The archdiocese of Granada ( la, archidioecesis Granatensis) is an

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of the

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."Metropolitan Archdiocese of Granada"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 15, 2016 Originally the diocese of Elvira from the 3rd century through the 10th, it was re-founded in 1437 as the diocese of Granada and was elevated to the rank of a

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by Pope Alexander VI on 10 December 1492. Its suffragan sees are

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, Cartagena,

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, Jaén and Málaga. The archdiocese's

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and thus seat of its archbishop is the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Granada also houses the Basilicas of San Juan de Dios and Nuestra Señora de las Angustias. The current archbishop of Granada is Francisco Martínez Fernández, appointed by

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on 15 March 2003.

Ordinaries

Bishops of Elvira

The following list is based on the ''Nomina defunctorum episcoporum Spalensis sedis uel Toletane atque Eliberritane sedis'' ("Names of the deceased bishops of the see of Seville and of the sees of Toledo and Elvira"), a

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of bishops of those sees found in the '' Codex Emilianense'', which was compiled between 962 and 994. * Caecilius (1st century), legendary * Leubesind * Ameantus * Ascanius * Julian * Augustulus * Marturius * Gregory I * Peter I * Fabian (c. 300–306) * Honasterius * Optatus * Peter II * Zoilus * Gregory II (c. 350 – c. 390) * John I * Valerius * Lusidius * John II * John III * Ursus * John IV * John V * Mantius * Respectus * Caritonus or Orontius (fl. 516) * Peter III * Vincent * Honorius * Stephen (fl. 589) * Baddo or Batonius (fl. 597) * Bissinus (fl. 610–619) * Felix * Iterius (fl. 633–646) * Aga (fl. 653) * Anthony * Argebad or Argibadonius (fl. 681–683) * Argemir * Bapiria * John VI (fl. 688) * Ceterius (fl. 693) * Trectemund * Dadila * Adica * Balduigius * Egila (c. 777–785) * Daniel * Gervase I * Turibius * Agila * Gebuldo * Sintila * Samuel I (850–864) * Gervase II * Reccared * Manila * Sennaion * Nifridius (fl. 939) * Samuel II * Pantaleon * Gundafor * Pirricius * Gapio *

Recemund Recemundus (Arabic: ''Rabi ibn Sid al-Usquf'' or ''Rabi ibn Zaid'', Castilian: ''Recemundo'') was the Mozarabic bishop of Elvira and secretary of the caliph of Córdoba in the mid-10th century. In 953, following a spate of undiplomatic letters be ...

(fl. 962), the last known bishop of ElviraNot in the necrology, either because he was still living in 994 or he was considered uncanonically elected (cf. Christys).

Bishops of Granada

* Gonzalo de Vallebuena, O.F.M. (13 Sep 1437 – 1442 died) * Juan de Haterano (19 Dec 1442 – 1446) * Diego de Guadalajara (9 Jan 1447 – c. 1470) * Fernando de Castilla,

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(10 Dec 1473 – 1479 died) * Juan de Pastor (23 July 1479 – ????)

Archbishops of Granada

Hernando de Talavera Hernando de Talavera, O.S.H. (c. 1430 – 14 May 1507) was a Spanish clergyman and councilor to Queen Isabel of Castile. He began his career as a monk of the Order of Saint Jerome, was appointed the queen's confessor and with her support and ...

, O.S.H. (23 Jan 1493 – 14 May 1507 died)Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Hernando de Talavera, O.S.H."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 15, 2016 * Pedro Ramírez de Alba, O.S.H. (19 Dec 1526 – 21 Jun 1528 died) * Gaspar de Ávalos de la Cueva (22 Jan 1529 – 29 Mar 1542 Appointed,

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, O.F.M. (19 Jul 1610 – 8 Feb 1616 Appointed,

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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 17, 2016 * Antonio Calderon (bishop) (12 Jan 1654 – 12 Jul 1654 died)"Father Antonio Calderón "
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 20, 2016 * Martín Ascargorta (18 May 1693 – 25 Feb 1719 died) *Francisco Eustaquio Perea Porras (3 Jul 1720 – 26 Jun 1733 died) *Felipe de los Tueros Huerta (20 Jan 1734 – 12 Sep 1751 died) *Onésimo Salamanca Zaldívar (20 Mar 1752 – 19 Dec 1757 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos) * Pedro Antonio Barroeta y Ángel (19 Dec 1757 – 20 Mar 1775 died) *Antonio Jorge y Galván (29 Jan 1776 – 2 Sep 1787 died) *Basilio Tomás Sancho y Hernando (de Santas Justa y Rufina),

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(17 Dec 1787 Appointed – Did Not Take Effect) *Juan Manuel Moscoso y Peralta (3 Aug 1789 – 24 Jul 1811 died) *Blas Joaquín Álvarez de Palma (19 Dec 1814 – 29 Nov 1837 died) *Luis Antonio Folgueras y Sión (17 Jan 1848 – 28 Oct 1850 died) *Salvador José Reyes y García de Lara (5 Sep 1851 – 31 Mar 1865 died) *Bienvenido Monzón y Martín (8 Jun 1866 Confirmed – 27 Mar 1885 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla) *José Moreno y Mazón (27 Mar 1885 – 17 Jan 1905 died) *José Meseguer y Costa (27 Mar 1905 – 9 Dec 1920 died) * Vicente Casanova y Marzol (7 Mar 1921 – 23 Oct 1930 died) * Agustín Parrado y García (4 Apr 1934 – 8 Oct 1946 died) *Balbino Santos Olvera (24 Nov 1946 – 14 Feb 1953 died) *Rafael García y García de Castro (9 May 1953 – 3 Feb 1974 died) *

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(3 Feb 1974 Succeeded – 25 May 1977 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Spain, Military) *José Méndez Asensio (31 Jan 1978 – 10 Dec 1996 Retired) *

Antonio Cañizares Llovera Antonio Cañizares Llovera (; born 15 October 1945) is a Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Valencia from 2014 to 2022. He was prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacrament ...

(10 Dec 1996 – 24 Oct 2002 Appointed,

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

) *Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández (15 Mar 2003 – )

References

External links

Official site

GCatholic.org
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