Diocese of Guadix

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Bishop(s) Juan García-Santacruz Ortiz, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 1st Century Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Granada Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Spain Square Kilometers: 5,577 (2,154 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdeguadixbaza.org/ Mailing Address: Obispado, Santa Maria del Buen Aire 4, 18500 Guadix [Granada], Espana Telephone: 958.66.08.00/4 Fax: 958.66.29.19

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pedro González Manso † (31 Aug 1523 Appointed - 26 Oct 1524 Appointed, Bishop of Tui)
• Gaspar Avalos de la Cueva † (14 Nov 1524 Appointed - 22 Jan 1529 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
• Antonio Guevara Noroña, O.F.M. † (22 Jan 1528 Appointed - 11 Apr 1537 Appointed, Bishop of Mondoñedo)
• Antonio del Aguila Vela y Paz † (11 Apr 1537 Appointed - 9 Apr 1546 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)
• Martín Pérez de Ayala † (16 May 1548 Appointed - 17 Jul 1560 Appointed, Bishop of Segovia)
• Melchor Alvarez de Vozmediano † (4 Sep 1560 Appointed - 1570 Resigned)
• Julián Ramirez, O.S. † (15 Dec 1574 Appointed - 1581 Died)
• Juan Alonso Moscoso † (6 Jul 1582 Appointed - 30 Aug 1593 Appointed, Bishop of León)
• Juan Fonseca † (15 Nov 1593 Appointed - 16 Nov 1604 Died)
• Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva † (16 Jan 1606 Appointed - 23 Jun 1610 Died)
• Juan Nicolás Carriazo † (10 Oct 1611 Appointed - 9 Mar 1617 Died)
• Jerónimo Herrera Salazar † (2 Oct 1617 Appointed - 30 Jul 1619 Died)
• Plácido Tosantos Medina, O.S.B. † (6 Apr 1620 Appointed - 27 Apr 1624 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)
• Juan Arauz Díaz, O.F.M. † (7 Oct 1624 Appointed - 16 Aug 1635 Died)
• Juan Dionisio Fernández Portocarrero † (28 Jan 1636 Appointed - 16 Jul 1640 Appointed, Bishop of Cádiz)
• Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés † (13 Aug 1640 Appointed - 13 Jul 1643 Appointed, Bishop of Coria)
• Francisco Pérez Roy † (3 Aug 1643 Appointed - 25 Apr 1648 Died)
• Diego Serrano Sotomayor, O. de M. † (29 Apr 1652 Appointed - 5 Oct 1652 Died)
• Pedro de Palacios y Tenorio † ( 1693 Appointed - 1700 Died)
• Juan Feyjóo González de Villalobos, O. Carm. † (31 Jul 1702 Appointed - Feb 1706 Died)
• Juan Montalbán Gómez, O.P. † (13 Sep 1706 Appointed - 16 Sep 1720 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
• Felipe de los Tueros Huerta † (3 Feb 1721 Appointed - 20 Jan 1734 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
• Francisco Salgado Quirago † (24 Mar 1734 Appointed - Apr 1744 Died)
• Andrés Licht Barrera † (25 Jan 1745 Appointed - 17 Jan 1750 Resigned)
• Miguel Valejo Berlanga, O.SS.T. † (18 Jan 1750 Appointed - 17 May 1757 Died)
• Francisco Alejandro Bocanegra Jivaja † (19 Dec 1757 Appointed - 8 Mar 1773 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
• Bernardo Lorca Quiñones, O.S.H. † (15 Mar 1773 Appointed - 19 Jan 1793 Died)
• Raimundo Melchor Magi Gómez, O. de M. † (14 Oct 1797 Appointed - 26 Sep 1803 Died)
• Marcos Cabello Lopez, O.S.A. † (20 Aug 1804 Appointed - 6 Sep 1819 Died)
• Juan José Cordón Leyva † (25 Mar 1824 Appointed - 3 Apr 1827 Died)
• José Uraga Pérez † (11 Oct 1827 Appointed - 3 Sep 1840 Died)
• Antonio Lao Cuevas † (14 May 1850 Appointed - 14 Jul 1850 Died)
• Juan José Arbolí Acaso † (18 Mar 1852 Appointed - 22 Dec 1853 Appointed, Bishop of Cádiz)
• Mariano Martínez Robledo y Robledo † (7 Apr 1854 Appointed - 3 Feb 1855 Died)
• Antonio Rafael Domínguez Valdecañas † (25 Sep 1857 Appointed - 21 Dec 1865 Died)
• Mariano Brezmes Arredondo † (25 Jun 1866 Appointed - 17 Sep 1875 Appointed, Bishop of Astorga)
• Vicente Pontes y Cantelar, O.S.A. † (17 Sep 1875 Appointed - 18 Mar 1893 Died)
• Maximiliano Fernández del Rincón y Soto Dávila † (21 May 1894 Appointed - 24 Jul 1907 Died)
• Timoteo Hernández Mulas † (19 Dec 1907 Appointed - 19 Mar 1921 Died)
• Angel Marquina y Corrales † (6 Sep 1922 Appointed - 1 Jan 1928 Died)
• Bl. Manuel Medina y Olmos † (2 Oct 1928 Appointed - 30 Aug 1936 Died)
• Rafael Alvarez Lara † (10 Jun 1943 Appointed - 10 Mar 1965 Appointed, Bishop of Mallorca)
• Gabino Díaz Merchán (23 Jul 1965 Appointed - 4 Aug 1969 Appointed, Archbishop of Oviedo)
• Antonio Dorado Soto (31 Mar 1970 Appointed - 1 Sep 1973 Appointed, Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta)
• Ignacio Noguer Carmona (10 Sep 1976 Appointed - 19 Oct 1990 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Huelva)
• Juan García-Santacruz Ortiz (31 Mar 1992 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1st Century	Erected		Diocese of Guadix (erected)

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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
1950	180,000	180,000	100.0%	69	4	73	2,465		4	132	74	ap1951
1970	164,985	164,985	100.0%	96	1	97	1,700		4	192	107	ap1971
1980	140,000	145,000	96.6%	75	7	82	1,707		10	187	107	ap1981
1990	132,500	136,500	97.1%	74	3	77	1,720		6	178	107	ap1991
1999	112,789	114,789	98.3%	70	5	75	1,503		13	160	108	ap2000
2000	110,489	112,489	98.2%	68	3	71	1,556		11	152	74	ap2001
2001	110,489	112,489	98.2%	69	3	72	1,534		14	171	74	ap2002
2002	110,489	112,489	98.2%	69	4	73	1,513		14	167	74	ap2003
2003	107,254	109,254	98.2%	67	4	71	1,510		12	143	74	ap2004
2004	107,254	109,254	98.2%	71	4	75	1,430		12	142	74	ap2005
2006	107,000	109,254	97.9%	65	6	71	1,507		13	135	73	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Antonio del Aguila Vela y Paz † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1537 to 9 Apr 1546)
• Melchor Alvarez de Vozmediano † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1560 to 1570)
• Rafael Alvarez Lara † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1943 to 10 Mar 1965)
• Juan Arauz Díaz, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1624 to 16 Aug 1635)
• Juan José Arbolí Acaso † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1852 to 22 Dec 1853)
• Gaspar Avalos de la Cueva † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1524 to 22 Jan 1529)
• Francisco Alejandro Bocanegra Jivaja † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1757 to 8 Mar 1773)
• Mariano Brezmes Arredondo † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1866 to 17 Sep 1875)
• Marcos Cabello Lopez, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 20 Aug 1804 to 6 Sep 1819)
• Juan Nicolás Carriazo † (Bishop: 10 Oct 1611 to 9 Mar 1617)
• Juan José Cordón Leyva † (Bishop: 25 Mar 1824 to 3 Apr 1827)
• Gabino Díaz Merchán (Bishop: 23 Jul 1965 to 4 Aug 1969)
• Antonio Rafael Domínguez Valdecañas † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1857 to 21 Dec 1865)
• Antonio Dorado Soto (Bishop: 31 Mar 1970 to 1 Sep 1973)
• Maximiliano Fernández del Rincón y Soto Dávila † (Bishop: 21 May 1894 to 24 Jul 1907)
• Juan Dionisio Fernández Portocarrero † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1636 to 16 Jul 1640)
• Juan Fonseca † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1593 to 16 Nov 1604)
• Juan García-Santacruz Ortiz (Bishop: 31 Mar 1992 - )
• Juan Feyjóo González de Villalobos, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1702 to Feb 1706)
• Pedro González Manso † (Bishop: 31 Aug 1523 to 26 Oct 1524)
• Antonio Guevara Noroña, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1528 to 11 Apr 1537)
• Timoteo Hernández Mulas † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1907 to 19 Mar 1921)
• Jerónimo Herrera Salazar † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1617 to 30 Jul 1619)
• Antonio Lao Cuevas † (Bishop: 14 May 1850 to 14 Jul 1850)
• Andrés Licht Barrera † (Bishop: 25 Jan 1745 to 17 Jan 1750)
• Bernardo Lorca Quiñones, O.S.H. † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1773 to 19 Jan 1793)
• Raimundo Melchor Magi Gómez, O. de M. † (Bishop: 14 Oct 1797 to 26 Sep 1803)
• Angel Marquina y Corrales † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1922 to 1 Jan 1928)
• Mariano Martínez Robledo y Robledo † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1854 to 3 Feb 1855)
• Bl. Manuel Medina y Olmos † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1928 to 30 Aug 1936)
• Juan Montalbán Gómez, O.P. † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1706 to 16 Sep 1720)
• Juan Alonso Moscoso † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1582 to 30 Aug 1593)
• Ignacio Noguer Carmona (Bishop: 10 Sep 1976 to 19 Oct 1990)
• Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1606 to 23 Jun 1610)
• Pedro de Palacios y Tenorio † (Bishop: 1693 to 1700)
• Martín Pérez de Ayala † (Bishop: 16 May 1548 to 17 Jul 1560)
• Francisco Pérez Roy † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1643 to 25 Apr 1648)
• Vicente Pontes y Cantelar, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1875 to 18 Mar 1893)
• Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1640 to 13 Jul 1643)
• Julián Ramirez, O.S. † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1574 to 1581)
• Francisco Salgado Quirago † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1734 to Apr 1744)
• Diego Serrano Sotomayor, O. de M. † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1652 to 5 Oct 1652)
• Plácido Tosantos Medina, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1620 to 27 Apr 1624)
• Felipe de los Tueros Huerta † (Bishop: 3 Feb 1721 to 20 Jan 1734)
• José Uraga Pérez † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1827 to 3 Sep 1840)
• Miguel Valejo Berlanga, O.SS.T. † (Bishop: 18 Jan 1750 to 17 May 1757)