Diocese of Jaén

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Bishop(s) Ramón del Hoyo López, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 7th Century Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Granada Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Spain Square Kilometers: 13,497 (5,213 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Obispado, Plaza de Santa Maria 2, 23002 Jaen, Espana Telephone: 953.230.036 Fax: 953.230.039

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Diego de Deza, O.P. † ( 1498 Appointed - 1500 Appointed, Bishop of Palencia)
• Esteban Gabriel Merino † (12 Jun 1523 Appointed - 28 Jul 1535 Died)
• Francisco Mendoza † (14 Jun 1538 Appointed - 1543 Died)
• Pedro Pacheco Ladrón de Guevara † (9 Jan 1545 Appointed - 30 Apr 1554 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
• Diego Tavera Ponce de Léon † (17 Jul 1555 Appointed - 28 Apr 1560 Died)
• Diego de los Cobos Molina † (4 Sep 1560 Appointed - 8 Sep 1565 Died)
• Francisco Delgado López † (26 Apr 1566 Appointed - 2 Oct 1576 Died)
• Diego Deza Tello † (11 Sep 1577 Appointed - 13 Sep 1579 Died)
• Francisco Sarmiento Mendoza † (27 May 1580 Appointed - 9 Jun 1595 Died)
• Bernardo Sandoval Rojas † (18 Mar 1596 Appointed - 19 Apr 1599 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
• Sancho Dávila Toledo † (10 Jan 1600 Appointed - 20 Jul 1615 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
• Francisco Martínez de Cenicero † (3 Aug 1615 Appointed - 1619 Died)
• Francisco Martínez Cenicero † (13 Aug 1615 Appointed - 28 Nov 1617 Died)
• Baltasar Moscoso y Sandoval † (29 Apr 1619 Appointed - 28 May 1646 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
• Juan Queipo de Llano Flores † (18 Feb 1647 Appointed - 1 Nov 1647 Died)
• Fernando Andrade Castro † (6 Jul 1648 Appointed - 21 Feb 1664 Died)
• Benito Omañana † ( 1708 Ordained Bishop - 19 Mar 1712 Died)
• Rodrigo Marín Rubio † (28 May 1714 Appointed - 10 Feb 1732 Died)
• Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara † (21 Jul 1732 Appointed - 5 May 1738 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
• Andrés Cabrejas Molina † (5 May 1738 Appointed - 4 Sep 1746 Died)
• Juan Domingo Manzano Carvajal † (4 May 1739 Appointed - 5 Sep 1750 Died)
• Francisco Castillo Vintimilla † (31 Jul 1747 Appointed - 15 Nov 1749 Died)
• Benito Marín, O.S.B. † (27 Apr 1750 Appointed - 10 Aug 1769 Died)
• Antonio Gómez de la Torre y Jaraveitia † (28 May 1770 Appointed - 23 Mar 1779 Died)
• Agustín Rubín Cevallos † (18 Sep 1780 Appointed - 8 Feb 1793 Died)
• Pedro Rubio-Benedicto Herrero † (21 Feb 1794 Appointed - 27 May 1795 Died)
• Diego Melo Portugal, O.S.A. † (18 Dec 1795 Appointed - 22 Jan 1816 Died)
• Andrés Esteban Gómez † (22 Jul 1816 Appointed - 17 Jun 1831 Died)
• Diego Martínez Carlón y Teruel † (24 Oct 1831 Appointed - 28 Aug 1836 Died)
• José Escolano Fenoy † (17 Dec 1847 Appointed - 21 Jul 1854 Died)
• Tomás Roda Rodríguez † (20 Dec 1857 Appointed - 11 Mar 1858 Died)
• Andrés Rosales Muñoz † (25 Jun 1858 Appointed - 27 Jul 1864 Appointed, Bishop of Almería)
• Antolín Monescillo y Viso † (27 Mar 1865 Appointed - 22 Jun 1878 Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia)
• Manuel María León González y Sánchez † (22 Jun 1877 Appointed - 20 Oct 1896 Died)
• Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez † (19 Apr 1897 Appointed - 16 Dec 1901 Appointed, Bishop of Madrid)
• Salvador Castellote y Pinazo † (26 Dec 1901 Appointed - 6 Dec 1906 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
• Juan José Laguarda y Fenollera † (6 Dec 1906 Appointed - 29 Apr 1909 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
• Juan Manuel Sanz y Saravia † (29 Apr 1909 Appointed - 19 Jun 1919 Died)
• Plácido Ángel Rey de Lemos, O.F.M. † (18 Jan 1917 Appointed - 18 Dec 1919 Appointed, Bishop of Lugo)
• Manuel Basulto y Jiménez † (18 Dec 1919 Appointed - 12 Aug 1936 Died)
• Rafael García y García de Castro † (29 Dec 1942 Appointed - 9 May 1953 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
• Felix Romero Menjibar † (16 Jan 1954 Appointed - 2 Jul 1970 Appointed, Archbishop of Valladolid)
• Miguel Peinado Peinado † (30 Apr 1971 Appointed - 31 May 1988 Retired)
• Santiago García Aracil (31 May 1988 Appointed - 9 Jul 2004 Appointed, Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz)
• Ramón del Hoyo López (19 May 2005 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
7th Century	Erected		Diocese of Jaén (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	780,000	780,000	100.0%	210	50	260	3,000		50	340	158	ap1951
1969	702,284	702,886	99.9%	289	109	398	1,764		174	1,305	135	ap1971
1980	676,000	677,756	99.7%	245	91	336	2,011		144	1,104	206	ap1981
1990	650,000	659,939	98.5%	356	68	424	1,533	1	118	922	212	ap1991
1999	630,000	648,551	97.1%	247	71	318	1,981		104	740	199	ap2000
2000	630,000	648,551	97.1%	232	72	304	2,072		88	440	199	ap2001
2001	631,000	649,662	97.1%	246	77	323	1,953		112	692	199	ap2002
2002	631,000	649,662	97.1%	243	57	300	2,103		78	603	198	ap2003
2003	631,000	649,662	97.1%	246	66	312	2,022		83	686	199	ap2004
2004	630,000	651,565	96.7%	246	62	308	2,045		86	631	199	ap2005
2006	655,000	660,284	99.2%	251	52	303	2,161		76	567	199	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Ramón del Hoyo López (Bishop: 19 May 2005 - )
• Santiago García Aracil (Bishop: 31 May 1988 to 9 Jul 2004)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Fernando Andrade Castro † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 6 Jul 1648 to 21 Feb 1664)
• Alonso Cristóbal Arguellada † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Jul 1550 to 1558)
• Juan Asensio †
• Manuel Basulto y Jiménez † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1919 to 12 Aug 1936)
• Andrés Cabrejas Molina † (Bishop: 5 May 1738 to 4 Sep 1746)
• Salvador Castellote y Pinazo † (Bishop: 26 Dec 1901 to 6 Dec 1906)
• Francisco Castillo Vintimilla † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1747 to 15 Nov 1749)
• Sancho Dávila Toledo † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1600 to 20 Jul 1615)
• Francisco Delgado López † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1566 to 2 Oct 1576)
• Diego de los Cobos Molina † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1560 to 8 Sep 1565)
• Diego de Deza, O.P. † (Bishop: 1498 to 1500)
• Diego Deza Tello † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1577 to 13 Sep 1579)
• José Escolano Fenoy † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1847 to 21 Jul 1854)
• Andrés Esteban Gómez † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1816 to 17 Jun 1831)
• Pedro Fernández de Jaén, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Mar 1525)
• Rafael García y García de Castro † (Bishop: 29 Dec 1942 to 9 May 1953)
• Antonio Gómez de la Torre y Jaraveitia † (Bishop: 28 May 1770 to 23 Mar 1779)
• Manuel María León González y Sánchez † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1877 to 20 Oct 1896)
• Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1897 to 16 Dec 1901)
• Juan José Laguarda y Fenollera † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1906 to 29 Apr 1909)
• Juan Domingo Manzano Carvajal † (Bishop: 4 May 1739 to 5 Sep 1750)
• Benito Marín, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1750 to 10 Aug 1769)
• Rodrigo Marín Rubio † (Bishop: 28 May 1714 to 10 Feb 1732)
• Diego Martínez Carlón y Teruel † (Bishop: 24 Oct 1831 to 28 Aug 1836)
• Francisco Martínez Cenicero † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1615 to 28 Nov 1617)
• Francisco Martínez de Cenicero † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1615 to 1619)
• Diego Melo Portugal, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1795 to 22 Jan 1816)
• Francisco Mendoza † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1538 to 1543)
• Esteban Gabriel Merino † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1523 to 28 Jul 1535)
• Antolín Monescillo y Viso † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1865 to 22 Jun 1878)
• Baltasar Moscoso y Sandoval † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1619 to 28 May 1646)
• Benito Omañana † (Bishop: 1708 to 19 Mar 1712)
• Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1732 to 5 May 1738)
• Pedro Pacheco Ladrón de Guevara † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1545 to 30 Apr 1554)
• Miguel Peinado Peinado † (Bishop: 30 Apr 1971 to 31 May 1988)
• Diego Tavera Ponce de Léon † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1555 to 28 Apr 1560)
• Juan Queipo de Llano Flores † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1647 to 1 Nov 1647)
• Plácido Ángel Rey de Lemos, O.F.M. † (Apostolic Administrator: 18 Jan 1917 to 18 Dec 1919)
• Tomás Roda Rodríguez † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1857 to 11 Mar 1858)
• Felix Romero Menjibar † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1954 to 2 Jul 1970)
• Andrés Rosales Muñoz † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1858 to 27 Jul 1864)
• Agustín Rubín Cevallos † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1780 to 8 Feb 1793)
• Pedro Rubio-Benedicto Herrero † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1794 to 27 May 1795)
• Bernardo Sandoval Rojas † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1596 to 19 Apr 1599)
• Juan Manuel Sanz y Saravia † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1909 to 19 Jun 1919)
• Francisco Sarmiento Mendoza † (Bishop: 27 May 1580 to 9 Jun 1595)