The Diocese of León ( la, Legionen(sis)) is a

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located in the city of León in the

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History

* 4th century: Established as Diocese of León

Special churches

*Minor Basilicas: **Real Basílica de San Isidoro de León, León

Bishops of León

* (deposed 254) * Savinus (254–???) * ... * (fl. 315) * ... * Suintila (792) * Quintila (811-820) * Cixila I (853-855) * Frunimio I (854–874), first bishop of León. * Mauro (878–886) * Vincent (899–900) * (900–904) * Sisnando (905–914?) * Cixila II (911914/15). Died in 938. Retired in 916 to the Monastery of San Cosme y San Damián in Abellar (León) which he had founded. * Frunimio II (915–924) *

Oveco Núñez Oveco Núñez (died 951) was the Bishop of León from 927 until his death. His episcopate coincides with the reign of King Ramiro II (931–51), whose faithful supporter he was. Oveco is sometimes confused with his contemporary bishop of the sam ...

(927–950), Carriedo Tejedo calls him the 6th Bishop *Gonzalo (950/1966) *Velasco (966973/4) *Sisnando Puricélliz (974–980), possibly brother of noblemen Sancho and Aznar Puricélliz *Velasco (again, 980/1) *Sisnando Baroncélliz (981/2) *Sabarico (981/2) *Fortis (fl. 984) *Sabarico (again, 985–991) *Fruela (991/21006) * Nuño (1007–1026) * Servando (1026–1040) * Cipriano (1040–1057) * Aloito (1057–1063) * Pelayo Tedóniz (1065– ) * Pedro I (''c''.10871111/2). *

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(1111–1112/3), usurped the see from Pedro for a brief time *

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(1112/31130) *Arias Gundesíndiz (1130–1135) *Pedro (II) Anáyaz (1135–1139) *Juan Albertínez (1139–1181) *Manrique de Lara (1181–1205) *

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(May 12051206/07), appointed

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Juan Fernández (1316), elect *''Sede vacanta'' (1316–1318) *

García de Ayerbe García Miguel de Ayerbe. His first name is sometimes spelled ''Garcias'' and his last name ''d'Ayerbe'' (or ''Ayerve''). (died 4 September 1332) was an Aragonese nobleman and cleric who served as the bishop of León from April 1318 until his de ...

(April 1318 – 4 September 1332) * Juan del Campo (2 December 133224 May 1344 Died)Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Juan del Campo"
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(1344–1354)Pablo Ordás Díaz
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) *Alfonso (1375–1376) * (1376–1378) *Fernando (1378–1380]) *Aleramo (1382–1401?) * (1403–1415), transferred to Palencia * (1415–1418), transferred to Cuenca *Juan Rodríguez Villalón (1418) * (1424–1435) *Giovanni Berardi (1435–1437), '' in commendam'' *

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(12 April 1434Did Not Take Effect) *... *Juan de Pontibus (ca. 1446) *Pedro Cabeza de Vaca (1448–1459) * (1460) * Juan de Torquemada, O.P. (31 July 146026 January 1463 Appointed,

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) * Giacopo Antonio Venier (16 September 14646 October 1469 Appointed,

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(6 October 146918 June 1478 Died) * Luis Velasco (1478–1484 Appointed

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(1484–1485 Appointed

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(4 December 150010 September 1504 Died) * Juan de Vera (14 May 15054 May 1507 Died) *

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(150724 May 1511 Died) *

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(6 June 1511 – 17 December 1516 Resigned) *

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(17 December 151612 June 1523 Appointed,

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Pedro Manuel Pedro Manuel (died 1 January 1550) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1546–1550), Bishop of Zamora (1534–1546), and Bishop of León (1523–1534).

(12 June 152317 June 1534 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)"Archbishop Pedro Manuel"
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(8 January 153521 May 1539 Appointed,

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(30 May 153929 October 1539 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza) *

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(29 October 15392 June 1542 Appointed,

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) * Esteban Almeida (2 June 154216 April 1546 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena) * Juan Fernández Temiño (19 July 15469 November 1556 Died) * Andrés de la Cuesta (10 December 15571564 Died) * Juan de San Millán (28 July 156411 April 1578 Died)"Bishop Juan de San Millán"
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'' David M. Cheney. Retrieved 2 September 2016 * Francisco Trujillo Garcia (5 September 157814 November 1592 Died) * Juan Alonso Moscoso (30 August 15939 May 1603 Appointed,

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) * Andrés de Casso, O.P. (12 June 160313 May 1607 Died) * Francisco Terrones del Caño (3 March 160813 March 1613 Died) * Alonso González Aguilar (23 September 16132 December 1615 Died) * Juan Llano Valdés (5 September 16169 August 1622 Died) * Juan Molina Alvarez (20 March 1623Nov 1623 Died) * Gregorio Pedrosa Cásares, O.S.H. (16 September 162431 January 1633 Appointed,

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Juan del Pozo Horta Juan del Pozo Horta (13 December 1584 – 16 August 1660) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Segovia (1656–1660), Bishop of León (1650–1656), and Bishop of Lugo (1646–1650). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Juan del Pozo Hor ...

, O.P. (10 January 165028 August 1656 Confirmed, Bishop of Segovia)"Bishop Juan del Pozo Horta, O.P."
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(López de Vega) (18 September 165614 September 1659 Died) *

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(7 June 166031 July 1662 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena) * Juan Vande-Escarth y Briceño, O.S.H. (12 January 16656 April 1672 Died) * Juan Álvarez Osorio (12 December 167222 January 1680 Appointed,

Bishop of Plasencia The Roman Catholic Diocese of Plasencia ( la, Placentina in Hispania) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz, in Extremadura, western Spain.

) * Juan Aparicio Navarro (7 October 16806 November 1696 Died) * José Gregorio de Rojas y Velázquez (3 June 16977 April 1704 Appointed,

) *Manuel Pérez Araciel y Rada (28 April 170413 June 1714 Confirmed,

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) *José Ulzurrun de Asanza y Civera (17 September 171417 April 1718 Died) *Martín Zalayeta Lizarza (27 May 172011 September 1728 Died) *Juan Fernández Zapata (3 August 172912 October 1729 Died) *Francisco de la Torre Herrera (24 July 17301 February 1735 Died) *José de Llupiá y Roger,

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(19 December 173521 November 1752 Died) *Alfonso Fernández Pantoja (9 April 17536 November 1761 Died) *Pascual de los Herreros (23 August 17623 March 1770 Died) *Baltasar Yusta y Navarro (10 September 177017 February 1777 Appointed,

) *Cayetano Antonio Cuadrillero Mota (15 December 17773 April 1800 Died) *Pedro Luis Blanco (11 August 180022 November 1811 Died) *Ignacio Ramón Roda (19 December 18144 January 1823 Died) * Joaquín Abarca Blanque (27 September 182421 June 1844 Died) *Joaquín Barbajero y Villar (17 January 184826 February 1863 Died) *Calixto Castrillo y Ornedo (1 October 186319 September 1869 Died) *Saturnino Fernandez de Castro y de la Cotera (5 July 187515 March 1883 Appointed,

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) *Ramón Guillamet y Coma (29 April 190918 July 1913 Appointed,

) *José Álvarez y Miranda (18 July 19134 March 1937 Died) *Carmelo Ballester y Nieto, C.M. (12 February 193810 June 1943 Appointed,

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 ...

) * Luis Almarcha Hernández (10 July 19444 April 1970 Retired) *Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta (9 July 197116 February 1979 Appointed, Bishop of Bilbao) *

Fernando Sebastián Aguilar Fernando Sebastián Aguilar CMF (; 14 December 1929 – 24 January 2019) was a Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and the Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela. Pope Francis created him a cardinal in a consistory of February 2 ...

, C.M.F. (22 August 197928 July 1983 Resigned) * Juan Angel Belda Dardiñá (28 July 19839 February 1987 Resigned) * Antonio Vilaplana Molina (9 February 198719 March 2002 Retired) *Julián López Martín (19 March 2002 Appointed21 October 2020 Retired) * Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal (21 October 2020 Appointed )

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