Diocese of Jaca

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Bishop(s) Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M., Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 1063 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Spain Square Kilometers: 5,896 (2,277 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdejaca.org/ Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle del Obispo 5, 22700 Jaca [Huesca] Espana Telephone: 974.36.10.17 Fax: 974.35.52.80

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pedro del Frago Garcés † (26 Nov 1572 Appointed - 11 Sep 1577 Appointed, Bishop of Huesca)
• Gaspar Juan de la Figuera † (2 Jun 1578 Appointed - 28 Mar 1583 Appointed, Bishop of Albarracin)
• Pedro de Aragón † (4 May 1584 Appointed - 15 Apr 1592 Appointed, Bishop of Lérida)
• Diego Monreal † (5 Jun 1592 Appointed - 14 Feb 1594 Appointed, Bishop of Huesca)
• Malaquías Asso, O. Cist. † (23 May 1594 Appointed - 28 Aug 1606 Died)
• Tomás Cortés de Sangüesa † (4 Jul 1607 Appointed - 27 Aug 1614 Appointed, Bishop of Teruel)
• Diego Ordóñez, O.F.M. † (22 Sep 1614 Appointed - 6 Jul 1615 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
• Pedro Fernández Zorrilla † ( 1615 Appointed - 23 Mar 1616 Appointed, Bishop of Mondoñedo)
• Felipe Guimerá, O. de M. † (30 May 1616 Appointed - 24 Jan 1617 Died)
• Luis Díaz Aux de Armendáriz, O. Cist. † (21 Aug 1617 Appointed - 8 Aug 1622 Appointed, Bishop of Urgell)
• Juan Estelrich † (14 Nov 1622 Appointed - 10 May 1626 Died)
• José Palafox Palafox † (22 Mar 1627 Appointed - 28 Dec 1628 Died)
• Alvaro Mendoza, O.F.M. † (29 May 1628 Appointed - 1631 Died)
• Vicente Domec † (15 Dec 1631 Appointed - 17 Nov 1635 Appointed, Bishop of Albarracin)
• Mauro de Villarroel, O.S.B. † (3 Dec 1635 Appointed - 23 Nov 1646 Died)
• Juan Domingo Briz Trujillo † (1 Jul 1647 Appointed - 3 May 1648 Died)
• Mateo Foncillas Mozárabe † ( 1705 Ordained Bishop - 8 May 1717 Died)
• Miguel Estela, O.M. † (16 Jul 1721 Appointed - 6 Mar 1727 Died)
• Antonio Alejandro Sarmiento Sotomayor, O.S.B. † (26 Jan 1728 Appointed - 21 Sep 1728 Appointed, Bishop of Mondoñedo)
• Pedro Espinosa de los Monteros, O.F.M. † (20 Sep 1728 Appointed - 4 May 1733 Died)
• Ramón Nogués † ( 1734 Ordained Bishop - Oct 1738 Died)
• Esteban Villanova Colomer † (17 May 1751 Appointed - 4 Apr 1755 Appointed, Bishop of Tarazona)
• Pascual López Estaún † (17 Nov 1755 Appointed - 15 Apr 1776 Appointed, Bishop of Huesca)
• Andrés Pérez Bermúdez, O.F.M. † (12 May 1777 Appointed - 8 Feb 1779 Died)
• Julián Gascueña Herráiz, O.F.M. † (19 Jun 1780 Appointed - 20 Sep 1784 Appointed, Bishop of Avila)
• José López Gil, O. Carm. † (19 Dec 1785 Appointed - 1802 Died)
• Lorenzo Algüero Ribera, O.S.M. † (16 May 1803 Appointed - 20 Sep 1814 Appointed, Bishop of Segorbe)
• Cristóbal Pérez Viala † (10 Jul 1815 Appointed - 9 Nov 1822 Died)
• Leonardo Santander Villavicencio † (29 Apr 1824 Appointed - 27 May 1828 Appointed, Bishop of Astorga)
• Pedro Rodriguez Miranda, O. de M. † (22 Apr 1829 Appointed - 28 Aug 1831 Died)
• Manuel María Gómez de las Rivas † (24 Dec 1831 Appointed - 17 Dec 1847 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
• Miguel García Cuesta † (14 Apr 1848 Appointed - 5 Sep 1851 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
• Juan José Biec Belio † (18 Mar 1852 Appointed - 13 Jul 1856 Died)
• Pedro Lucas Asensio Poves † (21 Dec 1857 Appointed - 18 Nov 1870 Died)
• Ramón Fernández y Lafita † (16 Jan 1874 Appointed - 29 Sep 1890 Died)
• José López Mendoza y García, O.S.A. † (1 Jun 1891 Appointed - 14 Dec 1899 Appointed, Bishop of Pamplona)
• Francisco Javier Valdés y Noriega, O.S.A. † (14 Dec 1899 Appointed - 14 Nov 1904 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
• Antolín López y Peláez † (14 Nov 1904 Appointed - 18 Jul 1913 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
• Manuel de Castro y Alonso † (28 Oct 1913 Appointed - 9 Jul 1920 Appointed, Bishop of Segovia)
• Francisco Frutos Valiente † (21 Sep 1920 Appointed - 14 Dec 1925 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
• Juan Villar y Sanz † (20 Dec 1926 Appointed - 10 Jun 1943 Appointed, Bishop of Lérida)
• José María Bueno y Monreal † (25 Nov 1945 Appointed - 13 May 1950 Appointed, Bishop of Vitoria)
• Angel Hidalgo Ibáñez † (5 Oct 1950 Appointed - 31 Jan 1978 Retired)
• Juan Angel Belda Dardiñá (31 Jan 1978 Appointed - 28 Jul 1983 Appointed, Bishop of León)
• Rosendo Alvarez Gastón (16 Nov 1984 Appointed - 12 May 1989 Appointed, Bishop of Almería)
• Jose Maria Conget Arizaleta † (7 Mar 1990 Appointed - 18 Oct 2001 Died)
• Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (23 Oct 2003 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1063	Erected		Diocese of Jaca (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	63,580	63,589	100.0%	94	28	122	521		28	48	154	ap1951
1970	49,606	49,639	99.9%	115	28	143	346		35	103	178	ap1971
1980	41,400	41,500	99.8%	96	15	111	372		21	81	178	ap1981
1990	41,600	41,700	99.8%	69	11	80	520	2	17	83	178	ap1991
1999	42,111	42,252	99.7%	62	16	78	539	2	23	70	209	ap2000
2000	44,850	45,000	99.7%	57	9	66	679	2	14	70	217	ap2001
2001	45,642	45,780	99.7%	57	9	66	691	2	14	71	217	ap2002
2002	46,442	46,780	99.3%	60	9	69	673	2	14	69	217	ap2003
2003	46,442	46,780	99.3%	58	9	67	693	2	15	69	217	ap2004
2004	46,442	46,780	99.3%	60	9	69	673	2	15	71	230	ap2005
2006	46,400	46,800	99.1%	56	9	65	713	2	13	70	230	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Rosendo Alvarez Gastón (Bishop: 16 Nov 1984 to 12 May 1989)
• Juan Angel Belda Dardiñá (Bishop: 31 Jan 1978 to 28 Jul 1983)
• Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (Bishop: 23 Oct 2003 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Lorenzo Algüero Ribera, O.S.M. † (Bishop: 16 May 1803 to 20 Sep 1814)
• Pedro de Aragón † (Bishop: 4 May 1584 to 15 Apr 1592)
• Pedro Lucas Asensio Poves † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1857 to 18 Nov 1870)
• Malaquías Asso, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 23 May 1594 to 28 Aug 1606)
• Juan José Biec Belio † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1852 to 13 Jul 1856)
• Juan Domingo Briz Trujillo † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1647 to 3 May 1648)
• José María Bueno y Monreal † (Bishop: 25 Nov 1945 to 13 May 1950)
• Manuel de Castro y Alonso † (Bishop: 28 Oct 1913 to 9 Jul 1920)
• Jose Maria Conget Arizaleta † (Bishop: 7 Mar 1990 to 18 Oct 2001)
• Tomás Cortés de Sangüesa † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1607 to 27 Aug 1614)
• Luis Díaz Aux de Armendáriz, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1617 to 8 Aug 1622)
• Vicente Domec † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1631 to 17 Nov 1635)
• Pedro Espinosa de los Monteros, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1728 to 4 May 1733)
• Miguel Estela, O.M. † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1721 to 6 Mar 1727)
• Juan Estelrich † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1622 to 10 May 1626)
• Ramón Fernández y Lafita † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1874 to 29 Sep 1890)
• Pedro Fernández Zorrilla † (Bishop: 1615 to 23 Mar 1616)
• Gaspar Juan de la Figuera † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1578 to 28 Mar 1583)
• Mateo Foncillas Mozárabe † (Bishop: 1705 to 8 May 1717)
• Pedro del Frago Garcés † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1572 to 11 Sep 1577)
• Francisco Frutos Valiente † (Bishop: 21 Sep 1920 to 14 Dec 1925)
• Miguel García Cuesta † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1848 to 5 Sep 1851)
• Julián Gascueña Herráiz, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1780 to 20 Sep 1784)
• Manuel María Gómez de las Rivas † (Bishop: 24 Dec 1831 to 17 Dec 1847)
• Felipe Guimerá, O. de M. † (Bishop: 30 May 1616 to 24 Jan 1617)
• Angel Hidalgo Ibáñez † (Bishop: 5 Oct 1950 to 31 Jan 1978)
• Pascual López Estaún † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1755 to 15 Apr 1776)
• José López Gil, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1785 to 1802)
• José López Mendoza y García, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1891 to 14 Dec 1899)
• Antolín López y Peláez † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1904 to 18 Jul 1913)
• Alvaro Mendoza, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 29 May 1628 to 1631)
• Diego Monreal † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1592 to 14 Feb 1594)
• Ramón Nogués † (Bishop: 1734 to Oct 1738)
• Diego Ordóñez, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 22 Sep 1614 to 6 Jul 1615)
• José Palafox Palafox † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1627 to 28 Dec 1628)
• Andrés Pérez Bermúdez, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 12 May 1777 to 8 Feb 1779)
• Cristóbal Pérez Viala † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1815 to 9 Nov 1822)
• Pedro Rodriguez Miranda, O. de M. † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1829 to 28 Aug 1831)
• Leonardo Santander Villavicencio † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1824 to 27 May 1828)
• Antonio Alejandro Sarmiento Sotomayor, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1728 to 21 Sep 1728)
• Francisco Javier Valdés y Noriega, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1899 to 14 Nov 1904)
• Esteban Villanova Colomer † (Bishop: 17 May 1751 to 4 Apr 1755)
• Mauro de Villarroel, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1635 to 23 Nov 1646)
• Juan Villar y Sanz † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1926 to 10 Jun 1943)