Diocese of Lleida

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Bishop(s) Vacant Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí, Bishop Emeritus Ramón Malla Call, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 31 October 1992 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tarragona Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Spain Square Kilometers: 2,887 (1,115 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.bisbatlleida.org/ Mailing Address: Apartado 29, Calle del Bisbe 1, 25002 Lleida, Espana Telephone: 973.26.86.28 Fax: 973.27.29.72

Historical Details

• Diocese of Lérida
  • Latin Name: Illerdensis
  • Erected: 5th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tarragona
  • Country: Spain

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Juan de Enguera, O.P. † (9 Dec 1510 Appointed - 1 Oct 1512 Appointed, Bishop of Tortosa)
• Jaime de Conchillos, O. de M. † (1 Oct 1512 Appointed - 4 Aug 1542 Died)
• Fernando de Loaces (Loazes), O.P. † (6 Aug 1543 Appointed - 28 Apr 1553 Appointed, Bishop of Tortosa)
• Juan Arias † (28 Apr 1553 Appointed - 13 Jul 1554 Died)
• Miguel Puig † (13 Apr 1556 Appointed - 21 Nov 1559 Died)
• Antonio Agustín † (8 Aug 1561 Appointed - 17 Dec 1576 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
• Miguel Thomas de Taxaquet † (8 Nov 1577 Appointed - 9 Jul 1578 Died)
• Carlos Domenech, C.R.S.A. † (22 Jun 1580 Appointed - 21 Oct 1581 Died)
• Benito Tocco, O.S.B. † (11 May 1583 Appointed - 31 Jan 1585 Died)
• Gaspar Juan de la Figuera † (12 Aug 1585 Appointed - 13 Feb 1586 Died)
• Juan Martínez de Villatoriel † (16 Jun 1586 Appointed - 19 Sep 1591 Died)
• Pedro de Aragón † (15 Apr 1592 Appointed - 21 Dec 1597 Died)
• Francisco Virgili † (27 Sep 1599 Appointed - 16 Oct 1620 Died)
• Pedro Antón Serra † (19 Apr 1621 Appointed - 17 Feb 1632 Died)
• Antonio Pérez, O.S.B. † (21 Feb 1633 Appointed - 28 Nov 1633 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
• Pedro Magarola Fontanet † (22 Mar 1634 Appointed - 20 Dec 1634 Died)
• Bernardo Caballero Paredes † (13 Aug 1635 Appointed - 13 Jan 1642 Appointed, Bishop of Oviedo)
• Pedro (de Santiago) Anglada Sánchez, O.S.A. † (14 Nov 1644 Appointed - 30 May 1650 Died)
• Miguel Escartín Arbeza, O. Cist. † (31 Jan 1656 Appointed - 21 Jul 1664 Appointed, Bishop of Tarazona)
• Francisco Solís Hervás, O. de M. † (18 Aug 1701 Appointed - 17 Jan 1714 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
• Francisco Olaso Hipenza, O.S.A. † (22 May 1714 Appointed - 6 May 1735 Died)
• Gregorio Galindo † (11 Apr 1736 Appointed - 11 Dec 1756 Died)
• Manuel Macías Pedrejón † (23 May 1757 Appointed - 27 Dec 1770 Died)
• Joaquín Antonio Sánchez Ferragudo † (17 Jun 1771 Appointed - 4 Apr 1783 Died)
• Jerónimo María Torres † (15 Dec 1783 Appointed - 23 Mar 1816 Died)
• Manuel Villar † (23 Sep 1816 Appointed - 31 Aug 1817 Died)
• Remigio de La Santa y Ortega † (6 Jun 1818 Appointed - 14 Nov 1818 Died)
• Simón Antonio Rentería Reyes † (19 Feb 1819 Appointed - 30 May 1824 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
• Pablo Colmenares, O.S.B. † (28 Sep 1824 Appointed - 20 Jun 1832 Died)
• Julián Alonso, O. Praem. † (24 Feb 1833 Appointed - 18 Feb 1844 Died)
• José Domingo Costa Borrás † (17 Dec 1847 Appointed - 7 Jan 1850 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
• Pedro Cirilo Uriz Labayru † (20 May 1850 Appointed - 23 Dec 1861 Appointed, Bishop of Pamplona)
• Mariano Puigllat Amigo † (21 May 1862 Appointed - 2 Feb 1870 Died)
• Tomás Costa y Fornaguera † (23 Sep 1875 Appointed - 27 May 1889 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
• José Meseguer y Costa † (30 Dec 1889 Appointed - 27 Mar 1905 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
• Juan Antonio Ruano Martín † (14 Dec 1905 Appointed - 7 Jan 1914 Died)
• José Miralles y Sbert † (28 May 1914 Appointed - 3 Jul 1925 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Barcelona)
• Manuel Irurita y Almándoz † (20 Dec 1926 Appointed - 13 Mar 1930 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
• Salvio Huix Miralpéix, C.O. † (28 Jan 1935 Appointed - 5 Aug 1936 Died)
• Juan Villar y Sanz † (10 Jun 1943 Appointed - 13 Feb 1947 Died)
• Aurelio del Pino Gómez † (24 Apr 1947 Appointed - 1 Apr 1967 Retired)
• Ramón Malla Call (24 Jul 1968 Appointed - 29 Oct 1999 Retired)
• Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí (29 Oct 1999 Appointed - 8 Mar 2007 Resigned)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Lérida
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Lérida (erected)
Diocese of Lleida
31 October 1992	Name Changed	Diocese of Lérida	Diocese of Lleida

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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
Diocese of Lérida
1950	222,707	222,967	99.9%	162	1	163	1,366		60	360	261	ap1951
1970	256,722	258,422	99.3%	210	55	265	968		164	506	225	ap1971
1980	249,177	251,052	99.3%	173	52	225	1,107		87	442	233	ap1981
1990	249,955	253,001	98.8%	155	45	200	1,249	5	76	378	235	ap1991
Diocese of Lleida
1999	191,275	194,693	98.2%	107	36	143	1,337	2	61	205	126	ap2000
2000	189,717	192,855	98.4%	110	36	146	1,299	2	61	200	126	ap2001
2001	187,908	192,430	97.7%	110	31	141	1,332	2	56	214	126	ap2002
2002	190,461	195,496	97.4%	108	38	146	1,304	2	60	214	126	ap2003
2003	192,835	196,373	98.2%	101	39	140	1,377	2	58	207	126	ap2004
2004	192,592	196,996	97.8%	102	39	141	1,365	2	62	211	126	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Antonio Agustín † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1561 to 17 Dec 1576)
• Julián Alonso, O. Praem. † (Bishop: 24 Feb 1833 to 18 Feb 1844)
• Pedro (de Santiago) Anglada Sánchez, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1644 to 30 May 1650)
• Pedro Antón Serra † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1621 to 17 Feb 1632)
• Pedro de Aragón † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1592 to 21 Dec 1597)
• Juan Arias † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1553 to 13 Jul 1554)
• Bernardo Caballero Paredes † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1635 to 13 Jan 1642)
• Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí (Bishop: 29 Oct 1999 to 8 Mar 2007)
• Pablo Colmenares, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1824 to 20 Jun 1832)
• Jaime de Conchillos, O. de M. † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1512 to 4 Aug 1542)
• José Domingo Costa Borrás † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1847 to 7 Jan 1850)
• Tomás Costa y Fornaguera † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1875 to 27 May 1889)
• Carlos Domenech, C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1580 to 21 Oct 1581)
• Juan de Enguera, O.P. † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1510 to 1 Oct 1512)
• Miguel Escartín Arbeza, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1656 to 21 Jul 1664)
• Gaspar Juan de la Figuera † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1585 to 13 Feb 1586)
• Gregorio Galindo † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1736 to 11 Dec 1756)
• Salvio Huix Miralpéix, C.O. † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1935 to 5 Aug 1936)
• Manuel Irurita y Almándoz † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1926 to 13 Mar 1930)
• Bernardo Jordán, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Apr 1535 to 1539)
• Remigio de La Santa y Ortega † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1818 to 14 Nov 1818)
• Fernando de Loaces (Loazes), O.P. † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1543 to 28 Apr 1553)
• Manuel Macías Pedrejón † (Bishop: 23 May 1757 to 27 Dec 1770)
• Pedro Magarola Fontanet † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1634 to 20 Dec 1634)
• Ramón Malla Call (Bishop: 24 Jul 1968 to 29 Oct 1999)
• Juan Martínez de Villatoriel † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1586 to 19 Sep 1591)
• José Meseguer y Costa † (Bishop: 30 Dec 1889 to 27 Mar 1905)
• José Miralles y Sbert † (Bishop: 28 May 1914 to 3 Jul 1925)
• Francisco Olaso Hipenza, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 22 May 1714 to 6 May 1735)
• Antonio Pérez, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1633 to 28 Nov 1633)
• Aurelio del Pino Gómez † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1947 to 1 Apr 1967)
• Miguel Puig † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1556 to 21 Nov 1559)
• Mariano Puigllat Amigo † (Bishop: 21 May 1862 to 2 Feb 1870)
• Simón Antonio Rentería Reyes † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1819 to 30 May 1824)
• Juan Antonio Ruano Martín † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1905 to 7 Jan 1914)
• Benito Sabater, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Nov 1548)
• Joaquín Antonio Sánchez Ferragudo † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1771 to 4 Apr 1783)
• Francisco Solís Hervás, O. de M. † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1701 to 17 Jan 1714)
• Miguel Thomas de Taxaquet † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1577 to 9 Jul 1578)
• Benito Tocco, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 11 May 1583 to 31 Jan 1585)
• Jerónimo de Toro, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jul 1539 - )
• Jerónimo María Torres † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1783 to 23 Mar 1816)
• Pedro Cirilo Uriz Labayru † (Bishop: 20 May 1850 to 23 Dec 1861)
• Manuel Villar † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Sep 1815; Bishop: 23 Sep 1816 to 31 Aug 1817)
• Juan Villar y Sanz † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1943 to 13 Feb 1947)
• Francisco Virgili † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1599 to 16 Oct 1620)