The Diocese of Ourense (Latin: ''Dioecesis Auriensis'') is one of five
diocese
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History
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s of the
Roman Catholic
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, northwestern
Spain
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. The Bishop of Ourense has his ''
cathedra
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'' (Latin, "chair") in the Catedral de la Virgen Madre de los Milagros in
Ourense
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and his jurisdiction covers all the 28 districts and 735 parishes of the
Province of Ourense
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Bishops of Ourense
*Esteban (905)
*Assur (909–922)
*Martín (923/924)
*Diego Pallítiz (938–954)
*Fredulfo (956–963)
*Diego (967–977), perhaps the same person as
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*Gonzalo (982–985)
*Viliulfo (986–1003), also Bishop of Tuy
*Suario (1022), apparently
Suarius I
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References
* ''Episcopologio Mindoniense''. CAL PARDO, Enrique, 2003, .
External links
*Official web site of the Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol
11th-century G ...
, who held nominal control of over several Galician sees in the wake of Norse depredation
*Vimara (1042–1045)
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* Edoronio (1071–1088)
* Pedro Méndez I de Sotomayor (1088–1096)
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Diego
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Pedro Seguin Pedro Seguin ( la, Petrus Seguini) was the fifth bishop of the restored diocese of Ourense from 1157 until his death in 1169. He possibly hailed from Poitou or perhaps the Poitevin colony in El Bierzo.
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Alfonso
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(1174–1213)
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Fernando Méndez
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San Marcos de Arica
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(1213–1218)
*Bishop Lorenzo (1218–1248)
*Juan Díaz (1249–1276)
*Pedro Yañez de Novoa (1286–1308)
*Rodrigo Pérez (1310)
*Gonzalo Daza y Osorio (1311–1319)
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Gonzalo Núñez de Novoa
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Alfonso Pérez Noya
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Juan Sierra
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(15 Jan 1367 – 3 Oct 1370 Appointed,
Bishop of Segovia
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Juan Gonzalez Fernandez de Illescas
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Pietro Isvales
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(7 Jun 1508 – 22 Sep 1511 Died)
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Fernando Valdés
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(12 Jan 1530 – 1 Jul 1532 Appointed,
Bishop of Oviedo
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(12 Jun 1556 – 13 Apr 1565 Appointed,
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* Fernando Tricio Arenzana (13 Apr 1565 – 13 Jun 1578 Appointed,
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Pedro Ruiz Valdivieso
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(2 Oct 1617 – Jun 1621 Died)
* Juan de la Torre Ayala (25 Oct 1621 – 7 Jan 1626 Appointed,
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(30 Jan 1668 – 30 Jan 1673 Appointed, Bishop of Coria)
* Diego Ros de Medrano (29 May 1673 – 24 Mar 1694 Died)
* Damián Francisco Cornejo, O.F.M. (13 Sep 1694 – 17 Nov 1706 Resigned)
* Juan Arteaga Dicastillo (11 Apr 1707 – 17 Sep 1707 Died)
*Marcelino Siuri Navarro (3 Oct 1708 – 1 Oct 1717 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
*Juan Muñoz de la Cueva, O.SS.T. (1 Oct 1717 – 2 Jun 1728 Died)
*Andrés Cid de San Pedro Fernández, O. Cist. (15 Nov 1728 – 8 Jun 1734 Died)
*Juan de Zuazo y Tejada, O.M. (27 Feb 1736 – 4 Apr 1736 Died)
*Ramón Francisco Agustín Eura, O.S.A. (27 Jan 1738 – 11 Dec 1763 Died)
*Francisco Galindo Sanz, O.M. (4 May 1764 – 23 Feb 1769 Died)
*Alonso Francisco Arango (11 Sep 1769 – 11 Feb 1775 Died)
*Pedro Benito Antonio Quevedo y Quintano (15 Apr 1776 – 28 Mar 1818 Died)
*Dámaso Egidio Iglesias y Lago (21 Dec 1818 – 13 Nov 1840 Died)
*Pedro José Zarandia y Endara (17 Dec 1847 – 5 Sep 1851 Confirmed,
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*Luis de la Lastra y Cuesta (18 Mar 1852 – 3 Aug 1857 Confirmed, Archbishop of Valladolid)
*José Ávila Lamas (25 Sep 1857 – 2 Jan 1866 Died)
*José La Cuesta Maroto (25 Jun 1866 – 5 Mar 1871 Died)
*Cesáreo Rodrigo y Rodríguez (23 Sep 1875 – 1895 Died)
*Pascual Carrascosa y Gabaldón (2 Dec 1895 – 15 May 1904 Died)
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(14 Nov 1904 – 16 Dec 1920 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla)
*Florencio Cerviño y González (7 Mar 1921 – 31 Jan 1941 Died)
*Francisco Blanco Nájera (8 Aug 1944 – 15 Jan 1952 Died)
*Ángel Temiño Sáiz (8 Oct 1952 – 15 May 1987 Retired)
*José Diéguez Reboredo (15 May 1987 – 7 Jun 1996 Appointed, Bishop of Tui-Vigo)
* Carlos Osoro Sierra (27 Dec 1996 – 7 Jan 2002 Appointed, Archbishop of Oviedo)
*Luis Quinteiro Fiuza (3 Aug 2002 – 28 Jan 2010 Appointed, Bishop of Tui-Vigo)
*José Leonardo Lemos Montanet (16 Dec 2011 Appointed – )
List of Parishes by District
Allariz District
ALLARIZ,
ALLARIZ,
AUGAS SANTAS,
COEDO,
CORBILLÓN,
COUCIEIRO,
ESPIÑEIROS,
FOLGOSO,
MEZQUITA,
PAZÓ,
QUEIROAS,
REQUEIXO,
SAN TORCUATO,
SEOANE DE ALLARIZ,
TORNEIROS,
URROS,
URROS,
VILANOVA DE ALLARIZ,
ZARRACÓS,
Avión-Leiro District
ABELENDA DAS PENAS,
ABELENDA DE AVIÓN,
AMIUDAL,
AVIÓN,
BAÍSTE,
BALDE,
BARROSO,
BEADE,
BEARIZ,
BEIRO,
BERÁN,
CORCORES,
CORTEGAZAS,
COUSO DE AVION,
FARAMONTAOS,
GOMARIZ,
LAMAS,
LEBOSENDE,
LEBOZÁN,
LEIRO,
NIEVA,
OREGA,
REGADAS,
SAN CLODIO,
SERANTES,
VIEITE,
XIRAZGA,
Bande District
ARAUXO,
ARAUXO,
BANDE,
BAÑOS DE BANDE,
BARXÉS,
CADÓS,
CADÓS,
CALVOS DE BANDE,
CELA,
CORBELLE,
COUSO DE SALAS,
ENTRIMO,
FORNADEIROS,
FRAGA,
GALEZ,
GARABELOS,
GROU,
GROU,
GROU,
ILLA,
LOBEIRA,
LOBIOS,
MANÍN,
MAUS DE SALAS,
MONTELONGO,
MUIÑOS,
NIGUEIROÁ,
OLELAS,
PARADA DE VENTOSA,
PARADA DO MONTE,
PEREIRA,
PORQUEIRÓS,
PRADO DE LIMIA,
REGADA,
REQUIÁS,
SANTA COMBA DE BANDE,
SOUTO DE LIMIA,
TORNO,
VAL DE RIOCALDO,
VENCEÁS,
VILARIÑO DE LOBEIRA,
XERMEADE,
Caldelas District
ABELEDA,
ABELEDA,
ABELEDA,
ABELEDOS,
ALAIS,
ARGAS,
ARGAS,
BARXACOVA,
BOAZO,
BURGO DE CALDELAS,
CABANAS,
CADELIÑA,
CAMBA,
CANDEDO,
CASTELOAIS,
CASTRELO DE CALDELAS,
CASTRO CALDELAS,
CERDEIRA,
CHANDREXA,
CHÁS,
CHAVEÁN,
CHAVEÁN,
COBAS,
CRISTOSENDE,
DRADOS,
EDRADA,
FITOIRO,
FOLGOSO DE CALDELAS,
FONTAO,
FONTEITA,
FORCAS,
GABÍN,
LUMEARES,
MARRUBIO,
MAZAIRA,
MEDORRA,
MEDOS,
MONTEDERRAMO,
MONTEDERRAMO,
MONTOEDO,
NAVEA,
NOGUEIRA,
PARADA DO SIL,
PARADA DO SIL,
PARADELA,
PARADELLAS,
PAREDES,
PEDRAFITA,
PEDROUZOS,
POBOEIROS,
PRADOMAO,
QUEIXA,
RABAL,
RIO,
SACARDEBOIS,
SAN XURXO,
SAS DE PENELAS,
SAS DO MONTE,
SEOANE VELLO,
SISTÍN,
TRABAZÓS,
TROCENDA,
VILAMAIOR DE CALDELAS,
VILARDÁ,
VILARIÑOFRIO,
VIMIEIRO,
Carballiño-Orcellón District
Castrelo de Miño District
Cea District
Celanova District
Cortegada District
Cualedro District
Chaos de Amoeiro District
Gudiña-Riós District
Limia District
Maceda District
Maside (Castela) District
A Merca District
Monterrei District
Ourense (Norte-Sur-Este-Oeste) District
Rabeda District
Rairiz de Veiga District
Ramirás District
Ribadavia District
Terra de Aguiar
Toén District
Verín-Laza District
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See also
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Ourense Cathedral
Ourense Cathedral (Catedral de Ourense or Catedral do San Martiño) is a Roman Catholic church located in Ourense in northwestern Spain. Dedicated to St Martin, it was founded in 550. The first structure was restored by Alonso el Casto. The pres ...