Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora in Spain

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Metropolitan Valladolid Rite Latin Rite Area 6,984 km² Phone +34 980 67 11 46		Denomination Roman Catholic Established 10th Century Province Province of Zamora Country Spain

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)167,100165,000 (98.7%) Cathedral Cathedral of St Mary Magdalene in Zamora Address Cuesta Morana, 3, 49031 Zamora, Spain

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora (Latin: Zamoren(sis)) is a diocese in the city of Zamora in the Ecclesiastical province of Valladolid in Spain.

History

1000: Established as Diocese of Zamora

1102–20: Administered by Jerome of Périgord, Bishop of Salamanca

1122: Re-established under Bishop Bernard de Périgord

Leadership

Bishops of Zamora (Roman rite)

Diego Fernandi (14 May 1311 Appointed - )

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Juan Gonzalez Fernandez de Illescas (17 Mar 1395 - 30 Jul 1403 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)

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Juan de Mella (6 Apr 1440 - 20 May 1465 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)

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Diego de Deza, O.P. (14 Apr 1494 - 23 Jun 1494 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)

Diego Meléndez de Valdés (1494 - 1506 Died)

Antonio Acuña (4 Jan 1507 - 23 Mar 1526 Died)

Francisco Mendoza (3 Apr 1527 - 18 Jan 1534 Appointed, Bishop of Palencia).

Pedro Manuel (17 Jun 1534 - 9 Apr 1546 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)

Antonio del Aguila Vela y Paz (9 Apr 1546 - 1560 Died)

Alvaro Moscoso (2 Jun 1561 - 1564 Died)

Juan Manuel de la Cerda (19 Jan 1565 - 4 Jun 1574 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)

Rodrigo de Castro Osorio (de Lemos) (30 Aug 1574 - 13 Jun 1578 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)

Diego de Simancas (13 Jun 1578 - 16 Oct 1583 Died)

Juan Ruiz Agüero (19 Mar 1584 - 24 May 1595 Died)

Fernando Suárez de Figueroa (26 Mar 1597 - 2 Aug 1608 Died)

Pedro Ponce de Léon (bishop of Zamora), O.P. (29 Mar 1610 - 1615 Resigned)

Juan Zapata Osorio (16 Nov 1615 - 13 Jun 1621 Died)

Juan Martínez de Peralta, O.S.H. (13 Jun 1622 - 29 Jan 1624 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)

Plácido Tosantos Medina, O.S.B. (12 Feb 1624 - 30 Aug 1624 Died)

Juan Roco Campofrío, O.S.B. (17 Mar 1625 - 5 Jul 1627 Appointed, Bishop of Badajoz)

Juan Pérez de la Serna (19 Jul 1627 - 8 Aug 1631 Died)

Diego Zúñiga Sotomayor (9 Jan 1634 - 11 Nov 1637 Died)

Juan de la Torre Ayala (13 Jun 1638 - 11 Sep 1638 Died)

Juan Coello Ribera y Sandoval (11 Apr 1639 - 11 Dec 1652 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)

Antonio Paiño Sevilla (18 Aug 1653 - 25 Feb 1658 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)

Alfonso de Llaño Buelna (18 Mar 1658 - 19 Oct 1658 Died)

Alfonso de Sanvítores de la Portilla, O.S.B. (27 Jan 1659 - 14 Jul 1660 Died)

Diego García de Trasmiera (6 Dec 1660 - 26 Jan 1661 Died)

Pedro Gálvez (8 Aug 1661 - 18 Aug 1662 Died)

Lorenzo de Sotomayor, O.S. (4 Jun 1663 - 28 Aug 1666 Died)

Antonio Rodríguez Castañon (7 Mar 1667 - 27 Jan 1668 Died)

Dionisio Pérez Escobosa (9 Jul 1668 - 1 Apr 1671 Died)

Juan Astorga de Castillo (1 Jul 1671 - 4 Jan 1679 Died)

Alfonso de Balmaseda, O.S.A. (4 Sep 1679 - 13 Sep 1684 Died)

Antonio de Vergara, O.P. (1 Oct 1685 - 7 Jan 1693 Died)

Fernando Manuel de Mejía (5 Oct 1693 - 15 Jan 1703 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)

Francisco Zapata Vera y Morales (23 Apr 1703 - 14 Jan 1720 Died)

José Gabriel Zapata Illescas (3 Jul 1720 - 3 Jan 1727 Died)

Jacinto Arana Cuesta (26 Jan 1728 - 23 Feb 1739 Died)

Cayetano Benítez de Lugo, O.P. (22 Jun 1739 - 4 Sep 1739 Died)

Onésimo Salamanca Zaldívar (14 Dec 1739 - 20 Mar 1752 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)

Jaime Cortada y Brú (24 Apr 1752 - 26 Sep 1753 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)

José Gómez (10 Dec 1753 - 14 Oct 1754 Died)

Isidro Alfonso Cavanillas (12 May 1755 - 9 Nov 1766 Died)

Antonio Jorge y Galván (27 Apr 1767 - 29 Jan 1776 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)

Manuel Ferrer y Figueredo (23 Jun 1777 - 14 Feb 1785 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Malaga)

Angel Molinos, O.P. (19 Dec 1785 - 8 Aug 1786 Died)

Antonio Puñuela Alonso (23 Apr 1787 - 23 Aug 1793 Died)

Ramón Falcón y Salcedo (21 Feb 1794 - 28 Mar 1803 Confirmed, Bishop of Cuenca)

Joaquín Carrillo Mayoral (26 Mar 1804 - 12 Feb 1810 Died)

Pedro Inguanzo Rivero (26 Sep 1814 - 27 Sep 1824 Confirmed, Archbishop of Toledo)

Tomás La Iglesia España (20 Dec 1824 - 20 May 1834 Died)

Miguel José Irigoyen (17 Dec 1847 - 20 May 1850 Confirmed, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada)

Rafael Manso (17 Feb 1851 - 28 Dec 1862 Died)

Bernardo Conde y Corral, O. Praem. (16 Mar 1863 - 1 Jul 1880 Died)

Tomás Belestá y Cambeses (16 Dec 1880 - 6 Apr 1892 Died)

Luis Felipe Ortiz y Gutiérrez (19 Jan 1893 - 9 Feb 1914 Died)

Antonio Álvaro y Ballano (25 May 1914 - 31 Dec 1927 Died)

Manuel Arce y Ochotorena (5 Feb 1929 - 22 Jan 1938 Appointed, Bishop of Oviedo)

Jaime Font y Andreu (29 Mar 1944 - 13 May 1950 Appointed, Bishop of San Sebastián)

Eduardo Martinez González (14 Dec 1950 - 31 Jan 1970 Resigned)

Ramón Buxarrais Ventura (16 Aug 1971 - 13 Apr 1973 Appointed, Bishop of Malaga)

Eduardo Poveda Rodriguez (11 Oct 1976 - 17 Oct 1991 Resigned)

Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya (17 Oct 1991 - 13 Jan 2000 Appointed, Bishop of San Sebastián)

Casimiro López Llorente (2 Feb 2001 - 25 Apr 2006 Appointed, Bishop of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana)

Gregorio Martínez Sacristán (15 Dec 2006 - )

References

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