Diocese of Orense

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Bishop(s) Luis Quinteiro Fiuza, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 5th Century Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Spain Square Kilometers: 5,281 (2,039 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.obispadodeourense.com/ Mailing Address: Apartado 142, Rua do Progreso 26, 32080 Ourense, Espana Telephone: 988.366.141 Fax: 988.366.142

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Juan de Torquemada, O.P. † (11 Jul 1442 Appointed - 1445 Resigned)
• Antonio Pallavicini Gentili † ( 1486 Appointed - 10 Sep 1507 Died)
• Orlando Carretto della Rovere † (1 Oct 1511 Appointed - 12 Aug 1512 Appointed, Archbishop of Avignon)
• Fernando Valdés † (12 Jan 1530 Appointed - 1 Jul 1532 Appointed, Bishop of Oviedo)
• Rodrigo Mendoza Manrique † (12 Jul 1532 Appointed - 11 Jul 1537 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
• Antonio Ramírez de Haro † (11 Jul 1537 Appointed - 18 Aug 1539 Appointed, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo)
• Fernando Niño de Guevara † (18 Aug 1539 Appointed - 22 Mar 1542 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
• Francisco Manrique de Lara † (29 Mar 1542 Appointed - 24 Apr 1556 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
• Francisco Blanco Salcedo † (12 Jun 1556 Appointed - 13 Apr 1565 Appointed, Bishop of Málaga)
• Fernando Tricio Arenzana † (13 Apr 1565 Appointed - 13 Jun 1578 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
• Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada † (7 Jul 1578 Appointed - 27 Jul 1587 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
• Pedro González Acevedo † (27 Jul 1587 Appointed - 5 Dec 1594 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
• Miguel Ares Canaval † (19 Dec 1594 Appointed - 1 Jan 1611 Died)
• Sebastián Bricianos, O.F.M. † (17 Aug 1611 Appointed - 5 Jan 1617 Died)
• Pedro Ruiz Valdivieso † (2 Oct 1617 Appointed - Jun 1621 Died)
• Juan de la Torre Ayala † (25 Oct 1621 Appointed - 7 Jan 1626 Appointed, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo)
• Juan Venido Castilla, O.F.M. † (19 Jan 1626 Appointed - 17 Mar 1631 Died)
• Diego Zúñiga Sotomayor † (12 May 1631 Appointed - 9 Jan 1634 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)
• Luis García Rodríguez † (23 Jan 1634 Appointed - 9 Feb 1637 Appointed, Bishop of Astorga)
• Juan Velasco Acevedo † (2 Mar 1637 Appointed - 8 Feb 1642 Died)
• Antonio Paiño Sevilla † (13 Jul 1643 Appointed - 18 Aug 1653 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)
• Juan Arteaga Dicastillo † (11 Apr 1707 Appointed - 17 Sep 1707 Died)
• Marcelino Siuri Navarro † (3 Oct 1708 Appointed - 1 Oct 1717 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
• Juan Muñoz de la Cueva, O.SS.T. † (1 Oct 1717 Appointed - 2 Jun 1728 Died)
• Andrés Cid de San Pedro Fernández, O. Cist. † (15 Nov 1728 Appointed - 8 Jun 1734 Died)
• Ramón Francisco Agustín Eura, O.S.A. † (27 Jan 1738 Appointed - 11 Dec 1763 Died)
• Francisco Galindo Sanz, O.M. † (4 May 1764 Appointed - 23 Feb 1769 Died)
• Alsonso Francisco Arango † (11 Sep 1769 Appointed - 11 Feb 1775 Died)
• Pedro Benito Antonio Quevedo y Quintano † (15 Apr 1776 Appointed - 28 Mar 1818 Died)
• Dámaso Egidio Iglesias Lago † (21 Dec 1818 Appointed - 13 Nov 1840 Died)
• Pedro José Zarandia Endara † (17 Dec 1847 Appointed - 5 Sep 1851 Appointed, Bishop of Huesca)
• Luis de la Lastra y Cuesta † (18 Mar 1852 Appointed - 3 Aug 1857 Appointed, Archbishop of Valladolid)
• José Avila Lamas † (27 Sep 1857 Appointed - 2 Feb 1866 Died)
• José La Cuesta Maroto † (25 Jun 1866 Appointed - 5 Mar 1871 Died)
• Cesáreo Rodrigo y Rodríguez † (23 Sep 1875 Appointed - 1895 Died)
• Pascual Carrascosa y Gabaldón † (2 Dec 1895 Appointed - 15 May 1904 Died)
• Eustaquio Ilundáin y Esteban † (14 Nov 1904 Appointed - 16 Dec 1920 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
• Florencio Cerviño y González † (7 Mar 1921 Appointed - 31 Jan 1941 Died)
• Francisco Blanco Nájera † (8 Aug 1944 Appointed - 15 Jan 1952 Died)
• Angel Temiño Sáiz † (8 Oct 1952 Appointed - 15 May 1987 Retired)
• José Diéguez Reboredo (15 May 1987 Appointed - 7 Jun 1996 Appointed, Bishop of Tui-Vigo)
• Carlos Osoro Sierra (27 Dec 1996 Appointed - 7 Jan 2002 Appointed, Archbishop of Oviedo)
• Luis Quinteiro Fiuza (3 Aug 2002 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Orense (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	408,565	410,260	99.6%	520	52	572	714		85	263	684	ap1951
1970	380,335	381,061	99.8%	560	74	634	599		109	504	656	ap1971
1980	385,200	386,000	99.8%	480	78	558	690		124	351	734	ap1981
1990	316,513	317,628	99.6%	427	55	482	656		89	315	737	ap1991
1999	311,715	312,450	99.8%	379	41	420	742		109	358	735	ap2000
2000	311,670	312,400	99.8%	372	40	412	756		117	354	735	ap2001
2001	310,795	311,530	99.8%	366	38	404	769		101	349	735	ap2002
2002	311,652	312,400	99.8%	359	37	396	787		97	346	735	ap2003
2003	314,107	315,407	99.6%	360	36	396	793		97	357	735	ap2004
2004	314,107	315,407	99.6%	358	35	393	799		79	352	735	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Alsonso Francisco Arango † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1769 to 11 Feb 1775)
• Miguel Ares Canaval † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1594 to 1 Jan 1611)
• Juan Arteaga Dicastillo † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1707 to 17 Sep 1707)
• José Avila Lamas † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1857 to 2 Feb 1866)
• Francisco Blanco Nájera † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1944 to 15 Jan 1952)
• Francisco Blanco Salcedo † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1556 to 13 Apr 1565)
• Sebastián Bricianos, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1611 to 5 Jan 1617)
• Pascual Carrascosa y Gabaldón † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1895 to 15 May 1904)
• Orlando Carretto della Rovere † (Apostolic Administrator: 1 Oct 1511 to 12 Aug 1512)
• Florencio Cerviño y González † (Bishop: 7 Mar 1921 to 31 Jan 1941)
• Andrés Cid de San Pedro Fernández, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1728 to 8 Jun 1734)
• José Diéguez Reboredo (Bishop: 15 May 1987 to 7 Jun 1996)
• Ramón Francisco Agustín Eura, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1738 to 11 Dec 1763)
• Francisco Galindo Sanz, O.M. † (Bishop: 4 May 1764 to 23 Feb 1769)
• Luis García Rodríguez † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1634 to 9 Feb 1637)
• Pedro González Acevedo † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1587 to 5 Dec 1594)
• Fernando Niño de Guevara † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1539 to 22 Mar 1542)
• Dámaso Egidio Iglesias Lago † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1818 to 13 Nov 1840)
• Eustaquio Ilundáin y Esteban † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1904 to 16 Dec 1920)
• José La Cuesta Maroto † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1866 to 5 Mar 1871)
• Luis de la Lastra y Cuesta † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1852 to 3 Aug 1857)
• Francisco Manrique de Lara † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1542 to 24 Apr 1556)
• Rodrigo Mendoza Manrique † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1532 to 11 Jul 1537)
• Juan Muñoz de la Cueva, O.SS.T. † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1717 to 2 Jun 1728)
• Carlos Osoro Sierra (Bishop: 27 Dec 1996 to 7 Jan 2002)
• Antonio Paiño Sevilla † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1643 to 18 Aug 1653)
• Antonio Pallavicini Gentili † (Bishop: 1486 to 10 Sep 1507)
• Pedro Benito Antonio Quevedo y Quintano † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1776 to 28 Mar 1818)
• Luis Quinteiro Fiuza (Bishop: 3 Aug 2002)
• Antonio Ramírez de Haro † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1537 to 18 Aug 1539)
• Cesáreo Rodrigo y Rodríguez † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1875 to 1895)
• Pedro Ruiz Valdivieso † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 2 Oct 1617 to Jun 1621)
• Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada † (Bishop: 7 Jul 1578 to 27 Jul 1587)
• Rodrigo de San Ginés, O. Cist. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Apr 1501)
• Marcelino Siuri Navarro † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1708 to 1 Oct 1717)
• Angel Temiño Sáiz † (Bishop: 8 Oct 1952 to 15 May 1987)
• Juan de Torquemada, O.P. † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1442 to 1445)
• Juan de la Torre Ayala † (Bishop: 25 Oct 1621 to 7 Jan 1626)
• Fernando Tricio Arenzana † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1565 to 13 Jun 1578)
• Fernando Valdés † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1530 to 1 Jul 1532)
• Sebastián de Valladolid, O. Cist. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Sep 1536 to 1544)
• Juan Velasco Acevedo † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1637 to 8 Feb 1642)
• Juan Venido Castilla, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1626 to 17 Mar 1631)
• Pedro José Zarandia Endara † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1847 to 5 Sep 1851)
• Diego Zúñiga Sotomayor † (Bishop: 12 May 1631 to 9 Jan 1634)