Vic (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Román Casanova Casanova, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 5th Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tarragona
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Spain
Square Kilometers: 4,184 (1,616 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.bisbatvic.com/
Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle Santa Maria 1, 08500 Vic [Barcelona], Espana
Telephone: 93.883.26.55
Fax: 93.171.00.74

Past and Present Ordinaries

Godmaro † ( 886 Appointed - 19 Jun 899 Died)
Jorge † (17 Jun 914 Appointed - 20 Oct 947 Died)
Fruyán † (11 Dec 972 Appointed - 992 Died)
Raimundo Godefroid d’Ausone † (Oct 1109 Appointed - 26 Nov 1146 Died)
Pedro Redorta † (8 Jul 1147 Appointed - 4 Sep 1185 Died)
Ramón de Castellterçol † ( 1186 Appointed - 17 Nov 1194 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
Guillem de Tavertet † (Apr 1195 Appointed - 20 Feb 1233 Resigned)
St. Bernardo Calvo, O. Cist. † (10 Oct 1233 Appointed - 26 Oct 1243 Died)
Bernat de Mur † (8 Dec 1243 Confirmed - 11 Nov 1264 Died)
Raimundo de Anglesola † (Apr 1265 Appointed - 13 Jan 1298 Died)
Berenguer de Bellvís † (24 Feb 1298 Appointed - 24 Nov 1301 Died)
Ponç de Vilaró † (11 Feb 1302 Appointed - 5 Jul 1306 Died)
Berenguer de Guardia (Çaguardia) † (19 Sep 1306 Appointed - 16 Oct 1328 Died)
Galcerán Sacosta † (16 Nov 1328 Appointed - 5 Apr 1345 Died)
Miguel de Riçoma † (11 Apr 1345 Appointed - 24 Jul 1346 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
Hugo de Fenollet † (24 Jul 1346 Appointed - 3 Dec 1348 Appointed, Bishop of Valencia)
Loup Fernández de Luna † (3 Dec 1348 Appointed - 28 Sep 1351 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
Ramon de Belleria † (30 Apr 1352 Appointed - 10 Jun 1377 Died)
Garsías Fernández de Heredia † (3 Aug 1377 Appointed - 7 Oct 1383 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
Fernando Pérez Calvillo † (7 Oct 1383 Appointed - 4 Dec 1391 Appointed, Bishop of Tarazona)
Jean Bauffès † (4 Dec 1391 Appointed - 9 Sep 1393 Appointed, Bishop of Huesca)
Francisco Riquer y Bastero, O.F.M. † (9 Sep 1393 Appointed - 1400 Appointed, Bishop of Segorbe-Albarracin)
Diego de Heredia † (4 Jun 1400 Appointed - 1409 Died)
Alfons de Eixea (de Tous) † (23 May 1410 Appointed - 3 Feb 1421 Died)
Georges d’Ornos † (4 Jun 1423 Appointed - 1445 Resigned)
Jaume Francesco de Cardona i de Aragón † (28 May 1445 Appointed - 15 Oct 1459 Appointed, Bishop of Gerona)
Cosme de Monserrat † (19 Oct 1459 Appointed - 29 Jul 1473 Died)
Guillermo Ramón de Moncada † (30 Oct 1473 Appointed - 27 Mar 1493 Appointed, Bishop of Mallorca)
Juan de Peralta, O.S.B. † (27 Mar 1493 Appointed - 19 Nov 1504 Died)
Juan de Enguera, O.P. † (19 Dec 1505 Appointed - 9 Dec 1510 Appointed, Bishop of Lérida)
Juan Tormo † (9 Dec 1510 Appointed - 1 Jan 1553 Died)
Acisclo de Moya y Contreras † (6 Jul 1554 Appointed - 1 Mar 1564 Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia)
Benito Tocco, O.S.B. † (6 Nov 1564 Appointed - 5 Sep 1572 Appointed, Bishop of Gerona)
Bernardo Jossa Cardona, O.S.B. † (15 Oct 1574 Appointed - 21 Sep 1575 Died)
Pedro de Aragón † (14 Jan 1577 Appointed - 4 May 1584 Appointed, Bishop of Jaca)
Juan Bautista Cardona † (4 Jul 1584 Appointed - 18 Mar 1587 Appointed, Bishop of Tortosa)
Pedro Jaime † (7 Aug 1587 Appointed - 9 Dec 1596 Appointed, Bishop of Albarracin)
Juan Vila † (27 Feb 1597 Appointed - 24 Sep 1597 Died)
Francisco Robuster Sala † (5 May 1598 Appointed - 27 Apr 1607 Died)
Onofre Reart † (3 Mar 1608 Appointed - 19 Dec 1611 Appointed, Bishop of Gerona)
Antonio Gallart Traginer † (19 Mar 1612 Appointed - 16 Dec 1613 Died)
Andrés de San Jerónimo, O.S.H. † (27 Aug 1614 Appointed - 28 Sep 1625 Died)
Pedro Magarola Fontanet † (22 Mar 1627 Appointed - 22 Mar 1634 Appointed, Bishop of Lérida)
Gaspar Gil y Miravete de Blancas † (20 Nov 1634 Appointed - 25 Aug 1638 Died)
Alfonso de Requeséns Fenollet, O.F.M. † (2 May 1639 Confirmed - Did Not Take Effect)
Ramón Sentmenat y Lanuza † (20 Jan 1640 Confirmed - 25 Oct 1655 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
Francisco Crespín de Valldaura i Brizuela, O.P. † (25 Nov 1655 Confirmed - 30 May 1662 Died)
Braulio Sunyer † (15 Jan 1663 Confirmed - 24 Nov 1664 Appointed, Bishop of Lérida)
Jaime de Copóns y de Tamarit † (12 Jan 1665 Appointed - 18 Dec 1673 Appointed, Bishop of Lérida)
Jaime Mas † (10 Sep 1674 Confirmed - 4 Mar 1684 Died)
Antonio Pascual † (15 Jan 1685 Confirmed - 25 Jul 1704 Died)
Manuel Senjust y de Pagés † (19 Feb 1710 Confirmed - 18 Jun 1720 Died)
Ramón Marimón Corbera † (16 Dec 1720 Appointed - 16 Jan 1744 Died)
Manuel Muñoz Guil † (13 Jul 1744 Appointed - 30 Sep 1750 Died)
Bartolomé Sarmentero, O.F.M. Obs. † (17 Jul 1752 Appointed - 6 Dec 1775 Died)
Antonio Manuel Hartalejo López, O. de M. † (17 Feb 1777 Appointed - 18 Jun 1782 Died)
Francisco Veyán y Mola † (15 Dec 1783 Appointed - 30 Dec 1815 Died)
Ramón Strauch y Vidal, O.F.M. Obs. † (23 Sep 1816 Appointed - 16 Apr 1823 Died)
Pablo Jesús Corcuera y Caserta † (20 Dec 1824 Confirmed - 3 Jul 1835 Died)
Llucià Casadevall i Duran † (3 Jul 1848 Confirmed - 11 Mar 1852 Died)
Antonio Palau y Térmens † (22 Dec 1853 Confirmed - 25 Sep 1857 Confirmed, Bishop of Barcelona)
Juan José Castañer y Rivas † (21 Dec 1857 Confirmed - 18 May 1865 Died)
Antonio Luis Jordá y Soler † (8 Jan 1866 Confirmed - 22 Jun 1872 Died)
Pedro Nolasco Colomer y Mestres † (17 Sep 1875 Confirmed - 30 Aug 1881 Died)
José Morgades y Gili † (27 Mar 1882 Confirmed - 19 Jun 1899 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
José Torras y Bages † (19 Jun 1899 Appointed - 7 Feb 1916 Died)
Francisco Muñoz e Izquierdo † (5 May 1916 Appointed - 14 Dec 1925 Appointed, Patriarch of West Indies)
Juan Perelló y Pou, M.S.C. † (20 Jun 1927 Appointed - 27 Jul 1955 Died)
Ramón Masnou Boixeda † (2 Dec 1955 Appointed - 20 Jun 1983 Retired)
José María Guix Ferreres † (20 Jun 1983 Appointed - 13 Jun 2003 Retired)
Román Casanova Casanova (13 Jun 2003 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Vic (erected)
19 July 1593	Territory Lost	Diocese of Urgell Diocese of Vic	Diocese of Solsona (erected)
6 June 1957	Territory Lost	Diocese of Barcelona (21 Parishes (in Province of Tarragona)) Diocese of Vic (9 Parishes (in Province of Tarragona))	Archdiocese of Tarragona
6 June 1957	Territory Added	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

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

1950 249,980 250,000 100.0% 407 70 477 524 145 1,214 262 ap1951

1970 307,000 307,000 100.0% 351 66 417 736 176 1,300 245 ap1971

1980 308,600 309,800 99.6% 289 34 323 955 90 1,098 258 ap1981

1990 338,000 341,707 98.9% 250 39 289 1,169 102 904 247 ap1991

1999 355,368 357,641 99.4% 219 34 253 1,404 6 76 701 247 ap2000

2000 355,368 357,641 99.4% 215 42 257 1,382 9 80 730 247 ap2001

2001 353,015 357,641 98.7% 206 28 234 1,508 7 59 654 247 ap2002

2002 353,362 357,641 98.8% 201 30 231 1,529 7 66 685 247 ap2003

2003 379,721 383,870 98.9% 195 30 225 1,687 7 65 670 247 ap2004

2004 376,184 383,870 98.0% 192 33 225 1,671 9 64 645 247 ap2005

2010 386,000 408,000 94.6% 170 36 206 1,873 8 61 494 249 ap2011

2014 386,700 409,500 94.4% 148 32 180 2,148 11 58 423 250 ap2015

2017 405,520 444,021 91.3% 140 38 178 2,278 7 62 398 250 ap2018

2020 422,614 464,440 91.0% 118 33 151 2,798 8 56 364 249 ap2021

2022 407,966 450,600 90.5% 115 31 146 2,794 8 57 314 249 ap2023

2023 412,029 456,827 90.2% 113 28 141 2,922 8 52 351 249 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	249,980	250,000	100.0%	407	70	477	524		145	1,214	262	ap1951
1970	307,000	307,000	100.0%	351	66	417	736		176	1,300	245	ap1971
1980	308,600	309,800	99.6%	289	34	323	955		90	1,098	258	ap1981
1990	338,000	341,707	98.9%	250	39	289	1,169		102	904	247	ap1991
1999	355,368	357,641	99.4%	219	34	253	1,404	6	76	701	247	ap2000
2000	355,368	357,641	99.4%	215	42	257	1,382	9	80	730	247	ap2001
2001	353,015	357,641	98.7%	206	28	234	1,508	7	59	654	247	ap2002
2002	353,362	357,641	98.8%	201	30	231	1,529	7	66	685	247	ap2003
2003	379,721	383,870	98.9%	195	30	225	1,687	7	65	670	247	ap2004
2004	376,184	383,870	98.0%	192	33	225	1,671	9	64	645	247	ap2005
2010	386,000	408,000	94.6%	170	36	206	1,873	8	61	494	249	ap2011
2014	386,700	409,500	94.4%	148	32	180	2,148	11	58	423	250	ap2015
2017	405,520	444,021	91.3%	140	38	178	2,278	7	62	398	250	ap2018
2020	422,614	464,440	91.0%	118	33	151	2,798	8	56	364	249	ap2021
2022	407,966	450,600	90.5%	115	31	146	2,794	8	57	314	249	ap2023
2023	412,029	456,827	90.2%	113	28	141	2,922	8	52	351	249	ap2024