Roman Catholic Diocese of Coria-Cáceres

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Diocese of Coria-Cáceres

Dioecesis Cauriensis-Castrorum Caeciliorum

Diócesis de Coria-Cáceres
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Coria Cathedral
Location
Country Spain
Ecclesiastical province Mérida–Badajoz
Metropolitan Mérida–Badajoz
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
263,430
251,701 (95.5%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 1143 (As Diocese of Coria)
9 April 1957 (As Diocese of Coria-Cáceres)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady in Coria
Co-cathedral Co-Cathedral of St. Mary in Cáceres
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Francisco Cerro Chaves
Metropolitan Archbishop Santiago García Aracil
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coria-Cáceres (Latin: Caurien(sis) – Castrorum Caeciliorum) is a diocese located in the cities of Coria and Cáceres in the Ecclesiastical province of Mérida–Badajoz in Spain.[1]

History

  • 1143: Established as Diocese of Coria
  • April 9, 1957: Renamed as Diocese of Coria – Cáceres

Leadership

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Concatedral de Santa María, Cáceres
(Co-Cathedral of St. Mary)
Bishops of Coria (Roman rite)
. . .
  • César de Borja (1495 - 6 Sep 1499 Resigned)
  • Juan López (1499 - 5 Aug 1501 Died)
  • François Busleiden (26 Nov 1501 - 23 Aug 1502 Died)
  • Juan Ortega Bravo de la Laguna (5 May 1503 - 1517 Died)
  • Bernardo Dovizi da Bibbiena (4 Nov 1517 - 9 Sep 1519 Appointed, Administrator of Coutances)
  • Carlos Lalaing (1520 - 1527 Died)
  • Íñigo López de Mendoza y Zúñiga (1528 - 2 Mar 1529 Appointed, Bishop of Burgos)
  • Guillermo Valdenese (2 May 1529 - 23 May 1530 Died)
  • Francisco de los Ángeles (Enrique) Quiñones, O.F.M. Obs. (5 Dec 1530 - 1532 Resigned)
  • Francisco Mendoza Bobadilla (14 Feb 1533 - 27 Jun 1550 Appointed, Bishop of Burgos)
  • Diego Enríquez de Almansa (14 Jul 1550 - Oct 1565 Died)
  • Diego Deza Tello (26 Apr 1566 - 11 Sep 1577 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
  • Pedro Serrano Téllez (11 Sep 1577 - 22 Sep 1578 Died)
  • Pedro García Galarza (9 Jan 1579 - 6 May 1604 Died)
  • Pedro Carvajal Girón de Loaysa (10 Dec 1603 - 8 Sep 1621 Died)
  • Jerónimo Ruiz Camargo (23 May 1622 - 16 Feb 1632 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
  • Juan Roco Campofrío, O.S.B. (8 Mar 1632 - 16 Sep 1635 Died)
  • Antonio González Acevedo (5 Oct 1637 - 14 Mar 1642 Died)
  • Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés (13 Jul 1643 - 17 Oct 1643 Died)
  • Pedro Urbina Montoya, O.F.M. (2 May 1644 - 28 Jun 1649 Confirmed, Archbishop of Valencia)
  • Francisco de Zapata y Mendoza (13 Sep 1649 - 1655 Died)
  • Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez (14 May 1655 - 9 Jul 1657 Confirmed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
  • Diego López de la Vega (28 Jan 1658 - 5 Jun 1659 Died)
  • Francisco de Gamboa, O.S.A. (10 Nov 1659 - 2 Jul 1663 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
  • Gabriel Vázquez Saavedra y Rojas (27 Aug 1663 - 1664 Died)
  • Frutos Bernardo Patón de Ayala (23 Jun 1664 - 4 Feb 1669 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
  • Antonio Fernández del Campo Angulo y Velasco (3 Jun 1669 - 1 Jul 1671 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
  • Gonzalo Bravo de Grajera (28 Sep 1671 - 30 Aug 1672 Died)
  • Baltasar de los Reyes, O.S.H. (30 Jan 1673 - 5 May 1673 Died)
  • Bernardino León de la Rocha (25 Sep 1673 - 4 Jan 1675 Died)
  • Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez, O.S.A. (27 May 1675 - 21 Jul 1683 Died)
  • Juan de Porras y Atienza (24 Apr 1684 - 28 Jul 1704 Died)
  • Miguel Pérez Lara (9 Feb 1705 - 1710 Died)
  • Luis de Salcedo y Azcona (22 May 1713 - 1 Jul 1716 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
  • Sancho Antonio Belunza Corcuera (5 Oct 1716 - 15 Oct 1731 Died)
  • Miguel Vicente Cebrián y Agustín (9 Jun 1732 - 24 Sep 1742 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
  • José Francisco Magdaleno (24 Sep 1742 - 5 Feb 1749 Died)
  • José Cepeda (19 Jan 1750 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
  • Juan José García Alvaro (25 May 1750 - Jan 1784 Died)
  • Diego Martín Rodríguez, O.F.M. Obs. (14 Feb 1785 - 4 May 1789 Died)
  • Juan Alvarez Castro (29 Mar 1790 - 29 Aug 1809 Died)
  • Blas Jacobo Beltrán (10 Jul 1815 - 28 Apr 1821 Died)
  • Joaquín López y Sicilia (12 Jul 1824 - 15 Mar 1830 Confirmed, Archbishop of Burgos)
  • Ramón Montero (15 Mar 1830 - 4 Oct 1847 Confirmed, Archbishop of Burgos)
  • Manuel Anselmo Nafría (17 Jan 1848 - 28 Jan 1851 Died)
  • Antonio María Sánchez Cid y Carrascal, C.O. (27 Sep 1852- 14 Feb 1858 Died)
  • Juan Nepomuceno Garcia Gómez (25 Jun 1858 - 6 Oct 1864 Died)
  • Esteban José Pérez Fernández (25 Sep 1865 - 22 Jun 1868 Confirmed, Bishop of Málaga)
  • Pedro Núñez y Pernía, O.S.B. (24 Sep 1868 - 16 Mar 1884 Died)
  • Marcelo Spínola y Maestre (10 Nov 1884 - 10 Jun 1886 Appointed, Bishop of Málaga)
  • Luis Felipe Ortiz y Gutiérrez (10 Jun 1886 - 19 Jan 1893 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)
  • Ramón Peris Mencheta (21 May 1894 - 6 Jan 1920 Died)
  • Pedro Segura y Sáenz (10 Jul 1920 - 20 Dec 1926 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
  • Dionisio Moreno y Barrio (2 Dec 1927 Appointed - 10 Dec 1934 Died)
  • Francisco Barbado y Viejo, O.P. (1 May 1935 - 10 Apr 1942 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
  • Francisco Cavero y Tormo (9 Dec 1944 - 10 Apr 1949 Died)
Bishops of Coria-Cáceres (Roman rite)
  • Manuel Llopis Ivorra (2 Feb 1950 - 16 Mar 1977 Retired)
  • Jesús Domínguez Gómez (16 Mar 1977 - 26 Oct 1990 Died)
  • Ciriaco Benavente Mateos (17 Jan 1992 - 16 Oct 2006 Appointed, Bishop of Albacete)
  • Francisco Cerro Chaves (21 Jun 2007 - )

See also

Sources