diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, 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 Roman province, pro ...

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Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

Gonzalo Pérez Gudiel Gonzalo Pérez 'Gudiel' (1238/9–1299), simply Gonzalo Pérez during his life (''Gonzalbo Petrez'', غنصالبه نيطرص, in his native mozarab Arabic), and wrongly Gonzalo García Gudiel in later church tradition,Jean-Pierre Molénat, ...

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

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Fernando Gutiérrez (bishop) Fernando Gutiérrez (died 1327) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1326–1327) and Bishop of Córdoba (1300–1326)."Bishop Fernando Gutiérrez"
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Juan del Campo (bishop) Juan del Campo (died 1344) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of León (1332–1334), Bishop of Oviedo (1328–1332), and Bishop of Cuenca (1327–1328).Bishop of Oviedo The Archdiocese of Oviedo ( la, Oveten(sis), links=no) is an Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Spain.

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Pedro Gomez Barroso 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 ...

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Bishop of Évora A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

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Diego de Anaya Maldonado Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. Et ...

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Lope de Barrientos Lope de Barrientos (1382–1469), sometimes called Obispo Barrientos ("Bishop Barrientos"), was a powerful clergyman and statesman of the Crown of Castile during the 15th century, although his prominence and the influence he wielded during his l ...

, O.P. (7 Apr 1445 – 30 May 1469 Died)"Bishop Lope Barrientos, O.P."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 * Giacopo Antonio Venier (6 Oct 1469 – 3 Aug 1479 Died) * Raffaele Sansone Riario (13 Aug 1479 – 8 Jul 1482 Appointed, Administrator of Salamanca) * Alfonso de Burgos, O.P. (1482 – 1485 Appointed,

Bishop of Palencia The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palencia ( la, Palentin(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Palencia in the ecclesiastical province of Burgos, Spain.

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Alfonso de Fonseca Alfonso de Fonseca (1422–1505) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Osma (1493–1505), Bishop of Cuenca (1485–1493),

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Bishop of Osma The Roman Catholic Diocese of Osma-Soria ( la, Oxomen(sis)–Sorian(a)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Spain. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolita ...

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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 * Raffaele Sansone Riario (24 May 1493 – 9 Jul 1521 Died) *

Diego Ramírez de Fuenleal Diego Ramírez de Fuenleal (7 December 1459 – 11 August 1537) (also known as Diego Ramírez de Haro, Diego Ramírez de Villaescusa, or Diego Ramírez de Arellano) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1518–1537), Bisho ...

(1518 – 1537 Died)"Bishop Diego Ramírez de Fuenleal"
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Alessandro Cesarini Alessandro Cesarini (died 13 February 1542), bishop of Pistoia, was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Life Born in Rome, the son of Agabito Cesarini, he became close to the Medici family, particularly Cardinal Giovanni di Lore ...

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Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (, Villaescusa de Haro, Cuenca, Spain – January 22, 1547, Valladolid, Spain) was bishop of Santo Domingo ''(in Latin)'' and president of the Real Audiencia of Santo Domingo from 1528 to 1531. He was al ...

(Arellano) (2 Jun 1542 – 22 Jan 1547 Died) "Bishop Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (Arellano)"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 * Miguel Muñoz (bishop) (12 Apr 1547 – 13 Sep 1553 Died)"Bishop Miguel Muñoz"
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Pedro Castro Lemos 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 " ...

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Bernardo de Fresneda Bernardo is a given name and less frequently an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish surname. Possibly from the Germanic "Bernhard". Given name People * Bernardo the Japanese (died 1557), early Japanese Christian convert and disciple of Saint Fra ...

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Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela (Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Ávila, 13 January 1512 – 20 November 1594) was a prominent Catholic official who rose to become General Inquisitor of Spain, from 1573 to 1594, and Archbishop of Toledo from 1577 ...

(17 Dec 1571 – 6 Sep 1577 Appointed,

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

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Rodrigo de Castro Osorio Rodrigo de Castro Osorio, (Valladolid, March 5, 1523 – Seville, 1600) was Cardinal-Bishop of Zamora (1574–1578) and Diocese of Cuenca (1578–1581), Archbishop of Seville, (1581–1600), a member of the Council of State of Spain and t ...

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Gómez Zapata Gómez (frequently anglicized as Gomez) is a common Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Gome". The Portuguese and Old Galician version is Gomes, while the Catalan form is Gomis. The given name ''Gome'' is derived from the Visigothic word ...

(8 Nov 1582 – 1 Feb 1587 Died) * Juan Fernández Vadillo (7 Aug 1587 – 1 Sep 1595 Died) *

Pedro Portocarrero (bishop) Pedro Portocarrero (died 1600) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1597–1600), Bishop of Córdoba (1594–1597), and Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1589–1594). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)'' Biography Pedro Port ...

(28 May 1597 – 20 Sep 1600 Died)"Bishop Pedro Portocarrero"
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Andrés Pacheco Andrés Pacheco (1550–1626) was a Spanish churchman and theologian. Biography Andrés Pacheco was born in La Puebla de Montalbán on April 5, 1550. His father was Alonso Pacheco y Téllez-Girón, Lord of La Puebla de Montalbánm, who was a K ...

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Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga (1574–1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1623–1653) and Bishop of Valladolid (1619–1623).

(13 Feb 1623 – 11 Jun 1653 Died)"Bishop Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga"
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Juan Francisco Pacheco Juan Francisco Pacheco (1605 – 24 May 1663) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1653–1663) and Bishop of Córdoba (1652–1653)."Bishop Juan Francisco Pacheco "
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Francisco de Zárate y Terán Francisco de Zárate y Terán (1610 – 21 December 1679) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1664–1679) and Bishop of Segovia (1661–1664). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Francisco de Zárate y Terán was born in Madrid, S ...

(28 Jan 1664 – 21 Dec 1679 Died)"Bishop Francisco de Zárate y Terán"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016 * Alonso Antonio de San Martín (21 Oct 1681 – 5 Jul 1705 Died)"Bishop Alonso Antonio de San Martín"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016 *Miguel del Olmo Manrique (22 Mar 1706 – 27 Feb 1721 Died) *Juan Lancaster (or Alencaster) Norona (16 Jun 1721 – 31 Oct 1733 Died) *Diego González Toro y Villalobos (5 May 1734 – 13 Sep 1737 Died) *José Flores Osorio (3 Mar 1738 – 26 Nov 1759 Died) *Isidro Carvajal Lancaster (21 Jul 1760 – 15 Jan 1771 Died) *Sebastián Flóres Pabón (29 Jul 1771 – 25 Jul 1777 Died) *Felipe Antonio Solano Marín (1 Mar 1779 – 10 May 1800 Died) *Antonio Palafox y Croy de Abre (20 Oct 1800 – 9 Dec 1802 Died) *Ramón Falcón y Salcedo (28 Mar 1803 – 20 Nov 1826 Died) *Jacinto Rodríguez Rico (21 May 1827 – 12 Jan 1841 Died) *Juan Gilberto Ruiz Capucín y Feijó (17 Dec 1847 – 9 Oct 1848 Died) *Fermín Sánchez Artesoro, O.F.M. Cap. (2 Apr 1849 – 4 Dec 1855 Died) *Miguel Payá y Rico (25 Jun 1858 – 16 Jan 1874 Appointed,

Archbishop 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 in North-western Spain.Sebastián Herrero y Espinosa de los Monteros Sebastián Herrero y Espinosa de los Monteros C.O. (20 January 1822 – 9 December 1903) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who beginning in 1875 served briefly as the Bishop of Cuenca, Vitoria, and Oviedo, and then 15 years as Bishop ...

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Bishop of Vitoria A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

) *José Moreno y Mazón (20 Mar 1877 – 18 Nov 1881 Appointed,

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.

) *Juan María Valero y Nacarino (27 Mar 1882 – 16 Nov 1890 Died) *Pelayo González y Conde (1 Jun 1891 – 18 Nov 1899 Died) *Wenceslao Sangüesa y Guía (19 Apr 1900 – 1921 Retired) *Cruz Laplana y Laguna (30 Nov 1921 Appointed – 7 Aug 1936 Died) *Inocencio Rodríguez Díez (10 Jun 1943 – 13 Apr 1973 Retired) * José Guerra Campos (13 Apr 1973 – 26 Jun 1996 Retired) *Ramón del Hoyo López (26 Jun 1996 – 19 May 2005 Appointed,

Bishop of Jaén A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

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* García de Sahagún, O. de M. (11 Mar 1501 –)Episcopologio Español, Volume 1500, Page 19, Number 17. * García Gil Manrique (5 Mar 1618 – 30 Aug 1627)"Bishop García Gil Manrique"
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Rodrigo Cruzado Caballero Rodrigo Cruzado Caballero was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca (1652–?) and Titular Bishop of ''Usula'' (1652–?). ''(in Latin)''Roman Catholicism in Spain , native_name_lang = , image = Sevilla Cathedral - Southeast.jpg , imagewidth = 300px , alt = , caption = Seville Cathedral, Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See in Seville , abbreviation ...

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