Girona (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Octavi Vilà Mayo, O. Cist., Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 10 April 1992
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tarragona
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Spain
Square Kilometers: 4,660 (1,799 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.bisbatgirona.cat/
Mailing Address: Bisbat, Placa del Vi 2, 17004 Girona, Espana
Telephone: 972.41.27.20
Fax: 972.41.28.72

Historical Details

Diocese of Gerona
- Latin Name: Gerundensis
- Erected: 4th Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tarragona
- Country: Spain
- Square Kilometers: 4,835 (1,867 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

Servus Dei † ( 886 Appointed - 906 Died)
Ermemiro † ( 886 Appointed - )
Servus Dei † (17 Nov 886 Ordained Bishop - 906 Died)
Ermerico † ( 892 Appointed - )
Bigón (Wigo) † ( 907 Appointed - 936 Died)
Berenguer Dalmacio † ( 1114 Appointed - 1146 Died)
Berenguer de Llers † ( 1147 Appointed - 1160 Died)
Guillermo de Peratallada † ( 1161 Appointed - 1168 Died)
Guillermo de Monells † ( 1168 Appointed - 1178 Died)
Ramón de Usall † ( 1179 Appointed - 1196 Died)
Gaufrido de Mendiniano † ( 1196 Appointed - 18 Jun 1198 Died)
Arnaldo de Creixell † ( 1199 Appointed - 14 May 1214 Died)
Ramón de Palafolls † ( 1214 Appointed - 2 Aug 1218 Died)
Alamando de Aiguaviva † ( 1219 Appointed - 15 Dec 1227 Died)
Guillermo de Cabanellas † ( 1227 Appointed - 24 Nov 1245 Died)
Berenguer de Castellbisbal, O.P. † ( 1245 Appointed - 6 Feb 1254 Died)
Pedro de Castellnou † ( 1254 Appointed - 20 Feb 1279 Died)
Bernardo de Vilacert † ( 1279 Appointed - 8 May 1291 Died)
Bernardo de Vilamarí † (19 Jan 1292 Appointed - 30 Jan 1312 Died)
Guillermo de Vilamarí † (10 May 1312 Appointed - 26 Sep 1318 Died)
Pedro de Rocabertí † (14 Oct 1318 Appointed - 19 Dec 1324 Died)
Pedro de Urrea † (10 May 1325 Appointed - 5 Dec 1328 Appointed, Bishop of Huesca)
Gastón de Montcada † (5 Dec 1328 Appointed - 12 Aug 1334 Died)
Gilberto Cruilles † (12 Oct 1334 Appointed - 12 Jun 1335 Died)
Arnaldo de Montrodó † (Dec 1335 Appointed - 21 Nov 1348 Died)
Berenguer Cruilles † (3 Dec 1348 Appointed - 26 Jul 1362 Died)
Íñigo Vallterra Sánchez de Heredia † (26 Aug 1362 Appointed - 3 Mar 1369 Appointed, Bishop of Segorbe-Albarracin)
Jaime de Trilla (Zatria) † (3 Mar 1369 Appointed - 30 Mar 1374 Died)
Bertrán de Montrodó † (26 Apr 1374 Appointed - 3 Oct 1384 Died)
Berenguer de Anglesola † (14 Dec 1384 Appointed - 23 Aug 1408 Died)
Francesco de Blanes † (24 Sep 1408 Appointed - 19 Dec 1408 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
Ramon de Descatllar i de Palasol, O.S.B. † (19 Dec 1408 Appointed - 5 May 1415 Died)
Dalmacio (Dalmau) de Mur y Cervellón † (15 Nov 1415 Appointed - 17 Jan 1419 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
Gonzalo de Santa Maria † (17 Jan 1419 Appointed - 7 Jun 1419 Appointed, Bishop of Astorga)
Andreu (Andrés) de Bertrán † (7 Jun 1419 Appointed - 4 Nov 1429 Appointed, Administrator of Barcelona)
Juan Casanova, O.P. † (8 Aug 1431 Appointed - 1 Mar 1436 Died)
Bernardo de Pau † (21 May 1436 Appointed - 26 Mar 1457 Died)
Rodrigo de Borja † ( 1457 Appointed - 30 Jun 1458 Appointed, Administrator of Valencia)
Cosme de Monserrat † (30 Jun 1458 Appointed - 19 Oct 1459 Appointed, Bishop of Vic)
Jaume Francesco de Cardona i de Aragón † (15 Oct 1459 Appointed - 23 Sep 1461 Appointed, Bishop of Urgell)
Juan Margarit i Pau † (23 Sep 1461 Appointed - 21 Nov 1484 Died)
Berenguer de Pau † (9 Feb 1485 Appointed - 5 Nov 1506 Died)
Juan de Espés † (19 Feb 1507 Appointed - 6 Sep 1508 Resigned)
Guillermo Ramón Boil, O.S.H. † (28 Jul 1508 Appointed - 28 Nov 1532 Died)
Juan Margarit † (8 Jun 1534 Appointed - 21 Oct 1554 Died)
Gonzalo Arias Gallego † (13 Apr 1556 Appointed - 22 Aug 1565 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en España))
Pedro Carlos, O.S. † (22 Aug 1565 Appointed - 1 Jun 1572 Died)
Benito Tocco, O.S.B. † (5 Sep 1572 Appointed - 11 May 1583 Appointed, Bishop of Lérida)
Jaime Casador † (12 Dec 1583 Appointed - 19 May 1597 Died)
Francisco Arévalo de Zuaco † (3 Apr 1598 Appointed - 10 Jan 1611 Died)
Onofre Reart † (19 Dec 1611 Appointed - 17 Feb 1621 Resigned)
Pedro Moncada † (14 Dec 1620 Appointed - 31 Dec 1621 Died)
Francesc Senjust, O.S.B. † (24 Aug 1622 Appointed - 10 Mar 1627 Died)
García Gil Manrique † (30 Aug 1627 Appointed - 28 Nov 1633 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
Gregorio Parcero de Castro, O.S.B. † (19 Dec 1633 Appointed - 29 Nov 1655 Appointed, Bishop of Tortosa)
Bernardo Cardona † (24 Jul 1656 Appointed - 13 Dec 1658 Died)
Francisco Pijoan † (10 Nov 1659 Appointed - 1660 Died)
José Fageda, O.S.H. † (21 Jun 1660 Appointed - 21 Jul 1664 Appointed, Bishop of Tortosa)
José Ninot y Bardera † (24 Nov 1664 Appointed - 11 Jun 1668 Appointed, Bishop of Lérida)
Alonso Francisco Dou † (3 Sep 1668 Appointed - 15 Apr 1673 Died)
Alfonso de Balmaseda, O.S.A. † (25 Sep 1673 Appointed - 4 Sep 1679 Confirmed, Bishop of Zamora)
Severo Tomás Auter, O.P. † (13 Nov 1679 Appointed - 18 Mar 1686 Confirmed, Bishop of Tortosa)
Miguel Pontich, O.F.M. † (29 Apr 1686 Appointed - 26 Jan 1699 Died)
Miguel Juan de Taverner y Rubí † (5 Oct 1699 Appointed - 16 Dec 1720 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
José Taberner (Taverner) Dárdena † (16 Dec 1720 Appointed - 16 Jan 1726 Died)
Pedro Copóns Copóns † (11 Sep 1726 Appointed - 15 Dec 1728 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
Baltasar Bastero Lladó † (15 Dec 1728 Appointed - 2 Mar 1745 Resigned)
Lorenzo Taranco Mujaurrieta † (8 Mar 1745 Appointed - 3 Feb 1756 Died)
Manuel Antonio Palmero y Rallo † (19 Jul 1756 Appointed - 7 May 1774 Died)
Tomás Lorenzana Butrón † (13 Mar 1775 Appointed - 21 Jan 1796 Died)
Santiago Pérez Arenillas † (27 Jun 1796 Appointed - 17 Oct 1797 Died)
Juan Agapito Ramírez Arellano † (28 Aug 1798 Appointed - 21 Dec 1810 Died)
Pedro Valero † (15 Mar 1815 Appointed - 21 Aug 1815 Died)
Antonio Allué y Sesse † (14 Apr 1817 Appointed - 25 Jul 1818 Resigned)
Juan Miguel Pérez González † (4 Jun 1819 Confirmed - 7 Dec 1824 Died)
Dionisio Castaño y Bermúdez † (27 Jun 1825 Confirmed - 24 Apr 1834 Died)
Florencio Llorente y Montón † (17 Dec 1847 Confirmed - 17 Jan 1862 Died)
Constantino Bonet y Zanuy † (21 May 1862 Appointed - 17 Sep 1875 Confirmed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
Isidoro Valls y Pascual † (23 Sep 1875 Confirmed - 11 Sep 1877 Died)
Tomás Sivilla y Gener † (31 Dec 1877 Confirmed - 8 Jan 1906 Died)
Francisco de Pol y Baralt † (6 Dec 1906 Appointed - 6 Jun 1914 Died)
Francisco de Paula Mas y Oliver † (10 Apr 1915 Appointed - 16 Apr 1920 Died)
Gabriel Llompart y Jaume Santandreu † (27 Jun 1922 Appointed - 30 Apr 1925 Appointed, Bishop of Mallorca)
José Vila y Martínez † (14 Dec 1925 Appointed - 1 Sep 1932 Died)
José Cartaña y Inglés † (29 Dec 1933 Appointed - 1 Aug 1963 Died)
Narciso Jubany Arnau † (7 Feb 1964 Appointed - 3 Dec 1971 Appointed, Archbishop of Barcelona)
Jaume Camprodon Rovira † (1 Sep 1973 Appointed - 30 Oct 2001 Retired)
Carles Soler Perdigó † (30 Oct 2001 Appointed - 16 Jul 2008 Retired)
Francesc Pardo Artigas † (16 Jul 2008 Appointed - 31 Mar 2022 Died)
Octavi Vilà Mayo, O. Cist. (29 Feb 2024 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Gerona
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Gerona (erected)
6 June 1957	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gerona (Arenys de Mar)	Diocese of Barcelona
6 June 1957	Territory Added	Diocese of Barcelona (Sant Martí de Riells del Montseny)	Diocese of Gerona
6 June 1957	Territory Lost	Diocese of Barcelona (San Rafael de Figaro, San Pablo de Montmany, Rieils del Fay Gallifa, San Feliú de Codines, San Lorenzo Savall, Villanova del Carni, and Santa Maria de Pobla de Claramunt) Diocese of Gerona (Camprodón, Setcases, Vinalonga, Llanas, Molió, and Tragura) Diocese of Solsona (Palmcrola)	Diocese of Vic
2 April 1968	Territory Added	Diocese of Barcelona (San Lupo de Viabrea and La Batilloria)	Diocese of Gerona
16 December 1977	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Barcelona (Santa Maria de Arenys del Mar)	Diocese of Gerona
Diocese of Girona
10 April 1992	Name Changed	Diocese of Gerona	Diocese of Girona

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Gerona

1950 389,000 390,000 99.7% 516 68 584 666 98 1,392 385 ap1951

1970 395,000 395,729 99.8% 447 95 542 728 181 1,231 378 ap1971

1980 478,000 483,222 98.9% 361 48 409 1,168 121 991 385 ap1981

1990 534,000 545,228 97.9% 304 54 358 1,491 124 796 403 ap1991

Diocese of Girona

1999 475,000 576,252 82.4% 246 52 298 1,593 116 791 403 ap2000

2000 500,000 592,689 84.4% 240 61 301 1,661 109 791 403 ap2001

2001 500,000 592,689 84.4% 236 53 289 1,730 112 730 403 ap2002

2002 550,000 634,724 86.7% 228 50 278 1,978 97 705 403 ap2003

2003 550,000 634,724 86.7% 223 48 271 2,029 96 731 403 ap2004

2004 600,000 687,314 87.3% 219 51 270 2,222 90 654 403 ap2005

2006 630,000 740,214 85.1% 216 49 265 2,377 89 642 403 ap2007

2013 692,800 851,640 81.3% 183 40 223 3,106 7 70 525 395 ap2014

2016 680,000 843,343 80.6% 157 35 192 3,541 9 59 451 395 ap2017

2019 670,000 859,649 77.9% 138 26 164 4,085 11 51 388 394 ap2020

2021 687,000 881,061 78.0% 127 20 147 4,673 13 48 321 393 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Gerona
1950	389,000	390,000	99.7%	516	68	584	666		98	1,392	385	ap1951
1970	395,000	395,729	99.8%	447	95	542	728		181	1,231	378	ap1971
1980	478,000	483,222	98.9%	361	48	409	1,168		121	991	385	ap1981
1990	534,000	545,228	97.9%	304	54	358	1,491		124	796	403	ap1991
Diocese of Girona
1999	475,000	576,252	82.4%	246	52	298	1,593		116	791	403	ap2000
2000	500,000	592,689	84.4%	240	61	301	1,661		109	791	403	ap2001
2001	500,000	592,689	84.4%	236	53	289	1,730		112	730	403	ap2002
2002	550,000	634,724	86.7%	228	50	278	1,978		97	705	403	ap2003
2003	550,000	634,724	86.7%	223	48	271	2,029		96	731	403	ap2004
2004	600,000	687,314	87.3%	219	51	270	2,222		90	654	403	ap2005
2006	630,000	740,214	85.1%	216	49	265	2,377		89	642	403	ap2007
2013	692,800	851,640	81.3%	183	40	223	3,106	7	70	525	395	ap2014
2016	680,000	843,343	80.6%	157	35	192	3,541	9	59	451	395	ap2017
2019	670,000	859,649	77.9%	138	26	164	4,085	11	51	388	394	ap2020
2021	687,000	881,061	78.0%	127	20	147	4,673	13	48	321	393	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Alamando de Aiguaviva † (Bishop: 1219 to 15 Dec 1227)
Antonio Allué y Sesse † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1817 to 25 Jul 1818)
Berenguer de Anglesola † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1384 to 23 Aug 1408)
Francisco Arévalo de Zuaco † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1598 to 10 Jan 1611)
Gonzalo Arias Gallego † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1556 to 22 Aug 1565)
Severo Tomás Auter, O.P. † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1679 to 18 Mar 1686)
Alfonso de Balmaseda, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1673 to 4 Sep 1679)
Baltasar Bastero Lladó † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1728 to 2 Mar 1745)
Andreu (Andrés) de Bertrán † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1419 to 4 Nov 1429)
Francesco de Blanes † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1408 to 19 Dec 1408)
Guillermo Ramón Boil, O.S.H. † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1508 to 28 Nov 1532)
Constantino Bonet y Zanuy † (Bishop: 21 May 1862 to 17 Sep 1875)
Rodrigo de Borja † (Administrator: 1457 to 30 Jun 1458)
Guillermo de Cabanellas † (Bishop: 1227 to 24 Nov 1245)
Jaume Camprodon Rovira † (Bishop: 1 Sep 1973 to 30 Oct 2001)
Bernardo Cardona † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1656 to 13 Dec 1658)
Jaume Francesco de Cardona i de Aragón † (Bishop: 15 Oct 1459 to 23 Sep 1461)
Pedro Carlos, O.S. † (Bishop: 22 Aug 1565 to 1 Jun 1572)
Vicente Ferrer Carreras, O.P. †
José Cartaña y Inglés † (Bishop: 29 Dec 1933 to 1 Aug 1963)
Jaime Casador † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1583 to 19 May 1597)
Juan Casanova, O.P. † (Administrator: 8 Aug 1431 to 1 Mar 1436)
Dionisio Castaño y Bermúdez † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1825 to 24 Apr 1834)
Berenguer de Castellbisbal, O.P. † (Bishop: 1245 to 6 Feb 1254)
Pedro de Castellnou † (Bishop: 1254 to 20 Feb 1279)
Pedro Nolasco Colomer y Mestres †
Pedro Copóns Copóns † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1726 to 15 Dec 1728)
Tomás Costa y Fornaguera †
Arnaldo de Creixell † (Bishop: 1199 to 14 May 1214)
Berenguer Cruilles † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1348 to 26 Jul 1362)
Gilberto Cruilles † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1334 to 12 Jun 1335)
Berenguer Dalmacio † (Bishop: 1114 to 1146)
Servus Dei † (Bishop: 886 to 906)
Dalmacio (Dalmau) de Mur y Cervellón † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1415 to 17 Jan 1419)
Ramon de Descatllar i de Palasol, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1408 to 5 May 1415)
Alonso Francisco Dou † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1668 to 15 Apr 1673)
Juan de Espés † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1507 to 6 Sep 1508)
José Fageda, O.S.H. † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1660 to 21 Jul 1664)
Fernando de Gerona, O.S.A. †
Martín Griver y Cuní † (Priest: 17 Dec 1847 to 28 Aug 1849)
Ramón Guillamet y Coma † (Priest: 21 Dec 1878 to 29 Apr 1909)
Antonio Luis Jordá y Soler †
Narciso Jubany Arnau † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1964 to 3 Dec 1971)
Berenguer de Llers † (Bishop: 1147 to 1160)
Gabriel Llompart y Jaume Santandreu † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1922 to 30 Apr 1925)
Florencio Llorente y Montón † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1847 to 17 Jan 1862)
Tomás Lorenzana Butrón † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1775 to 21 Jan 1796)
García Gil Manrique † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1627 to 28 Nov 1633)
Juan Margarit † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1534 to 21 Oct 1554)
Juan Margarit i Pau † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1461 to 21 Nov 1484)
Francisco de Paula Mas y Oliver † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1915 to 16 Apr 1920)
Gaufrido de Mendiniano † (Bishop: 1196 to 18 Jun 1198)
Pedro Moncada † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1620 to 31 Dec 1621)
Guillermo de Monells † (Bishop: 1168 to 1178)
Cosme de Monserrat † (Bishop: 30 Jun 1458 to 19 Oct 1459)
Gastón de Montcada † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1328 to 12 Aug 1334)
Arnaldo de Montrodó † (Bishop: Dec 1335 to 21 Nov 1348)
Bertrán de Montrodó † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1374 to 3 Oct 1384)
José Ninot y Bardera † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1664 to 11 Jun 1668)
Ramón de Palafolls † (Bishop: 1214 to 2 Aug 1218)
Manuel Antonio Palmero y Rallo † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1756 to 7 May 1774)
Gregorio Parcero de Castro, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1633 to 29 Nov 1655)
Francesc Pardo Artigas † (Bishop: 16 Jul 2008 to 31 Mar 2022)
Berenguer de Pau † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1485 to 5 Nov 1506)
Bernardo de Pau † (Bishop: 21 May 1436 to 26 Mar 1457)
Guillermo de Peratallada † (Bishop: 1161 to 1168)
Santiago Pérez Arenillas † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1796 to 17 Oct 1797)
Juan Miguel Pérez González † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1819 to 7 Dec 1824)
Francisco Pijoan † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1659 to 1660)
Francisco de Pol y Baralt † (Priest: 20 Dec 1879; Bishop: 6 Dec 1906 to 6 Jun 1914)
Miguel Pontich, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1686 to 26 Jan 1699)
Manuel Prat Pujoldevall, O.P. †
Juan Agapito Ramírez Arellano † (Bishop: 28 Aug 1798 to 21 Dec 1810)
Onofre Reart † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1611 to 17 Feb 1621)
Pedro de Rocabertí † (Bishop: 14 Oct 1318 to 19 Dec 1324)
Domingo Romeo, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1544 to 5 Jan 1563)
Gonzalo de Santa Maria † (Bishop: 17 Jan 1419 to 7 Jun 1419)
Francesc Senjust, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1622 to 10 Mar 1627)
Tomás Sivilla y Gener † (Bishop: 31 Dec 1877 to 8 Jan 1906)
Carles Soler Perdigó † (Bishop: 30 Oct 2001 to 16 Jul 2008)
José Taberner (Taverner) Dárdena † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1720 to 16 Jan 1726)
Lorenzo Taranco Mujaurrieta † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1745 to 3 Feb 1756)
Miguel Juan de Taverner y Rubí † (Bishop: 5 Oct 1699 to 16 Dec 1720)
Benito Tocco, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1572 to 11 May 1583)
Jaime de Trilla (Zatria) † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1369 to 30 Mar 1374)
Pedro de Urrea † (Bishop: 10 May 1325 to 5 Dec 1328)
Ramón de Usall † (Bishop: 1179 to 1196)
Pedro Valero † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1815 to 21 Aug 1815)
Isidoro Valls y Pascual † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1875 to 11 Sep 1877)
Íñigo Vallterra Sánchez de Heredia † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1362 to 3 Mar 1369)
Bernardo de Vilacert † (Bishop: 1279 to 8 May 1291)
Bernardo de Vilamarí † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1292 to 30 Jan 1312)
Guillermo de Vilamarí † (Bishop: 10 May 1312 to 26 Sep 1318)
José Vila y Martínez † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1925 to 1 Sep 1932)
Bigón (Wigo) † (Bishop: 907 to 936)
Ermemiro † (Bishop: 886 - )
Ermerico † (Bishop: 892 - )

Source(s)

Diocese of Gerona
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 261, and Page 262
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 158, and Page 159
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 2,020
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 194
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 209
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 225
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 32, to Page 34
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 864, and Page 865
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 60, Page 355, and Page 356
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 70, Page 195, and Page 196

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