The Roman Catholic Diocese of Solsona ( la, Celsonen(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
Solsona in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Tarragona
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in
Catalonia
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Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
, Spain.
History
* 19 July 1593: Established as Diocese of Solsona from the
Diocese of Urgell
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Diocese of Vic
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Ordinaries
*Luis Sans y Códol (3 Oct 1594 – 20 Aug 1612 Appointed,
Bishop of Barcelona
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The cathedral archiepiscopal see is a Minor basilica: Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Santa Creu i ...
)
*Juan Alvarez Zapata,
O. Cist.
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(11 Mar 1613 – 13 Oct 1623 Died)
*Miguel Santos de Sampedro (15 Apr 1624 – 13 Nov 1630 Appointed,
Archbishop of Granada
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*Pedro Puigmartí Funes,
O.S.B.
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(16 Dec 1630 – Nov 1632 Died)
*
Diego Serrano Sotomayor
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Et ...
,
O. de M. (3 Dec 1635 – 30 May 1639 Appointed,
Bishop of Segorbe)
*Pedro (de Santiago) Anglada Sánchez,
O.A.R.
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(30 Jan 1640 – 14 Nov 1644 Appointed,
Bishop of Lerida)
*Francisco Roger,
O.P. (18 Sep 1656 – 18 Jan 1663 Died)
*Luis de Pons y de Esquerrer,
Order of Saint Benedict
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(11 Aug 1664 – 4 Jan 1685 Died)
*Manuel de Alba (10 Sep 1685 – 24 Aug 1693 Appointed,
Bishop of Barcelona
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The cathedral archiepiscopal see is a Minor basilica: Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Santa Creu i ...
)
*
Juan Alfonso Valerià y Aloza
Juan Alfonso Valerià y Aloza, O.F.M. or Joan de Santamaríi Alonso i Valeria (1643–1700) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Lérida (1699–1700) ''(in Latin)'' and
Bishop of Solsona (1694–1699). ''(in Latin)''
Biograp ...
,
O.F.M. (8 Feb 1694 – 1 Jun 1699 Appointed,
Bishop of Lerida)
*Guillermo Goñalons,
O.S.A. (30 Mar 1700 – 12 Aug 1708 Died)
*Francisco Dorda,
O. Cist.
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(19 Feb 1710 – 3 Dec 1716 Died)
*Pedro Magaña,
O.S.B.
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(10 May 1717 – 9 Feb 1718 Died)
*Tomás Broto y Pérez (27 May 1720 – 8 Apr 1736 Died)
*José Esteban Noriega,
O. Praem.
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(27 Jan 1738 – 10 May 1739 Died)
*Francisco Zarceño Martínez,
O.SS.T. (14 Dec 1739 – 23 Jan 1746 Died)
*José Mezquía Díaz de Arrízola,
O. de M. (16 Sep 1746 – 9 Sep 1772 Died)
*Rafael Lasala y Locela,
O.S.A. (15 Mar 1773 – 17 Jun 1792 Died)
*Agustín Vázquez Varela,
O. Cist.
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(17 Jun 1793 – 11 Feb 1794 Died)
*Pedro Nolasco Mora Mora,
O. de M. (12 Sep 1794 – 1 Mar 1811 Died)
*Manuel Benito y Tabernero (19 Dec 1814 – 25 Jul 1830 Died)
*Juan José Tejada Sáenz,
O. de M. (2 Jul 1832 – 15 Jun 1838 Died)
*Valentín Comellas y Santamaría (18 Dec 1919 – 19 Mar 1945 Died)
*
Vicente Enrique y Tarancón
Vicente Enrique y Tarancón (14 May 1907 – 28 November 1994), known in his country as ''Cardenal Tarancón'' or ''Tarancón'', was a Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Madrid from 1971 to 1983, and as pre ...
(25 Nov 1945 – 12 Apr 1964 Appointed,
Archbishop of Oviedo)
*José Bascuñana y López (20 May 1964 – 19 Feb 1977 Resigned)
*Miguel Moncadas Noguera (1 Apr 1977 – 5 Aug 1989 Died)
*Antonio Deig Clotet (7 Mar 1990 – 28 Jul 2001 Retired)
*Jaume Traserra Cunillera (28 Jul 2001 – 3 Nov 2010 Retired)
* (3 Nov 2010 – 23 Aug 2021 Resigned, to marry)
*Francisco Conesa Ferrer (3 January 2022
– present)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Spain
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References
External links
Catholic Hierarchy Diocese website(in Catalan)
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Catalonia
Roman Catholic dioceses in Spain
Religious organizations established in 1593
Roman Catholic dioceses established in the 16th century
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