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Extent and flock

The archdiocese comprises since the

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Burgos province The Province of Burgos is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Palencia, Cantabria, Vizcaya, Álava, La Rioja, Soria, Segovia, and Valladolid. ...

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

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es which form forty-seven vicariates. 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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or Muslim 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

Miranda de Ebro Miranda de Ebro (Spanish: iˈɾan̪da ðe ˈeβɾo is a city on the Ebro river in the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is located in the north-eastern part of the province, on the border with the prov ...

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

Salas de los Infantes Salas de los Infantes is a municipality and city located in Burgos Province between La Rioja, Soria and Burgos in Spain. It is hilly with many foothills and mountains. The mountain range Sierra de la Demanda with the black lagoon, ''La Laguna Ne ...

, near the famous monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos, 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 episcopal see of

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, into which in the 1087 the territory of the suppressed

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raised it to metropolitan rank, at the request of King Philip II of Spain.

Councils in Burgos

Some important councils have been held in Burgos. A national council took place there in 1078, although opinions differ as to date (the "Boletín de la Academia de la Historia de Madrid", 1906, XLIX, 337, says 1080). This was presided over by the

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, Cardinal Roberto, and attended by King

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. It was convoked for the purpose of introducing into Spain the Roman Rite form of liturgy with the Roman Breviary and

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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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, 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 # 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, Died — (or 1496–1512)"Bishop Pascual Rebenga de Ampudia, O.P."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 # 1525–1527 : Antonio de Rojas Manrique, Died"Patriarch Antonio de Rojas Manrique"
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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 Due ...

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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 (Cardinal in 1538) # 1550–1566 : (Cardinal) Francisco Mendoza de Bobadilla, Died"Francisco Cardinal Mendoza Bobadilla"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 # 1567–1574 : (Cardinal) Francisco Pacheco de Toledo;"Francisco Cardinal Pacheco de Villena (Toledo)"
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Archbishops of Burgos (from 1574)

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.'' # 1574–1579 : (Cardinal) Francisco Pacheco de Toledo, Died; ''see above'' # 1580–1599 : Cristóbal Vela Tavera, Died"Archbishop Cristóbal Vela Tavera"
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José González Díez José González Díez, Order of Preachers, 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 ...

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, Died"Archbishop Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola"
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# 1665–1679 : Enrique de Peralta y Cárdenas # 1680–1701 : Juan de Isla # . . . . .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 : Juan Antonio de los Tucros # 1797–1801 : Ramón José de Arce #* 1801 : Juan Antonio López Cabrejas (electo) # 1802–1822 : Manuel Cid y Monroy # 1824 : Rafael de Vélez, OFM Cap, Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela # 1825–1829 : Alonso Cañedo Vigil # 1830–1832 : Joaquín López y Sicilia, Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia # 1832–1840 : Ignacio Rives y Mayor #* 1845–1847 :

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(Administrador Apostólico) # 1847–1848 : Ramón Montero # 1849–1857 : Cirilo Alameda y Brea, OFM Obs, Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo (Cardinal in 1858) # 1857–1867 :

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(Cardinal in 1862) # 1867–1882 : Anastasio Rodrigo Yusto # 1883–1886 : Saturnino Fernández de Castro y de la Cotera # 1886–1893 : Manuel Gómez Salazar y Lucio Villegas # 1894–1909 : Gregorio Maria Aguirre y Garcia, 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, Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo (Cardinal in 1927) # 1928–1944 : Manuel de Castro Alonso # 1944–1963 : Luciano Pérez Platero — (or 1945–1963) # 1964–1983 : Segundo García de la Sierra y Méndez (o Segundo García de Sierra y Méndez) # 1983–1992 : Teodoro Cardenal Fernández # 1992–2002 : Santiago Martínez Acebes # 2002–2015 : Francisco Gil Hellín # 2015–2020 : Fidel Herráez Vegas # : Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa

Auxiliary bishops

#1568–1579 : Gonzalo Herrera Olivares, Died"Bishop Gonzalo Herrera Olivares "
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"Bishop Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo, O. de M."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 #1648–1669 : Pedro Luis Manso Zuñiga, Died"Bishop Pedro Luis Manso Zuñiga"
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Saints

Saint Julian, Bishop of Cuenca, called the

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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

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

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, 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

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. Among its saints may also be mentioned the martyrs of Cardeña, religious of the convent of the same name, who in the tenth century were executed by the Arab soldiers of the

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

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