The Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga ( la, Malacitan(sis)) is a
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Málaga
Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Granada
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in Spain."Diocese of Málaga" ''
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Málaga" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
History
* 4 August 1486: Established as Diocese of Málaga
Special churches
*Minor Basilicas:
**Basílica del Dulce Nombre de Jesús Nazareno del Paso y Maria Santísima de la Esperanza,
Málaga
Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...
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 ...
(7 Feb 1500 – 1518 Appointed,
Bishop of Cuenca
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca ( la, Conchen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Cuenca in the Ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain.
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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).
Biograp ...
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.'' David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
*Francisco Pacheco de Córdoba (30 Aug 1574 – 14 Jan 1587 Appointed,
Bishop of Córdoba
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
)
*Luis García Haro de Sotomayor (7 Aug 1587 – 14 Aug 1597 Died)
*Diego Aponte Quiñones, O.S. (31 Aug 1598 – 24 Apr 1599 Died)
*
Tomás de Borja y Castro
Tomás de Borja y Castro ( – September 13, 1610]) was a Spanish noble from the House of Borgia, House of Borja who became Bishop of Málaga and Archbishop of Zaragoza.
Biography
Tomás studied in the Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso at ...
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 ...
Catholic-Hierarchy.org
''Catholic-Hierarchy.org'' is an online database of bishops and dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Catholic Churches. The website is not officially sanctioned by the Church. It is run as a private project by David M. Cheney in ...
''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016
*
Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza y Ribera
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Nicknames
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(14 Nov 1622 – 27 Jan 1627 Appointed,
Bishop of Plasencia
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)
*
Gabriel Trejo y Paniagua
Gabriel Trejo y Paniagua (1562 in Casas de Millán, Crown of Castile – 11 February 1630 in Málaga, Crown of Castile) was a Spanish cardinal, bishop and Rector of the University of Salamanca.
Biography
Born in Casas de Millán (Municipali ...
(28 Apr 1627 – 12 Feb 1630 Died)
*
Antonio Henriquez Porres
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, O.F.M. (5 Sep 1633 – 20 Feb 1648 Died)
*
Alfonso de la Cueva-Benavides y Mendoza-Carrillo
Alfonso de la Cueva-Benavides y Mendoza-Carrillo, marqués de Bedmar (first name also spelled ''Alonso'', often used was the title ''Bedmar'') (25 July 157410 August 1655) was a Spanish diplomat, bishop and Roman Catholic cardinal. He was bor ...
(27 Jul 1648 – 10 Aug 1655 Died)
* Diego Martínez Zarzosa (31 Jan 1656 – 24 Jun 1658 Died)
*
Antonio Peña Hermosa
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(31 Mar 1659 – 11 Aug 1664 Appointed,
Bishop of Jaén
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
)
*
Alfonso Enríquez de Santo Tomás
Alfonso Enríquez de Santo Tomás ((Vélez-Málaga, 9 June 1631 – Málaga, 30 July 1692) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Osma (1661-1663), Bishop of Plasencia (1664–1664) and Bishop of Malaga (1664–1692). He was an illegitimate ...
, O.P. (15 Sep 1664 – 30 Jul 1692 Died)
* Bartolomé Espejos y Cisneros (13 Apr 1693 – 2 Mar 1704 Died)
*Francisco de San José Pedro Mesía y Portocarrero, O.F.M. (15 Sep 1704 – 2 Feb 1713 Died)
*Manuel de Santo Tomás y Mendoza, O.P. (11 Dec 1713 – 19 Aug 1717 Died)
*Giulio Alberoni (6 Dec 1717 – 19 Nov 1725 Resigned)
*Diego González Toro y Villalobos (19 Nov 1725 – 5 May 1734 Appointed,
Bishop of Cuenca
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)
*Gaspar de Molina y Oviedo, O.S.A. (5 May 1734 – 30 Aug 1744 Died)
*Juan Eulate Santacruz (25 Jan 1745 – 16 Sep 1755 Died)
*José de Franquís Laso de Castilla (24 May 1756 – 19 Sep 1774 Died)
*José Molina Lario y Navarro (29 Jan 1776 – 5 Jun 1783 Died)
*Manuel Ferrer y Figueredo (14 Feb 1785 – 21 Jul 1799 Died)
*José Vicente Lamadrid (11 Aug 1800 – 9 Mar 1809 Died)
*Ildefonso Cañedo y Vigil (19 Dec 1814 – 27 Jun 1825 Confirmed, Archbishop of Burgos)
*Manuel Martínez Ferro, O. de M. (27 Jun 1825 – 3 Jun 1827 Died)
*Juan Francisco Martínez y Castrillón (23 Jun 1828 – 11 Aug 1828 Died)
*Juan Nepomuceno Gómez Durán (27 Jul 1829 – 30 Sep 1830 Died)
*Juan José Bonel y Orbe (28 Feb 1831 – 29 Jul 1833 Appointed,
Bishop of Córdoba
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
)
*José Gómez y Navas, T.O.R. (29 Jul 1833 – 26 Dec 1835 Died)
*Salvador José Reyes y García de Lara (20 Jan 1848 – 5 Sep 1851 Confirmed,
Archbishop of Granada
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)
*Juan Nepomuceno Cascallana y Ordóñez (5 Sep 1851 – 26 Feb 1868 Died)
*Esteban José Pérez Fernández (22 Jun 1868 – 16 Jan 1874 Appointed,
Archbishop of Tarragona
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)
*Zeferino González y Díaz Tuñón, O.P. (16 Jan 1874 – 21 Jun 1875 Resigned)
*Esteban José Pérez Fernández (5 Jul 1875 – 8 Oct 1878 Died)
*Manuel Gómez-Salazar y Lucio-Villegas (31 Dec 1878 – 10 Jun 1886 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
*Bl. Marcelo Spinola y Maestre (10 Jun 1886 – 2 Dec 1895 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla; beatified 1987)
*Juan Muñoz y Herrera (2 Dec 1895 – 26 Dec 1919 Died)
*St. Manuel González García (22 Apr 1920 – 5 Aug 1935 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.
; canonized 2016)
*Balbino Santos Olvera (5 Aug 1935 – 24 Nov 1946 Appointed,
Archbishop of Granada
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)
*
Ángel Herrera Oria
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(24 Apr 1947 – 27 Aug 1966 Retired)
*Emilio Benavent Escuín (7 Apr 1967 – 26 Aug 1968 Appointed, Coadjutor
Archbishop of Granada
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)
*
Ángel Suquía Goicoechea
Ángel Suquía Goicoechea (2 October 1916 – 13 July 2006) was a Spanish Catholic cardinal who served as archbishop of Madrid from 1983 until 1994.
He was educated at the La Salle Christian Brothers at Beasain from 1925 until 1927. He entere ...
(28 Nov 1969 – 13 Apr 1973 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.Antonio Dorado Soto (26 Mar 1993 – 10 Oct 2008 Retired)
*Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez (10 Oct 2008 – )
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Spain
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