Roman Catholic Diocese of Santander

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Ecclesiastical province Oviedo Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Phone +34 942 36 56 57 Country Spain		Metropolitan Oviedo Sui iuris church Latin Church Area 5,527 km² Province Cantabria

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)592,876557,409 (94%) Address Plaza Obispo José Eguino y Trecu, 1, 39002 Santander, Cantabria, Spain

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santander (Latin: Santanderien(sis)) is a diocese seated in Santander Cathedral in the city of Santander in the Ecclesiastical province of Oviedo in Spain.

History

12 December 1754: Established as Diocese of Santander from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Burgos

Francisco Javier Arriaza (24 Sep 1755 - 10 Oct 1761 )

Francisco Laso Santos de San Pedro (29 Mar 1762 - 14 May 1783 )

Rafael Tomás Menéndez Luarca y Queipo de Llano (25 Jun 1784 - 20 Jun 1819 )

Juan Nepomuceno Gómez Durán (21 Feb 1820 - 11 Apr 1829 )

Felipe González Abarca, O. de M. (30 Aug 1829 - 12 Mar 1842 )

Manuel Ramón Arias Teijeiro de Castro (17 Jan 1848 - 20 Jul 1859 )

José López Crespo (20 Sep 1859 - 21 Mar 1875 )

Vicente Calvo y Valero (5 Jul 1875 - 27 Mar 1884 )

Vicente Santiago Sánchez de Castro (27 Mar 1884 - 19 Sep 1920 )

Juan Plaza y García (16 Dec 1920 - 10 Jul 1927 )

José María Eguino Trecu (2 Oct 1928 - 7 May 1961 )

Eugenio Beitia Aldazabal (27 Jan 1962 - 23 Jan 1965 )

Vincente Puchol Montis (2 Jul 1965 - 8 May 1967 )

José María Cirarda Lachiondo (22 Jul 1968 - 3 Dec 1971 )

Juan Antonio del Val Gallo (3 Dec 1971 - 23 Aug 1991 )

José Vilaplana Blasco (23 Aug 1991 - 17 Jul 2006 )

Vicente Jiménez Zamora (27 Jul 2007 - 12 Dec 2014)

Manuel Sánchez Monge (6 May 2015 – present)

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