The Diocese of Jaén () is a

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of the

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in the city of Jaén in the

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History

* 7th century: Established as Diocese of Jaén

Leadership

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s of Jaén (Roman rite) *Domingo, O.P. (1236–1248 Died) :. . . * Pedro Pascual, O. de M. (27 Feb 1296 – 6 Dec 1300 Died) :. . . *

Alfonso Vázquez de Acuña Alfonso Vázquez de Acuña (died 1474) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Jaén (1457–1474) and Bishop of Mondoñedo (1455–1457).

(1457–1474 Died)"Bishop Alfonso Vázquez de Acuña"
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(1475 – 15 Jan 1483 Appointed Archbishop of Sevilla)"Archbishop Iñigo Manrique de Lara"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 28, 2016 * Luis Osorio (1483–1496 Died)"Bishop Luis Osorio"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016 * Diego de Deza, O.P. (14 Feb 1498 – 7 Feb 1500 Appointed Bishop of Palencia)"Archbishop Diego de Deza, O.P."
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Alonso Suárez de la Fuente del Sauce Alonso Suárez de la Fuente del Sauce (died 1520) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Jaén (1500–1520), Bishop of Lugo (1496–1500), and Bishop of Mondoñedo (1493–1496)."Bishop Alonso Suárez de la Fuente del Sauce"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 28, 2016 * Esteban Gabriel Merino (12 Jun 1523 – 28 Jul 1535 Died) *

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(30 Jul 1535 – 6 Jul 1537 Resigned) * Francisco Mendoza (bishop of Jaén) (14 Jun 1538 – 1543 Died) *

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(Ladrón de Guevara) (9 Jan 1545 – 30 Apr 1554 Appointed Bishop of Sigüenza) * Diego Tavera Ponce de Léon (17 Jul 1555 – 28 Apr 1560 Died) * Diego de los Cobos Molina (4 Sep 1560 – 8 Sep 1565 Died) *

Francisco Delgado López (bishop) Francisco Delgado López (1514 – 2 October 1576) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Jaén (1566–1576) and Bishop of Lugo (1561–1566).Diego Deza Tello (11 Sep 1577 – 13 Sep 1579 Died) * Francisco Sarmiento Mendoza (27 May 1580 – 9 Jun 1595 Died) * Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas (29 Apr 1596 – 19 Apr 1599 Appointed

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) * Sancho Dávila Toledo (10 Jan 1600 – 20 Jul 1615 Appointed Bishop of Sigüenza) * Francisco Martínez de Cenicero (3 Aug 1615 – 28 Nov 1617 Died) * Baltasar Moscoso y Sandoval (29 Apr 1619 – 28 May 1646 Appointed

Archbishop of Toledo The Archdiocese of Toledo () is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in Spain.

) * Juan Queipo de Llano Flores (18 Feb 1647 – 1 Nov 1647 Died) * Fernando Andrade Castro (6 Jul 1648 – 21 Feb 1664 Died) *

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(11 Aug 1664 – 19 Jul 1667 Died) *

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, O. de M. (9 Apr 1668 – 7 Mar 1671 Died) * Antonio Fernández del Campo Angulo y Velasco (1 Jul 1671 – 23 Dec 1681 Died) * Juan Asensio Barrios, O. de M. (20 Apr 1682 – 22 Apr 1692 Died) * Antonio de Brizuela y Salamanca (13 Apr 1693 – 10 Jan 1708 Died) *Benito Omañana (24 Sep 1708 – 19 Mar 1712 Died) *Rodrigo Marín y Rubio (28 May 1714 – 10 Feb 1732 Died) *Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara (21 Jul 1732 – 5 May 1738 Appointed

Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela The Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela () is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Spain. It is the most senior of the five districts into which the church divides the region of Galicia.O.S.B. (27 Apr 1750 – 10 Aug 1769 Died) *Antonio Gómez de la Torre y Jaraveitia (28 May 1770 – 23 Mar 1779 Died) *Agustín Rubín Cevallos (18 Sep 1780 – 8 Feb 1793 Died) *Pedro Rubio-Benedicto Herrero (21 Feb 1794 – 27 May 1795 Died) *Diego Melo Portugal, O.S.A. (18 Dec 1795 – 22 Jan 1816 Died) *Andrés Esteban y Gómez (22 Jul 1816 – 17 Jun 1831 Died) *Diego Martínez Carlón y Teruel (24 Feb 1832 – 28 Aug 1836 Died) *José Escolano y Fenoi (17 Dec 1847 – 21 Jul 1854 Died) *Tomás Roda y Rodríguez (25 Sep 1857 – 11 Mar 1858 Died) *Andrés Rosales y Muñoz (25 Jun 1858 – 22 Sep 1864 Confirmed

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) * Antolín Monescillo y Viso (27 Mar 1865 – 22 Jun 1877 Confirmed Archbishop of Valencia) *Manuel María León González y Sánchez (22 Jun 1877 – 20 Oct 1896 Died) *

Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez J.C.D. (21 April 1852 – 2 September 1920) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and an archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain. Early life and priesthood Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez was bor ...

(19 Apr 1897 – 16 Dec 1901 Appointed Bishop of Madrid) *Salvador Castellote y Pinazo (16 Dec 1901 – 6 Dec 1906 Appointed Archbishop of Sevilla) *Juan José Laguarda y Fenollera (6 Dec 1906 – 29 Apr 1909 Confirmed

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) *Juan Manuel Sanz y Saravia (29 Apr 1909 – 19 Jun 1919 Died) *Manuel Basulto y Jiménez (18 Dec 1919 – 12 Aug 1936 Died) *Rafael García y García de Castro (29 Dec 1942 – 9 May 1953 Appointed

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) *Felix Romero Menjibar (16 Jan 1954 – 2 Jul 1970 Appointed Archbishop of Valladolid) *Miguel Peinado Peinado (30 Apr 1971 – 31 May 1988 Retired) * Santiago García Aracil (31 May 1988 – 9 Jul 2004 Appointed Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz) *Ramón del Hoyo López (19 May 2005 – 9 April 2016) *Amadeo Rodríguez Magro (9 April 2016 – 25 October 2021) *Sebastián Chico Martínez (25 October 2021 – present)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaen Roman Catholic dioceses in Spain Dioceses established in the 7th century

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