Plasencia (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Amadeo Rodríguez Magro, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 1189
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Spain
Square Kilometers: 10,000 (3,862 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisplasencia.org/
Mailing Address: Plaza de la Catedral s/n, 10600 Plasencia [Caceres], Espana
Telephone: 927.41.14.12; 927.41.31.62
Fax: 927.41.41.59

Past and Present Ordinaries

Juan de Carvajal † (10 Aug 1446 Appointed - 6 Dec 1469 Died)
Gómez de Toledo Solís † (22 Dec 1508 Appointed - 1521 Died)
Gutierre Vargas de Carvajal † (25 May 1524 Appointed - 27 Apr 1559 Died)
Pedro Ponce de Léon † (26 Jan 1560 Appointed - 17 Jan 1573 Died)
Martín de Córdoba Mendoza, O.P. † (4 Jun 1574 Appointed - 13 Jun 1578 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
Francisco Tello Sandoval † (13 Jun 1578 Appointed - 8 Jul 1580 Died)
Andrés de Noronha † (11 Sep 1581 Appointed - 3 Aug 1586 Died)
Juan Ochoa Salazar † (7 Aug 1587 Appointed - 9 Mar 1594 Died)
Pedro González Acevedo † (5 Dec 1594 Appointed - 20 Nov 1609 Died)
Enrique Enríquez, O.S.A. † (21 Jun 1610 Appointed - 22 Jan 1622 Died)
Sancho Dávila Toledo † (11 Jul 1622 Appointed - 6 Dec 1626 Died)
Plácido Pacheco de Haro, O.S.B. † (18 Jul 1623 Appointed - 5 Oct 1639 Died)
Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza y Ribera † (27 Jan 1627 Appointed - 22 Oct 1634 Died)
Cristóbal Lobera Torres † (2 Dec 1630 Appointed - 21 Oct 1632 Died)
Diego Arce Reinoso † (8 Oct 1640 Appointed - 1652 Resigned)
Juan Lozano, O.S.A. † (26 Apr 1677 Appointed - 3 Jul 1679 Died)
Bartolomé de Ocampo y Mata † ( 1699 Appointed - 1703 Died)
Bartolomé Cernuda Rico y Piñeros † (22 May 1713 Appointed - Apr 1715 Died)
Francisco Eustaquio Perea Porras † (23 Sep 1715 Appointed - 3 Jul 1720 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
Juan Montalbán Gómez, O.P. † (16 Sep 1720 Appointed - 12 Nov 1720 Died)
Francisco Laso de la Vega Córdova, O.P. † (28 May 1721 Appointed - 14 Jul 1738 Died)
Pedro Manuel Dávila Cárdenas † (19 Dec 1738 Appointed - 25 Jun 1742 Died)
Plácido Bailés Padilla, O.S.A. † (26 Nov 1742 Appointed - Jan 1747 Died)
Francisco Antonio Bustamante Jiménez † (21 Jul 1747 Appointed - 27 Jul 1749 Died)
José Ignacio Rodríguez Cornejo † (13 Feb 1750 Appointed - 1755 Died)
Pedro Gómez de la Torre † (24 May 1756 Appointed - Aug 1759 Died)
Juan Francisco Manrique Lara † (21 Apr 1760 Appointed - 18 Jan 1765 Died)
Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana y Butrón † (5 Jun 1765 Appointed - 14 Apr 1766 Appointed, Archbishop of México, Federal District)
José González Laso Santos de San Pedro † (21 Jul 1766 Appointed - 1803 Died)
Lorenzo Igual Soria † (16 May 1803 Appointed - 14 Sep 1814 Died)
Antonio Carrillo Mayoral † (10 Jul 1815 Appointed - 19 Mar 1826 Died)
Cipriano Sánchez Varela † (3 Jul 1826 Appointed - 13 Mar 1848 Died)
José Avila Lamas † (27 Sep 1852 Appointed - 27 Sep 1857 Appointed, Bishop of Orense)
Bernardo Conde Corral, O. Praem. † (21 Dec 1857 Appointed - 16 Mar 1863 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)
Gregoria María López Zaragoza † (21 Dec 1863 Appointed - 3 May 1869 Died)
Pedro Casas y Souto † (23 Sep 1875 Appointed - 26 Jul 1906 Died)
Francisco Jarrín y Moro † (6 Dec 1906 Appointed - 3 Nov 1912 Died)
Manuel Torres y Torres † (18 Jul 1913 Appointed - 4 Jul 1914 Died)
Angel Regueras y López † (26 May 1915 Appointed - 26 Oct 1923 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
Justo Rivas Fernández † (18 Dec 1924 Appointed - 16 Jul 1930 Died)
Feliciano Rocha Pizarro † (28 Jan 1935 Appointed - 16 Aug 1945 Died)
Juan Pedro Zarranz y Pueyo † (16 Feb 1946 Appointed - 14 Nov 1973 Died)
Antonio Vilaplana Molina (17 Sep 1976 Appointed - 9 Feb 1987 Appointed, Bishop of León)
Santiago Martínez Acebes † (5 Jan 1988 Appointed - 30 Oct 1992 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
Carlos López Hernández (15 Mar 1994 Appointed - 9 Jan 2003 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
Amadeo Rodríguez Magro (3 Jul 2003 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1189	Erected		Diocese of Plasencia (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 334,000 335,000 99.7% 200 25 225 1,484 45 450 168 ap1951

1970 325,000 325,000 100.0% 261 46 307 1,058 111 665 166 ap1971

1976 310,000 310,000 100.0% 188 40 228 1,359 70 532 204 ap1981

1990 268,000 273,100 98.1% 170 30 200 1,340 49 466 201 ap1991

1999 271,646 273,687 99.3% 170 31 201 1,351 44 416 201 ap2000

2000 270,915 271,720 99.7% 166 44 210 1,290 56 419 201 ap2001

2001 271,026 274,644 98.7% 158 31 189 1,434 51 406 201 ap2002

2002 270,494 274,561 98.5% 173 31 204 1,325 48 433 201 ap2003

2003 270,463 275,793 98.1% 172 8 180 1,502 27 435 201 ap2004

2004 266,724 272,654 97.8% 171 8 179 1,490 38 408 201 ap2005

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	334,000	335,000	99.7%	200	25	225	1,484	45	450	168	ap1951
1970	325,000	325,000	100.0%	261	46	307	1,058	111	665	166	ap1971
1976	310,000	310,000	100.0%	188	40	228	1,359	70	532	204	ap1981
1990	268,000	273,100	98.1%	170	30	200	1,340	49	466	201	ap1991
1999	271,646	273,687	99.3%	170	31	201	1,351	44	416	201	ap2000
2000	270,915	271,720	99.7%	166	44	210	1,290	56	419	201	ap2001
2001	271,026	274,644	98.7%	158	31	189	1,434	51	406	201	ap2002
2002	270,494	274,561	98.5%	173	31	204	1,325	48	433	201	ap2003
2003	270,463	275,793	98.1%	172	8	180	1,502	27	435	201	ap2004
2004	266,724	272,654	97.8%	171	8	179	1,490	38	408	201	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Miguel Alviter, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Apr 1502)
Diego Arce Reinoso † (Bishop: 8 Oct 1640 to 1652)
José Avila Lamas † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1852 to 27 Sep 1857)
Plácido Bailés Padilla, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1742 to Jan 1747)
Francisco Antonio Bustamante Jiménez † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1747 to 27 Jul 1749)
Antonio Carrillo Mayoral † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1815 to 19 Mar 1826)
Juan de Carvajal † (Bishop: 10 Aug 1446 to 6 Dec 1469)
Pedro Casas y Souto † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1875 to 26 Jul 1906)
Bartolomé Cernuda Rico y Piñeros † (Bishop: 22 May 1713 to Apr 1715)
Bernardo Conde Corral, O. Praem. † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1857 to 16 Mar 1863)
Martín de Córdoba Mendoza, O.P. † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1574 to 13 Jun 1578)
Pedro Manuel Dávila Cárdenas † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1738 to 25 Jun 1742)
Sancho Dávila Toledo † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1622 to 6 Dec 1626)
Sancho Díaz de Trujillo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Sep 1539 to 1546)
Enrique Enríquez, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1610 to 22 Jan 1622)
Pedro Gómez de la Torre † (Bishop: 24 May 1756 to Aug 1759)
Jerónimo González † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Oct 1622)
Pedro González Acevedo † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1594 to 20 Nov 1609)
José González Laso Santos de San Pedro † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1766 to 1803)
Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza y Ribera † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1627 to 22 Oct 1634)
Lorenzo Igual Soria † (Bishop: 16 May 1803 to 14 Sep 1814)
Francisco Jarrín y Moro † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1906 to 3 Nov 1912)
Francisco Laso de la Vega Córdova, O.P. † (Bishop: 28 May 1721 to 14 Jul 1738)
Cristóbal Lobera Torres † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1630 to 21 Oct 1632)
Gregoria María López Zaragoza † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1863 to 3 May 1869)
Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana y Butrón † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1765 to 14 Apr 1766)
Juan Lozano, O.S.A. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 26 Apr 1677 to 3 Jul 1679)
Juan Francisco Manrique Lara † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1760 to 18 Jan 1765)
Santiago Martínez Acebes † (Bishop: 5 Jan 1988 to 30 Oct 1992)
Juan Montalbán Gómez, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1720 to 12 Nov 1720)
Andrés de Noronha † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1581 to 3 Aug 1586)
Bartolomé de Ocampo y Mata † (Bishop: 1699 to 1703)
Juan Ochoa Salazar † (Bishop: 7 Aug 1587 to 9 Mar 1594)
Plácido Pacheco de Haro, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1623 to 5 Oct 1639)
Francisco Eustaquio Perea Porras † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1715 to 3 Jul 1720)
Pedro Ponce de Léon † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1560 to 17 Jan 1573)
Angel Regueras y López † (Bishop: 26 May 1915 to 26 Oct 1923)
Justo Rivas Fernández † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1924 to 16 Jul 1930)
Feliciano Rocha Pizarro † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1935 to 16 Aug 1945)
José Ignacio Rodríguez Cornejo † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1750 to 1755)
Cipriano Sánchez Varela † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1826 to 13 Mar 1848)
Francisco Tello Sandoval † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1578 to 8 Jul 1580)
Gómez de Toledo Solís † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1508 to 1521)
Manuel Torres y Torres † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1913 to 4 Jul 1914)
Gutierre Vargas de Carvajal † (Bishop: 25 May 1524 to 27 Apr 1559)
Juan Pedro Zarranz y Pueyo † (Bishop: 16 Feb 1946 to 14 Nov 1973)

Diocese of Plasencia

Dioecesis Placentinus in Hispania

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased