Zamora (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Gregorio Martínez Sacristán, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 10th Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Valladolid
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Spain
Square Kilometers: 6,984 (2,697 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.obispadodezamora.es/
Mailing Address: Puerta del Obispo 2, 49001 Zamora, Espana
Telephone: 980.53.18.02
Fax: 980.50.90.82

Past and Present Ordinaries

Diego de Deza, O.P. † ( 1487 Appointed - 1494 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
Antonio Acuña † (4 Jan 1507 Appointed - 23 Mar 1526 Died)
Francisco Mendoza † (3 Apr 1527 Appointed - 18 Jan 1534 Appointed, Bishop of Palencia)
Pedro Manuel † (17 Jun 1534 Appointed - 9 Apr 1546 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Antonio del Aguila Vela y Paz † (9 Apr 1546 Appointed - 1560 Died)
Alvaro Moscoso † (2 Jun 1561 Appointed - 1564 Died)
Juan Manuel de la Cerda † (19 Jan 1565 Appointed - 4 Jun 1574 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
Rodrigo de Castro Osorio (de Lemos) † (30 Aug 1574 Appointed - 13 Jun 1578 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
Diego de Simancas † (13 Jun 1578 Appointed - 16 Oct 1583 Died)
Juan Ruiz Agüero † (19 Mar 1584 Appointed - 24 May 1595 Died)
Fernando Suárez Figueroa † (26 Mar 1597 Appointed - 2 Aug 1608 Died)
Pedro Ponce de Léon † (29 Mar 1610 Appointed - 1615 Resigned)
Juan Zapata Osorio † (16 Nov 1615 Appointed - 13 Jun 1621 Died)
Juan Martínez de Peralta, O.S.H. † (13 Jun 1622 Appointed - 29 Jan 1624 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
Plácido Tosantos Medina, O.S.B. † (27 Apr 1624 Appointed - 30 Aug 1624 Died)
Juan Roco Campofrío, O.S.B. † (17 Mar 1625 Appointed - 5 Jul 1627 Appointed, Bishop of Badajoz)
Juan Pérez de la Serna † (19 Jul 1627 Appointed - 8 Aug 1631 Died)
Diego Zúñiga Sotomayor † (9 Jan 1634 Appointed - 11 Nov 1637 Died)
Juan de la Torre Ayala † (13 Jun 1638 Appointed - 11 Sep 1638 Died)
Juan Coello Ribera y Sandoval † (11 Apr 1639 Appointed - 11 Dec 1652 Died)
Antonio Paiño Sevilla † (18 Aug 1653 Appointed - 25 Feb 1658 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
Francisco Zapata Vera y Morales † ( 1703 Appointed - 1720 Died)
José Gabriel Zapata Illescas † (3 Jul 1720 Appointed - 3 Jan 1727 Died)
Jacinto Arana Cuesta † (26 Jan 1728 Appointed - 23 Feb 1739 Died)
Cayetano Benítez de Lugo, O.P. † (22 Jun 1739 Appointed - 4 Sep 1739 Died)
Onésimo Salamanca Zaldívar † (14 Dec 1739 Appointed - 20 Mar 1752 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
Jaime Cortada Bru † (24 Apr 1752 Appointed - 26 Sep 1753 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
José Gómez † (10 Dec 1753 Appointed - 14 Oct 1754 Died)
Isidro Alfonso Cavanillas † (12 May 1755 Appointed - 9 Nov 1766 Died)
Antonio Jorge y Galván † (27 Apr 1767 Appointed - 29 Jan 1776 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
Manuel Ferrer y Figueredo † (23 Jun 1777 Appointed - 14 Feb 1785 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Málaga)
Angel Molinos, O.P. † (19 Dec 1785 Appointed - 8 Aug 1786 Died)
Antonio Puñuela Alonso † (23 Apr 1787 Appointed - 23 Aug 1793 Died)
Ramón Falcón Salcedo † (21 Feb 1794 Appointed - 28 Mar 1803 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
Joaquín Carrillo Mayoral † (26 Mar 1804 Appointed - 12 Feb 1810 Died)
Pedro Inguanzo Rivero † (19 Aug 1814 Appointed - 29 Jun 1824 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
Tomás La Iglesia España † (27 Oct 1824 Appointed - 20 May 1834 Died)
Miguel José Irigoyen † (17 Dec 1847 Appointed - 20 May 1850 Appointed, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada)
Rafael Manso † (17 Feb 1851 Appointed - 28 Dec 1862 Died)
Bernardo Conde Corral, O. Praem. † (16 Mar 1863 Appointed - 1 Jul 1880 Died)
Tomás Belestá y Cambeses † (16 Dec 1880 Appointed - 6 Apr 1892 Died)
Luis Felipe Ortiz y Gutiérrez † (19 Jan 1893 Appointed - 9 Feb 1914 Died)
Antonio Alvaro y Ballano † (25 May 1914 Appointed - 31 Dec 1927 Died)
Manuel Arce y Ochotorena † (5 Feb 1929 Appointed - 22 Jan 1938 Appointed, Bishop of Oviedo)
Jaime Font y Andreu † (29 Mar 1944 Appointed - 13 May 1950 Appointed, Bishop of San Sebastián)
Eduardo Martinez González † (14 Dec 1950 Appointed - 31 Jan 1970 Resigned)
Ramón Buxarrais Ventura (16 Aug 1971 Appointed - 13 Apr 1973 Appointed, Bishop of Málaga)
Eduardo Poveda Rodriguez † (11 Oct 1976 Appointed - 17 Oct 1991 Resigned)
Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya (17 Oct 1991 Appointed - 13 Jan 2000 Appointed, Bishop of San Sebastián)
Casimiro López Llorente (2 Feb 2001 Appointed - 25 Apr 2006 Appointed, Bishop of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana)
Gregorio Martínez Sacristán (15 Dec 2006 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
10th Century	Erected		Diocese of Zamora (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 200,000 200,000 100.0% 228 48 276 724 70 426 248 ap1951

1970 201,748 .0% 291 89 380 0 157 749 270 ap1971

1980 185,623 185,825 99.9% 247 59 306 606 90 642 272 ap1981

1990 181,000 182,000 99.5% 212 30 242 747 36 593 303 ap1991

1999 168,449 169,449 99.4% 213 27 240 701 35 555 304 ap2000

2000 168,449 169,449 99.4% 213 26 239 704 35 557 304 ap2001

2001 167,620 168,620 99.4% 205 24 229 731 32 533 304 ap2002

2002 166,140 167,140 99.4% 201 23 224 741 30 531 304 ap2003

2003 165,940 167,140 99.3% 196 21 217 764 29 528 304 ap2004

2004 164,228 165,428 99.3% 193 22 215 763 31 529 304 ap2005

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	200,000	200,000	100.0%	228	48	276	724	70	426	248	ap1951
1970		201,748	.0%	291	89	380	0	157	749	270	ap1971
1980	185,623	185,825	99.9%	247	59	306	606	90	642	272	ap1981
1990	181,000	182,000	99.5%	212	30	242	747	36	593	303	ap1991
1999	168,449	169,449	99.4%	213	27	240	701	35	555	304	ap2000
2000	168,449	169,449	99.4%	213	26	239	704	35	557	304	ap2001
2001	167,620	168,620	99.4%	205	24	229	731	32	533	304	ap2002
2002	166,140	167,140	99.4%	201	23	224	741	30	531	304	ap2003
2003	165,940	167,140	99.3%	196	21	217	764	29	528	304	ap2004
2004	164,228	165,428	99.3%	193	22	215	763	31	529	304	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Antonio Acuña † (Bishop: 4 Jan 1507 to 23 Mar 1526)
Antonio del Aguila Vela y Paz † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1546 to 1560)
Antonio Alvaro y Ballano † (Bishop: 25 May 1914 to 31 Dec 1927)
Jacinto Arana Cuesta † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1728 to 23 Feb 1739)
Manuel Arce y Ochotorena † (Bishop: 5 Feb 1929 to 22 Jan 1938)
Tomás Belestá y Cambeses † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1880 to 6 Apr 1892)
Cayetano Benítez de Lugo, O.P. † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1739 to 4 Sep 1739)
Joaquín Carrillo Mayoral † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1804 to 12 Feb 1810)
Rodrigo de Castro Osorio (de Lemos) † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1574 to 13 Jun 1578)
Isidro Alfonso Cavanillas † (Bishop: 12 May 1755 to 9 Nov 1766)
Juan Coello Ribera y Sandoval † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1639 to 11 Dec 1652)
Bernardo Conde Corral, O. Praem. † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1863 to 1 Jul 1880)
Jaime Cortada Bru † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1752 to 26 Sep 1753)
Juan Manuel de la Cerda † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1565 to 4 Jun 1574)
Diego de Deza, O.P. † (Bishop: 1487 to 1494)
Ramón Falcón Salcedo † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1794 to 28 Mar 1803)
Manuel Ferrer y Figueredo † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 23 Jun 1777 to 14 Feb 1785)
Jaime Font y Andreu † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1944 to 13 May 1950)
José Gómez † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1753 to 14 Oct 1754)
Pedro Inguanzo Rivero † (Bishop: 19 Aug 1814 to 29 Jun 1824)
Miguel José Irigoyen † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1847 to 20 May 1850)
Antonio Jorge y Galván † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1767 to 29 Jan 1776)
Tomás La Iglesia España † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1824 to 20 May 1834)
Rafael Manso † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1851 to 28 Dec 1862)
Pedro Manuel † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1534 to 9 Apr 1546)
Juan Martínez de Peralta, O.S.H. † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1622 to 29 Jan 1624)
Eduardo Martinez González † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1950 to 31 Jan 1970)
Francisco Mendoza † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1527 to 18 Jan 1534)
Angel Molinos, O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1785 to 8 Aug 1786)
Alvaro Moscoso † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1561 to 1564)
Luis Felipe Ortiz y Gutiérrez † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1893 to 9 Feb 1914)
Antonio Paiño Sevilla † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1653 to 25 Feb 1658)
Juan Pérez de la Serna † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 19 Jul 1627 to 8 Aug 1631)
Pedro Ponce de Léon † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1610 to 1615)
Eduardo Poveda Rodriguez † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1976 to 17 Oct 1991)
Antonio Puñuela Alonso † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1787 to 23 Aug 1793)
Juan Roco Campofrío, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1625 to 5 Jul 1627)
Juan Ruiz Agüero † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1584 to 24 May 1595)
Onésimo Salamanca Zaldívar † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1739 to 20 Mar 1752)
Diego de Simancas † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1578 to 16 Oct 1583)
Fernando Suárez Figueroa † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1597 to 2 Aug 1608)
Juan de la Torre Ayala † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1638 to 11 Sep 1638)
Plácido Tosantos Medina, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1624 to 30 Aug 1624)
José Gabriel Zapata Illescas † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1720 to 3 Jan 1727)
Juan Zapata Osorio † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1615 to 13 Jun 1621)
Francisco Zapata Vera y Morales † (Bishop: 1703 to 1720)
Diego Zúñiga Sotomayor † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1634 to 11 Nov 1637)

Diocese of Zamora

Dioecesis Zamorensis

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased