The Metropolitan Archdiocese of (Santiago de) Compostela ( la, Archidioecesis Compostellana), is the senior of the five districts in which the

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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, 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 wh ...

. 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 (a former Archdiocese itself) * Roman Catholic Diocese of Mondoñedo–Ferrol * Roman Catholic Diocese of Orense *

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

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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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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 figu ...

bishop 1100 – 27 February 1120, ''see below'') ;''Metropolitan Archbishops of (Santiago de) Compostela In 1120

raised Compostela to an archdiocese. *

(''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) * Pelayo Camundo (1153–1156) * Martín Martínez (1156–1167) * Pedro Gundesteiz (1168–1173) * Pedro Suárez de Deza (1173 – death 1206), previously Bishop of

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(Spain) (1166–1173) * Pedro Muñiz (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 Palencia (Spain) (1321 – 1330.10.26) * Martín Fernández de Gres (1339 – 1342?43) *

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(1344 – 1348?51) *? Gonzalo de Aguilar (1348–1351) * Gómez Manrique (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) * Rodrigo de Moscoso (1368–1382) * Juan García Manrique (1383 – retired 1388), previously Bishop of Orense (Spain) (1368–1376), Bishop of Sigüenza (Spain) (1376–1381), Bishop of

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(Spain) (1381–1382); later however

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of Tui (Galicia, Spain) (1394.01.28 – ?) * Lope de Mendoza (1399–1445), previously Bishop of Mondoñedo (Spain) (1393–1399) * Álvaro Núñez de Isorna (1445–1449), previously Bishop of León (Spain) (1415–1418), Bishop of Cuenca (Spain) (1418–1445) * Rodrigo de Luna (1451–1460) * Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo (Alonso II de Fonseca) (1st time) (1460 – 1465 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla) * Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa (Alonso I de Fonseca)(1465 – 1469 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla) * Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo (Alonso II de Fonseca) (2nd time) (1469 – 1507 Resigned) * Alonso III Fonseca (4 Aug 1507 – 31 Dec 1523 Appointed,

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) *

Juan Pardo de Tavera Juan Pardo de Tavera (1472–1545) was a cardinal (from 1531) and was Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain (1534–1545), Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1539–1545), Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1524–1534), Bishop of Osma (1523–1 ...

(8 June 1524 – 27 April 1534), previously Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (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) * Pedro Gómez Sarmiento de Villandrando (8 June 1534 – death 13 Oct 1541), created

of Ss. XII Apostoli (1538.11.15 – 1541.10.13), also

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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 Palencia (Spain) (1525.07.03 – 1534.06.08) * Gaspar de Ávalos de la Cueva (29 March 1542 – death 2 Nov 1545), created

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) * Pedro Manuel (9 April 1546 – death 1 Jan 1550); previously Bishop of León (Spain) (1523.06.12 – 1534.06.17), Bishop of Zamora (Spain) (1534.06.17 – 1546.04.09) * Cardinal

Juan Álvarez de Toledo Juan Álvarez de Toledo (15 July 1488 – 15 September 1557) was a Spanish Dominican and Cardinal, from 1538. Considered ''papabile'' in the papal conclave (1549–1550), he was initially running second in votes to Reginald Pole. He was again a ...

, O.P. (27 June 1550 – death 15 Sep 1557), previously Bishop of Córdoba (Spain) (1523.08.31 – 1537.04.11), Bishop of

(Spain) (1537.04.11 – 1550.06.27), created

of S. Maria in Portico ''pro hac vice Title'' (1541.05.04 – 1541.07.06), repeatedly transferred as Cardinal-Priest of

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(1541.07.06 – 1547.01.24), Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente (1547.01.24 – 1551.12.04), Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio (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

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(1551.07.10 – ?1553),

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of Soltania (1551.07.10 – ?) *

Gaspar de Zúñiga y Avellaneda Gaspar de Zúñiga y Avellaneda (1507 – 2 January 1571) was a Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop. Biography A member of the House of Zúñiga, Gaspar de Zúñiga y Avellaneda was born in Cáceres, Spain, the son of Francisco de Zú ...

(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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(Spain) (1569.06.22 – death 1571.01.02), created

of the

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of Santa Barbara (1570.06.16 – 1571.01.02) * Cristóbal Fernández Valtodano (20 Feb 1570 – death 14 Nov 1572), previously Bishop of Palencia (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). Biog ...

(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) * Juan de Liermo Hermosa (8 Jan 1582 – death 26 July 1582), previously Bishop of Mondoñedo (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

(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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(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

(Spain) (1602.11.20 – 1615.02.09), Bishop of

(Spain) (1615.02.09 – 1622.10.26); next Archbishop of

(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–1 ...

(O.S.A.) (1 July 1624 – death 19 June 1626), previously Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain) (1623.05.10 – 1624.07.01) * José González Díez,

(O.P.) (17 May 1627 – 12 August 1630), previously Bishop of Palencia (Spain) (1616.02.29 – 1625.07.28), Bishop of

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(Spain) (1625.07.28 – 1627.05.17); next Archbishop of

(1630.08.12 – 1631.03.28) *

Agustín de Spínola Basadone Agustín de Spínola Basadone (Genoa, 1597 – Seville, 1649) was a Spanish cardinal and statesman in the service of Philip IV. He was the son of Ambrogio Spinola, one of the greatest military commanders of his time. Career Agustín pursued a c ...

(born Italy) (23 Oct 1630 – 16 Jan 1645), promoted

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(1631.03.24 – 1649.02.12), Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1632.01.10 – 1633.01.09); next Archbishop of

(Spain) (1645.01.16 – 1649.02.12); previously Bishop of

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(Spain) (1623.03.05 – 1626.09.07), created

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of Ss. Cosma e Damiano (1623.12.18 – 1631.03.24), Metropolitan Archbishop of

(Spain) (1626.09.07 – 1630.10.23) * Fernando Andrade Sotomayor (20 March 1645 – death 21 Jan 1655); previously Bishop of Palencia (Spain) (1628.05.29 – 1631.11.10), Metropolitan Archbishop of

(Spain) (1631.11.10 – 1640.09.10),

of Sigüenza (Spain) (1640.09.10 – 1645.03.20) * Pedro Carrillo Acuña y Bureba (30 August 1655 – death April 1664), previously Bishop of

(Spain) (1648 – 1655) * Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán (9 June 1668 – 7 Oct 1669), next Metropolitan Archbishop of

(Spain) (1668.10.07 – 1684.05.24); previously Bishop of

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(Spain) (1665 – 1667.04.09), Metropolitan Archbishop of

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...

(Spain) (1667.04.09 – 1668.05.14) * Andrés Girón (2 June 1670 – death 7 August 1680), previously Bishop of

Lugo Lugo (, ; la, Lucus Augusti) is a city in northwestern Spain in the autonomous community of Galicia. It is the capital of the province of Lugo. The municipality had a population of 98,025 in 2018, making it the fourth most populous city in Ga ...

(Spain) (1660 – 1664.04.28), Bishop of

(Spain) (1664.04.28 – 1670.06.02) * Francisco de Seijas Losada (28 April 1681 – death 26 Oct 1684), previously Bishop of

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(Spain) (1664.06.23 – 1670.06.20), Bishop of

(Spain) (1670.06.20 – 1681.07.10) *

Antonio de Monroy Antonio de Monroy, O.P. or Antonio de Monroy y Hijar (6 July 1634 – 7 November 1715) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1685–1715), Bishop of Michoacán (1680) and the Master of the Order of Prea ...

(O.P.) (4 June 1685 – death 7 Nov 1715); previously Master of the

(Dominicans) (1677 – 1686), Bishop of

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(

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) (1680 – 1680) * Luis de Salcedo y Azcona (1 July 1716 – 7 Oct 1722), next Metropolitan Archbishop of

(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

(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) * Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara (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 (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 (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 (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) *

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, C.M. (9 Oct 1948 – death 31 Jan 1949) * Fernando Quiroga y Palacios (4 June 1949 – death 7 Dec 1971) * Ángel Suquía Goicoechea (13 April 1973 – 12 April 1983), next Metropolitan Archbishop of

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*) * Antonio María Rouco Varela (9 May 1984 – 28 July 1994), next Metropolitan Archbishop of

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of Sasabe (1992.12.31 – 1996.01.05) and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela (1992.12.31 – 1996.01.05).

References

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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