain) (1665 – 1667.04.09), Metropolitan Archbishop of
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(Spain) (1667.04.09 – 1668.05.14) *
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(2 June 1670 – death 7 August 1680), previously Bishop of
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(Spain) (1660 – 1664.04.28), Bishop of
Pamplona Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region. Lying at near above ...
(Spain) (1664.04.28 – 1670.06.02) *
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(28 April 1681 – death 26 Oct 1684), previously Bishop of
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(Spain) (1664.06.23 – 1670.06.20), Bishop of
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(Spain) (1670.06.20 – 1681.07.10) * Antonio de Monroy,
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(O.P.) (4 June 1685 – death 7 Nov 1715); previously Master of the
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(Dominicans) (1677 – 1686), Bishop of
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) (1680 – 1680) * Luis de Salcedo y Azcona (1 July 1716 – 7 Oct 1722), next Metropolitan Archbishop of
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(1722.10.07 – 1739.05.03); previously Bishop of Coria (Spain) (1713.05.22 – 1716.07.01) * Miguel Herrero Esgueva (20 Jan 1723 – death 27 July 1727), 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) (1720.04.15 – 1723.01.20) * José del Yermo Santibáñez (8 March 1728 – death Nov 1737), previously Bishop of Jaén (Spain) (1732.07.21 – 1738.05.05) *
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(5 May 1738 – death 1 Feb 1745) * Cayetano Gil Taboada (23 Aug 1745 – death 10 March 1751) * Bartolomé Rajoy Losada (19 July 1751 – death 17 July 1772) * Francisco Alejandro Bocanegra Jivaja (8 March 1773 – death 16 April 1782) * Sebastián Malvar y Pinto,
Friars Minor The Order of Friars Minor (also called the Franciscans, the Franciscan Order, or the Seraphic Order; postnominal abbreviation OFM) is a mendicant Catholic religious order, founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi. The order adheres to the teachi ...
(O.F.M.) (15 Dec 1783 – death 25 Sep 1795) * Felipe Antonio Fernández Vallejo (18 Dec 1797 – death 8 Dec 1800) * Rafael de Múzquiz y Aldunate (20 July 1801 – death 12 May 1821) * Juan García Benito (27 Sep 1822 – resigned 8 July 1824), died * * Simón Antonio de Rentería y Reyes (12 July 1824 – death 4 Oct 1824) * Rafael Téllez, O.F.M. Cap. (20 Dec 1824 – death 3 August 1850) *
Miguel García Cuesta Miguel García Cuesta (6 October 1803 in Macotera – 18 April 1873 in Santiago de Compostela) was a professor at the University of Salamanca, Bishop of Jaca (1848), Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1851), Senator for Life (1851) and C ...
(5 Sep 1851 – death 14 April 1873) * Miguel Payá y Rico (16 Jan 1874 – 7 June 1886), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo *) * Victoriano Guisasola y Rodríguez (10 June 1886 – death 20 Jan 1888) *
José María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia José María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia (26 August 1835 in Aldeadávila de la Ribera, Spain – 8 December 1922 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain) was a long-serving cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church in the early years of the twenti ...
(14 Feb 1889 – death 8 Dec 1922) * Manuel Lago y González (24 July 1923 – death 18 March 1925) * Julián de Diego y García Alcolea (8 Oct 1925 – death 16 Jan 1927) * Zacarías Martínez y Núñez, O.S.A. (2 Dec 1927 – death 6 Sep 1933) * Tomás Muniz Pablos (13 August 1935 – death 15 March 1948) * Carmelo Ballester y Nieto, C.M. (9 Oct 1948 – death 31 Jan 1949) * Fernando Quiroga y Palacios (4 June 1949 – death 7 Dec 1971) *
Ángel Suquía Goicoechea Ángel Suquía Goicoechea (2 October 1916 – 13 July 2006) was a Spanish Catholic cardinal who served as archbishop of Madrid from 1983 until 1994. He was educated at the La Salle Christian Brothers at Beasain from 1925 until 1927. He entere ...
(13 April 1973 – 12 April 1983), next Metropolitan Archbishop of
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Antonio María Rouco Varela Antonio María Rouco Varela (born 20 August 1936) is a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and a prominent member of its conservative wing. He served as Archbishop of Madrid from 1994 to 2014. He was made a cardinal in 1998. Cardinal ...
(9 May 1984 – 28 July 1994), next Metropolitan Archbishop of
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 ...
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Julián Barrio Barrio Julián Barrio Barrio (born 15 August 1946) is a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela between January 1996 and April 2023. Early life and education Barrio was born on 15 August 1946 in ...
(5 January 1996 – ...), succeeding as former
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 an ...
of Sasabe (1992.12.31 – 1996.01.05) and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela (1992.12.31 – 1996.01.05).


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Sources and external links

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Official Web-site of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
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* ttp://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dscom.html Catholic Hierarchy – Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela*
List of Spanish Dioceses
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Official Web-site of the Diocese of Lugo
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Official Web-site of the Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol
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Official Web-site of the Diocese of Ourense
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Official Web-site of the Diocese of Tui-Vigo
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