Roman Catholic Diocese of Coria-Cáceres

The Diocese of Coria-Cáceres (Latin: Dioecesis Cauriensis-Castrorum Caeciliorum) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the cities of Coria and Cáceres in the Ecclesiastical province of Mérida–Badajoz in Spain.[1][2]

Diocese of Coria-Cáceres

Dioecesis Cauriensis-Castrorum Caeciliorum

Diócesis de Coria-Cáceres
Coria Cathedral
Location
Country Spain
Ecclesiastical provinceMérida–Badajoz
MetropolitanMérida–Badajoz
Statistics
Area10,052 km2 (3,881 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2006)
263,430
251,701 (95.5%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established1143 (As Diocese of Coria)
9 April 1957 (As Diocese of Coria-Cáceres)
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady in Coria
Co-cathedralCo-Cathedral of St. Mary in Cáceres
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJesús Pulido Arriero, H.S.O.D.
Metropolitan ArchbishopCelso Morga Iruzubieta
Website
Website of the Diocese

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

Bishops of Coria
Concatedral de Santa María, Cáceres
(Co-Cathedral of St. Mary)
  • Jacinto (c. 589)
  • Elías (c. 610)
  • Bonifacio I (c. 633, 638)
  • Juan (c. 646, 653)
  • Donato (c. 666)
  • Atala (c. 681, 688)
  • Bonifacio II (c. 693)
  • Jacobo (c. 876, 899)
  • Diego I. (900–902)
  • Íñigo Navarro (1142–1152, named Bishop of Salamanca)
  • Suero I (1157–1168), first bishop to also hold Cáceres (1166)
  • Pedro I (1169–1177)
  • Arnaldo I (1181–1197)
  • Arnaldo II (1199–1211)
  • Giraldo (1212–1227)
  • Pedro II (1227–1232)
  • Sancho (1232–1252)
  • Pedro III (1253–1260)
  • Fernando I (1261–1271)
  • Gonzalo (1272–1277)
  • Suero II (1277–1280)
  • Simón (1281–1282)
  • Alonso I (1283–1316)
  • Pedro Méndez Sotomayor y Meirás (1317 Appointed – 1324 Died)[3]
  • Alonso II (1325–1335)
  • Juan I (1335–1343)
  • Alfonso (1344–1348)
  • Pedro Raimundo de Barrière, O.S.A. (20 Feb 1348 – 31 Aug 1360 Appointed, Bishop of León)[4]
  • Rodrigo (1360–1365?)
  • Diego II (1365–1368?)
  • Gil (1368–1371)
  • Guillermo (1371–1379)
  • Fernando II (1379–1380?)
  • Alonso Maimón (1381?–1389)
  • Juan II (1399–1400)
  • Esteban de Crivelo (1400–1401)
  • Alonso III (1401–1403 Elect)
  • García de Castronuño (1403–1420?)
  • Martín Galos (1420–1436)[5]
  • Alfonso de Villegas (1436–1437)
  • Pedro López de Miranda (1438–1443)
  • Juan de Carvajal (11 Oct 1443 – 10 Aug 1446, not possessed) Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia[6][7]
  • Alonso Enríquez de Mendoza (May 1444 – 1455)[6]
  • Fernando López de Villaescusa (1455–1457) Appointed, Bishop of Segovia[6]
  • Iñigo Manrique de Lara (archbishop) (1457–1475 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén[8]
  • Francisco de Toledo (bishop) (1475–1479) Died[6]
  • Juan de Ortega (1479–1485) Died[6]
  • Diego de Fonseca (27 Jan 1486 – 1487 Died)
. . .

1500 to 1700

1700 to 1949
  • 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
  • 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 – 27 Dec 2019 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
  • Jesús Pulido Arriero, H.S.O.D. (7 Dec 2021 – )

See also

References
  1. "Diocese of Coria-Cáceres" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Diocese of Coria-Cáceres" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Pedro Méndez Sotomayor y Meiras" retrieved January 17, 2015
  4. Catholic Hierarchy: "Pedro Raimundo Cardinal de Barrière, O.S.A." retrieved January 17, 2015
  5. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Martin Galos" retrieved January 17, 2015
  6. GCatholic.org: "Diocese of Coria–Cáceres" retrieved December 4, 2015
  7. Catholic Hierarchy: "Juan Cardinal de Carvajal" retrieved January 17, 2015
  8. Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Iñigo Manrique de Lara" retrieved January 25, 2016
  9. "Bishop Juan López" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  10. "Bishop Juan Roco Campofrío, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 30, 2016
  11. "Bishop Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
  12. "Archbishop Pedro Urbina Montoya, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 15, 2016

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