Guadix (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Francisco Jesús Orozco Mengibar, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 1st Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Granada
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Spain
Square Kilometers: 5,671 (2,190 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdeguadixbaza.org/
Mailing Address: Obispado, c/Santa Maria del Buen Aire 4, 18500 Guadix [Granada], Espana
Telephone: 958.66.08.00/4
Fax: 958.66.29.19

Past and Present Ordinaries

Fernando de Atienza, O.F.M. † (19 Feb 1434 Appointed - 1472 Died)
Pedro de Ocana, O.F.M. † (24 Feb 1472 Appointed - 1490 Died)
García de Quijada, O.F.M. † (21 May 1490 Appointed - 1522 Died)
Pedro González Manso † (31 Aug 1523 Appointed - 26 Oct 1524 Appointed, Bishop of Tuy)
Gaspar Ávalos de la Cueva † (14 Nov 1524 Appointed - 22 Jan 1529 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
Antonio Guevara Noroña, O.F.M. Obs. † (22 Jan 1528 Appointed - 11 Apr 1537 Appointed, Bishop of Mondoñedo)
Antonio del Aguila Vela y Paz † (11 Apr 1537 Appointed - 9 Apr 1546 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)
Martín Pérez de Ayala † (16 May 1548 Appointed - 17 Jul 1560 Appointed, Bishop of Segovia)
Melchor Alvarez de Vozmediano † (4 Sep 1560 Appointed - 1574 Resigned)
Julián Ramirez, O.S. † (15 Dec 1574 Appointed - 1581 Resigned)
Juan Alonso Moscoso † (6 Jul 1582 Appointed - 30 Aug 1593 Appointed, Bishop of León)
Juan Fonseca † (15 Nov 1593 Appointed - 16 Nov 1604 Died)
Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva † (16 Jan 1606 Appointed - 23 Jun 1610 Died)
Juan Nicolás Valdés de Carriazo † (10 Oct 1611 Appointed - 9 Mar 1617 Died)
Jerónimo Herrera y Salazar † (2 Oct 1617 Appointed - 30 Jul 1619 Died)
Plácido Tosantos Medina, O.S.B. † (6 Apr 1620 Appointed - 12 Feb 1624 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)
Juan Arauz Díaz, O.F.M. † (7 Oct 1624 Confirmed - 16 Aug 1635 Died)
Juan Dionisio Fernández Portocarrero † (28 Jan 1636 Appointed - 16 Jul 1640 Appointed, Bishop of Cádiz)
Juan Queipo de Llano y Valdés † (13 Aug 1640 Confirmed - 13 Jul 1643 Appointed, Bishop of Coria)
Francisco Pérez Roya † (3 Aug 1643 Appointed - 25 Apr 1648 Died)
Bernardino Rodríguez de Arriaga, O.S.A. † (7 Dec 1648 Confirmed - 4 Dec 1651 Died)
Diego Serrano Sotomayor, O. de M. † (29 Apr 1652 Appointed - 5 Oct 1652 Died)
José de Láyñez y Gutiérrez, O.S.A. † (17 Mar 1653 Appointed - 14 Oct 1667 Died)
Diego de Silva y Pacheco, O.S.B. † (28 Feb 1668 Appointed - 27 May 1675 Appointed, Bishop of Astorga)
Clemente Alvarez López, O.P. † (15 Jul 1675 Appointed - 17 Jun 1688 Died)
Juan de Villacé y Vozmediano † (27 Sep 1688 Appointed - 13 Apr 1693 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
Pedro de Palacios y Tenorio, O.P. † (8 Jun 1693 Appointed - 31 Jul 1702 Resigned)
Juan Feyjóo González de Villalobos, O. Carm. † (31 Jul 1702 Appointed - Feb 1706 Died)
Juan Montalbán Gómez, O.P. † (13 Sep 1706 Appointed - 16 Sep 1720 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
Felipe de los Tueros Huerta † (3 Feb 1721 Appointed - 20 Jan 1734 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
Francisco Salgado Quirago † (24 Mar 1734 Appointed - Apr 1744 Died)
Andrés Licht y Barrera † (25 Jan 1745 Appointed - 17 Jan 1750 Resigned)
Miguel (a S. Iosepho) Valejo Berlanga, O.SS.T. † (19 Jan 1750 Appointed - 17 May 1757 Died)
Francisco Alejandro Bocanegra Jivaja † (19 Dec 1757 Appointed - 8 Mar 1773 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Bernardo Lorca Quiñones, O.S.H. † (15 Mar 1773 Appointed - 19 Jan 1793 Died)
Raimundo Melchor Magi Gómez, O. de M. † (14 Oct 1797 Appointed - 26 Sep 1803 Died)
Marcos Cabello y López, O.S.A. † (20 Aug 1804 Appointed - 6 Sep 1819 Died)
Juan José Cordón Leyva † (3 May 1824 Confirmed - 3 Apr 1827 Died)
José Uraga Pérez † (28 Jan 1828 Confirmed - 3 Sep 1840 Died)
Antonio Lao y Cuevas † (7 Jan 1850 Confirmed - 14 Jul 1850 Died)
Juan José Arbolí y Acaso † (18 Mar 1852 Appointed - 22 Dec 1853 Confirmed, Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta)
Mariano Martínez Robledo y Robledo † (7 Apr 1854 Confirmed - 3 Feb 1855 Died)
Antonio Rafael Domínguez y Valdecañas † (25 Sep 1857 Confirmed - 21 Dec 1865 Died)
Mariano Brezmes y Arredondo † (25 Jun 1866 Confirmed - 17 Sep 1875 Confirmed, Bishop of Astorga)
Vicente Pontes y Cantelar, O.S.A. † (17 Sep 1875 Confirmed - 18 Mar 1893 Died)
Maximiliano Fernández del Rincón y Soto Dávila † (21 May 1894 Appointed - 24 Jul 1907 Died)
Timoteo Hernández y Mulas † (19 Dec 1907 Appointed - 19 Mar 1921 Died)
Ángel Marquina y Corrales † (6 Sep 1922 Appointed - 1 Jan 1928 Died)
Bl. Manuel Medina y Olmos † (2 Oct 1928 Appointed - 30 Aug 1936 Died)
Rafael Alvarez Lara † (10 Jun 1943 Appointed - 10 Mar 1965 Appointed, Bishop of Mallorca)
Gabino Díaz Merchán † (23 Jul 1965 Appointed - 4 Aug 1969 Appointed, Archbishop of Oviedo)
Antonio Dorado Soto † (31 Mar 1970 Appointed - 1 Sep 1973 Appointed, Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta)
Ignacio Noguer Carmona † (10 Sep 1976 Appointed - 19 Oct 1990 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Huelva)
Juan García-Santacruz Ortiz † (31 Mar 1992 Appointed - 3 Dec 2009 Retired)
Ginés Ramón García Beltrán (3 Dec 2009 Appointed - 3 Jan 2018 Appointed, Bishop of Getafe)
Francisco Jesús Orozco Mengibar (30 Oct 2018 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1st Century	Erected		Diocese of Guadix (erected)
23 April 1954	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Toledo (Cazorla)	Diocese of Guadix
10 July 1957	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cartagena (en España) (Euercal-Overa) Archdiocese of Granada (Berja and Laujar) Diocese of Guadix (Piñara, Alba, Abrucena, Doña María, Escullar, and Ocaña)	Diocese of Almería

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

1950 180,000 180,000 100.0% 69 4 73 2,465 4 132 74 ap1951

1970 164,985 164,985 100.0% 96 1 97 1,700 4 192 107 ap1971

1980 140,000 145,000 96.6% 75 7 82 1,707 10 187 107 ap1981

1990 132,500 136,500 97.1% 74 3 77 1,720 6 178 107 ap1991

1999 112,789 114,789 98.3% 70 5 75 1,503 13 160 108 ap2000

2000 110,489 112,489 98.2% 68 3 71 1,556 11 152 74 ap2001

2001 110,489 112,489 98.2% 69 3 72 1,534 14 171 74 ap2002

2002 110,489 112,489 98.2% 69 4 73 1,513 14 167 74 ap2003

2003 107,254 109,254 98.2% 67 4 71 1,510 12 143 74 ap2004

2004 107,254 109,254 98.2% 71 4 75 1,430 12 142 74 ap2005

2006 107,000 109,254 97.9% 65 6 71 1,507 13 135 73 ap2007

2013 109,000 111,200 98.0% 55 4 59 1,847 10 115 74 ap2014

2016 98,000 102,263 95.8% 54 2 56 1,750 9 99 74 ap2017

2019 95,880 99,082 96.8% 51 2 53 1,809 16 88 74 ap2020

2021 95,439 97,939 97.4% 49 2 51 1,871 16 83 74 ap2022

2023 95,600 97,635 97.9% 47 2 49 1,951 16 74 74 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	180,000	180,000	100.0%	69	4	73	2,465	4	132	74	ap1951
1970	164,985	164,985	100.0%	96	1	97	1,700	4	192	107	ap1971
1980	140,000	145,000	96.6%	75	7	82	1,707	10	187	107	ap1981
1990	132,500	136,500	97.1%	74	3	77	1,720	6	178	107	ap1991
1999	112,789	114,789	98.3%	70	5	75	1,503	13	160	108	ap2000
2000	110,489	112,489	98.2%	68	3	71	1,556	11	152	74	ap2001
2001	110,489	112,489	98.2%	69	3	72	1,534	14	171	74	ap2002
2002	110,489	112,489	98.2%	69	4	73	1,513	14	167	74	ap2003
2003	107,254	109,254	98.2%	67	4	71	1,510	12	143	74	ap2004
2004	107,254	109,254	98.2%	71	4	75	1,430	12	142	74	ap2005
2006	107,000	109,254	97.9%	65	6	71	1,507	13	135	73	ap2007
2013	109,000	111,200	98.0%	55	4	59	1,847	10	115	74	ap2014
2016	98,000	102,263	95.8%	54	2	56	1,750	9	99	74	ap2017
2019	95,880	99,082	96.8%	51	2	53	1,809	16	88	74	ap2020
2021	95,439	97,939	97.4%	49	2	51	1,871	16	83	74	ap2022
2023	95,600	97,635	97.9%	47	2	49	1,951	16	74	74	ap2024