Girona (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Carles Soler Perdigó, Bishop
Jaume Camprodon Rovira, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 10 April 1992
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tarragona
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Spain
Square Kilometers: 4,705 (1,817 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.bisbatgirona.cat/
Mailing Address: Bisbat, Placa del Vi 2, 17004 Girona, Espana
Telephone: 972.41.27.20
Fax: 972.41.28.72

Historical Details

Diocese of Gerona
- Latin Name: Gerundensis
- Erected: 4th Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tarragona
- Country: Spain
- Square Kilometers: 4,835 (1,867 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

Juan de Espés † (19 Feb 1507 Appointed - 6 Sep 1508 Resigned)
Guillermo Raimundo Boil, O.S.H. † (28 Jul 1508 Appointed - 28 Nov 1532 Died)
Juan Margarit † (8 Jun 1534 Appointed - 21 Oct 1554 Died)
Gonzalo Arias Gallego † (13 Apr 1556 Appointed - 22 Aug 1565 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en España))
Pedro Carlos, O.S. † (22 Aug 1565 Appointed - 1 Jun 1572 Died)
Benito Tocco, O.S.B. † (5 Sep 1572 Appointed - 11 May 1583 Appointed, Bishop of Lérida)
Jaime Casador † (12 Dec 1583 Appointed - 19 May 1597 Died)
Francisco Arévalo de Zuaco † (2 Apr 1598 Appointed - 10 Jan 1611 Died)
Onofre Reart † (19 Dec 1611 Appointed - 17 Feb 1621 Resigned)
Pedro Moncada † (14 Dec 1620 Appointed - 29 Dec 1621 Died)
Francisco Senjust, O.S.B. † (24 Aug 1622 Appointed - 10 Mar 1627 Died)
García Gil Manrique † (30 Aug 1627 Appointed - 28 Nov 1633 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
Gregorio Parcero de Castro, O.S.B. † (19 Dec 1633 Appointed - 29 Nov 1655 Appointed, Bishop of Tortosa)
Miguel Juan de Taverner y Rubí † (29 Nov 1699 Appointed - 1720 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
José Taberner (Taverner) Dárdena † (16 Dec 1720 Appointed - 16 Jan 1726 Died)
Pedro Copóns Copóns † (11 Sep 1726 Appointed - 15 Dec 1728 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
Baltasar Bastero Lladó † (15 Dec 1728 Appointed - 2 Mar 1745 Resigned)
Lorenzo Taranco Mujaurrieta † (8 Mar 1745 Appointed - 3 Feb 1756 Died)
Manuel Antonio Palmero Rallo † ( 1756 Ordained Bishop - 7 May 1794 Died)
Santiago Pérez Arenillas † (27 Jun 1796 Appointed - 17 Oct 1797 Died)
Juan Agapito Ramírez Arellano † (28 Aug 1798 Appointed - 21 Dec 1810 Died)
Pedro Valero † (15 Mar 1815 Appointed - 21 Aug 1815 Died)
Antonio Allué Sesse † (14 Apr 1817 Appointed - 25 Jul 1818 Resigned)
Juan Miguel Pérez González † (22 Apr 1819 Appointed - 7 Dec 1824 Died)
Dionisio Castaño Bermúdez † (24 Feb 1825 Appointed - 24 Apr 1834 Died)
Florencio Llorente Montón † (17 Dec 1847 Appointed - 17 Jan 1862 Died)
Constantino Bonet Zanuy † (21 May 1862 Appointed - 17 Sep 1875 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
Isidoro Valls y Pascual † (23 Sep 1875 Appointed - 11 Sep 1877 Died)
Tomás Sivilla y Gener † (31 Dec 1877 Appointed - 8 Jan 1906 Died)
Francisco de Pol y Baralt † (6 Dec 1906 Appointed - 6 Jun 1914 Died)
Francisco de Paula Mas y Oliver † (10 Apr 1915 Appointed - 16 Apr 1920 Died)
Gabriel Llompart y Jaume Santandreu † (27 Jun 1922 Appointed - 30 Apr 1925 Appointed, Bishop of Mallorca)
José Vila y Martínez † (14 Dec 1925 Appointed - 1 Sep 1932 Died)
José Cartaña Inglés † (29 Dec 1933 Appointed - 31 Jul 1963 Died)
Narciso Jubany Arnau † (7 Feb 1964 Appointed - 3 Dec 1971 Appointed, Archbishop of Barcelona)
Jaume Camprodon Rovira (1 Sep 1973 Appointed - 30 Oct 2001 Retired)
Carles Soler Perdigó (30 Oct 2001 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Gerona
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Gerona (erected)
Diocese of Girona
10 April 1992	Name Changed	Diocese of Gerona	Diocese of Girona

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 Gerona

1950 389,000 390,000 99.7% 516 68 584 666 98 1,392 385 ap1951

1970 395,000 395,729 99.8% 447 95 542 728 181 1,231 378 ap1971

1980 478,000 483,222 98.9% 361 48 409 1,168 121 991 385 ap1981

1990 534,000 545,228 97.9% 304 54 358 1,491 124 796 403 ap1991

Diocese of Girona

1999 475,000 576,252 82.4% 246 52 298 1,593 116 791 403 ap2000

2000 500,000 592,689 84.4% 240 61 301 1,661 109 791 403 ap2001

2001 500,000 592,689 84.4% 236 53 289 1,730 112 730 403 ap2002

2002 550,000 634,724 86.7% 228 50 278 1,978 97 705 403 ap2003

2003 550,000 634,724 86.7% 223 48 271 2,029 96 731 403 ap2004

2004 600,000 687,314 87.3% 219 51 270 2,222 90 654 403 ap2005

2006 630,000 740,214 85.1% 216 49 265 2,377 89 642 403 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Gerona
1950	389,000	390,000	99.7%	516	68	584	666	98	1,392	385	ap1951
1970	395,000	395,729	99.8%	447	95	542	728	181	1,231	378	ap1971
1980	478,000	483,222	98.9%	361	48	409	1,168	121	991	385	ap1981
1990	534,000	545,228	97.9%	304	54	358	1,491	124	796	403	ap1991
Diocese of Girona
1999	475,000	576,252	82.4%	246	52	298	1,593	116	791	403	ap2000
2000	500,000	592,689	84.4%	240	61	301	1,661	109	791	403	ap2001
2001	500,000	592,689	84.4%	236	53	289	1,730	112	730	403	ap2002
2002	550,000	634,724	86.7%	228	50	278	1,978	97	705	403	ap2003
2003	550,000	634,724	86.7%	223	48	271	2,029	96	731	403	ap2004
2004	600,000	687,314	87.3%	219	51	270	2,222	90	654	403	ap2005
2006	630,000	740,214	85.1%	216	49	265	2,377	89	642	403	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops

Antonio Allué Sesse † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1817 to 25 Jul 1818)
Francisco Arévalo de Zuaco † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1598 to 10 Jan 1611)
Gonzalo Arias Gallego † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1556 to 22 Aug 1565)
Baltasar Bastero Lladó † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1728 to 2 Mar 1745)
Guillermo Raimundo Boil, O.S.H. † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1508 to 28 Nov 1532)
Constantino Bonet Zanuy † (Bishop: 21 May 1862 to 17 Sep 1875)
Mario Busquets Jordá (Priest: 19 Mar 1958 to 25 Jan 2001)
Jaume Camprodon Rovira (Bishop: 1 Sep 1973 to 30 Oct 2001)
Pedro Carlos, O.S. † (Bishop: 22 Aug 1565 to 1 Jun 1572)
José Cartaña Inglés † (Bishop: 29 Dec 1933 to 31 Jul 1963)
Jaime Casador † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1583 to 19 May 1597)
Dionisio Castaño Bermúdez † (Bishop: 24 Feb 1825 to 24 Apr 1834)
Pedro Copóns Copóns † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1726 to 15 Dec 1728)
Juan de Espés † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1507 to 6 Sep 1508)
García Gil Manrique † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1627 to 28 Nov 1633)
Narciso Jubany Arnau † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1964 to 3 Dec 1971)
Gabriel Llompart y Jaume Santandreu † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1922 to 30 Apr 1925)
Florencio Llorente Montón † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1847 to 17 Jan 1862)
Tomás Lorenzana Butrón † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1775 to 21 Jan 1796)
Juan Margarit † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1534 to 21 Oct 1554)
Francisco de Paula Mas y Oliver † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1915 to 16 Apr 1920)
Pedro Moncada † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1620 to 29 Dec 1621)
Manuel Antonio Palmero Rallo † (Bishop: 1756 to 7 May 1794)
Gregorio Parcero de Castro, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1633 to 29 Nov 1655)
Santiago Pérez Arenillas † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1796 to 17 Oct 1797)
Juan Miguel Pérez González † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1819 to 7 Dec 1824)
Francisco de Pol y Baralt † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1906 to 6 Jun 1914)
Juan Agapito Ramírez Arellano † (Bishop: 28 Aug 1798 to 21 Dec 1810)
Onofre Reart † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1611 to 17 Feb 1621)
Domingo Romeo, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1544 to 5 Jan 1563)
Francisco Senjust, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1622 to 10 Mar 1627)
Tomás Sivilla y Gener † (Bishop: 31 Dec 1877 to 8 Jan 1906)
Carles Soler Perdigó (Bishop: 30 Oct 2001)
José Taberner (Taverner) Dárdena † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1720 to 16 Jan 1726)
Lorenzo Taranco Mujaurrieta † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1745 to 3 Feb 1756)
Miguel Juan de Taverner y Rubí † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1699 to 1720)
Benito Tocco, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1572 to 11 May 1583)
Pedro Valero † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1815 to 21 Aug 1815)
Isidoro Valls y Pascual † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1875 to 11 Sep 1877)
José Vila y Martínez † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1925 to 1 Sep 1932)

Diocese of Girona