Roman Catholic Diocese of Almería

Diocese of Almería Dioecesis Almeriensis
Cathedral
Location
Country	Spain
Metropolitan	Granada
Statistics
Area	8,774 km2 (3,388 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 581,200 531,000 (91.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores
Current leadership
Bishop	Adolfo González Montes

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Almería (Latin: Almerien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Almería in the Ecclesiastical province of Granada in Spain.

History

• May 21, 1492: Established as Diocese of Almería from the Titular Episcopal See of Vergi

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, Oria, Almería, Andalucía

Leadership

• Bishops of Almería (Roman rite)
  • Francisco Sosa (1 Jun 1515 Appointed - 1 Jul 1520)
  • Juan González Meneses (17 Sep 1520 Appointed - 28 Jun 1521)
  • Diego Fernández de Villalán, O.F.M. (17 Jul 1523 - 7 Jul 1556)
  • Antonio Corrionero de Babilafuente (10 Dec 1557 - 13 May 1570)
  • Francisco Briceño (5 Mar 1571 - 30 Jul 1571 Died)
  • Diego González (9 Jun 1572 - 11 Jan 1587 Died)
  • Juan García (17 Aug 1597 - 31 Dec 1601 Died)
  • Juan Portocarrero, O.F.M. (26 Aug 1602 - 8 Mar 1631 )
  • Antonio Viedma Chaves, O.P. (8 Mar 1631 - 9 Jun 1631 )
  • Bartolomé Santos de Risoba (6 Jun 1633 - 26 Sep 1633)
  • Antonio González Acevedo (19 Dec 1633 - 5 Oct 1637 )
  • José Valle de la Cerda, O.S.B. (19 Nov 1637 - 17 Dec 1640)
  • José Argáiz Pérez (1 Jul 1641 - 4 Dec 1645 )
  • Luis Venegas Figueroa (5 Feb 1646 - 30 May 1651 )
  • Juan Leyva † (8 Aug 1701 - 15 Mar 1704 )
  • Juan Bonilla Vargas, O.SS.T. (15 Dec 1704 - 11 Apr 1710 )
  • Manuel de Santo Tomás Mendoza, O.P. (7 Jun 1707 - 11 Dec 1713 )
  • Jerónimo del Valle Ledesma (21 Mar 1714 - 12 Nov 1722 )
  • José Pereto Ricarte, O. de M. ( 1723 - 28 Mar 1730 )
  • José María Ibáñez (22 Nov 1730 - 8 Jan 1734 )
  • Diego Felipe Perea Magdaleno (17 Jan 1735 - 29 May 1741)
  • Gaspar Molina Rocha, O.S.A. (29 May 1741 - 4 Dec 1760 )
  • Claudio Sanz Torres y Ruiz de Castañedo (13 Jul 1761 - Jul 1779 )
  • Anselmo Rodríguez, O.S.B. (16 Sep 1780 Appointed - 14 Jan 1798 )
  • Juan Antonio de la Virgen María (Viana), O.C.D. (14 Aug 1798 - 28 Jan 1800 )
  • Francisco Javier Mier Campillo (24 May 1802 - 16 Dec 1815)
  • Antonio Pérez Minayo (16 Mar 1818 - 29 Aug 1833)
  • Anacleto Meoro Sánchez (17 Dec 1847 - 2 Jan 1864)
  • Andrés Rosales Muñoz (27 Jul 1864 - 10 Oct 1872)
  • José María Orberá y Carrión (23 Sep 1875 - 23 Nov 1886 )
  • Santos Zárate y Martínez (17 Mar 1887 - 7 Aug 1906 )
  • Vicente Casanova y Marzol (19 Dec 1907 - 7 Mar 1921)
  • Bernardo Martínez y Noval, O.S.A. (18 Jul 1921 - 23 Jul 1934 )
  • Bl. Diego Ventaja Milán (1 May 1935 - 30 Aug 1936)
  • Enrique Delgado y Gómez (10 Jun 1943 - 26 Oct 1946)
  • Alfonso Ródenas García (24 Apr 1947 - 7 Nov 1965)
  • Angel Suquía Goicoechea (17 May 1966 - 28 Nov 1969)
  • Manuel Casares Hervás (6 Apr 1970 - 12 May 1989 )
  • Rosendo Alvarez Gastón (12 May 1989 - 15 Apr 2002 )
  • Adolfo González Montes (15 Apr 2002 -

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Spain

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website