Salamanca (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Carlos López Hernández, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 10th Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Valladolid
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Spain
Square Kilometers: 7,876 (3,042 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdesalamanca.com/
Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle Rosario 18-28, 37001 Salamanca, Espana
Telephone: 923.12.89.00
Fax: 923.12.89.01

Past and Present Ordinaries

Raffaele Sansone Riario † (8 Jul 1482 Appointed - 15 Jan 1483 Appointed, Administrator of Osma)
Oliviero Carafa † (16 Nov 1491 Appointed - 23 Jun 1494 Resigned)
Diego de Deza, O.P. † (23 Jun 1494 Appointed - 14 Feb 1498 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
Juan de Castilla † ( 1498 Appointed - 1510 Died)
Francisco Bobadilla † (18 Nov 1510 Appointed - 29 Aug 1529 Died)
Luis Cabeza de Vaca † (22 Jun 1530 Appointed - 14 Apr 1537 Appointed, Bishop of Palencia)
Rodrigo Mendoza Manrique † (11 Jul 1537 Appointed - 4 Nov 1545 Died)
Pedro Castro Lemos † (20 Feb 1545 Appointed - 5 Jun 1553 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
Pedro Acuña Avellaneda † (5 Jun 1555 Appointed - 24 Sep 1555 Died)
Francisco Manrique de Lara † (24 Apr 1556 Appointed - 26 Jun 1560 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
Pedro González Mendoza † (26 Jun 1560 Appointed - 10 Sep 1574 Died)
Francisco Soto Salazar † (15 Feb 1576 Appointed - 21 Jan 1578 Died)
Fernando Tricio Arenzana † (13 Jun 1578 Appointed - 9 Oct 1578 Died)
Jerónimo Manrique de Lara † (9 Jan 1579 Appointed - 19 Sep 1593 Died)
Pedro Junco Posada † (3 Apr 1598 Appointed - 3 May 1602 Died)
Luis Fernández de Córdoba † (20 Nov 1602 Appointed - 9 Feb 1615 Appointed, Bishop of Málaga)
Diego Ordóñez, O.F.M. † (6 Jul 1615 Appointed - 22 Dec 1615 Died)
Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza y Ribera † (5 Sep 1616 Appointed - 17 Mar 1621 Appointed, Bishop of Pamplona)
Antonio Corrionero † (17 May 1621 Appointed - 4 Apr 1633 Died)
Cristóbal de la Cámara y Murga † (7 May 1635 Appointed - 29 Apr 1641 Died)
Juan Valenzuela Velázquez † (24 Mar 1642 Appointed - 2 Feb 1645 Died)
Juan Ortiz de Zárate † (21 Aug 1645 Appointed - 24 Apr 1646 Died)
Francisco Diego Alarcón y Covarrubias † (18 Oct 1645 Appointed - 10 Feb 1648 Appointed, Bishop of Pamplona)
Juan Ortiz de Zárate † (30 Nov 1645 Ordained Bishop - 24 Apr 1646 Died)
Pedro Carrillo y Acuña † (27 Jul 1648 Confirmed - 30 Aug 1655 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Juan Pérez Delgado † (11 Oct 1655 Appointed - 15 Jan 1657 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
Antonio Peña Hermosa † ( 1657 Appointed - 1658 Appointed, Bishop of Málaga)
Francisco Díaz de Cabrera † ( 1660 Appointed - 22 Aug 1661 Died)
Gabriel de Esparza Pérez † (13 Mar 1662 Appointed - 2 Jun 1670 Appointed, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada)
Francisco de Seijas Losada † (30 Jun 1670 Appointed - 28 Apr 1681 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Pedro de Salazar Gutiérrez de Toledo, O. de M. † (2 Jun 1681 Appointed - 16 Sep 1686 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
José Cosio Barreda † (3 Mar 1687 Appointed - 13 Apr 1689 Died)
Martín Ascargorta † (7 Nov 1689 Appointed - 18 May 1693 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
Francisco Calderón de la Barca Nieto † (20 Jul 1693 Appointed - 25 Feb 1712 Died)
Silvestre García Escalona † (13 Jun 1714 Confirmed - 20 Apr 1729 Died)
José Sancho Granado † (23 Dec 1729 Confirmed - 30 Sep 1748 Died)
José Zorrilla Sanmartín † (20 Jan 1749 Appointed - 30 Sep 1762 Died)
Felipe Beltrán Serrano † (18 Jul 1763 Appointed - 30 Nov 1783 Died)
Andrés José Barco Espinosa † (27 Jun 1785 Appointed - 17 Apr 1794 Died)
Felipe Antonio Fernández Vallejo † (12 Sep 1794 Appointed - 18 Dec 1797 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Antonio Tavira Almazán † (14 Aug 1798 Appointed - 8 Jan 1807 Died)
Gerardo José Andrés Vázquez Parga, O. Cist. † (3 Aug 1807 Appointed - 16 Sep 1821 Died)
Agustín Lorenzo Varela Temes † (12 Jul 1824 Confirmed - 21 Mar 1849 Died)
Salvador Sanz Grado † (7 Jan 1850 Confirmed - 21 Jan 1851 Died)
Antolín García Lozano † (5 Sep 1851 Confirmed - 15 May 1852 Died)
Fernando de la Puente y Primo de Rivera † (27 Sep 1852 Confirmed - 25 Sep 1857 Confirmed, Archbishop of Burgos)
Anastasio Rodrigo Yusto † (25 Sep 1857 Confirmed - 20 Sep 1867 Confirmed, Archbishop of Burgos)
Joaquín Lluch y Garriga, O.C.D. † (13 Mar 1868 Appointed - 16 Jan 1874 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
Narciso Martínez Izquierdo † (16 Jan 1874 Appointed - 27 Mar 1885 Appointed, Bishop of Madrid)
Tomás Jenaro de Cámara y Castro, O.S.A. † (27 Mar 1885 Appointed - 17 May 1904 Died)
Francisco Javier Valdés y Noriega, O.S.A. † (14 Nov 1904 Appointed - 22 Jan 1913 Died)
Julián de Diego y García Alcolea † (18 Jul 1913 Appointed - 27 Jul 1923 Appointed, Patriarch of West Indies)
Ángel Regueras y López † (26 Oct 1923 Appointed - 28 Dec 1924 Died)
Francisco Frutos y Valiente † (14 Dec 1925 Appointed - 24 Jan 1933 Died)
Enrique Pla y Deniel † (28 Jan 1935 Appointed - 31 Oct 1941 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
Francisco Barbado y Viejo, O.P. † (10 Apr 1942 Appointed - 29 Apr 1964 Died)
Mauro Rubio Repullés † (7 Jul 1964 Appointed - 12 May 1995 Retired)
Braulio Rodríguez Plaza (12 May 1995 Appointed - 28 Aug 2002 Appointed, Archbishop of Valladolid)
Carlos López Hernández (9 Jan 2003 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
10th Century	Erected		Diocese of Salamanca (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 250,000 250,000 100.0% 390 175 565 442 635 1,472 287 ap1951

1969 267,623 267,791 99.9% 408 375 783 341 581 1,881 199 ap1971

1980 301,000 303,000 99.3% 333 226 559 538 461 1,175 324 ap1981

1990 288,000 290,000 99.3% 324 240 564 510 510 1,080 323 ap1991

1999 280,800 289,800 96.9% 198 86 284 988 3 309 712 405 ap2000

2000 280,000 288,800 97.0% 199 66 265 1,056 3 166 590 405 ap2001

2001 280,000 287,000 97.6% 199 96 295 949 3 413 558 405 ap2002

2002 280,000 286,000 97.9% 199 147 346 809 2 495 523 405 ap2003

2003 275,000 280,000 98.2% 199 230 429 641 2 555 500 405 ap2004

2004 275,000 280,000 98.2% 192 200 392 701 2 525 480 405 ap2005

2010 296,000 302,200 97.9% 200 245 445 665 4 361 983 411 ap2011

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	250,000	250,000	100.0%	390	175	565	442		635	1,472	287	ap1951
1969	267,623	267,791	99.9%	408	375	783	341		581	1,881	199	ap1971
1980	301,000	303,000	99.3%	333	226	559	538		461	1,175	324	ap1981
1990	288,000	290,000	99.3%	324	240	564	510		510	1,080	323	ap1991
1999	280,800	289,800	96.9%	198	86	284	988	3	309	712	405	ap2000
2000	280,000	288,800	97.0%	199	66	265	1,056	3	166	590	405	ap2001
2001	280,000	287,000	97.6%	199	96	295	949	3	413	558	405	ap2002
2002	280,000	286,000	97.9%	199	147	346	809	2	495	523	405	ap2003
2003	275,000	280,000	98.2%	199	230	429	641	2	555	500	405	ap2004
2004	275,000	280,000	98.2%	192	200	392	701	2	525	480	405	ap2005
2010	296,000	302,200	97.9%	200	245	445	665	4	361	983	411	ap2011

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Pedro Acuña Avellaneda † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1555 to 24 Sep 1555)
Francisco Diego Alarcón y Covarrubias † (Bishop: 18 Oct 1645 to 10 Feb 1648)
Enrique Almaraz y Santos † (Priest: 1874 to 19 Jan 1893)
Martín Ascargorta † (Bishop: 7 Nov 1689 to 18 May 1693)
Francisco Barbado y Viejo, O.P. † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1942 to 29 Apr 1964)
Fernando del Barco, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Feb 1521 to 1548)
Andrés José Barco Espinosa † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1785 to 17 Apr 1794)
Felipe Beltrán Serrano † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1763 to 30 Nov 1783)
Francisco Bobadilla † (Bishop: 18 Nov 1510 to 29 Aug 1529)
Luis Cabeza de Vaca † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1530 to 14 Apr 1537)
Francisco Calderón de la Barca Nieto † (Bishop: 20 Jul 1693 to 25 Feb 1712)
Tomás Jenaro de Cámara y Castro, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1885 to 17 May 1904)
Cristóbal de la Cámara y Murga † (Bishop: 7 May 1635 to 29 Apr 1641)
Oliviero Carafa † (Administrator: 16 Nov 1491 to 23 Jun 1494)
Pedro Carrillo y Acuña † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1648 to 30 Aug 1655)
Juan de Castilla † (Bishop: 1498 to 1510)
Pedro Castro Lemos † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1545 to 5 Jun 1553)
Antonio Corrionero † (Bishop: 17 May 1621 to 4 Apr 1633)
José Cosio Barreda † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1687 to 13 Apr 1689)
Diego de Deza, O.P. † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1494 to 14 Feb 1498)
Francisco Díaz de Cabrera † (Bishop: 1660 to 22 Aug 1661)
Julián de Diego y García Alcolea † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1913 to 27 Jul 1923)
Gabriel de Esparza Pérez † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1662 to 2 Jun 1670)
Luis Fernández de Córdoba † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1602 to 9 Feb 1615)
Felipe Antonio Fernández Vallejo † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1794 to 18 Dec 1797)
Jaime Flores Martin, P.S.O.D. † (Priest: 20 Sep 1930 to 22 Feb 1960)
Francisco Frutos y Valiente † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1925 to 24 Jan 1933)
Silvestre García Escalona † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1714 to 20 Apr 1729)
Antolín García Lozano † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1851 to 15 May 1852)
Pedro González Mendoza † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1560 to 10 Sep 1574)
Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza y Ribera † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1616 to 17 Mar 1621)
Pedro Junco Posada † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1598 to 3 May 1602)
Fernando de la Puente y Primo de Rivera † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1852 to 25 Sep 1857)
Joaquín Lluch y Garriga, O.C.D. † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1868 to 16 Jan 1874)
Francisco Manrique de Lara † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1556 to 26 Jun 1560)
Jerónimo Manrique de Lara † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1579 to 19 Sep 1593)
José María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia † (Priest: Sep 1859 to 5 Jul 1875)
Narciso Martínez Izquierdo † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1874 to 27 Mar 1885)
Rodrigo Mendoza Manrique † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1537 to 4 Nov 1545)
Diego Ordóñez, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1615 to 22 Dec 1615)
Juan Ortiz de Zárate † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1645 to 24 Apr 1646)
Antonio Peña Hermosa † (Bishop: 1657 to 1658)
Juan Pérez Delgado † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1655 to 15 Jan 1657)
Enrique Pla y Deniel † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1935 to 31 Oct 1941)
Pedro Benito Antonio Quevedo y Quintano † (Priest: 22 Mar 1760 to 15 Apr 1776)
Ángel Regueras y López † (Bishop: 26 Oct 1923 to 28 Dec 1924)
Anastasio Rodrigo Yusto † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1857 to 20 Sep 1867)
Mauro Rubio Repullés † (Bishop: 7 Jul 1964 to 12 May 1995)
Pedro de Salazar Gutiérrez de Toledo, O. de M. † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1681 to 16 Sep 1686)
Francisco San Andrés, O.S.H. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Oct 1758 to 20 Jan 1766)
José Sancho Granado † (Priest: 7 Nov 1729; Bishop: 23 Dec 1729 to 30 Sep 1748)
Raffaele Sansone Riario † (Administrator: 8 Jul 1482 to 15 Jan 1483)
Salvador Sanz Grado † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1850 to 21 Jan 1851)
Francisco de Seijas Losada † (Bishop: 30 Jun 1670 to 28 Apr 1681)
Francisco Soto Salazar † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1576 to 21 Jan 1578)
Antonio Tavira Almazán † (Bishop: 14 Aug 1798 to 8 Jan 1807)
Fernando Tricio Arenzana † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1578 to 9 Oct 1578)
Francisco Javier Valdés y Noriega, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1904 to 22 Jan 1913)
Juan Valenzuela Velázquez † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1642 to 2 Feb 1645)
Agustín Lorenzo Varela Temes † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1824 to 21 Mar 1849)
Gerardo José Andrés Vázquez Parga, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1807 to 16 Sep 1821)
José Zorrilla Sanmartín † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1749 to 30 Sep 1762)

Diocese of Salamanca

Dioecesis Salmantinus

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased