Sevilla {Seville} (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina, Archbishop
Santiago Gómez Sierra, Auxiliary Bishop
Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M., Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 4th Century
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Spain
Square Kilometers: 14,036 (5,421 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdesevilla.org/
Mailing Address: Arzobispado, Plaza Virgen de los Reyes s/n, 41004 Sevilla, Espana
Telephone: 95.450.55.05
Fax: 95.450.55.06

Historical Details

Diocese of Sevilla
- Latin Name: Hispalensis
- Erected: 3rd Century
- Country: Spain

Past and Present Ordinaries

St. Isidore of Seville † (13 Mar 600 Appointed - 4 Apr 636 Died)
Ramon Losaza, O.P. † ( 1259 Appointed - 1288 Died)
Fernando Álvarez de Albornoz † (9 Jun 1371 Appointed - 1378 Died)
Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa † (4 Feb 1454 Appointed - 1465 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo † ( 1465 Appointed - 1469 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa † ( 1469 Appointed - 1473 Died)
Pietro Riario, O.F.M. Conv. † (25 Jun 1473 Appointed - 3 Jan 1474 Died)
Pedro González de Mendoza † (9 May 1474 Appointed - 13 Nov 1482 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
Iñigo Manrique de Lara † (15 Jan 1483 Appointed - Apr 1485 Died)
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Quiñones † (26 Aug 1485 Appointed - 14 Oct 1502 Died)
Juan Zúñiga y Pimentel † (5 May 1503 Appointed - 26 Jul 1504 Died)
Diego de Deza, O.P. † (30 Oct 1504 Appointed - 9 Jul 1523 Died)
Gutierre Álvarez de Toledo † (28 Aug 1506 Appointed - )
Alfonso Manrique de Lara y Solís † (31 Aug 1523 Appointed - 28 Sep 1538 Died)
García de Loaysa y Mendoza, O.P. † (21 May 1539 Appointed - 22 Apr 1546 Died)
Fernando Valdés † (27 Aug 1546 Appointed - 9 Dec 1566 Died)
Gaspar Zúñiga Avellaneda † (22 Jun 1569 Appointed - 2 Jan 1571 Died)
Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval † (18 May 1571 Appointed - 22 Sep 1580 Died)
Rodrigo de Castro Osorio (de Lemos) † (20 Oct 1581 Appointed - 20 Sep 1600 Died)
Fernando Niño de Guevara † (30 Apr 1601 Appointed - 8 Jan 1609 Died)
Pedro Castro Quiñones † (5 Jul 1610 Appointed - 20 Dec 1623 Died)
Luis Fernández de Córdoba † (11 Mar 1624 Appointed - 26 Jun 1625 Died)
Diego Guzmán de Haros † (15 Sep 1625 Appointed - 21 Jan 1631 Died)
Gaspar de Borja y Velasco † (19 Feb 1632 Appointed - 16 Jan 1645 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
Agustín Spínola Basadone † (16 Jan 1645 Appointed - 12 Feb 1649 Died)
Domingo Pimentel Zúñiga, O.P. † (9 Jul 1649 Appointed - 2 Dec 1652 Resigned)
Pedro Tapia, O.P. † (23 Sep 1652 Appointed - 25 Aug 1657 Died)
Pedro Urbina Montoya, O.F.M. † (1 Apr 1658 Appointed - 6 Feb 1663 Died)
Antonio Paiño Sevilla † (4 Jun 1663 Appointed - 25 May 1669 Died)
Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán † (7 Oct 1668 Appointed - 24 May 1684 Died)
Jaime de Palafox y Cardona † (13 Nov 1684 Appointed - 3 Dec 1701 Died)
Manuel Arias y Porres, O.S.Io.Hieros. † (3 Apr 1702 Appointed - 16 Nov 1717 Died)
Felipe Antonio Gil Taboada † (4 Mar 1720 Appointed - 29 Apr 1722 Died)
Luis de Salcedo y Azcona † (7 Oct 1722 Appointed - 3 May 1741 Died)
Luis Antonio Jaime de Borbón y Farnesio † (19 Sep 1741 Appointed - 18 Dec 1754 Resigned)
Francisco de Solís Folch de Cardona † (17 Nov 1755 Appointed - 21 Mar 1776 Died)
Francisco Javier Delgado Venegas † (20 May 1776 Appointed - 30 Mar 1778 Appointed, Patriarch of West Indies)
Alfonso Marcos Llanes † (15 Dec 1783 Appointed - 7 Jan 1795 Died)
Antonio Despuig y Dameto † (18 Dec 1795 Appointed - 30 Jan 1799 Resigned)
Luis María Borbón Vallabriga † (15 Mar 1799 Appointed - 22 Dec 1800 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
Romualdo Antonio Mon y Velarde † (23 Sep 1816 Appointed - 16 Dec 1819 Died)
Francisco Javier de Cienfuegos y Jovellanos † (20 Dec 1824 Confirmed - 21 Jun 1847 Died)
Judas José Romo y Gamboa † (17 Dec 1847 Confirmed - 11 Jan 1855 Died)
Manuel Joaquín Tarancón y Morón † (3 Aug 1857 Confirmed - 26 Aug 1862 Died)
Luis de la Lastra y Cuesta † (16 Mar 1863 Confirmed - 5 May 1876 Died)
Joaquín Lluch y Garriga, O.C.D. † (22 Jun 1877 Confirmed - 23 Sep 1882 Died)
Zeferino González y Díaz Tuñón, O.P. † (15 Mar 1883 Appointed - 27 Mar 1885 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
Bienvenido Monzón y Martín † (27 Mar 1885 Appointed - 10 Aug 1885 Died)
Zeferino González y Díaz Tuñón, O.P. † (15 Jan 1886 Appointed - 28 Nov 1889 Resigned)
Benito Sanz y Forés † (30 Dec 1889 Appointed - 1 Nov 1895 Died)
Bl. Marcelo Spínola y Maestre † (2 Dec 1895 Appointed - 20 Jan 1906 Died)
Salvador Castellote y Pinazo † (6 Dec 1906 Appointed - 23 Dec 1906 Died)
Enrique Almaraz y Santos † (18 Apr 1907 Appointed - 16 Dec 1920 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
Eustaquio Ilundáin y Esteban † (16 Dec 1920 Appointed - 10 Aug 1937 Died)
Pedro Segura y Sáenz † (14 Sep 1937 Appointed - 8 Apr 1957 Died)
José María Bueno y Monreal † (8 Apr 1957 Succeeded - 22 May 1982 Retired)
Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. (22 May 1982 Appointed - 5 Nov 2009 Retired)
Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina (5 Nov 2009 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Sevilla
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Sevilla (erected)
Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}
4th Century	Elevated	Diocese of Sevilla	Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}
22 October 1953	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}	Diocese of Huelva (erected)
3 March 1980	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}	Diocese of Jerez de la Frontera (erected)

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 Sevilla {Seville}

1950 1,750,000 1,750,610 100.0% 428 325 753 2,324 822 3,675 319 ap1951

1969 1,838,061 1,838,061 100.0% 571 462 1,033 1,779 1,098 3,473 263 ap1971

1980 1,826,650 1,827,540 100.0% 516 433 949 1,924 801 3,410 320 ap1981

1990 1,532,560 1,600,024 95.8% 414 327 741 2,068 18 561 2,096 247 ap1991

1999 1,735,000 1,744,770 99.4% 387 267 654 2,652 38 511 2,401 255 ap2000

2000 1,733,200 1,745,230 99.3% 386 270 656 2,642 28 458 2,276 256 ap2001

2001 1,764,728 1,768,228 99.8% 392 287 679 2,599 33 544 2,348 256 ap2002

2002 1,774,720 1,783,441 99.5% 387 290 677 2,621 33 502 2,375 256 ap2003

2003 1,841,019 1,851,040 99.5% 391 294 685 2,687 37 502 2,388 256 ap2004

2004 1,749,750 1,758,720 99.5% 374 292 666 2,627 37 497 2,399 256 ap2005

2010 1,890,000 1,900,224 99.5% 436 256 692 2,731 47 504 2,012 258 ap2011

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 Sevilla {Seville}
1950	1,750,000	1,750,610	100.0%	428	325	753	2,324		822	3,675	319	ap1951
1969	1,838,061	1,838,061	100.0%	571	462	1,033	1,779		1,098	3,473	263	ap1971
1980	1,826,650	1,827,540	100.0%	516	433	949	1,924		801	3,410	320	ap1981
1990	1,532,560	1,600,024	95.8%	414	327	741	2,068	18	561	2,096	247	ap1991
1999	1,735,000	1,744,770	99.4%	387	267	654	2,652	38	511	2,401	255	ap2000
2000	1,733,200	1,745,230	99.3%	386	270	656	2,642	28	458	2,276	256	ap2001
2001	1,764,728	1,768,228	99.8%	392	287	679	2,599	33	544	2,348	256	ap2002
2002	1,774,720	1,783,441	99.5%	387	290	677	2,621	33	502	2,375	256	ap2003
2003	1,841,019	1,851,040	99.5%	391	294	685	2,687	37	502	2,388	256	ap2004
2004	1,749,750	1,758,720	99.5%	374	292	666	2,627	37	497	2,399	256	ap2005
2010	1,890,000	1,900,224	99.5%	436	256	692	2,731	47	504	2,012	258	ap2011

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. (Archbishop: 22 May 1982 to 5 Nov 2009)
Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina (Coadjutor Archbishop: 13 Nov 2008; Archbishop: 5 Nov 2009)
Juan del Río Martín (Priest: 2 Feb 1974 to 29 Jun 2000)
Santiago Gómez Sierra (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Dec 2010)
José Mazuelos Pérez (Priest: 17 Mar 1990 to 19 Mar 2009)
Antonio Montero Moreno (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Apr 1969 to 3 May 1980)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Enrique Almaraz y Santos † (Archbishop: 18 Apr 1907 to 16 Dec 1920)
Fernando Álvarez de Albornoz † (Archbishop: 9 Jun 1371 to 1378)
Gutierre Álvarez de Toledo † (Archbishop: 28 Aug 1506)
Manuel Arias y Porres, O.S.Io.Hieros. † (Archbishop: 3 Apr 1702 to 16 Nov 1717)
Juan Arroyo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Dec 1654 to 16 Dec 1656)
Agustín Ayestarán Landa † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Sep 1772 to 27 Jun 1796)
Rafael Bellido Caro † (Priest: 7 Nov 1948; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Nov 1973 to 3 Mar 1980)
Luis María Borbón Vallabriga † (Archbishop: 15 Mar 1799 to 22 Dec 1800)
Luis Antonio Jaime de Borbón y Farnesio † (Administrator: 19 Sep 1741 to 18 Dec 1754)
Gaspar de Borja y Velasco † (Archbishop: 19 Feb 1632 to 16 Jan 1645)
José María Bueno y Monreal † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 27 Oct 1954; Archbishop: 8 Apr 1957 to 22 May 1982)
Martín Cabeza de Vaca, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jan 1508 to 1534)
Luis Camargo Pacheco † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Jul 1622 to 29 Mar 1665)
Salvador Castellote y Pinazo † (Archbishop: 6 Dec 1906 to 23 Dec 1906)
Calixto Castrillo y Ornedo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 1861 to 1 Oct 1863)
Rodrigo de Castro Osorio (de Lemos) † (Archbishop: 20 Oct 1581 to 20 Sep 1600)
Pedro Castro Quiñones † (Archbishop: 5 Jul 1610 to 20 Dec 1623)
Isidro Alfonso Cavanillas † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Apr 1753 to 12 May 1755)
Francisco Javier de Cienfuegos y Jovellanos † (Archbishop: 20 Dec 1824 to 21 Jun 1847)
José María Cirarda Lachiondo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Apr 1960 to 22 Jul 1968)
Francisco Fitzjohn de Córdoba, O.P. †
Juan de la Sal † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Oct 1603 to 14 Jan 1630)
Francisco Javier Delgado Venegas † (Archbishop: 20 May 1776 to 30 Mar 1778)
Juan Antonio del Val Gallo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Apr 1969 to 3 Dec 1971)
Antonio Despuig y Dameto † (Archbishop: 18 Dec 1795 to 30 Jan 1799)
Diego de Deza, O.P. † (Archbishop: 30 Oct 1504 to 9 Jul 1523)
Francisco Domonte, O. de M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Mar 1680 to 1681)
Melchior de Escuda Aybar † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Aug 1671 to 1680)
José Esquivel Castillejos, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Oct 1717 to 11 Jul 1738)
Luis Fernández de Córdoba † (Archbishop: 11 Mar 1624 to 26 Jun 1625)
Miguel Fernández Flórez, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Apr 1817 to 14 Aug 1822)
Michael Fitzwalter †
Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo † (Archbishop: 1465 to 1469)
Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa † (Archbishop: 4 Feb 1454 to 1465)
Felipe Antonio Gil Taboada † (Archbishop: 4 Mar 1720 to 29 Apr 1722)
Alonso Godina † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Aug 1629 to 28 Feb 1630)
Pedro González de Mendoza † (Archbishop: 9 May 1474 to 13 Nov 1482)
Zeferino González y Díaz Tuñón, O.P. † (Archbishop: 15 Mar 1883 to 27 Mar 1885)
Manuel María León González y Sánchez † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jan 1876 to 22 Jun 1877)
Diego Guzmán de Haros † (Archbishop: 15 Sep 1625 to 21 Jan 1631)
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Quiñones † (Archbishop: 26 Aug 1485 to 14 Oct 1502)
Francisco de Ihaen (Jaén), O.S.Io.Hieros. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Dec 1530)
Eustaquio Ilundáin y Esteban † (Archbishop: 16 Dec 1920 to 10 Aug 1937)
Juan Laso de la Vega, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1506 to Dec 1516)
Luis de la Lastra y Cuesta † (Archbishop: 16 Mar 1863 to 5 May 1876)
Pedro Francisco Levanto Vivaldo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Jun 1703 to 8 Jul 1715)
Alfonso Marcos Llanes † (Archbishop: 15 Dec 1783 to 7 Jan 1795)
Joaquín Lluch y Garriga, O.C.D. † (Archbishop: 22 Jun 1877 to 23 Sep 1882)
García de Loaysa y Mendoza, O.P. † (Archbishop: 21 May 1539 to 22 Apr 1546)
Ramon Losaza, O.P. † (Archbishop: 1259 to 1288)
Iñigo Manrique de Lara † (Archbishop: 15 Jan 1483 to Apr 1485)
Alfonso Manrique de Lara y Solís † (Archbishop: 31 Aug 1523 to 28 Sep 1538)
Pedro Montemolín † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1500)
Romualdo Antonio Mon y Velarde † (Archbishop: 23 Sep 1816 to 16 Dec 1819)
Bienvenido Monzón y Martín † (Archbishop: 27 Mar 1885 to 10 Aug 1885)
Manuel Cayetano Muñoz Benavente † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jul 1797 to Apr 1814)
Fernando Niño de Guevara † (Archbishop: 30 Apr 1601 to 8 Jan 1609)
Sebastián Obregón, O.S.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Dec 1533 to 8 Jan 1559)
Antonio Paiño Sevilla † (Archbishop: 4 Jun 1663 to 25 May 1669)
Jaime de Palafox y Cardona † (Archbishop: 13 Nov 1684 to 3 Dec 1701)
Sebastián Perea † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Apr 1587 to 20 Sep 1607)
Domingo Pérez Rivera † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Mar 1741 to 12 Nov 1771)
Domingo Pimentel Zúñiga, O.P. † (Archbishop: 9 Jul 1649 to 2 Dec 1652)
Pietro Riario, O.F.M. Conv. † (Administrator: 25 Jun 1473 to 3 Jan 1474)
Giovanni Riquelme † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Sep 1668 to 22 Feb 1671)
Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval † (Archbishop: 18 May 1571 to 22 Sep 1580)
Vicente Román y Linares, O. Praem. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 May 1826 to 29 Mar 1835)
Reginaldo Romero, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Mar 1488)
Judas José Romo y Gamboa † (Archbishop: 17 Dec 1847 to 11 Jan 1855)
Luis de Salcedo y Azcona † (Archbishop: 7 Oct 1722 to 3 May 1741)
Benito Sanz y Forés † (Archbishop: 30 Dec 1889 to 1 Nov 1895)
Pedro Segura y Sáenz † (Archbishop: 14 Sep 1937 to 8 Apr 1957)
St. Isidore of Seville † (Archbishop: 13 Mar 600 to 4 Apr 636)
Francisco de Solís Folch de Cardona † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jan 1749 to 25 Sep 1752; Archbishop: 17 Nov 1755 to 21 Mar 1776)
Agustín Spínola Basadone † (Archbishop: 16 Jan 1645 to 12 Feb 1649)
Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán † (Archbishop: 7 Oct 1668 to 24 May 1684)
Bl. Marcelo Spínola y Maestre † (Priest: 2 Jun 1864; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Dec 1880 to 10 Nov 1884; Archbishop: 2 Dec 1895 to 20 Jan 1906)
Pedro Tapia, O.P. † (Archbishop: 23 Sep 1652 to 25 Aug 1657)
Manuel Joaquín Tarancón y Morón † (Archbishop: 3 Aug 1857 to 26 Aug 1862)
Manuel Tercero Rozas, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Nov 1727 to 4 Jul 1752)
Gaspar de Torres, O. de M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Jun 1570 to 5 Jan 1584)
Pedro Urbina Montoya, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 1 Apr 1658 to 6 Feb 1663)
Fernando Valdés † (Archbishop: 27 Aug 1546 to 9 Dec 1566)
Francisco de Vera-Villavicencio, O. de M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Jul 1603 to 25 Mar 1613)
Juan Acisclo de Vera y Delgado † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jul 1801 to 15 Mar 1815)
Gaspar Zúñiga Avellaneda † (Archbishop: 22 Jun 1569 to 2 Jan 1571)
Juan Zúñiga y Pimentel † (Archbishop: 5 May 1503 to 26 Jul 1504)

Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}

Archidioecesis Hispalensis