Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela

Historical Details

• Diocese of Santiago de Compostela
  • Latin Name: Compostellanus
  • Erected: 9th Century
  • Country: Spain

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo † ( 1460 Appointed - 1465 Resigned)
• Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa † (4 Aug 1507 Appointed - 31 Dec 1523 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
• Juan Pardo Tavera † (8 Jun 1524 Appointed - 27 Apr 1534 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
• Pedro Gómez Sarmiento de Villandrando † (8 Jun 1534 Appointed - 13 Oct 1541 Died)
• Gaspar Avalos de la Cueva † (29 Mar 1542 Appointed - 2 Nov 1545 Died)
• Pedro Manuel † (9 Apr 1546 Appointed - 1 Jan 1550 Died)
• Juan Álvarez y Alva de Toledo, O.P. † (27 Jun 1550 Appointed - 11 Dec 1553 Appointed, Bishop of Albano)
• Gaspar Zúñiga Avellaneda † (21 Oct 1558 Appointed - 22 Jun 1569 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
• Cristóbal Fernández Valtodano † (20 Feb 1570 Appointed - 14 Nov 1572 Died)
• Francisco Blanco Salcedo † (4 Jun 1574 Appointed - 26 Apr 1581 Died)
• Juan de Liermo Hermosa † (26 Jul 1582 Appointed - 8 Jan 1584 Died)
• Alonso Velázquez † (9 Mar 1583 Appointed - 14 Jan 1587 Died)
• Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada † (27 Jul 1587 Appointed - 20 Apr 1602 Died)
• Maximiliano de Austria † (21 Apr 1603 Appointed - 1 Jul 1614 Died)
• Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa † (12 Jan 1615 Appointed - 22 May 1622 Died)
• Luis Fernández de Córdoba † (26 Oct 1622 Appointed - 11 Mar 1624 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
• Agustín Antolínez, O.S.A. † (1 Jul 1624 Appointed - 19 Jun 1626 Died)
• José González Díez, O.P. † (17 May 1627 Appointed - 12 Aug 1630 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
• Agustín Spínola Basadone † (23 Oct 1630 Appointed - 16 Jan 1645 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
• Fernando Andrade Sotomayor † (20 Mar 1645 Appointed - 21 Jan 1655 Died)
• Pedro Carrillo y Acuña † ( 1655 Appointed - 1667 Died)
• Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán † (14 May 1668 Appointed - 7 Oct 1668 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
• Andrés Girón † ( 1670 Appointed - 1681 Died)
• Francisco de Seijas Losada † ( 1681 Appointed - 1684 Died)
• Antonio de Monroy, O.P. † (10 Jul 1685 Appointed - 7 Nov 1715 Died)
• Luis Salcedo Azcona † (1 Jul 1716 Appointed - 7 Oct 1722 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
• Miguel Herrero Esgueva † (20 Jan 1723 Appointed - 27 Jul 1727 Died)
• José del Yermo Santibáñez † (8 Mar 1728 Appointed - Nov 1737 Died)
• Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara † (5 May 1738 Appointed - 1 Feb 1745 Died)
• Cayetano Gil Taboada † (23 Aug 1745 Appointed - 12 May 1751 Died)
• Bartolomé Rajoy Losada † (19 Jul 1751 Appointed - 17 Jul 1772 Died)
• Francisco Alejandro Bocanegra Jivaja † (8 Mar 1773 Appointed - 16 Apr 1782 Died)
• Sebastián Malvar y Pinto, O.F.M. † (15 Dec 1783 Appointed - 25 Sep 1795 Died)
• Felipe Antonio Fernández Vallejo † (18 Dec 1797 Appointed - 8 Dec 1800 Died)
• Rafael Múzquiz Aldunate † (20 Jul 1801 Appointed - 12 May 1821 Died)
• Juan García Benito † (26 Oct 1822 Appointed - 18 Jul 1824 Resigned)
• Simón Antonio Rentería Reyes † (30 May 1824 Appointed - 4 Oct 1824 Died)
• Rafael Manuel José Benito de Vélez Téllez, O.F.M. Cap. † (29 Oct 1824 Appointed - 3 Aug 1850 Died)
• Miguel García Cuesta † (5 Sep 1851 Appointed - 14 Apr 1873 Died)
• Miguel Payá y Rico † (16 Jan 1874 Appointed - 7 Jun 1886 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
• Victoriano Guisasola y Rodríguez † (10 Jun 1886 Appointed - 20 Jan 1888 Died)
• José María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia † (14 Feb 1889 Appointed - 8 Dec 1922 Died)
• Manuel Lago y González † (24 Jul 1923 Appointed - 18 Mar 1925 Died)
• Julián de Diego y García Alcolea † (8 Oct 1925 Appointed - 16 Jan 1927 Died)
• Zacarías Martínez Núñez, O.S.A. † (2 Dec 1927 Appointed - 6 Sep 1933 Died)
• Tomás Muniz Pablos † (13 Aug 1935 Appointed - 15 Mar 1948 Died)
• Carmelo Ballester y Nieto, C.M. † (9 Oct 1948 Appointed - 31 Jan 1949 Died)
• Fernando Quiroga y Palacios † (4 Jun 1949 Appointed - 7 Dec 1971 Died)
• Angel Suquía Goicoechea † (13 Apr 1973 Appointed - 12 Apr 1983 Appointed, Archbishop of Madrid)
• Antonio María Rouco Varela (9 May 1984 Appointed - 28 Jul 1994 Appointed, Archbishop of Madrid)
• Julián Barrio Barrio (5 Jan 1996 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
1950	1,152,000	1,153,000	99.9%	930	205	1,135	1,014		280	1,268	1,021	ap1951
1970	1,204,300	1,206,952	99.8%	1,065	232	1,297	928		512	1,856	1,032	ap1971
1980	1,273,000	1,275,000	99.8%	929	237	1,166	1,091		447	1,728	1,048	ap1981
1990	1,248,210	1,302,329	95.8%	808	225	1,033	1,208	1	379	1,460	1,064	ap1991
1999	1,179,039	1,281,564	92.0%	707	209	916	1,287	4	282	393	1,068	ap2000
2000	1,146,213	1,259,574	91.0%	660	201	861	1,331	4	267	387	1,068	ap2001
2001	1,173,963	1,290,070	91.0%	653	207	860	1,365	3	277	381	1,068	ap2002
2002	1,139,364	1,294,732	88.0%	636	147	783	1,455	3	284	1,145	1,068	ap2003
2003	1,196,276	1,314,591	91.0%	662	146	808	1,480	5	301	1,033	1,051	ap2004
2004	1,132,664	1,287,118	88.0%	627	141	768	1,474	5	278	1,017	1,069	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Julián Barrio Barrio (Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Dec 1992; Archbishop: 5 Jan 1996)
• Ricardo Blázquez Pérez (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Apr 1988 to 26 May 1992)
• José Cerviño Cerviño (Priest: 6 Apr 1946; Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Jun 1968 to 8 Nov 1976)
• Pedro López Quintana (Priest: 15 Jun 1980 to 12 Dec 2002)
• Luis Quinteiro Fiuza (Priest: 27 Jun 1971; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Apr 1999 to 3 Aug 2002)
• Antonio María Rouco Varela (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Sep 1976; Archbishop: 9 May 1984 to 28 Jul 1994)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Santiago Alvarez, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Aug 1514)
• Juan Álvarez y Alva de Toledo, O.P. † (Archbishop: 27 Jun 1550 to 11 Dec 1553)
• Fernando Andrade Sotomayor † (Archbishop: 20 Mar 1645 to 21 Jan 1655)
• Agustín Antolínez, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 1 Jul 1624 to 19 Jun 1626)
• Severo Araújo y Silva † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Apr 1906 to 6 Aug 1910)
• Maximiliano de Austria † (Archbishop: 21 Apr 1603 to 1 Jul 1614)
• Gaspar Avalos de la Cueva † (Archbishop: 29 Mar 1542 to 2 Nov 1545)
• Carmelo Ballester y Nieto, C.M. † (Archbishop: 9 Oct 1948 to 31 Jan 1949)
• Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa † (Archbishop: 12 Jan 1615 to 22 May 1622)
• Francisco Blanco Salcedo † (Archbishop: 4 Jun 1574 to 26 Apr 1581)
• Francisco Alejandro Bocanegra Jivaja † (Archbishop: 8 Mar 1773 to 16 Apr 1782)
• Bernardino de Carmona † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Jul 1551 - )
• Pedro Carrillo y Acuña † (Archbishop: 1655 to 1667)
• Antonio de Monroy, O.P. † (Archbishop: 10 Jul 1685 to 7 Nov 1715)
• Julián de Diego y García Alcolea † (Archbishop: 8 Oct 1925 to 16 Jan 1927)
• Tomás Díez Bedoya, O.F.M. Cap. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Dec 1825 to 26 Dec 1851)
• Luis Fernández de Córdoba † (Archbishop: 26 Oct 1622 to 11 Mar 1624)
• Felipe Antonio Fernández Vallejo † (Archbishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 8 Dec 1800)
• Cristóbal Fernández Valtodano † (Archbishop: 20 Feb 1570 to 14 Nov 1572)
• Ramiro Fernández y Balbuena † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Jul 1911 to 3 Mar 1922)
• Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo † (Archbishop: 1460 to 1465)
• Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa † (Archbishop: 4 Aug 1507 to 31 Dec 1523)
• Nicolas Franch † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1652 to 1666)
• Juan García Benito † (Archbishop: 26 Oct 1822 to 18 Jul 1824)
• Miguel García Cuesta † (Archbishop: 5 Sep 1851 to 14 Apr 1873)
• Pedro Gil Falcón † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Jul 1533 to Aug 1550)
• Cayetano Gil Taboada † (Archbishop: 23 Aug 1745 to 12 May 1751)
• Andrés Girón † (Archbishop: 1670 to 1681)
• Pedro Gómez Sarmiento de Villandrando † (Archbishop: 8 Jun 1534 to 13 Oct 1541)
• José González Díez, O.P. † (Archbishop: 17 May 1627 to 12 Aug 1630)
• Victoriano Guisasola y Rodríguez † (Archbishop: 10 Jun 1886 to 20 Jan 1888)
• Miguel Herrero Esgueva † (Archbishop: 20 Jan 1723 to 27 Jul 1727)
• José Antonio Jaspe Montenegro † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1705 - )
• Manuel Lago y González † (Archbishop: 24 Jul 1923 to 18 Mar 1925)
• Juan de Liermo Hermosa † (Archbishop: 26 Jul 1582 to 8 Jan 1584)
• Sebastián Malvar y Pinto, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 15 Dec 1783 to 25 Sep 1795)
• Pedro Manuel † (Archbishop: 9 Apr 1546 to 1 Jan 1550)
• José María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia † (Archbishop: 14 Feb 1889 to 8 Dec 1922)
• Zacarías Martínez Núñez, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 2 Dec 1927 to 6 Sep 1933)
• Tomás Muniz Pablos † (Archbishop: 13 Aug 1935 to 15 Mar 1948)
• Rafael Múzquiz Aldunate † (Archbishop: 20 Jul 1801 to 12 May 1821)
• Miguel Nóvoa Fuente † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Apr 1956 to 20 May 1966)
• Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara † (Archbishop: 5 May 1738 to 1 Feb 1745)
• Juan Pardo Tavera † (Archbishop: 8 Jun 1524 to 27 Apr 1534)
• Miguel Payá y Rico † (Archbishop: 16 Jan 1874 to 7 Jun 1886)
• José Platas † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Oct 1732 to 2 Nov 1745)
• Fernando Quiroga y Palacios † (Priest: 10 Jun 1922 to 25 Nov 1945; Archbishop: 4 Jun 1949 to 7 Dec 1971)
• Bartolomé Rajoy Losada † (Archbishop: 19 Jul 1751 to 17 Jul 1772)
• Simón Antonio Rentería Reyes † (Archbishop: 30 May 1824 to 4 Oct 1824)
• Justo Rivas Fernández † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Sep 1922 to 18 Dec 1924)
• Luis Salcedo Azcona † (Archbishop: 1 Jul 1716 to 7 Oct 1722)
• Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada † (Archbishop: 27 Jul 1587 to 20 Apr 1602)
• Francisco de Seijas Losada † (Archbishop: 1681 to 1684)
• Pedro Soto † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 May 1519)
• José Souto Vizoso † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Feb 1945 to 11 Jul 1949)
• Agustín Spínola Basadone † (Archbishop: 23 Oct 1630 to 16 Jan 1645)
• Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán † (Archbishop: 14 May 1668 to 7 Oct 1668)
• Thomas Strong † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jan 1597 to 1601)
• Angel Suquía Goicoechea † (Archbishop: 13 Apr 1973 to 12 Apr 1983)
• Lorenzo Taranco Mujaurrieta † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Feb 1736 to 8 Mar 1745)
• Rafael Manuel José Benito de Vélez Téllez, O.F.M. Cap. † (Archbishop: 29 Oct 1824 to 3 Aug 1850)
• Juan Varela Fondevilla y Verea † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Nov 1769 to 11 Apr 1785)
• Alonso Velázquez † (Archbishop: 9 Mar 1583 to 14 Jan 1587)
• José del Yermo Santibáñez † (Archbishop: 8 Mar 1728 to Nov 1737)
• Gaspar Zúñiga Avellaneda † (Archbishop: 21 Oct 1558 to 22 Jun 1569)