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Extent and flock

The archdiocese comprises since the

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. Its area is approximately , with a population in the early 20th century of 340,000, divided into 1220

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s. By 2006, the number of parishes had declined to 1001. In 2006, the Archdiocese of Burgos had 339,360 Catholics.According to Catholic-Hierarchy
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services. The diocese had 589 Catholics per priest, which although it was higher than the 439 Catholics per priest that there had been in 1978 it was much lower than the 655 Catholics per priest in the Diocese back in 1950.

Geography

The northern and eastern portion of the diocese is mountainous, thickly wooded, and traversed by rivers, among which is the

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, which rises in the mountains and serves as the eastern boundary for

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. The Arlanza which crosses the diocese from east to west flows by

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, near the famous monastery of

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, and through the center of the well-known town of Lerma. The mountainous region is unproductive of cereals, but fruits grow in abundance, and fine pasture-lands sustain great herds of cows and sheep, which furnish excellent meat and milk. Delicate cheeses which take their name from the city and are famous throughout Spain, are made in this section. Minerals are abundant, especially sulphate of soda, common salt, iron, and hard coal. The southern part of the diocese, especially the valley and plains, is fertile and produces abundantly vegetables, cereals, and quite a quantity of wind. The climate, cold but healthy, is damp towards the north. Although this section has few industries, the transportation of its fruit and minerals is greatly facilitated by the numerous highways and by the railroad between

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which crosses the eastern side of the diocese from south to north. There are also some secondary railway lines for the operation of the mines.

History

Burgos has been since 800 AD an

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, into which in the 1087 the territory of the suppressed

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Metropolitan of

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Councils in Burgos

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, Cardinal Roberto, and attended by King

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, in place of the Mozarabic Rite then in use (which now survives only in Toledo). Another national council, presided over by Cardinal Boso (d. 1181), also papal delegate, settled questions of discipline and established diocesan rights and limits. The proceedings of this council remained unpublished until quite recently, when they were made known in the Boletín already mentioned (XLVIII) 395). In 1898, a provincial council was called by Archbishop (not Cardinal) Don Gregorio Aguirre, in which the obligations of the clergy and the faithful were most minutely set forth.

(Archi)Episcopal incumbents

Bishops of Burgos (1075–1574)

# 1075–1082 : Simeón (or Simón) # 1082–1096 : Gómez # 1097–1114 : García Aznárez # 1114–1118 : Pascual # 1119–1146 : Ramiro (intruso) # 1147–1156 : Víctor # 1156–1181 : Pedro Pérez # 1181–1200 : Marino Maté # 1200–1205 : Mateo I # 1206–1211 : García Martínez de Contreras"Bishop García de Contreras"
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Juan Domínguez de Medina Juan de Soria (died 1 October 1246), also known as Juan Díaz,Martín Alvira Cabrer, ''Las Navas de Tolosa, 1212: idea, liturgia y memoria de la batalla'', Sílex, Madrid, 2012, pp. 40-41 ISBN 978-84-7737-721-4 Juan Domínguez de Medina

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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 # 1246–1257 : Aparicio # 1257–1259 : Mateo II Rinal # 1260–1267 : Martín González # 1268–1269 : Juan de Villahoz, Died"Bishop Juan Villahoz"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 # 1275–1280 :

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, Died"Bishop Fernando Covarrubias, O.F.M."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 # 1300–1302 : Pedro Rodríguez, Appointed, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina"Pedro Cardinal Rodríguez"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 # 1303–1313 : Pedro Rodríguez Quijada? # 1313–1327 : Gonzalo Osorio Villalobos"Bishop Gonzalo Osorio Villalobos"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 # 1327–1348 : García de Torres Sotoscueva # 1348–13 . . : Pedro # 1351–13 . . : Lope de Fontecha # 1352–13 . . : Juan Sánchez de las Roelas # 1361–13 . . : Juan # 1362–1365 : Fernando de Vargas # 1366–1380 : Domingo de Arroyuelo # 1381–1382 : Juan García Manrique # 1382–1394 : Gonzalo Mena Roelas, Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla"Archbishop Gonzalo Mena Roelas"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 # 1394–1406 : Juan de Villacreces # 1407–1413 : Juan Cabeza de Vaca. # 1413–1414 : Alfonso de Illescas # 1415–1435 : Pablo de Santa María # 1435–1456 :

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# 1456–1495 : Luis de Acuña y Osorio # 1495–1512 :

Pascual Rebenga de Ampudia Pascual is a Spanish given name and surname, cognate of Italian name Pasquale, Portuguese name Pascoal and French name Pascal. In Catalan-speaking area (including Andorra, Valencia, and Balearic islands) Pascual has the variant Pasqual. Pa ...

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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 # 1512–1514 : (Cardinal)

Jaime Serra i Cau Jaume Serra i Cau (, es, Jaime Serra y Cau; died 1517) was a Spanish Valencian cardinal, from the city of Valencia. He was tutor to the young Giovanni Borgia, and a close associate of his father Pope Alexander VI. He was archbishop of Orist ...

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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 # 15 . .–1514 :

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# 1514–1524 :

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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 # 1525–1527 :

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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 # 1529–1537 :

Íñigo López de Mendoza y Zúñiga Don Íñigo López de Mendoza y Zúñiga (1489 – 9 June 1535), cardinal, archbishop of Burgos and bishop of Coria, was a Castilian clergyman and diplomat in the service of Emperor Charles V. Biography Don Íñigo was born in Aranda de ...

, Died"Íñigo Cardinal López de Mendoza y Zúñiga"
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Francisco Mendoza de Bobadilla Francisco Mendoza de Bobadilla (25 September 1508 – 1 December 156626 and 28 November and 3 December are also reported as dates of his death.) was a Spanish Roman Catholic Cardinal. Biography He was born in Cuenca, the son of Diego Hurtado de ...

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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 # 1567–1574 : (Cardinal)

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Archbishops of Burgos (from 1574)

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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 # 1600–1604 :

Antonio Zapata y Cisneros Antonio Zapata y Cisneros, also listed as Zapata y Mendoza,Salvador Miranda (Madrid, 8 October 1550 – Madrid, c. 27 April 1635) was a Spanish bishop. He served as bishop of Cádiz and Pamplona, archbishop of Burgos, cardinal, councillor of s ...

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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 (elevated to Cardinal in 1605) # 1604–1612 : Alfonso Manrique, Died"Archbishop Alfonso Manrique"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 # 1613–1629 : Fernando de Acevedo González, Died # 1630–1631 :

José González Díez José González Díez, 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), and Bishop of P ...

, (José González de Villalobos) Died"Archbishop José González Díez"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 # 1631–1640 : Fernando Andrade Sotomayor, Appointed Archbishop (Personal Title) of Sigüenza"Archbishop Fernando Andrade Sotomayor"
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Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola (1587 – December 27, 1655) was a Spanish Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Burgos (1640–1655), Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena (1637–1640), and as Archbishop of Mexico (1627–1634 ...

, Died"Archbishop Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola"
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# 1658–1663 :

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, Appointed, Archbishop of Seville # 1663–1664 :

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# . . . . .1702 : (Cardinal) Francisco Antonio de Borja-Centelles y Ponce de Léon # 1703–1704 :

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# 1705–1723 : Manuel Francisco Navarrete # 1724–1728 : Lucas Conejero de Molina # 1728–1741 : Manuel de Samaniego y Jaca # 1741–1744 : Diego Felipe de Perea y Magdaleno # 1744–1750 : Pedro de la Cuadra y Achica # 1751–1757 : Juan Francisco Guillén Isso # 1757–1761 : Onésimo de Salamanca y Zaldívar # 1761–1764 : Francisco Díaz Santos del Bullón # 1764–1791 : José Javier Rodríguez de Arellano # 1791–1797 :

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# 1797–1801 :

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(Administrador Apostólico) # 1847–1848 :

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# 1849–1857 :

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, OFM Obs, Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo (Cardinal in 1858) # 1857–1867 :

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(Cardinal in 1862) # 1867–1882 :

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# 1883–1886 : Saturnino Fernández de Castro y de la Cotera # 1886–1893 : Manuel Gómez Salazar y Lucio Villegas # 1894–1909 :

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, OFM Disc (Cardinal in 1907) # 1909–1912 : Benito Murúa López # 1913–1918 : José Cadena y Eleta # 1919–1926 : Juan Benlloch i Vivó (Cardinal in 1921) # 1926–1927 :

Pedro Segura y Sáenz Pedro Segura y Sáenz (4 December 1880 – 8 April 1957) was a Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Toledo from 1927 to 1931, and Archbishop of Seville from 1937 until 1954. Segura was elevated to the car ...

, Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo (Cardinal in 1927) # 1928–1944 : Manuel de Castro Alonso # 1944–1963 : Luciano Pérez Platero — (or 1945–1963) # 1964–1983 :

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# 1992–2002 :

Santiago Martínez Acebes Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...

# 2002–2015 : Francisco Gil Hellín # 2015–2020 : Fidel Herráez Vegas # :

Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa (born 21 March 1965) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Burgos since December 2020. He has been a bishop since 2008 and was Bishop of Bilbao from 2010 to 2020. Education and early ...

Auxiliary bishops

#1568–1579 :

Gonzalo Herrera Olivares Gonzalo Herrera Olivares (died 20 September 1579) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos (1568–1579)."Bishop Gonzalo Herrera Olivares "
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Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo, O. de M. (1551 – 5 December 1628) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Michoacán (1624–1628), Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1610–1624), and Auxiliary Bishop o ...

, Appointed,

Bishop of Santiago de Cuba The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba ( la, Archidioecesis Sancti Iacobi in Cuba, links=no) (erected 1518 as the Diocese of Baracoa) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, responsible for the dioceses of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Holguín and S ...

"Bishop Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo, O. de M."
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Pedro Luis Manso Zuñiga Pedro Luis Manso Zuñiga (died 16 December 1669) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos (1648–1669).

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Saints

Saint Julian,

Bishop of Cuenca The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca ( la, Conchen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Cuenca in the Ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain.

, called the

Almoner An almoner (} ' (alms), via the popular Latin '. History Christians have historically been encouraged to donate one-tenth of their income as a tithe to their church and additional offerings as needed for the poor. The first deacons, mentioned ...

because of his great charity to the poor, was born in Burgos; also Saint Amaro the Pilgrim, who has always had a special cult devoted to him in Burgos, though not found in the

Roman Martyrology The ''Roman Martyrology'' ( la, Martyrologium Romanum) is the official martyrology of the Catholic Church. Its use is obligatory in matters regarding the Roman Rite liturgy, but dioceses, countries and religious institutes may add duly approved ...

. Two local saints were the martyrs Centola and (H)Elen(s). Saint Iñigo (Enecus or Ignatius), abbot of

Oña Oña is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2011 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1,219 inhabitants. Main sights * Benedictine monastery of San Salvador de Oñ ...

, while not born in Burgos, labored there for many years; also Saint Domingo de Silos, abbot and reformer of the famous monastery of Silos, and Saint John of Sahagún, a native of that town in the

Province of León León (, , ; ; ) is a province of northwestern Spain in the northern part of the Region of León and in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. About one quarter of its population of 463,746 (2018) lives in the cap ...

. Among its saints may also be mentioned the martyrs of

Cardeña Cardeña is a municipality in the province of Córdoba, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Bey ...

, religious of the convent of the same name, who in the tenth century were executed by the Arab soldiers of the

Emir of Córdoba Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or ceremo ...

in one of their numerous invasions of Castile; and St. Casilda, daughter of a

Moorish The term Moor, derived from the ancient Mauri, is an exonym first used by Christian Europeans to designate the Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily and Malta during the Middle Ages. Moors are not a distinct or se ...

king of Toledo, converted near Burgos whither she had gone with her father's consent to drink the water of some medicinal springs. She built a hermitage and died a saintly death.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burgos, Archdiocese Roman Catholic dioceses in Spain Dioceses established in the 10th century

Extent and flock

Geography

History

Councils in Burgos

(Archi)Episcopal incumbents

Bishops of Burgos (1075–1574)

Archbishops of Burgos (from 1574)

Auxiliary bishops

Saints

See also

References