Diocese of Cuenca

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Juan Yáñez (or Ibáñez) † ( 1182 Appointed - 14 Dec 1195 Died)
• St. Julián † ( 1196 Appointed - 1208 Died)
• Mateo Rinal † (28 Aug 1247 Appointed - 18 Dec 1257 Appointed, Bishop of Burgos)
• Pedro Laurencio † (7 Dec 1261 Appointed - 1271 Died)
• Gonzalo Gudiel † ( 1272 Appointed - 27 Sep 1275 Appointed, Bishop of Burgos)
• Gonzalo Diego Palomeque † (15 Mar 1289 Appointed - 16 Jan 1299 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
• Pascual † (22 Feb 1299 Appointed - 2 Feb 1320 Died)
• Estêvão Minguèis, O.F.M. † (21 Aug 1322 Appointed - 4 Jan 1326 Died)
• Fernando Gutiérrez † (11 Apr 1326 Appointed - 1327 Died)
• Juan del Campo † (8 Aug 1327 Appointed - 7 May 1328 Appointed, Bishop of Oviedo)
• Odón † (7 May 1328 Appointed - 1338 Died)
• Gonzalo Aguilar Hinojosa † (10 Jan 1341 Appointed - 18 Jul 1342 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
• García † (18 Jul 1342 Appointed - 1359 Died)
• Bernal Zafón † (8 Nov 1362 Appointed - 1372 Died)
• Pedro Gómez Barroso y García † (4 Mar 1373 Appointed - 1378 Appointed, Bishop of Évora)
• Nicolás Fernández de Biedma † (May 1378 Appointed - 20 Aug 1381 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
• Álvaro Martínez † ( 1382 Appointed - 1396 Died)
• Juan Cabeza de Vaca † (15 Nov 1396 Appointed - 14 Mar 1407 Appointed, Bishop of Burgos)
• Diego de Anaya Maldonado † (13 Sep 1407 Appointed - 16 Mar 1418 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
• Álvaro Núñez de Isorna † (16 Mar 1418 Appointed - 7 Apr 1445 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
• Lope Barrientos, O.P. † (7 Apr 1445 Appointed - 30 May 1469 Died)
• Giacopo Antonio Venier † (6 Oct 1469 Appointed - 3 Aug 1479 Died)
• Raffaele Sansoni Riario † (13 Aug 1479 Appointed - 8 Jul 1482 Appointed, Administrator of Salamanca)
• Alfonso de Burgos, O.P. † (8 Jul 1482 Appointed - 26 Aug 1485 Appointed, Bishop of Palencia)
• Alfonso de Fonseca † (26 Aug 1485 Appointed - 24 May 1493 Appointed, Bishop of Osma)
• Raffaele Sansoni Riario † (24 May 1493 Appointed - 9 Jul 1521 Died)
• Diego Ramírez de Villaescua de Haro † (12 Apr 1518 Appointed - 11 Aug 1537 Died)
• Alessandro Cesarini (Sr.) † (24 May 1538 Appointed - 13 Feb 1542 Died)
• Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (Arellano) † (2 Jun 1542 Appointed - 22 Jan 1547 Died)
• Miguel Muñoz † (12 Apr 1547 Appointed - 13 Sep 1553 Died)
• Pedro Castro Lemos † (5 Jun 1555 Appointed - 1 Aug 1561 Died)
• Bernardo de Fresneda, O.F.M. Obs. † (4 May 1562 Appointed - 16 Nov 1571 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
• Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela † (17 Dec 1571 Appointed - 6 Sep 1577 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
• Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva † (6 Sep 1577 Appointed - 27 Sep 1577 Died)
• Rodrigo de Castro Osorio (de Lemos) † (13 Jun 1578 Appointed - 20 Oct 1581 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
• Gómez Zapata † (8 Nov 1582 Appointed - 1 Feb 1587 Died)
• Juan Fernández Vadillo † (7 Aug 1587 Appointed - 1 Sep 1595 Died)
• Pedro Portocarrero † (28 May 1597 Appointed - 20 Sep 1600 Died)
• Andrés Pacheco † (13 Aug 1601 Appointed - 1622 Resigned)
• Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga † (13 Feb 1623 Appointed - 11 Jun 1653 Died)
• Juan Francisco Pacheco † (6 Oct 1653 Appointed - 24 May 1663 Died)
• Francisco de Zárate y Terán † (28 Jan 1664 Confirmed - 21 Dec 1679 Died)
• Alonso Antonio de San Martín † (21 Oct 1681 Appointed - 5 Jul 1705 Died)
• Miguel del Olmo Manrique † (22 Mar 1706 Appointed - 27 Feb 1721 Died)
• Juan Lancaster (or Alencaster) Norona † (16 Jun 1721 Appointed - 31 Oct 1733 Died)
• Diego González Toro y Villalobos † (5 May 1734 Appointed - 13 Sep 1737 Died)
• José Flores Osorio † (3 Mar 1738 Appointed - 26 Nov 1759 Died)
• Isidro Carvajal Lancaster † (21 Jul 1760 Appointed - 15 Jan 1771 Died)
• Sebastián Flóres Pabón † (29 Jul 1771 Appointed - 25 Jul 1777 Died)
• Felipe Antonio Solano Marín † (1 Mar 1779 Appointed - 10 May 1800 Died)
• Antonio Palafox y Croy de Abre † (20 Oct 1800 Appointed - 9 Dec 1802 Died)
• Ramón Falcón y Salcedo † (28 Mar 1803 Confirmed - 20 Nov 1826 Died)
• Jacinto Rodríguez Rico † (21 May 1827 Appointed - 12 Jan 1841 Died)
• Juan Gilberto Ruiz Capucín y Feijó † (17 Dec 1847 Confirmed - 9 Oct 1848 Died)
• Fermín Sánchez Artesoro, O.F.M. Cap. † (2 Apr 1849 Appointed - 4 Dec 1855 Died)
• Miguel Payá y Rico † (25 Jun 1858 Appointed - 16 Jan 1874 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
• Sebastián Herrero y Espinosa de los Monteros, C.O. † (17 Sep 1875 Confirmed - 18 Dec 1876 Confirmed, Bishop of Vitoria)
• José Moreno y Mazón † (20 Mar 1877 Confirmed - 18 Nov 1881 Appointed, Patriarch of West Indies)
• Juan María Valero y Nacarino † (27 Mar 1882 Confirmed - 16 Nov 1890 Died)
• Pelayo González y Conde † (1 Jun 1891 Appointed - 18 Nov 1899 Died)
• Wenceslao Sangüesa y Guía † (19 Apr 1900 Appointed - 1921 Retired)
• Bl. Cruz Laplana y Laguna † (30 Nov 1921 Appointed - 7 Aug 1936 Died)
• Inocencio Rodríguez Díez † (10 Jun 1943 Appointed - 13 Apr 1973 Retired)
• José Guerra Campos † (13 Apr 1973 Appointed - 26 Jun 1996 Retired)
• Ramón del Hoyo López (26 Jun 1996 Appointed - 19 May 2005 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
• José María Yanguas Sanz (23 Dec 2005 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
1950	445,450	445,450	100.0%	205	34	239	1,863		106	492	397	ap1951
1970	254,680	254,680	100.0%	280	40	320	795		40	829	337	ap1971
1980	232,248	232,248	100.0%	331	16	347	669		20	295	336	ap1981
1990	210,000	213,268	98.5%	235	12	247	850		14	318	326	ap1991
1999	200,212	201,712	99.3%	225	9	234	855		38	300	325	ap2000
2000	198,500	201,712	98.4%	223	9	232	855		43	354	325	ap2001
2001	196,700	200,963	97.9%	214	9	223	882		86	357	325	ap2002
2002	198,213	201,053	98.6%	226	56	282	702		133	199	335	ap2003
2003	198,634	201,614	98.5%	254	57	311	638		126	196	335	ap2004
2004	199,722	202,982	98.4%	260	57	317	630	1	126	320	335	ap2005
2006	200,577	207,759	96.5%	277	19	296	677	1	88	351	325	ap2007
2013	194,160	218,036	89.0%	200	7	207	937	1	78	290	326	ap2014
2016	188,382	203,841	92.4%	189	7	196	961	1	77	217	326	ap2017
2019	180,536	197,222	91.5%	177	5	182	991	1	6	205	326	ap2020
2021	176,573	196,139	90.0%	160	8	168	1,051	1	9	180	326	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Andrés Carrascosa Coso (Deacon: 17 Mar 1979; Priest: 2 Jul 1980 to 31 Jul 2004)
• Ramón del Hoyo López (Bishop: 26 Jun 1996 to 19 May 2005)
• Julián Ruiz Martorell
• Josep Ángel Saiz Meneses
• José María Yanguas Sanz (Bishop: 23 Dec 2005 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Gonzalo Aguilar Hinojosa † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1341 to 18 Jul 1342)
• Juan Albacete Sáiz, S.J. †
• Gil Álvarez de Albornoz, C.R.S.A. †
• Diego de Anaya Maldonado † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1407 to 16 Mar 1418)
• Pedro Lucas Asensio Poves †
• Lope Barrientos, O.P. † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1445 to 30 May 1469)
• Alfonso de Burgos, O.P. † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1482 to 26 Aug 1485)
• Juan Cabeza de Vaca † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1396 to 14 Mar 1407)
• Pedro del Cañizo Losa y Valera † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Sep 1726)
• Melchor Cano, O.P. †
• Pascual Carrascosa y Gabaldón †
• Alfonso Carrillo de Albornoz †
• Isidro Carvajal Lancaster † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1760 to 15 Jan 1771)
• Pedro Castro Lemos † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1555 to 1 Aug 1561)
• Rodrigo de Castro Osorio (de Lemos) † (Priest: 1559 to 30 Aug 1574; Bishop: 13 Jun 1578 to 20 Oct 1581)
• Alessandro Cesarini (Sr.) † (Administrator: 24 May 1538 to 13 Feb 1542)
• Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 6 Sep 1577 to 27 Sep 1577)
• Rodrigo Cruzado Caballero † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Jan 1652)
• Juan del Campo † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1327 to 7 May 1328)
• Ramón Falcón y Salcedo † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1803 to 20 Nov 1826)
• Nicolás Fernández de Biedma † (Bishop: May 1378 to 20 Aug 1381)
• Juan Fernández Vadillo † (Bishop: 7 Aug 1587 to 1 Sep 1595)
• José Flores Osorio † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1738 to 26 Nov 1759)
• Sebastián Flóres Pabón † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1771 to 25 Jul 1777)
• Alfonso de Fonseca † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1485 to 24 May 1493)
• Bernardo de Fresneda, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 4 May 1562 to 16 Nov 1571)
• Pedro García de Montoya (Huete) †
• Pedro García Galarza †
• Miguel García San Esteban, O.P. †
• Pedro Gómez Barroso y García † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1373 to 1378)
• Diego González Toro y Villalobos † (Bishop: 5 May 1734 to 13 Sep 1737)
• Pelayo González y Conde † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1891 to 18 Nov 1899)
• Gonzalo Gudiel † (Bishop: 1272 to 27 Sep 1275)
• José Guerra Campos † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1973 to 26 Jun 1996)
• Fernando Gutiérrez † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1326 to 1327)
• Sebastián Herrero y Espinosa de los Monteros, C.O. † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1875 to 18 Dec 1876)
• Juan Lancaster (or Alencaster) Norona † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1721 to 31 Oct 1733)
• Bl. Cruz Laplana y Laguna † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1921 to 7 Aug 1936)
• Juan de Las Peñas † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Aug 1723 to 10 Jul 1726)
• Pedro Laurencio † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1261 to 1271)
• García Gil Manrique † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Mar 1618 to 30 Aug 1627)
• Álvaro Martínez † (Bishop: 1382 to 1396)
• Francisco Mendoza Bobadilla †
• Alfonso Merchante de Valeria †
• Estêvão Minguèis, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1322 to 4 Jan 1326)
• José Moreno y Mazón † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1877 to 18 Nov 1881)
• Miguel Muñoz † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1547 to 13 Sep 1553)
• Álvaro Núñez de Isorna † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1418 to 7 Apr 1445)
• Miguel del Olmo Manrique † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1706 to 27 Feb 1721)
• Andrés Pacheco † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1601 to 1622)
• Juan Francisco Pacheco † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1653 to 24 May 1663)
• Antonio Palafox y Croy de Abre † (Bishop: 20 Oct 1800 to 9 Dec 1802)
• Gonzalo Diego Palomeque † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1289 to 16 Jan 1299)
• Alvaro Fernando de Parade † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jun 1493)
• Miguel Payá y Rico † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1858 to 16 Jan 1874)
• Juan Pereda Gudiel †
• Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1623 to 11 Jun 1653)
• Pedro Portocarrero † (Bishop: 28 May 1597 to 20 Sep 1600)
• Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1571 to 6 Sep 1577)
• Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (Arellano) † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1542 to 22 Jan 1547)
• Antonio Ramírez de Haro †
• Diego Ramírez de Villaescua de Haro † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1518 to 11 Aug 1537)
• Diego Ramírez Sedeño de Fuenleal †
• García Ramírez Villaescusa, O.S. †
• Mateo Rinal † (Bishop: 28 Aug 1247 to 18 Dec 1257)
• Inocencio Rodríguez Díez † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1943 to 13 Apr 1973)
• Jacinto Rodríguez Rico † (Bishop: 21 May 1827 to 12 Jan 1841)
• Juan Gilberto Ruiz Capucín y Feijó † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1847 to 9 Oct 1848)
• García de Sahagún, O. de M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Mar 1501)
• Fermín Sánchez Artesoro, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1849 to 4 Dec 1855)
• Wenceslao Sangüesa y Guía † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1900 to 1921)
• Alonso Antonio de San Martín † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1681 to 5 Jul 1705)
• Raffaele Sansoni Riario † (Administrator: 13 Aug 1479 to 8 Jul 1482)
• Felipe Antonio Solano Marín † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1779 to 10 May 1800)
• Gonzalo de Solórzano †
• Ramón Torrijos y Gómez †
• Juan María Valero y Nacarino † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1882 to 16 Nov 1890)
• Giacopo Antonio Venier † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1469 to 3 Aug 1479)
• Juan Yáñez (or Ibáñez) † (Bishop: 1182 to 14 Dec 1195)
• Bernal Zafón † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1362 to 1372)
• Gómez Zapata † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1582 to 1 Feb 1587)
• Francisco de Zárate y Terán † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1664 to 21 Dec 1679)
• García † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1342 to 1359)
• St. Julián † (Bishop: 1196 to 1208)
• Odón † (Bishop: 7 May 1328 to 1338)
• Pascual † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1299 to 2 Feb 1320)

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