Málaga (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Antonio Dorado Soto, Bishop
Ramón Buxarrais Ventura, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 4 August 1486
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Granada
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Spain
Square Kilometers: 7,283 (2,813 Square Miles)
Web Site: http://www.diocesismalaga.es/
Mailing Address: Apartado oficial 31, 29071 Malaga; Calle Santa Maria 18, 29015 Malaga, Espana
Telephone: 952.22.43.86
Fax: 952.22.43.82

Past and Present Ordinaries

Bernardo Manrique, O.P. † (18 Feb 1541 Appointed - 25 Sep 1564 Died)
Francisco Blanco Salcedo † (13 Apr 1565 Appointed - 4 Jun 1574 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Francisco Pacheco de Córdoba † (30 Aug 1574 Appointed - 14 Jan 1587 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
Luis García Haro de Sotomayor † (7 Aug 1587 Appointed - 14 Aug 1597 Died)
Diego Aponte Quiñones, O.S. † (31 Aug 1598 Appointed - 24 Apr 1599 Died)
Tomás de Borja † (19 Jan 1600 Appointed - 30 Apr 1603 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
Juan Alonso Moscoso † (9 May 1603 Appointed - 21 Aug 1614 Died)
Luis Fernández de Córdoba † (9 Feb 1615 Appointed - 26 Oct 1622 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza y Ribera † (14 Nov 1622 Appointed - 27 Jan 1627 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
Gabriel Trejo y Paniagua † (28 Apr 1627 Appointed - 12 Feb 1630 Died)
Antonio Henriquez Porres, O.F.M. † (5 Sep 1633 Appointed - 20 Feb 1648 Died)
Alfonso de la Cueva-Benavides y Mendoza-Carrillo † (27 Jul 1648 Appointed - 10 Aug 1655 Died)
Diego Martínez Zarzosa † (31 Jan 1656 Appointed - 24 Jun 1658 Died)
Alonso Henríquez de Santo Tomás † ( 1664 Appointed - 1691 Died)
Francisco de San José, O.F.M. † ( 1704 Ordained Bishop - 2 Feb 1713 Died)
Manuel de Santo Tomás Mendoza, O.P. † (11 Dec 1713 Appointed - 19 Aug 1717 Died)
Giulio Alberoni † (6 Dec 1717 Appointed - 19 Nov 1725 Resigned)
Diego González Toro y Villalobos † (19 Nov 1725 Appointed - 5 May 1734 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
Gaspar de Molina y Oviedo, O.S.A. † (5 May 1734 Appointed - 30 Aug 1744 Died)
Juan Eulate Santacruz † (25 Jan 1745 Appointed - 16 Sep 1755 Died)
José Francis Laso de Castilla † (24 May 1755 Appointed - 19 Sep 1774 Died)
Juan Molina Lario y Navarro † (29 Jun 1776 Appointed - 5 Jun 1783 Died)
Manuel Ferrer y Figueredo † (14 Feb 1785 Appointed - 21 Jul 1799 Died)
José Vicente Lamadrid † (11 Aug 1800 Appointed - 9 Mar 1809 Died)
Ildefonso Cañedo Vigil † (25 Sep 1814 Appointed - 1 Mar 1825 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
Manuel Martínez Ferro, O. de M. † (28 Jan 1825 Appointed - 3 Jun 1827 Died)
Juan Francisco Martínez Castrillón † (28 Apr 1828 Appointed - )
Juan Nepomuceno Gómez Durán † (11 Apr 1829 Appointed - 30 Sep 1830 Died)
Juan José Bonel y Orbe † (27 Nov 1830 Appointed - 29 Jun 1833 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
José Gómez Navas, T.O.R. † ( 1833 Ordained Bishop - 26 Dec 1835 Died)
Salvador José Reyes García de Lara † (17 Jan 1848 Appointed - 5 Sep 1851 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
Juan Nepomuceno Cascallana Ordóñez † (5 Sep 1851 Appointed - 26 Feb 1868 Died)
Esteban Pérez Fernández † (22 Jun 1868 Appointed - 8 Oct 1878 Died)
Zeferino González y Díaz Tuñón, O.P. † (16 Jun 1874 Appointed - 21 Jun 1875 Resigned)
Manuel Gómez-Salazar y Lucio-Villegas † (28 Feb 1879 Appointed - 10 Jun 1886 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
Bl. Marcelo Spínola y Maestre † (10 Jun 1886 Appointed - 2 Dec 1895 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
Juan Muñoz y Herrera † (2 Dec 1895 Appointed - 26 Dec 1919 Died)
Bl. Manuel González y García † (22 Apr 1920 Appointed - 5 Aug 1935 Appointed, Bishop of Palencia)
Balbino Santos y Olivera † (5 Aug 1935 Appointed - 24 Nov 1946 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
Ángel Herrera Oria † (24 Apr 1947 Appointed - 19 Aug 1966 Retired)
Emilio Benavent Escuín † (7 Apr 1967 Appointed - 26 Aug 1968 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Granada)
Angel Suquía Goicoechea † (28 Nov 1969 Appointed - 13 Apr 1973 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Ramón Buxarrais Ventura (13 Apr 1973 Appointed - 11 Sep 1991 Resigned)
Antonio Dorado Soto (26 Mar 1993 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
4 August 1486	Erected		Diocese of Málaga (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 661,146 667,102 99.1% 145 107 252 2,623 162 1,510 193 ap1951

1970 977,992 983,896 99.4% 279 147 426 2,295 1 239 1,641 230 ap1971

1980 1,021,000 1,053,000 97.0% 290 184 474 2,154 273 1,560 258 ap1981

1990 1,100,000 1,302,000 84.5% 259 137 396 2,777 12 209 1,250 263 ap1991

1999 1,243,422 1,308,866 95.0% 267 92 359 3,463 14 150 978 249 ap2000

2000 1,235,653 1,300,688 95.0% 263 109 372 3,321 15 187 971 249 ap2001

2001 1,249,262 1,315,013 95.0% 267 116 383 3,261 14 168 971 250 ap2002

2002 1,302,478 1,371,029 95.0% 269 112 381 3,418 14 166 937 250 ap2003

2003 1,329,235 1,399,194 95.0% 269 123 392 3,390 16 194 909 250 ap2004

2004 1,371,185 1,443,353 95.0% 270 128 398 3,445 16 207 929 250 ap2005

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	661,146	667,102	99.1%	145	107	252	2,623		162	1,510	193	ap1951
1970	977,992	983,896	99.4%	279	147	426	2,295	1	239	1,641	230	ap1971
1980	1,021,000	1,053,000	97.0%	290	184	474	2,154		273	1,560	258	ap1981
1990	1,100,000	1,302,000	84.5%	259	137	396	2,777	12	209	1,250	263	ap1991
1999	1,243,422	1,308,866	95.0%	267	92	359	3,463	14	150	978	249	ap2000
2000	1,235,653	1,300,688	95.0%	263	109	372	3,321	15	187	971	249	ap2001
2001	1,249,262	1,315,013	95.0%	267	116	383	3,261	14	168	971	250	ap2002
2002	1,302,478	1,371,029	95.0%	269	112	381	3,418	14	166	937	250	ap2003
2003	1,329,235	1,399,194	95.0%	269	123	392	3,390	16	194	909	250	ap2004
2004	1,371,185	1,443,353	95.0%	270	128	398	3,445	16	207	929	250	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Giulio Alberoni † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1717 to 19 Nov 1725)
Antonio Añoveros Ataún † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Aug 1952 to 27 Oct 1954)
Diego Aponte Quiñones, O.S. † (Bishop: 31 Aug 1598 to 24 Apr 1599)
Emilio Benavent Escuín † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Dec 1954; Bishop: 7 Apr 1967 to 26 Aug 1968)
Francisco Blanco Salcedo † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1565 to 4 Jun 1574)
Juan José Bonel y Orbe † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1830 to 29 Jun 1833)
Tomás de Borja † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1600 to 30 Apr 1603)
Ildefonso Cañedo Vigil † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1814 to 1 Mar 1825)
Juan Nepomuceno Cascallana Ordóñez † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1851 to 26 Feb 1868)
Alfonso de la Cueva-Benavides y Mendoza-Carrillo † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1648 to 10 Aug 1655)
Francisco de San José, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1704 to 2 Feb 1713)
Juan Eulate Santacruz † (Bishop: 25 Jan 1745 to 16 Sep 1755)
Luis Fernández de Córdoba † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1615 to 26 Oct 1622)
Manuel Ferrer y Figueredo † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 14 Feb 1785 to 21 Jul 1799)
Luis García Haro de Sotomayor † (Bishop: 7 Aug 1587 to 14 Aug 1597)
Juan Nepomuceno Gómez Durán † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1829 to 30 Sep 1830)
José Gómez Navas, T.O.R. † (Bishop: 1833 to 26 Dec 1835)
Manuel Gómez-Salazar y Lucio-Villegas † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1879 to 10 Jun 1886)
Diego González Toro y Villalobos † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1725 to 5 May 1734)
Zeferino González y Díaz Tuñón, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1874 to 21 Jun 1875)
Bl. Manuel González y García † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Dec 1915; Bishop: 22 Apr 1920 to 5 Aug 1935)
Alonso Henríquez de Santo Tomás † (Bishop: 1664 to 1691)
Antonio Henriquez Porres, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1633 to 20 Feb 1648)
Ángel Herrera Oria † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1947 to 19 Aug 1966)
Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza y Ribera † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1622 to 27 Jan 1627)
José Vicente Lamadrid † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1800 to 9 Mar 1809)
Juan Molina Lario y Navarro † (Bishop: 29 Jun 1776 to 5 Jun 1783)
José Francis Laso de Castilla † (Bishop: 24 May 1755 to 19 Sep 1774)
Bernardo Manrique, O.P. † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1541 to 25 Sep 1564)
Juan Francisco Martínez Castrillón † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1828 - )
Manuel Martínez Ferro, O. de M. † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1825 to 3 Jun 1827)
Diego Martínez Zarzosa † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1656 to 24 Jun 1658)
Manuel de Santo Tomás Mendoza, O.P. † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1713 to 19 Aug 1717)
Gaspar de Molina y Oviedo, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 5 May 1734 to 30 Aug 1744)
Juan Alonso Moscoso † (Bishop: 9 May 1603 to 21 Aug 1614)
Juan Muñoz y Herrera † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1895 to 26 Dec 1919)
Francisco Pacheco de Córdoba † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1574 to 14 Jan 1587)
Esteban Pérez Fernández † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1868 to 8 Oct 1878)
Salvador José Reyes García de Lara † (Bishop: 17 Jan 1848 to 5 Sep 1851)
Raffaele Sansone Riario † (Apostolic Administrator: 12 Apr 1518)
Balbino Santos y Olivera † (Bishop: 5 Aug 1935 to 24 Nov 1946)
Bl. Marcelo Spínola y Maestre † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1886 to 2 Dec 1895)
Angel Suquía Goicoechea † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1969 to 13 Apr 1973)
Gabriel Trejo y Paniagua † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 28 Apr 1627 to 12 Feb 1630)

Diocese of Málaga

Dioecesis Malacitanus

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased