Archdiocese of Tarragona

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Bishop(s) Jaume Pujol Balcells, Archbishop Suffragan Dioceses Girona Lleida Solsona Tortosa Urgell Vic

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 5th Century Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Spain Square Kilometers: 2,700 (1,042 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.arquebisbattarragona.org/ Mailing Address: Apartado 458, Pla de Palau 2, 43003 Tarragona, Espana Telephone: 977.23.34.12 Fax: 977.25.18.47

Historical Details

• Diocese of Tarragona
  • Latin Name: Tarraconensis
  • Erected: 1st Century
  • Country: Spain

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Luis Cardona † (23 Jan 1531 Appointed - 13 Nov 1532 Died)
• Fernando de Loaces (Loazes), O.P. † (26 Apr 1560 Appointed - 28 Apr 1567 Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia)
• Bartolomé Sebastián de Aroitia † (1 Oct 1567 Appointed - 14 Dec 1568 Died)
• Gaspar Cervantes de Gaete † (23 Jul 1568 Appointed - 17 Oct 1575 Died)
• Antonio Agustín † (17 Dec 1576 Appointed - 31 May 1586 Died)
• Juan Terés † (17 Mar 1587 Appointed - 10 Jul 1603 Died)
• Juan Vich Manrique de Lara † (10 May 1604 Appointed - 4 Mar 1612 Died)
• Juan de Moncada † (30 Jul 1612 Appointed - 3 Nov 1622 Died)
• Juan Hoces † (29 Mar 1624 Appointed - 22 May 1626 Died)
• Juan Guzmán, O.F.M. † (6 Oct 1627 Appointed - 6 Jun 1633 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
• Antonio Pérez, O.S.B. † (28 Nov 1633 Appointed - 1 May 1637 Died)
• Isidoro Bertrán García † (1 Aug 1712 Appointed - 10 Oct 1719 Died)
• Miguel Juan de Taverner y Rubí † ( 1720 Appointed - 1721 Died)
• Manuel Samaniego Jaca † (1 Dec 1721 Appointed - 20 Sep 1728 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
• Pedro Copóns Copóns † (15 Dec 1728 Appointed - 18 Apr 1753 Died)
• Jaime Cortada Bru † (26 Sep 1753 Appointed - 27 Apr 1762 Died)
• Lorenzo Despuig Cotoner † (18 Jul 1763 Appointed - 22 Jul 1764 Died)
• Juan Lario Lancis † (20 Aug 1764 Appointed - 6 Sep 1777 Died)
• Joaquín Santiyán Valdivieso † (1 Mar 1779 Appointed - 5 Jul 1783 Died)
• Francisco Armañá Font, O.S.A. † (14 Feb 1785 Appointed - 5 May 1803 Died)
• Romualdo Antonio Mon Velarde † (26 Sep 1803 Appointed - 23 Sep 1816 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
• Antonio Bergosa y Jordán † (15 Nov 1817 Appointed - 18 Jul 1819 Died)
• Santiago Creus Martí † (29 May 1820 Appointed - 17 Sep 1825 Died)
• Antonio Fernando Echanove Zaldívar † (13 Mar 1826 Appointed - 14 Nov 1854 Died)
• José Domingo Costa Borrás † (3 Aug 1857 Appointed - 14 Apr 1864 Died)
• Francisco Fleix Soláus † (12 Sep 1864 Appointed - 27 Jul 1870 Died)
• Constantino Bonet Zanuy † (17 Sep 1875 Appointed - 10 Oct 1878 Died)
• José Raimundo Benito Villamitjana Vila † (28 Feb 1879 Appointed - 3 Sep 1888 Died)
• Tomás Costa y Fornaguera † (27 May 1889 Appointed - 10 Oct 1911 Died)
• Antolín López y Peláez † (18 Jul 1913 Appointed - 23 Dec 1918 Died)
• Francisco de Asís Vidal y Barraquer † (7 May 1919 Appointed - 13 Sep 1943 Died)
• Manuel Arce y Ochotorena † (29 Mar 1944 Appointed - 16 Sep 1948 Died)
• Benjamín de Arriba y Castro † (22 Jan 1949 Appointed - 19 Nov 1970 Retired)
• José Pont y Gol † (23 Nov 1970 Appointed - 11 Apr 1983 Retired)
• Ramón Torrella Cascante † (11 Apr 1983 Appointed - 20 Feb 1997 Retired)
• Lluís Martínez Sistach (20 Feb 1997 Appointed - 15 Jun 2004 Appointed, Archbishop of Barcelona)
• Jaume Pujol Balcells (15 Jun 2004 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Tarragona
1st Century	Erected		Diocese of Tarragona (erected)
Archdiocese of Tarragona
5th Century	Elevated	Diocese of Tarragona	Archdiocese of Tarragona

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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
Archdiocese of Tarragona
1950	215,000	215,000	100.0%	248	35	283	759		130	625	151	ap1951
1969	260,000	263,000	98.9%	285	70	355	732		60	940	131	ap1971
1980	343,000	350,000	98.0%	185	74	259	1,324		196	819	193	ap1981
1990	366,000	375,000	97.6%	185	63	248	1,475	1	158	788	193	ap1991
1999	368,000	381,000	96.6%	149	48	197	1,868	3	124	557	198	ap2000
2000	396,000	411,950	96.1%	148	47	195	2,030	4	120	555	198	ap2001
2001	406,000	422,909	96.0%	413	43	456	890	4	113	525	199	ap2002
2002	409,000	427,000	95.8%	143	40	183	2,234	5	108	523	199	ap2003
2003	437,000	456,526	95.7%	144	40	184	2,375	5	104	519	199	ap2004
2004	437,000	456,526	95.7%	141	42	183	2,387	5	107	512	199	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Lluís Martínez Sistach (Archbishop: 20 Feb 1997 to 15 Jun 2004)
• Jaume Pujol Balcells (Archbishop: 15 Jun 2004 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Antonio Agustín † (Archbishop: 17 Dec 1576 to 31 May 1586)
• Manuel Arce y Ochotorena † (Archbishop: 29 Mar 1944 to 16 Sep 1948)
• Francisco Armañá Font, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 14 Feb 1785 to 5 May 1803)
• Bartolomé Sebastián de Aroitia † (Archbishop: 1 Oct 1567 to 14 Dec 1568)
• Benjamín de Arriba y Castro † (Archbishop: 22 Jan 1949 to 19 Nov 1970)
• Antonio Bergosa y Jordán † (Archbishop: 15 Nov 1817 to 18 Jul 1819)
• Isidoro Bertrán García † (Archbishop: 1 Aug 1712 to 10 Oct 1719)
• Constantino Bonet Zanuy † (Archbishop: 17 Sep 1875 to 10 Oct 1878)
• Manuel Borras Ferré † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Apr 1934 to 12 Aug 1936)
• Luis Cardona † (Archbishop: 23 Jan 1531 to 13 Nov 1532)
• Laureano Castán Lacoma † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Feb 1954 to 7 Feb 1964)
• Gaspar Cervantes de Gaete † (Archbishop: 23 Jul 1568 to 17 Oct 1575)
• Pedro Copóns Copóns † (Archbishop: 15 Dec 1728 to 18 Apr 1753)
• Jaime Cortada Bru † (Archbishop: 26 Sep 1753 to 27 Apr 1762)
• José Domingo Costa Borrás † (Archbishop: 3 Aug 1857 to 14 Apr 1864)
• Tomás Costa y Fornaguera † (Archbishop: 27 May 1889 to 10 Oct 1911)
• Santiago Creus Martí † (Archbishop: 29 May 1820 to 17 Sep 1825)
• Lorenzo Despuig Cotoner † (Archbishop: 18 Jul 1763 to 22 Jul 1764)
• Antonio Fernando Echanove Zaldívar † (Archbishop: 13 Mar 1826 to 14 Nov 1854)
• Juan Estelrich † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 May 1610 to 14 Nov 1622)
• Francisco Fleix Soláus † (Archbishop: 12 Sep 1864 to 27 Jul 1870)
• Isidro Gomá y Tomás † (Priest: 8 Jun 1895 to 20 Jun 1927)
• Juan Guzmán, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 6 Oct 1627 to 6 Jun 1633)
• Juan Hoces † (Archbishop: 29 Mar 1624 to 22 May 1626)
• Juan Lario Lancis † (Archbishop: 20 Aug 1764 to 6 Sep 1777)
• Fernando de Loaces (Loazes), O.P. † (Archbishop: 26 Apr 1560 to 28 Apr 1567)
• Antolín López y Peláez † (Archbishop: 18 Jul 1913 to 23 Dec 1918)
• Juan de Moncada † (Archbishop: 30 Jul 1612 to 3 Nov 1622)
• Romualdo Antonio Mon Velarde † (Archbishop: 26 Sep 1803 to 23 Sep 1816)
• Antonio Pérez, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 28 Nov 1633 to 1 May 1637)
• Lorenzo Pérez † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jan 1502 to 9 Dec 1542)
• Miguel Ponte, O.F.M. Conv. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Jun 1543)
• José Pont y Gol † (Archbishop: 23 Nov 1970 to 11 Apr 1983)
• Francisco Roures, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Jun 1544 to 24 May 1558)
• Manuel Samaniego Jaca † (Archbishop: 1 Dec 1721 to 20 Sep 1728)
• Joaquín Santiyán Valdivieso † (Archbishop: 1 Mar 1779 to 5 Jul 1783)
• Miguel Juan de Taverner y Rubí † (Archbishop: 1720 to 1721)
• Juan Terés † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Feb 1575 to 22 May 1579; Archbishop: 17 Mar 1587 to 10 Jul 1603)
• Ramón Torrella Cascante † (Archbishop: 11 Apr 1983 to 20 Feb 1997)
• Juan Vich Manrique de Lara † (Archbishop: 10 May 1604 to 4 Mar 1612)
• Francisco de Asís Vidal y Barraquer † (Priest: 17 Sep 1899 to 10 Nov 1913; Archbishop: 7 May 1919 to 13 Sep 1943)
• José Raimundo Benito Villamitjana Vila † (Archbishop: 28 Feb 1879 to 3 Sep 1888)