Diocese of Cartagena, Spain

Present Prelates

Bishop (2009.07.18 – ...):

Bishop José Manuel Lorca Planes (74)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Cartagena (Roman Rite)

Bishop José Manuel Lorca Planes (74)
(2009.07.18 – ...)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain)

Born:	1949.10.18 (Espinardo, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1975.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2004.03.06

Priest of Cartagena (Spain) (1975.06.29 – 2004.01.15)

Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín (Spain) (2004.01.15 – 2009.07.18)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (2009.07.18 – ...)

Fr. Miguel Ángel Cárceles Cárceles
(Apostolic Administrator 2009.04.27 – 2009.07.18)

Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Plá (77)
(2005.09.24 – 2009.03.07)

Bishop emeritus of Alcalá de Henares (Spain)

Monstra te esse matrem

Born:	1947.07.07 (Cocentaina, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1971.07.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1996.04.14

Priest of Valencia (Spain) (1971.07.08 – 1996.02.22)

Bishop of Segorbe–Castellón de la Plana (Spain) (1996.02.22 – 2005.09.24)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (2005.09.24 – 2009.03.07)

Bishop of Alcalá de Henares (Spain) (2009.03.07 – 2022.09.21)

Bishop Manuel Ureña Pastor (79) (later Archbishop)
(1998.07.01 – 2005.04.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Zaragoza (Spain)

Testis spei Christi

Born:	1945.03.04 (Albaida, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1973.07.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1988.09.11

Priest of Valencia (Spain) (1973.07.14 – 1988.07.08)

Bishop of Ibiza (Spain) (1988.07.08 – 1991.07.23)

Bishop of Alcalá de Henares (Spain) (1991.07.23 – 1998.07.01)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1998.07.01 – 2005.04.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Zaragoza (Spain) (2005.04.02 – 2014.11.12)

Bishop Javier Azagra Labiano
(1978.09.23 – 1998.02.20)

Born:	1923.01.24 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1950.07.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1970.10.07
Died:	2014.11.16 († 91)

Titular Bishop of Lacubaza (1970.07.17 – 1978.09.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1970.07.17 – 1978.09.23)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1978.09.23 – 1998.02.20)

Bishop Miguel Roca Cabanellas (later Archbishop)
(1969.04.22 – 1978.05.25)

Cum vobis et pro vobis

Born:	1921.04.18 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1947.05.31
Consecrated Bishop:	1966.10.02
Died:	1992.01.08 († 70)

Titular Bishop of Tigimma (1966.07.20 – 1969.04.22)

Coadjutor Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1966.07.20 – 1969.04.22)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1969.04.22 – 1978.05.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Spain) (1978.05.25 – 1992.01.08)

Bishop Ramón Sanahuja y Marcé
(1950.05.13 – 1969.04.22)

Born:	1890.12.10 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1916.03.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1944.11.19
Died:	1970.08.08 († 79)

Bishop of Segorbe (Spain) (1944.08.10 – 1950.05.13)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1950.05.13 – 1969.04.22)

Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera (1969.04.22 – 1970.08.08)

Bishop Miguel de los Santos Díaz y Gómara
(1935.01.28 – 1949.11.07)

Born:	1885.07.05 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1909.07.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1920.12.21
Died:	1949.11.07 († 64)

Titular Bishop of Thagura (1920.07.08 – 1924.12.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza (Spain) (1920.07.08 – 1924.12.18)

Bishop of Osma (Spain) (1924.12.18 – 1935.01.28)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1935.01.28 – 1949.11.07)

Apostolic Administrator of Barcelona (Spain) (1939.03.08 – 1942.12.30)

Bishop Vicente Alonso y Salgado, Sch. P.
(1903.06.25 – 1930.06)

Born:	1845.01.22 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1894.09.16
Died:	1931.10.06 († 86)

Bishop of Astorga (Spain) (1894.05.21 – 1903.06.25)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1903.06.25 – 1930.06)

Bishop Tomás Bryan y Livermore
(1884.11.10 – 1902.09.11)

Born:	1824.11.06 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1857.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1885.01.25
Died:	1902.09.11 († 77)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1884.11.10 – 1902.09.11)

Bishop Diego Mariano Alguacil Rodríguez
(1876.12.18 – 1884.01.10)

Born:	1805.03.29 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1828.03.31
Consecrated Bishop:	1859.03.20
Died:	1884.01.10 († 78)

Bishop of Badajoz (Spain) (1858.12.23 – 1861.12.23)

Bishop of Vitoria (Spain) (1861.12.23 – 1876.12.18)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1876.12.18 – 1884.01.10)

Bishop Francisco Landeira Sevilla
(1861.07.22 – 1876.09.16)

Born:	1804.05.23 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1852.09.26
Died:	1876.09.16 († 72)

Bishop of Teruel (Spain) (1852.03.18 – 1861.07.22)

Apostolic Administrator of Albarracin (Spain) (1852.03.18 – 1861.07.22)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1861.07.22 – 1876.09.16)

Bishop Mariano Benito Barrio y Fernández (later Cardinal)
(1847.12.17 – 1861.03.18)

Born:	1805.11.22 (Jaca, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1830
Consecrated Bishop:	1848.03.05
Created Cardinal:	1873.12.22
Died:	1876.11.20 (Valencia, Spain † 70)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1847.12.17 – 1861.03.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Spain) (1861.03.18 – 1876.11.20)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo (1874.01.16 – 1876.11.20)

Bishop José Antonio Azpeitia de y Sáenz de Santamaria
(1825.03.24 – 1840.11.01)

Born:	1761.05.19 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1815.02.12
Died:	1840.11.01 († 79)

Bishop of Lugo (Spain) ([1814.09.25] 1814.12.19 – 1825.03.24)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) ([1824.12.19] 1825.03.24 – 1840.11.01)

Bishop Hipólito Antonio Sánchez Rangel de Fayas, O.F.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 1824.09.28 – 1825.03.21)

Bishop Antonio de Posada Rubín de Celis (later Patriarch)
(1821.06.29 – 1825.03.18)

Born:	1768.02.11 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1822.02.03
Died:	1851.11.22 († 83)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) ([1821.06.29] 1821.06.29 – 1825.03.18)

Patriarch of Indias Occidentales (1847.12.17 – 1851.11.22)

Bishop José Jiménez
(1806.03.31 – 1820.12.01)

Born:	1742.10.15 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1806.08.10
Died:	1820.12.01 († 78)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1806.03.31 – 1820.12.01)

Bishop Victoriano López Gonzalo
(1789.12.14 – 1805.11.21)

Born:	1735.03.23 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1774.03.06
Died:	1805.11.21 († 70)

Bishop of Puebla–Tlaxcala (Mexico) (1773.09.13 – 1786.07.24)

Bishop of Tortosa (Spain) (1786.07.24 – 1789.12.14)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1789.12.14 – 1805.11.21)

Bishop Manuel Felipe Miralles
(1785.06.27 – 1788.07.15)

Born:	1728.05.25 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1785.08.24
Died:	1788.07.15 († 60)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1785.06.27 – 1788.07.15)

Bishop Manuel Rubín Celis
(1773.03.15 – 1784.08.09)

Born:	1712.10.02 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1768.06.26
Died:	1784.08.09 († 71)

Bishop of Valladolid (Spain) (1768.03.11 – 1773.03.15)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1773.03.15 – 1784.08.09)

Bishop Diego Rojas Contreras
(1753.03.12 – 1772.11.10)

Born:	1700.07.26 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1748.08.11
Died:	1772.11.10 († 72)

Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (Spain) (1748.05.06 – 1753.03.12)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1753.03.12 – 1772.11.10)

Bishop Juan Mateo López Sáenz, C.R.M.
(1742.07.09 – 1752.10.14)

Born:	1687.06.08 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1742.07.15
Died:	1752.10.14 († 65)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1742.07.09 – 1752.10.14)

Archbishop Tomás José Ruiz Montes
(1724.09.11 – 1741.12.11)

Born:	1666.01.09 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1689.04.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1716.02.09
Died:	1741.12.11 († 75)

Titular Archbishop of Seleucia Trachea (1716.02.05 – 1723.03.15)

Archbishop-Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1723.03.15 – 1724.09.11)

Archbishop-Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1724.09.11 – 1741.12.11)

Cardinal Luis Antonio Belluga y Moncada, C.O.
(1705.02.09 – 1724.09.11)

Born:	1662.11.30 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1687.02.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1705.04.19
Created Cardinal:	1719.11.29
Died:	1743.02.22 († 80)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1705.02.09 – 1724.09.11)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina (1721.06.16 – 1726.02.20)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca (1726.02.20 – 1737.12.16)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1728.01.26 – 1729.02.07)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1737.12.16 – 1738.09.03)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede (1738.09.03 – 1743.02.22)

Bishop Francisco Fernández de Angulo
(1696.06.18 – 1704.09.29)

Consecrated Bishop:	1696.09.08
Died:	1704.09.29

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1696.06.18 – 1704.09.29)

Bishop Antonio Medina Cachon y Ponce de Leon
(1685.04.08 – 1694.09.20)

Born:	1630 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1676.08
Died:	1694.09.20 († 63)

Bishop of Ceuta (Spain) (1675.12.16 – 1680.12.09)

Bishop of Lugo (Spain) (1680.12.09 – 1685.04.08)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) ([1685.02.05] 1685.04.08 – 1694.09.20)

Archbishop Francisco de Rojas y Artés
(1673.05.29 – 1684.07.17)

Born:	(Spain)
Died:	1684.07.17

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tarragona (Spain) (1653 – 1663.04.23)

Archbishop-Bishop of Ávila (Spain) (1663.04.23 – 1673.05.29)

Archbishop-Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1673.05.29 – 1684.07.17)

Archbishop Mateo de Sagade Bugueiro
(1664.01.28 – 1672.08.26)

Born:	1605 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1656.07.25
Died:	1672.08.26 († 66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1655.09.19 – 1664.01.28)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1662 – 1662)

Bishop of Algeciras (1662 – 1662)

Bishop of León (Spain) (1662 – 1664.01.28)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1664.01.28 – 1672.08.26)

Bishop Juan Bravo Lasprilla
(1662.07.31 – 1663.08.17)

Died:

1663.08.17

Bishop of León (Spain) (1660 – 1662.07.31)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1662.07.31 – 1663.08.17)

Bishop Andrés Bravo de Salamanca
(1656.09.18 – 1662.03.13)

Died:

1668

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1656.09.18 – 1662.03.13)

Bishop of Sigüenza (Spain) (1662.03.13 – 1668)

Bishop Diego Martínez Zarzosa
(1649.03.01 – 1656.01.31)

Born:	1583.08.10 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1644.05.15
Died:	1658.06.24 († 74)

Bishop of Tui (Spain) (1643.07.13 – 1649.03.01)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1649.03.01 – 1656.01.31)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1656.01.31 – 1658.06.24)

Bishop Juan Vélez de Valdivielso
(1645.08.21 – 1648.07.01)

Born:	1582 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1636.09.28
Died:	1648.07.01 († 65)

Bishop of Lugo (Spain) (1636.06.09 – 1641.02.25)

Bishop of Ávila (Spain) (1641.02.25 – 1645.08.21)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1645.08.21 – 1648.07.01)

Bishop Mendo de Benavides
(1640.12.19 – 1644.10.17)

Died:

1644.10.17

Bishop of Segovia (Spain) (1633.07.18 – 1640.12.19)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1640.12.19 – 1644.10.17)

Archbishop Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola
(1637.10.05 – 1640.10.08)

Born:	1587 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1628.04.12
Died:	1655.12.27 († 67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1627.08.09 – 1634.07.20)

Archbishop-Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1637.10.05 – 1640.10.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Burgos (Spain) (1640.10.08 – 1655.12.27)

Bishop Antonio Trejo de Sande, O.F.M.
(1618.07.09 – 1636.12.21)

Born:	(Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1618.09
Died:	1636.12.21

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1618.07.09 – 1636.12.21)

Bishop Alfonso Márquez de Prado
(1616.07.18 – 1618.07.09)

Born:	1557 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1612.09.21
Died:	1621.11.07 († 63)

Bishop of Tortosa (Spain) (1612.05.14 – 1616.07.18)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1616.07.18 – 1618.07.09)

Bishop of Segovia (Spain) (1618.07.09 – 1621.11.07)

Bishop Francisco González Zárate
(1615.08.17 – 1616.05.30)

Born:	1558 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1616
Died:	1626.12.13 († 67)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1615.08.17 – 1616.05.30)

Bishop of Ávila (Spain) (1616.05.30 – 1626.12.13)

Bishop Francisco Martínez de Cenicero
(1607.08.13 – 1615.08.03)

Born:	(Spain)
Died:	1617.11.28

Bishop of Islas Canarias (Spain) (1597.04.14 – 1607.08.13)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1607.08.13 – 1615.08.03)

Bishop of Jaén (Spain) (1615.08.03 – 1617.11.28)

Bishop Alfonso Coloma Sa
(1603.01.13 – 1606.04.20)

Born:	1555 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1599.11.28
Died:	1606.04.20 († 50)

Bishop of Barcelona (Spain) (1599.09.27 – 1603.01.13)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1603.01.13 – 1606.04.20)

Bishop Juan Zúñiga
(1600.01.24 – 1602.12.20)

Born:	(Spain)
Died:	1602.12.20

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1600.01.24 – 1602.12.20)

Bishop Sancho Dávila Toledo
(1591.04.26 – 1600.01.10)

Born:	1546.10.09 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1591.10.20
Died:	1626.12.06 († 80)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1591.04.26 – 1600.01.10)

Bishop of Jaén (Spain) (1600.01.10 – 1615.07.20)

Bishop of Sigüenza (Spain) (1615.07.20 – 1622.07.11)

Bishop of Plasencia (Spain) (1622.07.11 – 1626.12.06)

Bishop Jerónimo Manrique de Lara
(1583.01.19 – 1591.04.05)

Born:	(Spain)
Died:	1595.09.01

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1583.01.19 – 1591.04.05)

Bishop of Ávila (Spain) (1591.04.05 – 1595.09.01)

Bishop Gómez Zapata
(1576.04.11 – 1582.11.08)

Born:	(Spain)
Died:	1587.02

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1576.04.11 – 1582.11.08)

Bishop of Cuenca (Spain) (1582.11.08 – 1587.02)

Bishop Gonzalo Arias Gallego
(1565.08.22 – 1575.04.28)

Born:	(Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1556.05.31
Died:	1575.04.28

Bishop of Gerona (Spain) (1556.04.13 – 1565.08.22)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1565.08.22 – 1575.04.28)

Bishop Esteban Almeida
(1546.04.16 – 1563.03.23)

Born:	(Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1540.01.11
Died:	1563.03.23

Bishop of Astorga (Spain) (1539.08.18 – 1542.06.02)

Bishop of León (Spain) (1542.06.02 – 1546.04.16)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1546.04.16 – 1563.03.23)

Bishop Juan Martínez Silíceo (later Cardinal)
(1541.02.23 – 1546.01.08)

Born:	1486 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1541
Created Cardinal:	1555.12.20
Died:	1557.05.31 († 70)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1541.02.23 – 1546.01.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain) (1546.01.08 – 1557.05.31)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo (1556.02.01 – 1557.05.31)

Cardinal Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg
(1510.09.30 – 1540.03.30)

Born:	1468 (Austria)
Created Cardinal in pectore:	1511.03.10
Revealed as Cardinal:	1512.11.24
Ordained Priest:	1519.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1519.09.25
Died:	1540.03.30 († 71)

Coadjutor Bishop of Gurk (Austria) (1501 – 1505.10.06)

Bishop of Gurk (Austria) (1505.10.06 – 1522.03.11)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1510.09.30 – 1540.03.30)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Salzburg (Austria) (1512.04.05 – 1512.11.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Salzburg (Austria) (1512.11.19 – 1540.03.30)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria (1514.03? – 1519.08.08)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Angelo in Pescheria pro hac vice Title (1519.08.08 – 1535.02.26)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1535.02.26 – 1540.03.30)

Bishop Martín Fernández de Angulo Saavedra y Luna
(1508.12.22 – 1510.09.30)

Born:	(Spain)
Died:	1516.06.21

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1508.12.22 – 1510.09.30)

Bishop of Córdoba (Spain) (1510.09.30 – 1516.06.21)

Bishop Juan Fernández Velasco
(1505.11.04 – 1505.12.22)

Born:	(Spain)
Died:	1520

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1505.11.04 – 1505.12.22)

Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (Spain) (1505.12.22 – 1514.07.22)

Bishop of Palencia (Spain) (1514.07.22 – 1520)

Bishop Juan Daza
(1502.03.16 – 1505.01.27)

Bishop of Catania (Italy) (1496.06.27 – 1498.02.14)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1498.02.14 – 1502.03.16)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1502.03.16 [1502.08.08] – 1505.01.27)

Bishop of Córdoba (Spain) (1505.01.27 – 1510)

Bishop Juan Ruiz de Medina
(1495.02.20 – 1502)

Died:

1507.01.30

Bishop of Astorga (Spain) (1489 – 1493.03.27)

Bishop of Badajoz (Spain) (1493.03.27 – 1495.02.20)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1495.02.20 – 1502)

Bishop of Segovia (Spain) (1502 – 1507.01.30)

Cardinal Bernardino López de Carvajal
(1493.03.27 – 1495.02.20)

Born:	1456.09.08 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1488.12.21
Created Cardinal:	1493.09.20
Deposed as Cardinal:	1511.10.24
Reinstated as Cardinal:	1513.06.27
Died:	1523.12.16 († 67)

Bishop of Astorga (Spain) (1488.08.27 – 1489.01.23)

Bishop of Badajoz (Spain) (1489.01.23 – 1493.03.27)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1493.03.27 – 1495.02.20)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro (1493.09.23 – 1495.02.02)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (1495.02.02 – 1507.08.03)

Bishop of Sigüenza (Spain) (1495.02.20 – 1511.10.24)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1498.01 – 1499.01.09)

Apostolic Administrator of Avellino (Italy) (1503.07.28 – 1505)

Apostolic Administrator of Frigento (1503.07.28 – 1505)

Patriarch of Jerusalem (1503.12.30 – 1511.10.24)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1507.08.03 – 1507.09.17)

Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1507.09.17 – 1508.09.22)

Apostolic Administrator of Rossano (Italy) (1508.01.10 – 1519.06.20)

Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1508.09.22 – 1509.03.28)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1509.03.28 – 1511.10.24)

Bishop of Sigüenza (Spain) (1513.06.27 – 1519)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1513.06.27 – 1521.07.24)

Patriarch of Jerusalem (1513.06.27 – 1523.02.20)

Bishop of Plasencia (Spain) (1521.01.14 – 1523.12.16)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (1521.07.24 – 1523.12.16)

Cardinal Dean of Sacred College of Cardinals (1521.07.24 – 1523.12.16)

Apostolic Administrator of Foligno (Italy) (1522.09.26 – 1523.02.04)

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Orsini
(1492.08.31 – 1493.03.27)

Born:	1450? (Italy)
Created Cardinal:	1483.11.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1493?
Ordained Priest:	1493.03.12
Died:	1502.02.22 († 51)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica (1483.11.15 – 1489.03.23)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Nuova (1489.03.23 – 1493.02.27)

Apostolic Administrator of Taranto (Italy) (1490.11.05 – 1498.09.24)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1492.08.31 – 1493.03.27)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo (1493.02.27 – 1502.02.22)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1495.01.21 – 1496?)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (1498.09 – 1502.02.22)

Apostolic Administrator of Bitonto (Italy) (1500.06.12 – 1501.12.20)

Cardinal Rodrigo de Borja y Borja (later Pope Alexander VI)
(Apostolic Administrator 1482.07.08 – 1492.08.11)

Bishop Lope de Rivas
(1459.03.20 – 1478)

Died:

1478

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1459.03.20 – 1478)

Bishop Diego de Comontes
(1446.04.01 – 1458)

Died:

1458

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1446.04.01 – 1458)

Bishop Guterio Gómez
(1422.10.02 – 1446)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1422.10.02 – 1446)

Bishop Diego Badán, O.F.M.
(1415.12.18 – 1422.10.02)

Died:

1423

Bishop of Badajoz (Spain) (1409.09.11 – 1415.12.18)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1415.12.18 – 1422.10.02)

Bishop of Plasencia (Spain) (1422.10.02 – 1423)

Bishop Pablo de Santa María
(1403 – 1415.12.18)

Born:	1350 (Spain)
Died:	1435.08.30 († 84)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1403 – 1415.12.18)

Bishop of Burgos (Spain) (1415.12.18 – 1435.08.30)

Bishop Fernando de Pedrosa
(1383.12.12 – 1402)

Died:

1402

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1383.12.12 – 1402)

Bishop Guillén Gumiel
(1372.09.24 – 1383)

Died:

1383

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1372.09.24 – 1383)

Bishop Nicolás de Aguilar
(1361.08.04 – 1372)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1361.08.04 – 1372)

Bishop Alfonso de Vargas
(1349.07.23 – 1361)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1349.07.23 – 1361)

Bishop of Ávila (Spain) (1361 – 1371)

Bishop of Córdoba (Spain) (1372 – 1378)

Bishop Pedro Peñaranda
(1327.12.23 – 1349)

Died:

1349

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1327.12.23 – 1349)

Bishop Pedro Gómez Barroso (later Cardinal)
(1326.09.03 – 1327.12.18)

Born:	(Spain)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1326
Created Cardinal:	1327.12.18
Died:	1348.07.14

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1326.09.03 – 1327.12.18)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede (1327.12.18 – 1341.08)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1331.03.05 – 1340.07)

Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals (1338.12 – 1341.08)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1341.08 – 1348.07.14)

Bishop Juan Muñoz Gómez de Hinojosa
(1311.11.06 – 1326)

Died:

1326

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1311.11.06 – 1326)

Bishop Martín Martínez Noloaquisino
(1301.12.05 – 1311.04.30)

Died:

1311.04.30

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1301.12.05 – 1311.04.30)

Bishop Diego Martínez Magaz
(1278.12.23 – 1300.11.16)

Died:

1300.11.16

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1278.12.23 – 1300.11.16)

Fr. García Martínez (later Bishop)
(1270 – 1278 not possessed)

Bishop of Sigüenza (Spain) (? – 1288?)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1270 – 1278 not possessed)

Bishop Pedro Gallego
(1250.07.03 – 1267.11.19)

Died:

1267.11.19

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1250.07.03 – 1267.11.19)

Bishops of Cartagena–Bigastro (Roman Rite)

Bishop Juan
(988? – ?)

Bishop of Cartagena–Bigastro (Spain) (988? – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Cartagena–Bigastro (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Múmulo
(675? – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cartagena–Bigastro (Spain) (675? – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Cartagena (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Liciniano
(582? – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cartagena (Spain) (582? – ?)

Archbishop Celsino
(546? – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cartagena (Spain) (546? – ?)

Archbishop Héctor
(516? – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cartagena (Spain) (516? – ?)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Miguel Roca Cabanellas (later Archbishop) (1966.07.20 – 1969.04.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Sebastián Chico Martínez (56) (2019.02.20 – 2021.10.25)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Javier Azagra Labiano (1970.07.17 – 1978.09.23)

Diocese of

Cartagena

Spain

Celebrations

History

Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Statistics (2022.12.31)