Ciudad Rodrigo (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Atilano Rodríguez Martínez, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 1168
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Valladolid
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Spain
Square Kilometers: 4,264 (1,646 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: Obispado, Diez de Taravilla 15, 37500 Ciudad Rodrigo [Salamanca], Espana
Telephone: 923.460.843
Fax: 923.463.028

Past and Present Ordinaries

Valeriano Ordóñez Villaquirán † (24 Sep 1501 Appointed - 22 Dec 1508 Appointed, Bishop of Oviedo)
Francisco Bobadilla † (22 Jan 1509 Appointed - 18 Nov 1510 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
Francisco Ruiz, O.F.M. † (18 Nov 1510 Appointed - 14 Jul 1514 Appointed, Bishop of Avila)
Juan Pardo Tavera † (14 Jul 1514 Appointed - 31 Dec 1523 Appointed, Bishop of Osma)
Pedro Portocarrero † (31 Dec 1523 Appointed - 26 Jun 1525 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
Gonzalo Maldonado † (3 Jul 1525 Appointed - 29 Jun 1530 Died)
Pedro Fernández Manrique † (14 Dec 1530 Appointed - 11 Apr 1537 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
Pedro Pacheco Ladrón de Guevara † (11 Apr 1537 Appointed - 21 May 1539 Appointed, Bishop of Pamplona)
Antonio Ramírez de Haro † (18 Aug 1539 Appointed - 27 Jun 1541 Appointed, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada)
Francisco de Navarra y Hualde † (22 May 1542 Appointed - 14 Dec 1545 Appointed, Bishop of Badajoz)
Juan Aceres † (8 Jan 1546 Appointed - 31 Jul 1549 Died)
Pedro Ponce de Léon † (27 Jun 1550 Appointed - 26 Jan 1560 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva † (26 Jan 1560 Appointed - 25 Oct 1564 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Segovia)
Diego de Simancas † (15 Dec 1564 Appointed - 3 Dec 1568 Appointed, Bishop of Badajoz)
Andrés Pérez † (10 Dec 1568 Appointed - 1583 Died)
Pedro Vélez Guevara † (9 Jan 1584 Appointed - 1585 Died)
Bernardo Sandoval Rojas † (8 Jan 1586 Appointed - 16 Mar 1588 Appointed, Bishop of Pamplona)
Pedro Maldonado † (23 Mar 1588 Appointed - 1591 Died)
Martín de Salvatierra † (15 May 1591 Appointed - 1604 Died)
Pedro Ponce de Léon † (31 Aug 1605 Appointed - 29 Mar 1610 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)
Antonio Idiáquez Manrique † (26 May 1610 Appointed - 4 Feb 1613 Appointed, Bishop of Segovia)
Jerónimo Ruiz Camargo † (12 Aug 1613 Appointed - 23 May 1622 Appointed, Bishop of Coria)
Agustín Antolínez, O.S.A. † (10 May 1623 Appointed - 1 Jul 1624 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Martín Fernández Portocarrero † (19 Jul 1624 Appointed - 1625 Died)
Juan de la Torre Ayala † (7 Jan 1626 Appointed - 13 Jun 1638 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)
Francisco Díaz Alarcón y Covarrubias † (11 Apr 1639 Appointed - 18 Oct 1645 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
Juan Pérez Delgado † (3 Dec 1646 Appointed - 11 Oct 1655 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
Alonso Bernardo de Ríos y Guzmán, O.SS.T. † (16 Nov 1671 Appointed - 13 Sep 1677 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
José Díez Santos de San Pedro † (28 May 1714 Appointed - 24 Oct 1719 Died)
Gregorio Téllez, O.F.M. Conv. † (3 Feb 1721 Appointed - 2 Mar 1738 Retired)
Clemente Comenge Avio † (3 Mar 1738 Appointed - 12 Dec 1747 Died)
Pedro Gómez de la Torre † (2 Dec 1748 Appointed - 24 May 1756 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
José Francisco Biguezal † ( 1756 Ordained Bishop - 2 Dec 1762 Died)
Cayetano Antonio Cuadrillero Mota † (18 Jul 1763 Appointed - 15 Dec 1777 Appointed, Bishop of León)
Agustín de Alvarado y Castillo † (14 Dec 1778 Appointed - 21 Jul 1781 Died)
Ildefonso Molina Santaella † (17 Feb 1783 Appointed - 4 Dec 1784 Died)
Benito Uría Valdés, O.S.B. † (26 Sep 1785 Appointed - 23 Jul 1810 Died)
Pedro Manuel Ramírez de la Piscina † (19 Dec 1814 Appointed - 21 Aug 1835 Died)
José Tomás Mazarrasa y Rivas † (27 Mar 1885 Appointed - 11 Mar 1907 Died)
Ramón Barberá y Boada † (19 Dec 1907 Appointed - 28 May 1914 Appointed, Bishop of Palencia)
Manuel María Vidal y Boullon † (25 Feb 1915 Appointed - 27 Oct 1923 Appointed, Bishop of Tui)
Silverio Velasco Pérez † (18 Dec 1924 Appointed - 5 Dec 1927 Died)
Jesús Enciso Viana † (12 Oct 1949 Appointed - 30 May 1955 Appointed, Bishop of Mallorca)
José Bascuñana y López † (11 Jun 1955 Appointed - 20 May 1964 Appointed, Bishop of Solsona)
Demetrio Mansilla Reoyo † (7 Jul 1964 Appointed - 7 Jan 1988 Retired)
Antonio Ceballos Atienza (7 Jan 1988 Appointed - 10 Dec 1993 Appointed, Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta)
Julián López Martín (15 Jul 1994 Appointed - 19 Mar 2002 Appointed, Bishop of León)
Atilano Rodríguez Martínez (26 Feb 2003 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1168	Erected		Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 140,000 140,000 100.0% 122 122 1,147 116 111 ap1951

1970 71,187 71,187 100.0% 139 139 512 189 115 ap1971

1980 56,155 56,168 100.0% 109 109 515 140 119 ap1981

1990 49,135 49,192 99.9% 108 108 454 127 119 ap1991

1999 43,717 44,477 98.3% 100 100 437 142 120 ap2000

2000 42,992 43,742 98.3% 92 92 467 134 121 ap2001

2001 42,314 43,025 98.3% 90 90 470 133 121 ap2002

2002 41,320 42,034 98.3% 86 86 480 130 121 ap2003

2003 44,631 45,605 97.9% 83 83 537 135 121 ap2004

2004 44,587 45,614 97.7% 80 80 557 138 121 ap2005

2006 44,487 45,474 97.8% 80 80 556 139 121 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	140,000	140,000	100.0%	122	122	1,147	116	111	ap1951
1970	71,187	71,187	100.0%	139	139	512	189	115	ap1971
1980	56,155	56,168	100.0%	109	109	515	140	119	ap1981
1990	49,135	49,192	99.9%	108	108	454	127	119	ap1991
1999	43,717	44,477	98.3%	100	100	437	142	120	ap2000
2000	42,992	43,742	98.3%	92	92	467	134	121	ap2001
2001	42,314	43,025	98.3%	90	90	470	133	121	ap2002
2002	41,320	42,034	98.3%	86	86	480	130	121	ap2003
2003	44,631	45,605	97.9%	83	83	537	135	121	ap2004
2004	44,587	45,614	97.7%	80	80	557	138	121	ap2005
2006	44,487	45,474	97.8%	80	80	556	139	121	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops

Juan Aceres † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1546 to 31 Jul 1549)
Agustín de Alvarado y Castillo † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 14 Dec 1778 to 21 Jul 1781)
Agustín Antolínez, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 10 May 1623 to 1 Jul 1624)
Ramón Barberá y Boada † (Apostolic Administrator: 19 Dec 1907 to 28 May 1914)
José Bascuñana y López † (Bishop: 11 Jun 1955 to 20 May 1964)
José Francisco Biguezal † (Bishop: 1756 to 2 Dec 1762)
Francisco Bobadilla † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1509 to 18 Nov 1510)
Antonio Ceballos Atienza (Bishop: 7 Jan 1988 to 10 Dec 1993)
Clemente Comenge Avio † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1738 to 12 Dec 1747)
Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 26 Jan 1560; Bishop: 28 Apr 1560 to 25 Oct 1564)
Cayetano Antonio Cuadrillero Mota † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1763 to 15 Dec 1777)
Francisco Díaz Alarcón y Covarrubias † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1639 to 18 Oct 1645)
José Díez Santos de San Pedro † (Bishop: 28 May 1714 to 24 Oct 1719)
Jesús Enciso Viana † (Apostolic Administrator: 12 Oct 1949; Bishop: 2 Feb 1950 to 30 May 1955)
Pedro Fernández Manrique † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1530 to 11 Apr 1537)
Martín Fernández Portocarrero † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1624 to 1625)
Pedro Gómez de la Torre † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1748 to 24 May 1756)
Antonio Idiáquez Manrique † (Bishop: 26 May 1610 to 4 Feb 1613)
Manuel López Arana † (Apostolic Administrator: 5 Feb 1929 to 27 Dec 1941)
Julián López Martín (Bishop: 15 Jul 1994 to 19 Mar 2002)
Gonzalo Maldonado † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1525 to 29 Jun 1530)
Pedro Maldonado † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1588 to 1591)
Demetrio Mansilla Reoyo † (Bishop: 7 Jul 1964 to 7 Jan 1988)
José Tomás Mazarrasa y Rivas † (Apostolic Administrator: 27 Mar 1885 to 11 Mar 1907)
Ildefonso Molina Santaella † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1783 to 4 Dec 1784)
Francisco de Navarra y Hualde † (Bishop: 22 May 1542 to 14 Dec 1545)
Valeriano Ordóñez Villaquirán † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1501 to 22 Dec 1508)
Pedro Pacheco Ladrón de Guevara † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1537 to 21 May 1539)
Juan Pardo Tavera † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1514 to 31 Dec 1523)
Andrés Pérez † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1568 to 1583)
Juan Pérez Delgado † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1646 to 11 Oct 1655)
Pedro Ponce de Léon † (Bishop: 31 Aug 1605 to 29 Mar 1610)
Pedro Ponce de Léon † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1550 to 26 Jan 1560)
Pedro Portocarrero † (Bishop: 31 Dec 1523 to 26 Jun 1525)
Antonio Ramírez de Haro † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1539 to 27 Jun 1541)
Pedro Manuel Ramírez de la Piscina † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1814 to 21 Aug 1835)
Alonso Bernardo de Ríos y Guzmán, O.SS.T. † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1671 to 13 Sep 1677)
Atilano Rodríguez Martínez (Bishop: 26 Feb 2003 - )
Francisco Ruiz, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 18 Nov 1510 to 14 Jul 1514)
Jerónimo Ruiz Camargo † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1613 to 23 May 1622)
Martín de Salvatierra † (Bishop: 15 May 1591 to 1604)
Bernardo Sandoval Rojas † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1586 to 16 Mar 1588)
Diego de Simancas † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1564 to 3 Dec 1568)
Gregorio Téllez, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 3 Feb 1721 to 2 Mar 1738)
Juan de la Torre Ayala † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1626 to 13 Jun 1638)
Benito Uría Valdés, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1785 to 23 Jul 1810)
Silverio Velasco Pérez † (Apostolic Administrator: 18 Dec 1924 to 5 Dec 1927)
Pedro Vélez Guevara † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1584 to 1585)
Manuel María Vidal y Boullon † (Apostolic Administrator: 25 Feb 1915 to 27 Oct 1923)

Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo

Dioecesis Civitatensis

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops