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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca ( la, Conchen(sis)) is a
diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
located in the city of
Cuenca Cuenca may refer to: People * Cuenca (surname) Places Ecuador * Cuenca Canton, in the Azuay Province ** Cuenca, Ecuador, capital of Cuenca Canton and Azuay Province ** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuenca Peru * Cuenca District, Huarochirí ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of sev ...
of
Toledo Toledo most commonly refers to: * Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain * Province of Toledo, Spain * Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States Toledo may also refer to: Places Belize * Toledo District * Toledo Settlement Bolivia * Toledo, O ...
in Spain."Diocese of Cuenca"
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"Diocese of Cuenca"
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History

* July 5, 1183: Established as Diocese of Cuenca


Leadership

Bishop 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 ...
s of Cuenca (Roman rite) *Juan Yáñez (1183–1195) *
St. Julian of Cuenca Julián of Cuenca ( 1127 – 28 January 1208), also known as Saint Julián, was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Cuenca from 1196 until his death. He also served as a professor and preacher in addition to being a simp ...
(1196 – 1208 Died)"Bishop Julián"
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Pedro Laurencio Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meanin ...
(1262 – 1271 Died)"Bishop Pedro Laurencio "
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Gonzalo Pérez Gudiel Gonzalo Pérez 'Gudiel' (1238/9–1299), simply Gonzalo Pérez during his life (''Gonzalbo Petrez'', غنصالبه نيطرص, in his native mozarab Arabic), and wrongly Gonzalo García Gudiel in later church tradition,Jean-Pierre Molénat, ' ...
(1272 – 27 Sep 1275 Appointed,
Bishop of Burgos The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Burgos is one of Spain's Latin Metropolitan sees.
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)"Gonzalo Cardinal Gudiel"
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Gonzalo Diego Palomeque Gonzalo may refer to: * Gonzalo (name) * Gonzalo, Dominican Republic, a small town * Isla Gonzalo, a subantarctic island operated by the Chilean Navy * Hurricane Gonzalo, 2014 See also * Gonzalez (disambiguation) * Gonzales (disambiguation) * ...
(15 Mar 1289 – 16 Jan 1299 Appointed,
Archbishop of Toledo This is a list of Bishops and Archbishops of Toledo ( la, Archidioecesis Metropolitae Toletana).
)"Archbishop Gonzalo Diego Palomeque"
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Fernando Gutiérrez (bishop) Fernando Gutiérrez (died 1327) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1326–1327) and Bishop of Córdoba (1300–1326)."Bishop Fernando Gutiérrez"
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Juan del Campo (bishop) Juan del Campo (died 1344) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of León (1332–1334), Bishop of Oviedo (1328–1332), and Bishop of Cuenca (1327–1328).Bishop of Oviedo The Archdiocese of Oviedo ( la, Oveten(sis), links=no) is an Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Spain.
) "Bishop Juan del Campo"
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Pedro Gomez Barroso Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meani ...
(4 Mar 1373 – 1378 Appointed,
Bishop of Évora 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 ...
)"Bishop Pedro Gomez Barroso"
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Diego de Anaya Maldonado Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. Et ...
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Lope de Barrientos Lope de Barrientos (1382–1469), sometimes called Obispo Barrientos ("Bishop Barrientos"), was a powerful clergyman and statesman of the Crown of Castile during the 15th century, although his prominence and the influence he wielded during his l ...
, O.P. (7 Apr 1445 – 30 May 1469 Died)"Bishop Lope Barrientos, O.P."
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Giacopo Antonio Venier Giacopo Antonio Venier (1422–1479) (called the Cardinal of Cuenca) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Giacopo Antonio Venier was born in Recanati in 1422.Raffaele Sansone Riario Raffaele Sansoni Galeoti Riario (3 May 1461 – 9 July 1521) was an Italian Cardinal of the Renaissance, mainly known as the constructor of the Palazzo della Cancelleria and the person who invited Michelangelo to Rome. He was a patron of the ...
(13 Aug 1479 – 8 Jul 1482 Appointed, Administrator of Salamanca) * Alfonso de Burgos, O.P. (1482 – 1485 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.
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Alfonso de Fonseca Alfonso de Fonseca (1422–1505) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Osma (1493–1505), Bishop of Cuenca (1485–1493),
(26 Aug 1485 – 24 May 1493 Appointed,
Bishop of Osma The Roman Catholic Diocese of Osma-Soria ( la, Oxomen(sis)–Sorian(a)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Spain. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan ...
)"Bishop Alfonso de Fonseca "
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Raffaele Sansone Riario Raffaele Sansoni Galeoti Riario (3 May 1461 – 9 July 1521) was an Italian Cardinal of the Renaissance, mainly known as the constructor of the Palazzo della Cancelleria and the person who invited Michelangelo to Rome. He was a patron of the ...
(24 May 1493 – 9 Jul 1521 Died) *
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), Bish ...
(1518 – 1537 Died)"Bishop Diego Ramírez de Fuenleal"
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Alessandro Cesarini Alessandro Cesarini (died 13 February 1542), bishop of Pistoia, was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Life Born in Rome, the son of Agabito Cesarini, he became close to the Medici family, particularly Cardinal Giovanni di Lore ...
(Sr.) (24 May 1538 – 13 Feb 1542 Died) *
Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (, Villaescusa de Haro, Cuenca, Spain – January 22, 1547, Valladolid, Spain) was bishop of Santo Domingo ''(in Latin)'' and president of the Real Audiencia of Santo Domingo from 1528 to 1531. He was also ...
(Arellano) (2 Jun 1542 – 22 Jan 1547 Died) "Bishop Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (Arellano)"
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Miguel Muñoz (bishop) Miguel Muñoz (died 1553) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1547–1553) and Bishop of Tui (1540–1547). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Miguel Muñoz"
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Pedro Castro Lemos Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...
(5 Jun 1555 – 1 Aug 1561 Died) * Bernardo de Fresneda, O.F.M. (4 May 1562 – 16 Nov 1571 Appointed,
Bishop of Córdoba 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 ...
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Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela ( Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Ávila, 13 January 1512 – 20 November 1594) was a prominent Catholic official who rose to become General Inquisitor of Spain, from 1573 to 1594, and Archbishop of Toledo from 157 ...
(17 Dec 1571 – 6 Sep 1577 Appointed,
Archbishop of Toledo This is a list of Bishops and Archbishops of Toledo ( la, Archidioecesis Metropolitae Toletana).
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Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva Diego de Covarrubias y Leyva (July 25, 1512 – September 27, 1577) was a Spanish jurist and Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cuenca (1577-1577), Archbishop of Segovia (1564-1577), Archbishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1560-1564), an ...
(6 Sep 1577 – 27 Sep 1577 Died) *
Rodrigo de Castro Osorio Rodrigo de Castro Osorio, (Valladolid, March 5, 1523 – Seville, 1600) was Cardinal-Bishop of Zamora (1574–1578) and Diocese of Cuenca (1578–1581), Archbishop of Seville, (1581–1600), a member of the Council of State of Spain and the S ...
(de Lemos) (13 Jun 1578 – 20 Oct 1581 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla) *
Gómez Zapata Gómez (frequently anglicized as Gomez) is a common Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Gome". The Portuguese and Old Galician version is Gomes, while the Catalan form is Gomis. The given name ''Gome'' is derived from the Visigothic w ...
(8 Nov 1582 – 1 Feb 1587 Died) *
Juan Fernández Vadillo ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, ...
(7 Aug 1587 – 1 Sep 1595 Died) *
Pedro Portocarrero (bishop) Pedro Portocarrero (died 1600) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1597–1600), Bishop of Córdoba (1594–1597), and Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1589–1594). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)'' Biography Pedro Porto ...
(28 May 1597 – 20 Sep 1600 Died)"Bishop Pedro Portocarrero"
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"Bishop Pedro Portocarrero"
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Andrés Pacheco Andrés Pacheco (1550–1626) was a Spanish churchman and theologian. Biography Andrés Pacheco was born in La Puebla de Montalbán on April 5, 1550. His father was Alonso Pacheco y Téllez-Girón, Lord of La Puebla de Montalbánm, who was a K ...
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Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga (1574–1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1623–1653) and Bishop of Valladolid (1619–1623).
(13 Feb 1623 – 11 Jun 1653 Died)"Bishop Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga"
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Juan Francisco Pacheco Juan Francisco Pacheco (1605 – 24 May 1663) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1653–1663) and Bishop of Córdoba (1652–1653)."Bishop Juan Francisco Pacheco "
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* Francisco de Zárate y Terán (28 Jan 1664 – 21 Dec 1679 Died)"Bishop Francisco de Zárate y Terán"
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Alonso Antonio de San Martín Alonso Antonio de San Martín (12 December 1642 – 5 July 1705) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1681–1705) and Bishop of Oviedo (1675–1681). ''(in Latin)'' He was an illegitimate son of King Felipe IV of Spain. Biogra ...
(21 Oct 1681 – 5 Jul 1705 Died)"Bishop Alonso Antonio de San Martín"
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*Miguel del Olmo Manrique (22 Mar 1706 – 27 Feb 1721 Died) *Juan Lancaster (or Alencaster) Norona (16 Jun 1721 – 31 Oct 1733 Died) *Diego González Toro y Villalobos (5 May 1734 – 13 Sep 1737 Died) *José Flores Osorio (3 Mar 1738 – 26 Nov 1759 Died) *Isidro Carvajal Lancaster (21 Jul 1760 – 15 Jan 1771 Died) *Sebastián Flóres Pabón (29 Jul 1771 – 25 Jul 1777 Died) *Felipe Antonio Solano Marín (1 Mar 1779 – 10 May 1800 Died) *Antonio Palafox y Croy de Abre (20 Oct 1800 – 9 Dec 1802 Died) *Ramón Falcón y Salcedo (28 Mar 1803 – 20 Nov 1826 Died) *Jacinto Rodríguez Rico (21 May 1827 – 12 Jan 1841 Died) *Juan Gilberto Ruiz Capucín y Feijó (17 Dec 1847 – 9 Oct 1848 Died) *Fermín Sánchez Artesoro,
O.F.M. Cap. The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (; postnominal abbr. O.F.M. Cap.) is a religious order of Franciscan friars within the Catholic Church, one of Three " First Orders" that reformed from the Franciscan Friars Minor Observant (OFM Obs., now OFM) ...
(2 Apr 1849 – 4 Dec 1855 Died) *Miguel Payá y Rico (25 Jun 1858 – 16 Jan 1874 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.Sebastián Herrero y Espinosa de los Monteros Sebastián Herrero y Espinosa de los Monteros C.O. (20 January 1822 – 9 December 1903) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who beginning in 1875 served briefly as the Bishop of Cuenca, Vitoria, and Oviedo, and then 15 years as Bishop ...
, C.O. (17 September 1875 – 18 December 1876 Confirmed,
Bishop of Vitoria The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vitoria ( la, Victorien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz in the Ecclesiastical province of Burgos in Spain. History * September 8, 1861: Established as Diocese of Vitoria from the Metropoli ...
) *José Moreno y Mazón (20 Mar 1877 – 18 Nov 1881 Appointed,
Patriarch of the West Indies The Titular Patriarchate of the West Indies ( la, Patriarchatus Indiarum Occidentalium) is a Latin Rite titular patriarchate of the Roman Catholic Church. It is vacant since the death of its last holder in 1963.
) *Juan María Valero y Nacarino (27 Mar 1882 – 16 Nov 1890 Died) *Pelayo González y Conde (1 Jun 1891 – 18 Nov 1899 Died) *Wenceslao Sangüesa y Guía (19 Apr 1900 – 1921 Retired) *Cruz Laplana y Laguna (30 Nov 1921 Appointed – 7 Aug 1936 Died) *Inocencio Rodríguez Díez (10 Jun 1943 – 13 Apr 1973 Retired) *
José Guerra Campos José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...
(13 Apr 1973 – 26 Jun 1996 Retired) *Ramón del Hoyo López (26 Jun 1996 – 19 May 2005 Appointed,
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) *José María Yanguas Sanz (23 Dec 2005 – )


Auxiliary bishops

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García de Sahagún García de Sahagún was a 16th-century Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the Titular Bishop of Berytus (The Roman Catholic Diocese in Beirut, Lebanon). and the Diocese of Cuenca.Episcopologio Español, Volume 1500, Page 19, Number 17 He ...
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O. de M. The Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives ( la, Ordo Beatae Mariae de Mercede Redemptionis Captivorum, abbreviated O. de M.), also known as the Mercedarians, is a Catholic mendicant order es ...
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García Gil Manrique García Gil Manrique (died 1655) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Barcelona (1633–1655), Bishop of Gerona (1627–1633), and Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca (1618–1627)."Bishop García Gil Manrique"
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Rodrigo Cruzado Caballero Rodrigo Cruzado Caballero was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca (1652–?) and Titular Bishop of ''Usula'' (1652–?). ''(in Latin)''Roman Catholicism in Spain , native_name_lang = , image = Sevilla Cathedral - Southeast.jpg , imagewidth = 300px , alt = , caption = Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See in Seville , abbreviation = , type ...
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Cuenca Cathedral Cuenca Cathedral is a Gothic cathedral in the city of Cuenca, located in the Province of Cuenca in the Castile-La Mancha region of south-eastern central Spain. The building is one of the earliest Spanish examples of Gothic architecture, built ...


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