Málaga (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez, Bishop
Ramón Buxarrais Ventura, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Restored: 4 August 1486
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Granada
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Spain
Square Kilometers: 7,306 (2,821 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: https://www.diocesismalaga.es/
Mailing Address: Calle Santa Maria 18, 29015 Malaga, Espana
Telephone: 952.22.43.86
Fax: 952.60.86.25

Past and Present Ordinaries

Rodrigo de Soria, O.F.M. † (17 Mar 1458 Appointed - 1487 Died)
Pedro Díaz de Toledo y Ovalle † (5 Dec 1487 Appointed - 23 Aug 1499 Died)
Diego Ramírez de Villaescua de Haro † (7 Feb 1500 Appointed - 12 Apr 1518 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
Raffaele Sansoni Riario † (12 Apr 1518 Appointed - 9 Jul 1521 Died)
Cesare Riario † (3 Sep 1518 Appointed - 18 Dec 1540 Died)
Raffaele Sansoni Riario † (3 Sep 1518 Installed - 9 Jul 1521 Died)
Bernardo Manrique, O.P. † (18 Feb 1541 Appointed - 25 Sep 1564 Died)
Francisco Blanco Salcedo † (13 Apr 1565 Appointed - 4 Jun 1574 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Francisco Pacheco de Córdoba † (30 Aug 1574 Appointed - 14 Jan 1587 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
Luis García Haro de Sotomayor † (7 Aug 1587 Appointed - 14 Aug 1597 Died)
Diego Aponte Quiñones, O.S. † (31 Aug 1598 Appointed - 24 Apr 1599 Died)
Tomás de Borja † (19 Jan 1600 Appointed - 30 Apr 1603 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
Juan Alonso Moscoso † (9 May 1603 Appointed - 21 Aug 1614 Died)
Luis Fernández de Córdoba † (9 Feb 1615 Appointed - 26 Oct 1622 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza y Ribera † (14 Nov 1622 Appointed - 27 Jan 1627 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
Gabriel Trejo y Paniagua † (28 Apr 1627 Appointed - 12 Feb 1630 Died)
Antonio Henriquez Porres, O.F.M. † (5 Sep 1633 Appointed - 20 Feb 1648 Died)
Alfonso de la Cueva-Benavides y Mendoza-Carrillo † (27 Jul 1648 Appointed - 10 Aug 1655 Died)
Diego Martínez Zarzosa † (31 Jan 1656 Appointed - 24 Jun 1658 Died)
Antonio Piña (Peña) y Hermosa † (31 Mar 1659 Confirmed - 11 Aug 1664 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
Alfonso Enríquez de Santo Tomás, O.P. † (15 Sep 1664 Appointed - 30 Jul 1692 Died)
Bartolomé Espejos y Cisneros † (13 Apr 1693 Appointed - 2 Mar 1704 Died)
Francisco de San José Pedro Mesía y Portocarrero, O.F.M. † (15 Sep 1704 Appointed - 2 Feb 1713 Died)
Manuel de Santo Tomás y Mendoza, O.P. † (11 Dec 1713 Confirmed - 19 Aug 1717 Died)
Giulio Alberoni † (6 Dec 1717 Appointed - 19 Nov 1725 Resigned)
Diego González Toro y Villalobos † (19 Nov 1725 Appointed - 5 May 1734 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
Gaspar de Molina y Oviedo, O.E.S.A. † (5 May 1734 Appointed - 30 Aug 1744 Died)
Juan de Eulate y Santa Cruz † (25 Jan 1745 Appointed - 16 Sep 1755 Died)
José de Franquís Laso de Castilla † (24 May 1756 Appointed - 19 Sep 1774 Died)
José Molina Lario y Navarro † (29 Jan 1776 Appointed - 5 Jun 1783 Died)
Manuel Ferrer y Figueredo † (14 Feb 1785 Appointed - 21 Jul 1799 Died)
José Vicente Lamadrid † (11 Aug 1800 Appointed - 9 Mar 1809 Died)
Ildefonso Cañedo y Vigil † (19 Dec 1814 Confirmed - 27 Jun 1825 Confirmed, Archbishop of Burgos)
Manuel Martínez Ferro, O. de M. † (27 Jun 1825 Confirmed - 3 Jun 1827 Died)
Juan Francisco Martínez y Castrillón † (23 Jun 1828 Confirmed - 11 Aug 1828 Died)
Juan Nepomuceno Gómez Durán † (27 Jul 1829 Confirmed - 30 Sep 1830 Died)
Juan José Bonel y Orbe † (28 Feb 1831 Confirmed - 29 Jul 1833 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
José Gómez y Navas, T.O.R. † (29 Jul 1833 Confirmed - 26 Dec 1835 Died)
Salvador José Reyes y García de Lara † (20 Jan 1848 Confirmed - 5 Sep 1851 Confirmed, Archbishop of Granada)
Juan Nepomuceno Cascallana y Ordóñez † (5 Sep 1851 Confirmed - 26 Feb 1868 Died)
Esteban José Pérez Fernández † (22 Jun 1868 Confirmed - 16 Jan 1874 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
Zeferino González y Díaz Tuñón, O.P. † (16 Jan 1874 Appointed - 21 Jun 1875 Resigned)
Esteban José Pérez Fernández † (5 Jul 1875 Appointed - 8 Oct 1878 Died)
Manuel Gómez-Salazar y Lucio-Villegas † (31 Dec 1878 Confirmed - 10 Jun 1886 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
Bl. Marcelo Spínola y Maestre † (10 Jun 1886 Appointed - 2 Dec 1895 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
Juan Muñoz y Herrera † (2 Dec 1895 Appointed - 26 Dec 1919 Died)
St. Manuel González y García † (22 Apr 1920 Appointed - 5 Aug 1935 Appointed, Bishop of Palencia)
Balbino Santos y Olvera † (5 Aug 1935 Appointed - 24 Nov 1946 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
Ángel Herrera Oria † (24 Apr 1947 Appointed - 27 Aug 1966 Retired)
Emilio Benavent Escuín † (7 Apr 1967 Appointed - 26 Aug 1968 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Granada)
Ángel Suquía Goicoechea † (28 Nov 1969 Appointed - 13 Apr 1973 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Ramón Buxarrais Ventura (13 Apr 1973 Appointed - 11 Sep 1991 Resigned)
Antonio Dorado Soto † (26 Mar 1993 Appointed - 10 Oct 2008 Retired)
Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez (10 Oct 2008 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
4 August 1486	Restored		Diocese of Málaga
10 July 1957	Territory Lost	Diocese of Málaga (Zaf arraya, Almendral, and Ventas de Zafarraya)	Archdiocese of Granada
30 April 1958	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville} (Campillos and La Alameda (both in Málaga))	Diocese of Málaga
30 April 1958	Territory Added	Diocese of Córdoba (Villanueva de Tapia in Málaga)	Diocese of Málaga
30 April 1958	Territory Lost	Diocese of Málaga (Olvera and Grazalema in Jerez de la Frontera)	Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}

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

1950 661,146 667,102 99.1% 145 107 252 2,623 162 1,510 193 ap1951

1970 977,992 983,896 99.4% 279 147 426 2,295 1 239 1,641 230 ap1971

1980 1,021,000 1,053,000 97.0% 290 184 474 2,154 273 1,560 258 ap1981

1990 1,100,000 1,302,000 84.5% 259 137 396 2,777 12 209 1,250 263 ap1991

1999 1,243,422 1,308,866 95.0% 267 92 359 3,463 14 150 978 249 ap2000

2000 1,235,653 1,300,688 95.0% 263 109 372 3,321 15 187 971 249 ap2001

2001 1,249,262 1,315,013 95.0% 267 116 383 3,261 14 168 971 250 ap2002

2002 1,302,478 1,371,029 95.0% 269 112 381 3,418 14 166 937 250 ap2003

2003 1,329,235 1,399,194 95.0% 269 123 392 3,390 16 194 909 250 ap2004

2004 1,371,185 1,443,353 95.0% 270 128 398 3,445 16 207 929 250 ap2005

2013 1,230,823 1,641,098 75.0% 209 133 342 3,598 15 202 987 251 ap2014

2016 1,221,729 1,628,973 75.0% 200 125 325 3,759 13 185 826 251 ap2017

2019 1,230,840 1,641,121 75.0% 192 116 308 3,996 13 176 749 251 ap2020

2021 1,264,440 1,685,920 75.0% 190 112 302 4,186 16 171 744 251 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	661,146	667,102	99.1%	145	107	252	2,623		162	1,510	193	ap1951
1970	977,992	983,896	99.4%	279	147	426	2,295	1	239	1,641	230	ap1971
1980	1,021,000	1,053,000	97.0%	290	184	474	2,154		273	1,560	258	ap1981
1990	1,100,000	1,302,000	84.5%	259	137	396	2,777	12	209	1,250	263	ap1991
1999	1,243,422	1,308,866	95.0%	267	92	359	3,463	14	150	978	249	ap2000
2000	1,235,653	1,300,688	95.0%	263	109	372	3,321	15	187	971	249	ap2001
2001	1,249,262	1,315,013	95.0%	267	116	383	3,261	14	168	971	250	ap2002
2002	1,302,478	1,371,029	95.0%	269	112	381	3,418	14	166	937	250	ap2003
2003	1,329,235	1,399,194	95.0%	269	123	392	3,390	16	194	909	250	ap2004
2004	1,371,185	1,443,353	95.0%	270	128	398	3,445	16	207	929	250	ap2005
2013	1,230,823	1,641,098	75.0%	209	133	342	3,598	15	202	987	251	ap2014
2016	1,221,729	1,628,973	75.0%	200	125	325	3,759	13	185	826	251	ap2017
2019	1,230,840	1,641,121	75.0%	192	116	308	3,996	13	176	749	251	ap2020
2021	1,264,440	1,685,920	75.0%	190	112	302	4,186	16	171	744	251	ap2022