The Roman Catholic Diocese of Almería ( la, Dioecesis Almeriensis) is a
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
located in the city of
Almería
Almería (, , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. It lies on southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city gr ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Granada
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* May 21, 1492: Established as Diocese of Almería from the
Titular Episcopal See of Vergi
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Special churches
*Minor Basilicas:
**Basílica de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, Oria,
Almería
Almería (, , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. It lies on southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city gr ...
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Andalucía
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Leadership
Bishop
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Juan González Meneses
Juan González Meneses (''also Don Juan González de Meneses y de la Parra'')(died 28 Jun 1521) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Almería (1520–1521)."Bishop Juan González Meneses" '' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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Martín García Ceniceros
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Bishop of Coria
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José Valle de la Cerda
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José de Argáiz Pérez
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Alfonso de Sanvítores de la Portilla
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Bishop of Palencia
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Alfonso Pérez de Humanares
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O. Cist.
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Rodrigo de Mandia y Parga
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(9 Apr 1663 – 12 Dec 1672 Appointed,
Bishop of Astorga
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Bishop of Coria
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Antonio Ibarra
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Bishop of Pamplona
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(15 Dec 1704 – 11 Apr 1707 Appointed,
Bishop of Córdoba
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*Manuel de Santo Tomás y Mendoza, O.P. (7 Jun 1707 – 11 Dec 1713 Confirmed, Bishop of Malaga)
*Jerónimo del Valle Ledesma (21 Mar 1714 – 12 Nov 1722 Died)
*José Pereto Ricarte,
O. de M.
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(12 Apr 1723 – 28 Mar 1730 Died)
*José Marín y Ibáñez (22 Nov 1730 – 8 Jan 1734 Died)
*Diego Felipe de Perea Magdaleno (17 Jan 1735 – 29 May 1741 Appointed,
Archbishop of Burgos
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*Gaspar de Molina y Rocha, O.S.A. (29 May 1741 – 4 Dec 1760 Died)
*Claudio Sanz Torres y Ruiz Castañedo (13 Jul 1761 – 15 Jul 1779 Died)
*Anselmo Rodríguez Merino, O.S.B. (18 Sep 1780 – 14 Jan 1798 Died)
*Juan Antonio Viana,
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(14 Aug 1798 – 28 Jan 1800 Died)
*Francisco Javier Mier y Campillo (24 May 1802 – 16 Dec 1815 Resigned)
*Antonio Pérez Minayo (16 Mar 1818 – 29 Aug 1833 Died)
*Anacleto Meoro Sánchez (17 Dec 1847 – 2 Jan 1864 Died)
*Andrés Rosales y Muñoz (22 Sep 1864 – 10 Oct 1872 Died)
*José María Orberá y Carrión (23 Sep 1875 – 23 Nov 1886 Died)
*Santos Zárate y Martínez (17 Mar 1887 – 7 Aug 1906 Died)
* Vicente Casanova y Marzol (19 Dec 1907 – 7 Mar 1921 Appointed,
Archbishop of Granada
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*Blessed Diego Ventaja Milán (1 May 1935 – 30 Aug 1936 Killed)
*Enrique Delgado y Gómez (10 Jun 1943 – 26 Oct 1946 Appointed,
Bishop of Pamplona
The Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela ( la, Pampilonen(sis) et Tudelen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the cities of Pamplona and Tudela in Spain.
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*Alfonso Ródenas García (24 Apr 1947 – 7 Nov 1965 Died)
*Ángel Suquía Goicoechea (17 May 1966 – 28 Nov 1969 Appointed, Bishop of Malaga)
*Manuel Casares Hervás (6 Apr 1970 – 12 May 1989 Resigned)
* Rosendo Álvarez Gastón (12 May 1989 – 15 Apr 2002 Retired)
*Adolfo González Montes (15 Apr 2002 – 30 Nov 2021 Retired)
*Antonio Gómez Cantero (30 Nov 2021 – present)