Coria-Cáceres (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Francisco Cerro Chaves, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 9 April 1957
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Spain
Square Kilometers: 10,052 (3,882 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: Obispado, Plaza de Santa Maria 1, 10003 Caceres, Espana
Telephone: 927.24.52.50
Fax: 927.21.40.24

Historical Details

Diocese of Coria
- Latin Name: Cauriensis
- Erected: 1142
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Toledo
- Country: Spain

Past and Present Ordinaries

Juan de Carvajal † (11 Oct 1443 Appointed - 10 Aug 1446 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
Íñigo López de Mendoza y Zúñiga † ( 1528 Appointed - 2 Mar 1529 Appointed, Bishop of Burgos)
Guillermo Valdenese † (2 May 1529 Appointed - 23 May 1530 Died)
Francisco de los Angeles Quiñones, O.F.M. † (5 Dec 1530 Appointed - 1532 Resigned)
Francisco Mendoza Bobadilla † (14 Feb 1533 Appointed - 27 Jun 1550 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
Diego Enríquez de Almansa † (14 Jul 1550 Appointed - Oct 1565 Died)
Diego Deza Tello † (26 Apr 1566 Appointed - 11 Sep 1577 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
Pedro Serrano Téllez † (11 Sep 1577 Appointed - 22 Sep 1578 Died)
Pedro García Galarza † (9 Jan 1579 Appointed - 6 May 1604 Died)
Pedro Carvajal Girón de Loaysa † (21 Mar 1604 Ordained Bishop - 8 Sep 1621 Died)
Jerónimo Ruiz Camargo † (23 May 1622 Appointed - 16 Feb 1632 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
Juan Roco Campofrío, O.S.B. † (8 Mar 1632 Appointed - 16 Sep 1635 Died)
Antonio González Acevedo † (5 Oct 1637 Appointed - 14 Mar 1642 Died)
Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés † (13 Jul 1643 Appointed - 17 Oct 1643 Died)
Pedro Urbina Montoya, O.F.M. † (11 Sep 1644 Ordained Bishop - 28 Jun 1649 Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia)
Juan de Porra y Atienza † (24 Apr 1684 Appointed - 28 Jul 1704 Died)
Miguel Pérez Lara † (9 Feb 1705 Appointed - 1710 Died)
Luis Salcedo Azcona † (22 May 1713 Appointed - 1 Jul 1716 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Sancho Antonio Belunza Corcuera † (5 Oct 1716 Appointed - 15 Oct 1731 Died)
Miguel Vicente Cebrián Agustín † (9 Jun 1732 Appointed - 24 Sep 1742 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
José Francisco Magdaleno † (24 Sep 1742 Appointed - 17 Jan 1750 Died)
José Cepeda † (19 Jan 1750 Appointed - )
Juan José García Alvaro † (26 May 1750 Appointed - Jan 1784 Died)
Diego Martín Rodríguez, O.F.M. † (14 Feb 1785 Appointed - 4 May 1789 Died)
Juan Alvarez Castro † (29 Mar 1790 Appointed - 29 Aug 1809 Died)
Blas Jacobo Beltrán † (10 Jul 1815 Appointed - 28 Apr 1821 Died)
Joaquín López Sicilia † (20 May 1824 Appointed - 9 Dec 1829 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
Ramón Montero † (25 Jan 1830 Appointed - 4 Oct 1847 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
Manuel Anselmo Nafría † (17 Dec 1847 Appointed - 28 Jan 1851 Died)
Antonio María Sánchez Cid y Carrascal † (27 Sep 1852 Appointed - 15 Feb 1858 Died)
Juan Nepomuceno Garcia Gómez † (25 Jun 1858 Appointed - 6 Oct 1864 Died)
Esteban Pérez Fernández † (25 Sep 1865 Appointed - 22 Jun 1868 Appointed, Bishop of Málaga)
Pedro Núñez y Pernía, O.S.B. † (24 Sep 1868 Appointed - 16 Mar 1884 Died)
Bl. Marcelo Spínola y Maestre † (10 Nov 1884 Appointed - 10 Jun 1886 Appointed, Bishop of Málaga)
Luis Felipe Ortiz y Gutiérrez † (10 Jun 1886 Appointed - 19 Jan 1893 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)
Ramón Peris Mencheta † (21 May 1894 Appointed - 6 Jan 1920 Died)
Pedro Segura y Sáenz † (10 Jul 1920 Appointed - 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 Appointed - 10 Apr 1942 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
Francisco Cavero y Tormo † (9 Dec 1944 Appointed - 10 Apr 1949 Died)
Manuel Llopis Ivorra † (2 Feb 1950 Appointed - 16 Mar 1977 Retired)
Jesús Domínguez Gómez † (16 Mar 1977 Appointed - 26 Oct 1990 Died)
Ciriaco Benavente Mateos (17 Jan 1992 Appointed - 16 Oct 2006 Appointed, Bishop of Albacete)
Francisco Cerro Chaves (21 Jun 2007 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Coria
1142	Erected		Diocese of Coria (erected)
Diocese of Coria-Cáceres
9 April 1957	Name Changed	Diocese of Coria	Diocese of Coria-Cáceres

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

Diocese of Coria

1950 260,825 260,825 100.0% 156 13 169 1,543 22 286 131 ap1951

Diocese of Coria-Cáceres

1970 260,770 260,770 100.0% 194 26 220 1,185 34 398 150 ap1971

1980 245,202 245,202 100.0% 166 23 189 1,297 27 362 151 ap1981

1990 236,000 237,000 99.6% 160 25 185 1,275 29 330 157 ap1991

1999 235,068 238,670 98.5% 163 23 186 1,263 1 62 310 157 ap2000

2000 241,846 248,752 97.2% 163 26 189 1,279 1 59 301 158 ap2001

2001 244,431 250,969 97.4% 170 16 186 1,314 1 53 310 157 ap2002

2002 242,962 252,606 96.2% 164 18 182 1,334 1 54 305 157 ap2003

2003 245,160 256,206 95.7% 161 19 180 1,362 1 30 302 157 ap2004

2004 252,010 264,090 95.4% 162 21 183 1,377 1 32 307 159 ap2005

2006 251,701 263,430 95.5% 147 23 170 1,480 1 34 298 160 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Coria
1950	260,825	260,825	100.0%	156	13	169	1,543		22	286	131	ap1951
Diocese of Coria-Cáceres
1970	260,770	260,770	100.0%	194	26	220	1,185		34	398	150	ap1971
1980	245,202	245,202	100.0%	166	23	189	1,297		27	362	151	ap1981
1990	236,000	237,000	99.6%	160	25	185	1,275		29	330	157	ap1991
1999	235,068	238,670	98.5%	163	23	186	1,263	1	62	310	157	ap2000
2000	241,846	248,752	97.2%	163	26	189	1,279	1	59	301	158	ap2001
2001	244,431	250,969	97.4%	170	16	186	1,314	1	53	310	157	ap2002
2002	242,962	252,606	96.2%	164	18	182	1,334	1	54	305	157	ap2003
2003	245,160	256,206	95.7%	161	19	180	1,362	1	30	302	157	ap2004
2004	252,010	264,090	95.4%	162	21	183	1,377	1	32	307	159	ap2005
2006	251,701	263,430	95.5%	147	23	170	1,480	1	34	298	160	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Juan Alvarez Castro † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1790 to 29 Aug 1809)
Francisco Barbado y Viejo, O.P. † (Bishop: 1 May 1935 to 10 Apr 1942)
Blas Jacobo Beltrán † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1815 to 28 Apr 1821)
Sancho Antonio Belunza Corcuera † (Bishop: 5 Oct 1716 to 15 Oct 1731)
Juan de Carvajal † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1443 to 10 Aug 1446)
Pedro Carvajal Girón de Loaysa † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1604 to 8 Sep 1621)
Francisco Cavero y Tormo † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1944 to 10 Apr 1949)
Miguel Vicente Cebrián Agustín † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1732 to 24 Sep 1742)
José Cepeda † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1750)
Diego Deza Tello † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1566 to 11 Sep 1577)
Jesús Domínguez Gómez † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1977 to 26 Oct 1990)
Diego Enríquez de Almansa † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1550 to Oct 1565)
Juan José García Alvaro † (Bishop: 26 May 1750 to Jan 1784)
Pedro García Galarza † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1579 to 6 May 1604)
Juan Nepomuceno Garcia Gómez † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1858 to 6 Oct 1864)
Antonio González Acevedo † (Bishop: 5 Oct 1637 to 14 Mar 1642)
Manuel Llopis Ivorra † (Bishop: 2 Feb 1950 to 16 Mar 1977)
Juan López † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Sep 1520)
Íñigo López de Mendoza y Zúñiga † (Bishop: 1528 to 2 Mar 1529)
Joaquín López Sicilia † (Bishop: 20 May 1824 to 9 Dec 1829)
José Francisco Magdaleno † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1742 to 17 Jan 1750)
Diego Martín Rodríguez, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1785 to 4 May 1789)
Francisco Mendoza Bobadilla † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1533 to 27 Jun 1550)
Ramón Montero † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 25 Jan 1830; Bishop: 15 Mar 1830 to 4 Oct 1847)
Dionisio Moreno y Barrio † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1927 to 10 Dec 1934)
Manuel Anselmo Nafría † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1847 to 28 Jan 1851)
Pedro Núñez y Pernía, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1868 to 16 Mar 1884)
Luis Felipe Ortiz y Gutiérrez † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1886 to 19 Jan 1893)
Esteban Pérez Fernández † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1865 to 22 Jun 1868)
Miguel Pérez Lara † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1705 to 1710)
Ramón Peris Mencheta † (Bishop: 21 May 1894 to 6 Jan 1920)
Juan de Porra y Atienza † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1684 to 28 Jul 1704)
Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1643 to 17 Oct 1643)
Francisco de los Angeles Quiñones, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1530 to 1532)
Juan Roco Campofrío, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1632 to 16 Sep 1635)
Jerónimo Ruiz Camargo † (Bishop: 23 May 1622 to 16 Feb 1632)
Luis Salcedo Azcona † (Bishop: 22 May 1713 to 1 Jul 1716)
Antonio María Sánchez Cid y Carrascal † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1852 to 15 Feb 1858)
Pedro Segura y Sáenz † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1920 to 20 Dec 1926)
Pedro Serrano Téllez † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1577 to 22 Sep 1578)
Bl. Marcelo Spínola y Maestre † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1884 to 10 Jun 1886)
Pedro Urbina Montoya, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1644 to 28 Jun 1649)
Guillermo Valdenese † (Bishop: 2 May 1529 to 23 May 1530)

Diocese of Coria-Cáceres

Dioecesis Cauriensis-Castrorum Caeciliorum