Archdiocese of Granada

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Bishop(s) Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández, Archbishop Suffragan Dioceses Almería Cartagena (en España) Guadix Jaén Málaga

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 10 December 1492 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Spain Square Kilometers: 6,945 (2,682 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisgranada.org/ Mailing Address: Plaza Alonso Cano, 18001 Granada, Espana Telephone: 958.26.63.23 Fax: 958.22.97.25

Historical Details

• Diocese of Granada
  • Latin Name: Granatensis
  • Erected: 3rd Century
  • Country: Spain

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Francisco Herrera Ruesta † (8 Jun 1524 Appointed - Dec 1524 Died)
• Pedro Portocarrero † (26 Jun 1525 Appointed - 5 Jun 1526 Died)
• Pedro Ramírez de Alba, O.S.H. † (19 Dec 1526 Appointed - 21 Jul 1528 Died)
• Gaspar Avalos de la Cueva † (22 Jan 1529 Appointed - 29 Mar 1542 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
• Fernando Niño de Guevara † (22 Mar 1542 Appointed - 16 Sep 1552 Died)
• Pedro Guerrero Logroño (Mendoza) † (28 Oct 1546 Appointed - 2 Apr 1576 Died)
• Juan Méndez de Salvatierra † (11 Sep 1577 Appointed - 24 May 1588 Died)
• Pedro Castro Quiñones † (6 Dec 1589 Appointed - 5 Jul 1610 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
• Pedro González de Mendoza, O.F.M. † (19 Jul 1610 Appointed - 8 Feb 1616 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
• Felipe Tarsis de Acuña † (24 Feb 1616 Appointed - )
• Garcerán Albañell † (16 Nov 1620 Appointed - 1625 Died)
• Agustín Spínola Basadone † (7 Sep 1626 Appointed - 23 Oct 1630 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
• Miguel Santos de Sampedro † (13 Nov 1630 Appointed - 1633 Died)
• Fernando Valdés Llano † (18 Jul 1633 Appointed - 1639 Died)
• Martín Carrillo Alderete † (1 Jul 1641 Appointed - 29 Jun 1653 Died)
• José Argáiz Pérez † (27 Jul 1654 Appointed - 28 May 1667 Died)
• Alonso Bernardo de Ríos y Guzmán, O.SS.T. † (13 Sep 1677 Appointed - 5 Oct 1692 Died)
• Francisco Eustaquio Perea Porras † (3 Jul 1720 Appointed - Sep 1723 Died)
• Felipe de los Tueros Huerta † (20 Jan 1734 Appointed - 12 Sep 1751 Died)
• Onésimo Salamanca Zaldívar † (20 Mar 1752 Appointed - 19 Dec 1757 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
• Pedro Antonio de Barroeta Angel † (19 Dec 1757 Appointed - 20 Mar 1775 Died)
• Antonio Jorge y Galván † (29 Jan 1776 Appointed - 2 Sep 1787 Died)
• Basilio Tomás Sancho Hernando (de Santas Justa y Rufina), Sch. P. † (17 Dec 1787 Appointed - )
• Juan Manuel Moscoso y Peralta † (3 Aug 1789 Appointed - 24 Jul 1811 Died)
• Blas Joaquín Alvarez Palma † (13 Dec 1814 Appointed - 29 Nov 1837 Died)
• Luis Antonio Folgueras Sión † (17 Jan 1848 Appointed - 28 Oct 1850 Died)
• Salvador José Reyes García de Lara † (5 Sep 1851 Appointed - 31 Mar 1865 Died)
• Bienvenido Monzón y Martín † (8 Jun 1866 Appointed - 27 Mar 1885 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
• José Moreno y Mazón † (27 Mar 1885 Appointed - 17 Jan 1905 Died)
• José Meseguer y Costa † (27 Mar 1905 Appointed - 9 Dec 1920 Died)
• Vicente Casanova y Marzol † (7 Mar 1921 Appointed - 23 Oct 1930 Died)
• Agustín Parrado y García † (4 Apr 1934 Appointed - 8 Oct 1946 Died)
• Balbino Santos y Olivera † (24 Nov 1946 Appointed - 14 Feb 1953 Died)
• Rafael García y García de Castro † (9 May 1953 Appointed - 3 Feb 1974 Died)
• Emilio Benavent Escuín † (3 Feb 1974 Succeeded - 25 May 1977 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Spain, Military)
• José Méndez Asensio † (31 Jan 1978 Appointed - 10 Dec 1996 Retired)
• Antonio Cañizares Llovera (10 Dec 1996 Appointed - 24 Oct 2002 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
• Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández (15 Mar 2003 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Granada
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Granada (erected)
Archdiocese of Granada
10 December 1492	Elevated	Diocese of Granada	Archdiocese of Granada

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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
Archdiocese of Granada
1950	680,000	682,000	99.7%	323	98	421	1,615		258	1,440	254	ap1951
1970	620,000	620,342	99.9%	337	240	577	1,074		545	1,668	234	ap1971
1980	631,000	638,800	98.8%	231	198	429	1,470		455	1,902	258	ap1981
1990	640,000	673,000	95.1%	263	170	433	1,478	1	318	966	257	ap1991
1999	660,500	694,269	95.1%	267	182	449	1,471	2	304	1,402	264	ap2000
2000	661,000	693,900	95.3%	273	180	453	1,459	2	295	1,410	264	ap2001
2001	674,828	693,900	97.3%	277	180	457	1,476	1	291	1,420	264	ap2002
2002	674,828	693,900	97.3%	279	192	471	1,432	1	353	1,623	264	ap2003
2003	675,115	693,900	97.3%	285	143	428	1,577	1	275	1,610	265	ap2004
2004	679,845	706,896	96.2%	278	140	418	1,626	1	217	1,259	266	ap2005
2006	743,530	860,898	86.4%	282	136	418	1,778	1	256	1,265	267	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Antonio Cañizares Llovera (Archbishop: 10 Dec 1996 to 24 Oct 2002)
• Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández (Archbishop: 15 Mar 2003 - )
• Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, C.M.F. (Coadjutor Archbishop: 8 Apr 1988 to 26 Mar 1993)
• Juan Luis Ysern de Arce (Priest: 29 Jun 1953 to 12 Apr 1972)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Garcerán Albañell † (Archbishop: 16 Nov 1620 to 1625)
• Blas Joaquín Alvarez Palma † (Archbishop: 13 Dec 1814 to 29 Nov 1837)
• José Argáiz Pérez † (Archbishop: 27 Jul 1654 to 28 May 1667)
• Gaspar Avalos de la Cueva † (Archbishop: 22 Jan 1529 to 29 Mar 1542)
• Pedro Antonio de Barroeta Angel † (Archbishop: 19 Dec 1757 to 20 Mar 1775)
• Emilio Benavent Escuín † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 26 Aug 1968; Archbishop: 3 Feb 1974 to 25 May 1977)
• Martín Carrillo Alderete † (Archbishop: 1 Jul 1641 to 29 Jun 1653)
• Vicente Casanova y Marzol † (Archbishop: 7 Mar 1921 to 23 Oct 1930)
• Pedro Castro Quiñones † (Archbishop: 6 Dec 1589 to 5 Jul 1610)
• Luis Antonio Folgueras Sión † (Archbishop: 17 Jan 1848 to 28 Oct 1850)
• Rafael García y García de Castro † (Archbishop: 9 May 1953 to 3 Feb 1974)
• Pedro González de Mendoza, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 19 Jul 1610 to 8 Feb 1616)
• Pedro Guerrero Logroño (Mendoza) † (Archbishop: 28 Oct 1546 to 2 Apr 1576)
• Fernando Niño de Guevara † (Archbishop: 22 Mar 1542 to 16 Sep 1552)
• Francisco Herrera Ruesta † (Archbishop: 8 Jun 1524 to Dec 1524)
• Manuel Hurtado y García † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Jan 1943 to 24 Apr 1947)
• Antonio Jorge y Galván † (Archbishop: 29 Jan 1776 to 2 Sep 1787)
• Bl. Manuel Medina y Olmos † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Dec 1925 to 2 Oct 1928)
• José Méndez Asensio † (Archbishop: 31 Jan 1978 to 10 Dec 1996)
• Juan Méndez de Salvatierra † (Archbishop: 11 Sep 1577 to 24 May 1588)
• José Meseguer y Costa † (Archbishop: 27 Mar 1905 to 9 Dec 1920)
• Bienvenido Monzón y Martín † (Archbishop: 8 Jun 1866 to 27 Mar 1885)
• José Moreno y Mazón † (Archbishop: 27 Mar 1885 to 17 Jan 1905)
• Juan Manuel Moscoso y Peralta † (Archbishop: 3 Aug 1789 to 24 Jul 1811)
• Agustín Parrado y García † (Archbishop: 4 Apr 1934 to 8 Oct 1946)
• Francisco Eustaquio Perea Porras † (Archbishop: 3 Jul 1720 to Sep 1723)
• Pedro Portocarrero † (Archbishop: 26 Jun 1525 to 5 Jun 1526)
• Pedro Ramírez de Alba, O.S.H. † (Archbishop: 19 Dec 1526 to 21 Jul 1528)
• Salvador José Reyes García de Lara † (Archbishop: 5 Sep 1851 to 31 Mar 1865)
• Alonso Bernardo de Ríos y Guzmán, O.SS.T. † (Archbishop: 13 Sep 1677 to 5 Oct 1692)
• Lino Rodrigo Ruesca † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 May 1929 to 28 Jan 1935)
• Onésimo Salamanca Zaldívar † (Archbishop: 20 Mar 1752 to 19 Dec 1757)
• Basilio Tomás Sancho Hernando (de Santas Justa y Rufina), Sch. P. † (Archbishop: 17 Dec 1787)
• Miguel Santos de Sampedro † (Archbishop: 13 Nov 1630 to 1633)
• Balbino Santos y Olivera † (Archbishop: 24 Nov 1946 to 14 Feb 1953)
• Agustín Spínola Basadone † (Archbishop: 7 Sep 1626 to 23 Oct 1630)
• Felipe Tarsis de Acuña † (Archbishop: 24 Feb 1616)
• Blas Tineo Palacios, O. de M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Sep 1636 to Jun 1654)
• Felipe de los Tueros Huerta † (Archbishop: 20 Jan 1734 to 12 Sep 1751)
• Fernando Valdés Llano † (Archbishop: 18 Jul 1633 to 1639)