The Roman Catholic Diocese of Canarias or Diocese Canariense-Rubicense ( la, Canarien(sis)) is a diocese located in the
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura () is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, part of the North Africa region, and politically part of Spain. It is located away from the northwestern coast of Africa. The island was declared a biosphere reserve by UNES ...
and
Lanzarote
Lanzarote (, , ) is a Spanish island, the easternmost of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. It is located approximately off the north coast of Africa and from the Iberian Peninsula. Covering , Lanzarote is the fourth-largest of the i ...
(Oriental Province). However, it does not include the whole archipelago, since the Diocese of Tenerife (or Nivariense) includes the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. For this reason, the use of the name of the archipelago is currently a very controversial topic in the Canary Islands. It has recently emerged between the society of
Lanzarote
Lanzarote (, , ) is a Spanish island, the easternmost of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. It is located approximately off the north coast of Africa and from the Iberian Peninsula. Covering , Lanzarote is the fourth-largest of the i ...
the desire to recover the diocesan headquarters of San Marcial del Rubicón.Un Obispado para Lanzarote /ref>
History
* 1351: Established as Diocese of Islas Canarias from the
Diocese of Majorca
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mallorca ( la, Maioricen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Palma, Majorca in the Ecclesiastical province of Valencia in Spain.
History
* 450: Established as Diocese of Majorca
* 1237: Restored as Dioces ...
* 1354: Suppressed
* 1369: Restored as Diocese of Telde
* 1393: Suppressed
* 1406: Restored as Diocese of Rubicon
* 1424: Established as Diocese of Fuerteventura
* 1431: Suppressed
* 1485: Renamed as Diocese of Canarias
* 1819: Establishing the Diocese of Tenerife, which happens to encompass the western province of the Canary Islands
Special churches
*Minor Basilicas:
**Basílica Nuestra Señora del Pino, Teror, Canarias
Ordinaries
Diocese of Rubicón
''Erected: 7 July 1406''
* Fernando Calvetos, c. 1434-1436
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Francisco Moya (bishop)
Francisco Moya, O.F.M. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Rubicón (1436–?).
Biography
Francisco Moya was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.
On 26 Sep 1436, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Eugene IV ...
Juan de Frías
Juan de Frías (died 1485) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Rubicón (1474–1485).
Biography
He was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus IV
Pope Sixtus IV ( it, Sisto IV: 21 July 1414 – 12 August 1484), born ...
(1474–1485 Died)
Diocese of Canaries
''Name Changed: 1485''
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Miguel López de la Serna
Miguel López de la Serna, O.F.M. (also Michele Lopez de la Sorra) (died 1490) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Islas Canarias (1486–1490).
Biography
Miguel López de la Serna was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars ...
, O.F.M. (29 Mar 1486 – 1490 Died)
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* Diego de Muros (27 Jun 1496 – 1507 Died)
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Pedro López Ayala
Don Pedro de Ayala also Pedro López Ayala (died 31 January 1513) was a 16th-century Spanish diplomat employed by Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile at the courts of James IV of Scotland and Henry VII of England. His mission to S ...
(20 Oct 1507 – Feb 1513 Died)
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Fernando Vázquez de Arce
Fernando Vázquez de Arce (died 1520) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Islas Canarias (1513–1520). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
On 20 May 1513, Fernando Vázquez de Arce was appointed during the papacy of Pope Leo X as Bishop ...
(20 May 1513 – 1520 Died)
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Luis Cabeza de Vaca
Luis Cabeza de Vaca (died November 22, 1550) served as Bishop of Palencia, (1537–1550), Bishop of Salamanca (1530–1537), and Bishop of Islas Canarias (1523–1530). ''(in Latin)''Bishop of Salamanca
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salamanca ( la, Dioecesis Salmantina) is a diocese located in the city of Salamanca in the Ecclesiastical province of Valladolid in Spain.Pedro Fernández Manrique
Pedro Fernández Manrique (c. 1500–1540) was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Biography
Pedro Fernández Manrique was born in Aguilar de Campoo ca. 1500, the son of Fernández Manrique, 2nd Marquis of Aguilar de Campoo and Mar ...
Juan de Salamanca
Juan de Salamanca Polanco, O.P. ( Burgos, c. 1490- Canary Islands, 1538) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Islas Canarias (1531–1538). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Juan de Salamanca was ordained a priest in the Order of Preache ...
Alonso Ruiz de Virués
Alonso Ruiz de Virués, O.F.M. (died 1545) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Islas Canarias (1538–1545). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Alonso Ruiz de Virués was born in Olmedo, Spain 1480 and ordained a priest in the Order of Fr ...
Juan Alzóloras
Juan Alzóloras, O.S.H or Juan Arzolaras (died 7 May 1574) served as Archbishop (personal title) of Islas Canarias (1568–1574) ''(in Latin)'' and Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1566–1568). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Juan Alzóloras was ordaine ...
(Arzolaras),
O.S.H.
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(17 Sep 1568 – 7 May 1574 Died)
* Cristóbal Vela Tavera (15 Dec 1574 – 27 May 1580 Appointed,
Archbishop of Burgos
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Fernando Rueda
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(22 Jun 1580 – 17 Jun 1585 Died)
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Fernando Suárez de Figueroa
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Francisco Martínez de Cenicero
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''.
Nicknames
In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...
Francisco de Sosa
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''.
Nicknames
In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...
Lope Velasco Valdivieso
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*Lope de Isásaga (1493–1515), Basque Spanish ''conquistador''
*Lope de Aguirre (1510s – 1561), Basque Spanish ''c ...
(14 Nov 1611 – 29 Oct 1613 Died)
* Antonio Corrionero (6 Oct 1614 – 17 May 1621 Appointed,
Bishop of Salamanca
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salamanca ( la, Dioecesis Salmantina) is a diocese located in the city of Salamanca in the Ecclesiastical province of Valladolid in Spain.Pedro Herrera Suárez
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The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning " ...
Bishop of Tui
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Juan Guzmán (archbishop)
Juan Guzmán, O.F.M. (1572 – 1 March 1634) was a Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Zaragoza (1633–1634), ''(in Latin)''
Archbishop of Tarragona (1627–1633), ''(in Latin)''
and Bishop of Islas Canarias (1622–1627). ''(in Latin ...
Bishop of Salamanca
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salamanca ( la, Dioecesis Salmantina) is a diocese located in the city of Salamanca in the Ecclesiastical province of Valladolid in Spain.Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega
Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega (1581–1658) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Islas Canarias (1635–1651), Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mazara del Vallo (1630–1635), and Archbishop of Taranto ...
(9 Jul 1635 – 1651 Resigned)
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Rodrigo Gutiérrez de Rojas
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(3 Jul 1651 – 14 Dec 1658 Died)
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Juan Vande-Escarth y Briceño
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(loannes de Toledo),
O.S.H.
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Bartolomé García Jiménez y Rabadán Bartolomé may refer to:
Places
* Bartolomé Island (Spanish: Isla Bartolomé), a volcanic islet in the Galápagos Islands Group
* Isla Bartolomé, Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile
People
* Bartolomé Bermejo (c.1440–c.1501), Spanish painter
* Ba ...
(16 Mar 1665 – 14 Jun 1690 Died)
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Bernardo de Vicuña Zuazo
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Given name People
* Bernardo the Japanese (died 1557), early Japanese Christian convert and disciple of Saint Franc ...
(12 Nov 1691 – 31 Jan 1705 Died)
*Juan Ruiz y Simón (22 Feb 1706 – 6 Jun 1712 Died)
*Lucas Conejero de Molina (28 May 1714 – 26 Jun 1724 Appointed,
Archbishop of Burgos
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)
*Félix Bernuy Zapata y Mendoza (20 Nov 1724 – 23 May 1730 Died)
*Pedro Manuel Dávila y Cárdenas (6 Aug 1731 – 19 Dec 1738 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
*Juan Francisco Guillén (30 Sep 1739 – 15 Mar 1751 Appointed,
Archbishop of Burgos
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*Valentín Moran Menéndez,
O. de M.
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(15 Mar 1751 – 20 May 1761 Resigned)
*Francisco Javier Delgado y Venegas (25 May 1761 – 19 Dec 1768 Appointed,
Bishop of Sigüenza
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
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*Juan Bautista Cervera,
O.F.M. Disc.
OFM may refer to:
* Office of Foreign Missions, part of the US Department of State
* Officine Ferroviarie Meridionali, an Italian railway and rolling stock manufacturer
* OFM (South Africa), a radio station in Bloemfontein, South Africa
*Open flow ...
(12 Jun 1769 – 12 May 1777 Appointed, Bishop of Cádiz)
*Joaquín Herrera Bárcena,
O. Cist.
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(1 Mar 1779 – 4 Dec 1783 Died)
*Antonio Martínez de la Plaza (14 Feb 1785 – 29 Nov 1790 Appointed, Bishop of Cádiz)
*Antonio Tavira Almazán (11 Apr 1791 – 27 Jun 1796 Appointed, Bishop of Osma)
*Manuel Verdugo Albiturría (27 Jun 1796 – 7 Jul 1818 Died)
*Manuel Bernardo Morete Bodelón (27 Sep 1824 – 21 Mar 1825 Confirmed, Bishop of Astorga)
*Fernando Cano Almirante, O.F.M. (19 Dec 1825 – 22 Sep 1826 Died)
*Bernardo Martínez Carnero (21 May 1827 – 26 Jan 1833 Died)
* Judas José Romo y Gamboa (20 Jan 1834 – 17 Dec 1847 Confirmed, Archbishop of Sevilla)
* Buenaventura Codina y Augerolas, C.M. (17 Dec 1847 – 18 Nov 1857 Died)
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Joaquín Lluch y Garriga
Joaquín Lluch y Garriga, O.C.D. (22 February 1816 – 23 September 1882) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who was bishop of the Canary Islands from 1858 to 1868, bishop of Salamanca from 1868 to 1874, bishop of Barcelona from 1874 to ...
,
O.C.D.
The Discalced Carmelites, known officially as the Order of the Discalced Carmelites of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel ( la, Ordo Fratrum Carmelitarum Discalceatorum Beatae Mariae Virginis de Monte Carmelo) or the Order of Discalced Carme ...
(27 Sep 1858 – 13 Mar 1868 Appointed,
Bishop of Salamanca
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salamanca ( la, Dioecesis Salmantina) is a diocese located in the city of Salamanca in the Ecclesiastical province of Valladolid in Spain.José María de Urquinaona y Vidot (22 Jun 1868 – 15 Jul 1878 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
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José Proceso Pozuelo y Herrero
José Proceso Pozuelo y Herrero (Born 2 July 1828, died 23 March 1913) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church, who served successively as Apostolic administration, apostolic administrator of Ceuta, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Cana ...
(28 Feb 1879 – 26 Jun 1890 Appointed,
Bishop of Segovia
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
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José Cueto y Díez de la Maza
José Carlos Cueto y Díez de la Maza OP (4 November 1839 - 17 August 1908) was a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic church who served as Bishop of Canarias.
Biography
He was born in 1839 and ordained as a priest in the Order of Preacher ...
Adolfo Pérez y Muñoz
Adolfo Pérez y Muñoz (18 July 1864 - 21 December 1945) was a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic church who served as Bishop of Córdoba.
Biography
He was born in Cantabria , entered the seminary at a young age and was ordained a priest at ...
Bishop of Segorbe
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop i ...