Córdoba (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 3rd Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Spain
Square Kilometers: 13,717 (5,298 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdecordoba.com/
Mailing Address: Obispado, Amador de los Rios 1, 14004 Cordoba, Espana
Telephone: 957.49.64.74
Fax: 957.49.64.75

Past and Present Ordinaries

Martín Fernández de Angulo Saavedra y Luna † (30 Sep 1510 Appointed - 21 Jun 1516 Died)
Alfonso Manrique de Lara † ( 1516 Appointed - 1523 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
Juan Álvarez y Alva de Toledo, O.P. † (31 Aug 1523 Appointed - 11 Apr 1537 Appointed, Bishop of Burgos)
Pedro Fernández Manrique † (11 Apr 1537 Appointed - 7 Oct 1540 Died)
Leopoldo de Austria † (29 Apr 1541 Appointed - 27 Sep 1557 Died)
Diego Alava Esquivel † (21 Oct 1558 Appointed - 24 Mar 1562 Died)
Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval † (27 May 1562 Appointed - 18 May 1571 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
Bernardo de Fresneda, O.F.M. † (16 Nov 1571 Appointed - 14 Oct 1577 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
Martín de Córdoba Mendoza, O.P. † (13 Jun 1578 Appointed - 5 Jun 1581 Died)
Antonio Rodríguez de Pazos y Figueroa † (19 Mar 1582 Appointed - 28 Jun 1586 Died)
Francisco Pacheco de Córdoba † (14 Jan 1587 Appointed - 2 Oct 1590 Died)
Fernando de la Vega Fonseca † (20 Mar 1591 Appointed - 3 Sep 1591 Died)
Pedro Portocarrero † (12 Jan 1594 Appointed - 28 May 1597 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
Francisco Reinoso Baeza † (11 Jun 1597 Appointed - 23 Aug 1601 Died)
Pablo Laguna † (30 Jul 1603 Appointed - 30 Jul 1606 Died)
Diego Mardones, O.P. † (7 Feb 1607 Appointed - Sep 1624 Died)
Cristóbal Lobera Torres † (19 Feb 1625 Appointed - 2 Dec 1630 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
Jerónimo Ruiz Camargo † (16 Feb 1632 Appointed - 3 Jan 1633 Died)
Domingo Pimentel Zúñiga, O.P. † (18 Jul 1633 Appointed - 9 Jul 1641 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
Pedro Tapia, O.P. † (23 Aug 1649 Appointed - 23 Sep 1652 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
Antonio Valdés Herrera † (10 Nov 1653 Appointed - 13 Apr 1657 Died)
Francisco Díaz Alarcón y Covarrubias † (24 Sep 1657 Appointed - 18 May 1675 Died)
Juan Bonilla Vargas, O.SS.T. † (11 Apr 1710 Appointed - 1 Jan 1712 Died)
Francisco Solís Hervás, O. de M. † (17 Jan 1714 Appointed - 14 Oct 1716 Died)
Marcelino Siuri Navarro † (1 Oct 1717 Appointed - 28 Jan 1731 Died)
Tomás Ratto Ottonelli † (9 Nov 1731 Appointed - 17 Feb 1738 Died)
Pedro Salazar Góngora † (5 May 1738 Appointed - 21 Feb 1742 Died)
Miguel Vicente Cebrián Agustín † (24 Sep 1742 Appointed - 30 May 1752 Died)
Francisco de Solís Folch de Cardona † (25 Sep 1752 Appointed - 17 Nov 1755 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
Martín Barcia Carrascal † (12 Jan 1756 Appointed - 22 Jun 1771 Died)
Francisco Garrido de la Vega † (30 Mar 1772 Appointed - 20 Jan 1776 Died)
Baltasar Yusta Navarro † (17 Feb 1777 Appointed - Dec 1787 Died)
Antonio Caballero y Góngora † (15 Sep 1788 Appointed - 24 Mar 1796 Died)
Agustín Ayestarán Landa † (27 Jun 1796 Appointed - 8 Apr 1804 Died)
Pedro Antonio Trevilla † (26 Jun 1805 Appointed - 15 Dec 1832 Died)
Juan José Bonel y Orbe † (29 Jun 1833 Appointed - 4 Oct 1847 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
Manuel Joaquín Tarancón y Morón † (4 Oct 1847 Appointed - 3 Aug 1857 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
Juan Alfonso Albuquerque Berión † (25 Sep 1857 Appointed - 13 Mar 1874 Died)
Zeferino González y Díaz Tuñón, O.P. † (5 Jul 1875 Appointed - 15 Mar 1883 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
Sebastián Herrero Espinosa de los Monteros † (15 Mar 1883 Appointed - 24 Mar 1898 Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia)
José Proceso Pozuelo y Herrero † (24 Mar 1898 Appointed - 23 Mar 1913 Died)
Ramón Guillamet y Coma † (18 Jul 1913 Appointed - 22 Apr 1920 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
Adolfo Pérez y Muñoz † (11 Jul 1920 Appointed - 21 Dec 1945 Died)
Albino González y Menédez Reigada, O.P. † (18 Feb 1946 Appointed - 13 Aug 1958 Died)
Manuel Fernández-Conde y García del Rebollar † (2 Feb 1959 Appointed - 3 Jan 1970 Died)
José María Cirarda Lachiondo (3 Dec 1971 Appointed - 31 Jan 1978 Appointed, Archbishop of Pamplona (-Tudela))
José Antonio Infantes Florido † (25 May 1978 Appointed - 15 Mar 1996 Retired)
Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández (15 Mar 1996 Appointed - 15 Mar 2003 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina (28 Jul 2003 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Córdoba (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 1,000,900 1,001,005 100.0% 196 95 291 3,439 197 1,285 128 ap1951

1967 802,500 802,700 100.0% 359 215 574 1,398 399 984 204 ap1971

1980 760,380 765,620 99.3% 310 198 508 1,496 337 1,023 227 ap1981

1990 785,000 792,000 99.1% 292 117 409 1,919 160 887 229 ap1991

1999 757,700 767,175 98.8% 246 79 325 2,331 126 737 234 ap2000

2000 758,000 767,175 98.8% 246 80 326 2,325 121 734 239 ap2001

2001 787,098 789,375 99.7% 253 79 332 2,370 129 1,152 239 ap2002

2002 767,089 769,625 99.7% 256 112 368 2,084 160 1,100 240 ap2003

2003 768,489 771,131 99.7% 254 112 366 2,099 160 1,089 230 ap2004

2004 768,337 771,131 99.6% 258 112 370 2,076 154 1,089 232 ap2005

2006 780,005 783,520 99.6% 263 113 376 2,074 181 1,006 230 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	1,000,900	1,001,005	100.0%	196	95	291	3,439	197	1,285	128	ap1951
1967	802,500	802,700	100.0%	359	215	574	1,398	399	984	204	ap1971
1980	760,380	765,620	99.3%	310	198	508	1,496	337	1,023	227	ap1981
1990	785,000	792,000	99.1%	292	117	409	1,919	160	887	229	ap1991
1999	757,700	767,175	98.8%	246	79	325	2,331	126	737	234	ap2000
2000	758,000	767,175	98.8%	246	80	326	2,325	121	734	239	ap2001
2001	787,098	789,375	99.7%	253	79	332	2,370	129	1,152	239	ap2002
2002	767,089	769,625	99.7%	256	112	368	2,084	160	1,100	240	ap2003
2003	768,489	771,131	99.7%	254	112	366	2,099	160	1,089	230	ap2004
2004	768,337	771,131	99.6%	258	112	370	2,076	154	1,089	232	ap2005
2006	780,005	783,520	99.6%	263	113	376	2,074	181	1,006	230	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Diego Alava Esquivel † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1558 to 24 Mar 1562)
Juan Alfonso Albuquerque Berión † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1857 to 13 Mar 1874)
Juan Álvarez y Alva de Toledo, O.P. † (Bishop: 31 Aug 1523 to 11 Apr 1537)
Leopoldo de Austria † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1541 to 27 Sep 1557)
Agustín Ayestarán Landa † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1796 to 8 Apr 1804)
Martín Barcia Carrascal † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1756 to 22 Jun 1771)
Cristóbal Barrionuevo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Jan 1515 to 1530)
Juan José Bonel y Orbe † (Bishop: 29 Jun 1833 to 4 Oct 1847)
Juan Bonilla Vargas, O.SS.T. † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1710 to 1 Jan 1712)
Antonio Caballero y Góngora † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 15 Sep 1788 to 24 Mar 1796)
Miguel Vicente Cebrián Agustín † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1742 to 30 May 1752)
Martín de Córdoba Mendoza, O.P. † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1578 to 5 Jun 1581)
Francisco Díaz Alarcón y Covarrubias † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1657 to 18 May 1675)
Manuel Fernández-Conde y García del Rebollar † (Bishop: 2 Feb 1959 to 3 Jan 1970)
Martín Fernández de Angulo Saavedra y Luna † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1510 to 21 Jun 1516)
Pedro Fernández Manrique † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1537 to 7 Oct 1540)
Bernardo de Fresneda, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1571 to 14 Oct 1577)
Francisco Garrido de la Vega † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1772 to 20 Jan 1776)
Zeferino González y Díaz Tuñón, O.P. † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1875 to 15 Mar 1883)
Albino González y Menédez Reigada, O.P. † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1946 to 13 Aug 1958)
Ramón Guillamet y Coma † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1913 to 22 Apr 1920)
Sebastián Herrero Espinosa de los Monteros † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1883 to 24 Mar 1898)
José Antonio Infantes Florido † (Bishop: 25 May 1978 to 15 Mar 1996)
Pablo Laguna † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1603 to 30 Jul 1606)
Cristóbal Lobera Torres † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1625 to 2 Dec 1630)
Alfonso Manrique de Lara † (Bishop: 1516 to 1523)
Diego Mardones, O.P. † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1607 to Sep 1624)
Pedro Mirabal Ayllón † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Jun 1622)
Francisco Pacheco de Córdoba † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1587 to 2 Oct 1590)
Adolfo Pérez y Muñoz † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1920 to 21 Dec 1945)
Domingo Pimentel Zúñiga, O.P. † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1633 to 9 Jul 1641)
Pedro Portocarrero † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1594 to 28 May 1597)
José Proceso Pozuelo y Herrero † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1898 to 23 Mar 1913)
Tomás Ratto Ottonelli † (Bishop: 9 Nov 1731 to 17 Feb 1738)
Francisco Reinoso Baeza † (Bishop: 11 Jun 1597 to 23 Aug 1601)
Antonio Rodríguez de Pazos y Figueroa † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1582 to 28 Jun 1586)
Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval † (Bishop: 27 May 1562 to 18 May 1571)
Felix Romero Menjibar † (Priest: 29 May 1926 to 16 Jan 1954)
Jerónimo Ruiz Camargo † (Bishop: 16 Feb 1632 to 3 Jan 1633)
Pedro Salazar Góngora † (Bishop: 5 May 1738 to 21 Feb 1742)
Marcelino Siuri Navarro † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1717 to 28 Jan 1731)
Francisco de Solís Folch de Cardona † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 25 Sep 1752 to 17 Nov 1755)
Francisco Solís Hervás, O. de M. † (Bishop: 17 Jan 1714 to 14 Oct 1716)
Pedro Tapia, O.P. † (Bishop: 23 Aug 1649 to 23 Sep 1652)
Manuel Joaquín Tarancón y Morón † (Bishop: 4 Oct 1847 to 3 Aug 1857)
Pedro Antonio Trevilla † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1805 to 15 Dec 1832)
Antonio Valdés Herrera † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1653 to 13 Apr 1657)
Fernando de la Vega Fonseca † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1591 to 3 Sep 1591)
Baltasar Yusta Navarro † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1777 to Dec 1787)

Diocese of Córdoba

Dioecesis Cordubensis

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased