Diocese of Astorga

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Bishop(s) Camilo Lorenzo Iglesias, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 747 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Oviedo Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Spain Square Kilometers: 11,535 (4,455 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Calle El Carmen 4, 24700 Astorga [Leon], Espana Telephone: 987.61.53.50 Fax: 987.61.91.51

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Sancho Pérez Rodríguez de Acebes † (4 Dec 1500 Appointed - 21 Apr 1515 Died)
• Alvaro Osorio, O.P. † (1 Jun 1515 Appointed - 10 Apr 1539 Died)
• Esteban Almeida † (18 Aug 1539 Appointed - 2 Jun 1542 Appointed, Bishop of León)
• Diego Alava Esquivel † (8 Jun 1543 Appointed - 7 May 1548 Appointed, Bishop of Avila)
• Pedro Acuña Avellaneda † (4 Jun 1548 Appointed - 5 Jun 1555 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
• Diego Sarmiento Sotomayor † (5 Jun 1555 Appointed - 1571 Died)
• Francisco Sarmiento Mendoza † (4 Jun 1574 Appointed - 27 May 1580 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
• Alfonso Delgado † (22 Jun 1580 Appointed - 21 Aug 1583 Died)
• Antonio Torres † (9 Jan 1584 Appointed - 14 Feb 1588 Died)
• Juan Zuazola † (17 Apr 1589 Appointed - 1 Nov 1590 Died)
• Pedro Rojas Henríques, O.S.A. † (6 Mar 1591 Appointed - 30 Aug 1595 Appointed, Bishop of Osma)
• Antonio de Cáceres, O.P. † (8 Nov 1595 Appointed - 18 Aug 1615 Died)
• Alfonso Mesía de Tovar † (27 Jan 1616 Appointed - 13 Jul 1636 Died)
• Luis García Rodríguez † (9 Feb 1637 Appointed - 18 Apr 1638 Died)
• Diego Salcedo Benacos † (2 Apr 1639 Appointed - 28 Mar 1644 Died)
• Bernardo Atayde de Lima Perera † (12 Nov 1644 Appointed - 5 Oct 1654 Appointed, Bishop of Avila)
• José Patricio Navarro † (28 Nov 1707 Appointed - 30 Jan 1723 Died)
• Crisóstomo Vargas, O. Cist. † (30 Aug 1723 Appointed - 14 May 1728 Died)
• José Francisco Bermúdez Mandía † (15 Nov 1728 Appointed - 3 Mar 1736 Died)
• Pedro Cáceres Casado † ( 1738 Ordained Bishop - 15 Sep 1747 Died)
• Matías Escalzo Acedo † (4 Mar 1748 Appointed - 11 Nov 1749 Died)
• Francisco Javier Sánchez Cabezón † (27 Apr 1750 Appointed - 27 Jan 1767 Died)
• Juan Manuel Merino Lumbreras † (1 Jun 1767 Appointed - 5 Aug 1782 Died)
• Antonio Andrés López Arroyo, O.F.M. † (15 Dec 1783 Appointed - 14 Mar 1787 Died)
• Manuel Abad Lasierra † (28 Sep 1787 Appointed - 9 Apr 1791 Resigned)
• Francisco Isidoro Gutiérrez Vigil † (11 Apr 1791 Appointed - 13 Oct 1805 Died)
• Manuel Vicente Martínez Jiménez † (31 Mar 1806 Appointed - 22 Jul 1816 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
• Guillermo Martínez Riaguas † (19 Feb 1819 Appointed - 24 Oct 1824 Died)
• Manuel Bernardo Morete Bodelón † (8 Jan 1825 Appointed - 2 Jan 1828 Died)
• Leonardo Santander Villavicencio † (27 May 1828 Appointed - 30 Apr 1832 Died)
• Félix Torres Amat † (30 Jul 1833 Appointed - 29 Dec 1847 Died)
• Juan Nepomuceno Cascallana Ordóñez † (7 Jan 1850 Appointed - 5 Sep 1851 Appointed, Bishop of Málaga)
• Benito Forcelledo Tuero † (18 Mar 1852 Appointed - 23 Jun 1858 Died)
• Fernando Argüelles Miranda † (23 Dec 1858 Appointed - 2 Sep 1870 Died)
• Mariano Brezmes Arredondo † (17 Sep 1875 Appointed - 11 Nov 1885 Died)
• Juan Bautista Grau y Vallespinos † (10 Jun 1886 Appointed - 18 Sep 1893 Died)
• Vicente Alonso y Salgado, Sch. P. † (21 May 1894 Appointed - 25 Jun 1903 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en España))
• Mariano Cidad y Olmos † (25 Jun 1903 Appointed - 5 Jul 1903 Died)
• Julián Miranda y Ristuer † (12 Nov 1903 Appointed - 14 Nov 1904 Appointed, Bishop of Segovia)
• Julián de Diego y García Alcolea † (14 Nov 1904 Appointed - 18 Jul 1913 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
• Antonio Senso Lázaro † (18 Jul 1913 Appointed - 21 Aug 1941 Died)
• Jesús Mérida Pérez † (10 Jun 1943 Appointed - 16 May 1956 Died)
• José Castelltort Subeyre † (5 Nov 1956 Appointed - 18 Aug 1960 Died)
• Marcelo González Martín † (31 Dec 1960 Appointed - 21 Feb 1966 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Barcelona)
• Antonio Briva Mirabent † (18 May 1967 Appointed - 20 Jun 1994 Died)
• Camilo Lorenzo Iglesias (14 Jun 1995 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
747	Erected		Diocese of Astorga (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	451,611	451,652	100.0%	645	32	677	667		162	451	686	ap1951
1959	452,509	452,592	100.0%	596	21	617	733		45	432	650	ap1960
1970	351,352	351,422	100.0%	510	28	538	653		43	594	654	ap1971
1980	331,300	331,500	99.9%	446	25	471	703		46	535	658	ap1981
1990	307,500	308,515	99.7%	381	30	411	748		53	322	662	ap1991
1999	285,000	289,203	98.5%	274	34	308	925		58	245	970	ap2000
2000	285,000	289,200	98.5%	265	34	299	953		59	224	970	ap2001
2001	285,000	289,203	98.5%	260	34	294	969		59	226	970	ap2002
2002	285,000	289,100	98.6%	252	36	288	989		60	221	970	ap2003
2003	277,710	281,810	98.5%	247	34	281	988		72	218	970	ap2004
2004	274,540	276,810	99.2%	239	48	287	956		72	392	970	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Manuel Abad Lasierra † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1787 to 9 Apr 1791)
• Pedro Acuña Avellaneda † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1548 to 5 Jun 1555)
• Diego Alava Esquivel † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1543 to 7 May 1548)
• Esteban Almeida † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1539 to 2 Jun 1542)
• Vicente Alonso y Salgado, Sch. P. † (Bishop: 21 May 1894 to 25 Jun 1903)
• Fernando Argüelles Miranda † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1858 to 2 Sep 1870)
• Bernardo Atayde de Lima Perera † (Bishop: 12 Nov 1644 to 5 Oct 1654)
• Juan Benavente, O. Cist. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Jun 1525)
• José Francisco Bermúdez Mandía † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1728 to 3 Mar 1736)
• Mariano Brezmes Arredondo † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1875 to 11 Nov 1885)
• Antonio Briva Mirabent † (Bishop: 18 May 1967 to 20 Jun 1994)
• Antonio de Cáceres, O.P. † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1595 to 18 Aug 1615)
• Pedro Cáceres Casado † (Bishop: 1738 to 15 Sep 1747)
• Juan Nepomuceno Cascallana Ordóñez † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1850 to 5 Sep 1851)
• José Castelltort Subeyre † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1956 to 18 Aug 1960)
• Mariano Cidad y Olmos † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1903 to 5 Jul 1903)
• Alfonso Delgado † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1580 to 21 Aug 1583)
• Julián de Diego y García Alcolea † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1904 to 18 Jul 1913)
• Matías Escalzo Acedo † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1748 to 11 Nov 1749)
• Benito Forcelledo Tuero † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1852 to 23 Jun 1858)
• Luis García Rodríguez † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1637 to 18 Apr 1638)
• Marcelo González Martín † (Bishop: 31 Dec 1960 to 21 Feb 1966)
• Juan Bautista Grau y Vallespinos † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1886 to 18 Sep 1893)
• Francisco Isidoro Gutiérrez Vigil † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1791 to 13 Oct 1805)
• Antonio Andrés López Arroyo, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1783 to 14 Mar 1787)
• Camilo Lorenzo Iglesias (Bishop: 14 Jun 1995 - )
• Manuel Vicente Martínez Jiménez † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1806 to 22 Jul 1816)
• Guillermo Martínez Riaguas † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1819 to 24 Oct 1824)
• Jesús Mérida Pérez † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1943 to 16 May 1956)
• Juan Manuel Merino Lumbreras † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1767 to 5 Aug 1782)
• Alfonso Mesía de Tovar † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1616 to 13 Jul 1636)
• Julián Miranda y Ristuer † (Bishop: 12 Nov 1903 to 14 Nov 1904)
• Manuel Bernardo Morete Bodelón † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1825 to 2 Jan 1828)
• José Patricio Navarro † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1707 to 30 Jan 1723)
• Alvaro Osorio, O.P. † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1515 to 10 Apr 1539)
• Sancho Pérez Rodríguez de Acebes † (Bishop: 4 Dec 1500 to 21 Apr 1515)
• Pedro Rojas Henríques, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1591 to 30 Aug 1595)
• Diego Salcedo Benacos † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1639 to 28 Mar 1644)
• Francisco Javier Sánchez Cabezón † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1750 to 27 Jan 1767)
• Leonardo Santander Villavicencio † (Bishop: 27 May 1828 to 30 Apr 1832)
• Francisco Sarmiento Mendoza † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1574 to 27 May 1580)
• Diego Sarmiento Sotomayor † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1555 to 1571)
• Antonio Senso Lázaro † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1913 to 21 Aug 1941)
• Antonio Torres † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1584 to 14 Feb 1588)
• Félix Torres Amat † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1833 to 29 Dec 1847)
• Crisóstomo Vargas, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1723 to 14 May 1728)
• Juan Zuazola † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1589 to 1 Nov 1590)