Latin
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diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
of the
Catholic Church
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located in the city of
Ávila
Ávila ( , , ) is a Spanish city located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Ávila.
It lies on the right bank of the Adaja river. Located more than 1,130 m a ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
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of
Valladolid
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Priscillian
Priscillian (in Latin: ''Priscillianus''; Gallaecia, – Augusta Treverorum, Gallia Belgica, ) was a wealthy nobleman of Roman Hispania who promoted a strict form of Christian asceticism. He became bishop of Ávila in 380. Certain practices of his ...
(first Christian beheaded for heresy, 385)
Bishops of Ávila after 1381
*Domingo Suárez, O.F.M. (30 Jul 1263 – 1271 Died)
*Diego de los Roeles (1381–1394)
*Alfonso de Echea o de Córdoba (1395–1403)
*Juan Rodríguez de Guzmán (1403–1424)
*Diego Gómez de Fuensalida (1424–1436)
*Cardinal Juan de Cervantes (1437 – 19 August 1441, Appointed Bishop of Segovia)
*
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 ...
Hernando de Talavera
Hernando de Talavera, Hieronymites, O.S.H. (c. 1430 – 14 May 1507) was a Spanish clergyman and councilor to Queen Isabel of Castile. He began his career as a monk of the Hieronymites, Order of Saint Jerome, was appointed the queen's confess ...
,
O.S.H.
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(26 Aug 1485 – 23 Jan 1493 Appointed,
Archbishop of Granada
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archd ...
Archbishop of Granada
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archd ...
)
* Bernardo Atayde de Lima Perera (5 Oct 1654 – 17 Feb 1656 Died)
* Martín de Bonilla Granada (16 Oct 1656 – 21 Oct 1662 Died)
* Francisco de Rojas-Borja y Artés (23 Apr 1663 – 29 May 1673 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena (en España))
* Juan Asensio Barrios, O. de M. (26 Jun 1673 – 20 Apr 1682 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
* Diego Ventura Fernández de Angulo, O.F.M. (11 Jan 1683 – 17 Mar 1700 Died)
* Gregorio Solórzano Castillo (10 May 1700 – 17 Jul 1703 Died)
*Baltasar de la Peña Avilés (17 Dec 1703 – 7 Feb 1705 Died)
*Julián Cano y Tevar, O. Carm. (17 Jan 1714 – 20 Apr 1719 Died)
*José del Yermo Santibáñez (20 Mar 1720 – 8 Mar 1728 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
*Pedro Ayala, O.P. (8 Mar 1728 – 22 Jun 1738 Resigned)
*Narciso Queralt (23 Jun 1738 – 12 Jan 1743 Died)
*Pedro González García (20 May 1743 – 7 Apr 1758 Died)
*Romualdo Velarde y Cienfuegos (2 Oct 1758 – 11 May 1766 Died)
*Miguel Fernando Merino (1 Dec 1766 – 10 Jul 1781 Died)
*Antonio Sentmenat y Castellá (17 Feb 1783 – 22 Jun 1784 Resigned)
*Julián Gascueña Herráiz, O.F.M. Disc. (20 Sep 1784 – 23 Nov 1796 Died)
*Francisco Javier Cabrera Velasco (24 Jul 1797 – 22 Jan 1799 Died)
*Rafael de Múzquiz y Aldunate (15 Apr 1799 – 20 Jul 1801 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
*Manuel Gómez de Salazar (29 Mar 1802 – 3 Nov 1815 Died)
*Rodrigo Antonio de Orellana, O. Praem. (21 Dec 1818 – 29 Jul 1822 Died)
*Ramón María Adurriaga Uribe (24 May 1824 – 2 Feb 1841 Died)
*Manuel López Santisteban (17 Dec 1847 – 30 Apr 1852 Resigned)
*Gregorio Sánchez y Jiménez (Rubio),
O.S.H.
The Hieronymites or Jeronimites, also formally known as the Order of Saint Jerome (; abbreviated OSH), is a Catholic cloistered religious order and a common name for several congregations of hermit monks living according to the Rule of Saint Au ...
(27 Sep 1852 – 17 Feb 1854 Died)
*Juan Alfonso Albuquerque Berión (23 Jun 1854 – 25 Sep 1857 Confirmed, Bishop of Córdoba)
*Fernando Blanco y Lorenzo, O.P. (21 Dec 1857 – 17 Sep 1875 Confirmed, Archbishop of Valladolid)
*Pedro José Sánchez Carrascosa y Carrión, C.O. (23 Sep 1875 – Jan 1882 Resigned)
*Bl. Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás (27 Mar 1882 – 10 Jun 1886 Appointed, Bishop of Madrid)
*Ramón Fernández Piérola y Lopez de Luzuriaca (17 Mar 1887 – 30 Dec 1889 Appointed, Bishop of Vitoria)
*Juan Muñoz y Herrera (26 Jun 1890 – 2 Dec 1895 Appointed, Bishop of Málaga)
*José María Blanco Barón (2 Dec 1895 – 4 Apr 1897 Died)
*Joaquín Beltrán y Asensio (24 Mar 1898 – 3 Nov 1917 Died)
* Enrique Pla y Deniel (4 Dec 1918 – 28 Jan 1935 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
*Santos Moro Briz (21 Jun 1935 – 19 Oct 1968 Retired)
*Maximino Romero de Lema (19 Oct 1968 – 21 Mar 1973 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy)
* Felipe Fernández García (22 Oct 1976 – 12 Jun 1991 Appointed, Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife)
* Antonio Cañizares Llovera (6 Mar 1992 – 10 Dec 1996 Appointed,
Archbishop of Granada
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)
*Adolfo González Montes (26 May 1997 – 15 Apr 2002 Appointed, Bishop of Almería)
*Jesús García Burillo (9 Jan 2003 – 6 Nov 2018 Retired)
* José María Gil Tamayo (6 Nov 2018 – 16 Jul 2022 Appointed, Coadjutor
Archbishop of Granada
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Roman Catholicism in Spain
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The Spanish Constitution of 1978 establishes the non- ...