Diocese of

Málaga

Spain Spain

Continents: West Europe, Western and Northern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Málaga / Malacitan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Granada

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: August 31

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2025.06.27 – ...):Bishop José Antonio Satué Huerto (57)Bishop José Antonio Satué Huerto (57)

Pontifical Delegate for Institute of the Incarnate Word

Ordinaries

Bishops of Málaga (Roman Rite)

Bishop José Antonio Satué Huerto (57)Bishop José Antonio Satué Huerto (57)
(2025.06.27 – ...)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain)
Pontifical Delegate for Institute of the Incarnate Word

Como tú y contigo

Born:1968.02.06 (Sesa, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1993.09.04
Consecrated Bishop:2021.09.18

Priest of Huesca (Spain) (1993.09.04 – 2021.07.16)

Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín (Spain) (2021.07.16 – 2025.06.27)

Pontifical Delegate for Institute of the Incarnate Word (2025.01.10 – ...)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (2025.06.27 – ...)

Bishop Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez (75)Bishop Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez (75)
(2008.10.10 – 2025.06.27)

Bishop emeritus of Málaga (Spain)

Ut unum sint

Born:1949.12.22 (Villamarchante, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1976.07.03
Consecrated Bishop:1996.05.11

Priest of Valencia (Spain) (1976.07.03 – 1996.03.25)

Titular Bishop of Urusi (1996.03.25 – 1999.04.27)

Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Spain) (1996.03.25 – 1999.04.27)

Bishop of Alcalá de Henares (Spain) (1999.04.27 – 2008.10.10)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (2008.10.10 – 2025.06.27)

Bishop Antonio Dorado Soto
(1993.03.26 – 2008.10.10)

Born:1931.06.18 (Urda, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1956.04.01
Consecrated Bishop:1970.05.10
Died:2015.03.17 († 83)

Bishop of Guadix (Spain) (1970.03.31 – 1973.09.01)

Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta (Spain) (1973.09.01 – 1993.03.26)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1993.03.26 – 2008.10.10)

Archbishop Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, C.M.F. (later Cardinal)
(Apostolic Administrator 1991.09.15 – 1993.03.26)

Bishop Ramón Buxarrais Ventura (95)Bishop Ramón Buxarrais Ventura (95)
(1973.04.13 – 1991.09.11)

Bishop emeritus of Málaga (Spain)

Born:1929.12.12 (Santa Perpetua de Moguda, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1955.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:1971.10.03

Priest of Barcelona (Spain) (1955.12.17 – 1971.08.16)

Bishop of Zamora (Spain) (1971.08.16 – 1973.04.13)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1973.04.13 – 1991.09.11)

Bishop Angel Suquía Goicoechea (later Cardinal)
(1969.11.28 – 1973.04.13)

Pro vobis et pro multis

Born:1916.10.02 (Zaldivia, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1940.07.07
Consecrated Bishop:1966.07.16
Created Cardinal:1985.05.25
Died:2006.07.13 (San Sebastián, Spain † 89)

Priest of Vitoria (Spain) (1940.07.07 – 1966.05.17)

Bishop of Almería (Spain) (1966.05.17 – 1969.11.28)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1969.11.28 – 1973.04.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (1973.04.13 – 1983.04.12)

Archbishop of Madrid (Spain) (1983.04.12 – 1991.07.23)

Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio (1985.05.25 – 2006.07.13)

President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (1987 – 1993)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Madrid (Spain) (1991.07.23 – 1994.07.28)

Bishop Emilio Benavent Escuín (later Archbishop)
(1967.04.07 – 1968.08.26)

Evangelizare pauperibus

Born:1914.04.10 (Valencia, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1943.07.18
Consecrated Bishop:1955.02.13
Died:2008.01.04 († 93)

Titular Bishop of Cercina (1954.12.06 – 1967.04.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1954.12.06 – 1967.04.07)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1967.04.07 – 1968.08.26)

Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia (1968.08.26 – 1974.02.03)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Granada (Spain) (1968.08.26 – 1974.02.03)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Granada (Spain) (1968.08.26 – 1974.02.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada (Spain) (1974.02.03 – 1977.05.25)

Archbishop Military Vicar of Spain (Spain) (1977.05.25 – 1982.10.27)

Titular Archbishop of Maximiana in Numidia (1977.05.25 – 1998.03.07)

Cardinal Ángel Herrera Oria
(1947.04.24 – 1966.08.19)

Orationi et ministerio verbi

Born:1886.12.19 (Santander, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1940.07.28
Consecrated Bishop:1947.06.30
Created Cardinal:1965.02.22
Died:1968.07.28 (Madrid, Spain † 81)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1947.04.24 – 1966.08.19)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Maria (1965.02.25 – 1968.07.28)

Bishop Balbino Santos y Olivera (later Archbishop)
(1935.08.05 – 1946.11.24)

Omnia et in omnibus Christus

Born:1887.03.27 (Orbigo, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1911.07.16
Consecrated Bishop:1935.10.27
Died:1953.02.14 († 65)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1935.08.05 – 1946.11.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada (Spain) (1946.11.24 – 1953.02.14)

Saint Bishop Manuel González y García
(1920.04.22 – 1935.08.05)

Born:1877.02.25 (Sevilla, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1901.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:1916.01.16
Died:1940.01.04 (Madrid, Spain † 62)
Beatified:2001.04.29
Canonised:2016.10.16
Feast:01.04

Titular Bishop of Olimpus (1915.12.06 – 1920.04.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1915.12.06 – 1920.04.22)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1920.04.22 – 1935.08.05)

Bishop of Palencia (Spain) (1935.08.05 – 1940.01.04)

Bishop. Founder of the Congregation of the Eucharistic Missionaries of Nazareth.

Bishop Juan Muñoz y Herrera
(1895.12.02 – 1919.12.26)

Born:1835.10.06 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:1859.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:1890.10.12
Died:1919.12.26 († 84)

Bishop of Ávila (Spain) (1890.06.26 – 1895.12.02)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1895.12.02 – 1919.12.26)

Bishop Marcelo Spínola y Maestre (later Cardinal, Blessed)
(1886.06.10 – 1895.12.02)

Omni possum in eo

Born:1835.01.14 (San Fernando, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1864.05.02
Consecrated Bishop:1881.02.06
Created Cardinal:1905.12.11
Died:1906.01.19 (Sevilla, Spain † 71)
Beatified:1987.03.29
Feast:01.19

Titular Bishop of Milos (1880.12.16 – 1884.11.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla (Spain) (1880.12.16 – 1884.11.10)

Bishop of Coria (Spain) (1884.11.10 – 1886.06.10)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1886.06.10 – 1895.12.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain) (1895.12.02 – 1906.01.19)

Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1905.12.11 – 1906.01.19)

Cardinal. Founder of the Congregation of the Conceptionist Sisters of the Divine Heart.

Bishop Manuel Gómez-Salazar y Lucio-Villegas (later Archbishop)
(1879.02.28 – 1886.06.10)

Born:1824.06.11 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:1852.04.10
Consecrated Bishop:1876.03.19
Died:1893.06.14 († 69)

Bishop of Sigüenza (Spain) (1875.09.17 – 1879.02.28)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1879.02.28 – 1886.06.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Burgos (Spain) (1886.06.10 – 1893.06.14)

Bishop-elect Ceferino González y Díaz Tuñón, O.P. (later Cardinal)
(1874.06.16 – 1875.06.21)

Born:1831.01.28 (Villoria, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1854.01
Consecrated Bishop:1875.10.24
Created Cardinal:1884.11.10
Died:1894.11.29 (Madrid, Spain † 63)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1874.06.16 – 1875.06.21)

Bishop of Córdoba (Spain) (1875.07.05 – 1883.03.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain) (1883.03.15 – 1885.03.27)

Patriarch of Indias Occidentales (1885.03.27 – 1886.01.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain) (1885.03.27 – 1886.01.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain) (1886.01.15 – 1889.11.28)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva (1887.03.17 – 1894.11.29)

Bishop Esteban Pérez Fernández
(1868.06.22 – 1878.10.08)

Born:1799.08.19 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1866.03.04
Died:1878.10.08 († 79)

Bishop of Coria (Spain) (1865.09.25 – 1868.06.22)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1868.06.22 – 1878.10.08)

Bishop Juan Nepomuceno Cascallana Ordóñez
(1851.09.05 – 1868.02.26)

Born:1785.07.24 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:1809.09
Consecrated Bishop:1850.05.12
Died:1868.02.26 († 82)

Bishop of Astorga (Spain) (1850.01.07 – 1851.09.05)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1851.09.05 – 1868.02.26)

Bishop Salvador José Reyes García de Lara (later Archbishop)
(1848.01.17 – 1851.09.05)

Born:1780.04.08 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1848.08.24
Died:1865.03.31 († 84)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1848.01.17 – 1851.09.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada (Spain) (1851.09.05 – 1865.03.31)

Bishop José Gómez Navas, T.O.R.
(1833.07.29 – 1835.12.26)

Born:1778.05.19 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1833
Died:1835.12.26 († 57)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1833.07.29 – 1835.12.26)

Bishop Juan José Bonel y Orbe (later Cardinal)
(1831.02.28 – 1833.06.29)

Aciem et veritatem diligite

Born:1782.03.17 (Pinos del Rey, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1805
Consecrated Bishop:1831.06.12
Created Cardinal:1850.09.30
Died:1857.02.11 (Madrid, Spain † 74)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) ([1830.11.27] 1831.02.28 – 1833.06.29)

Bishop of Córdoba (Spain) (1833.06.29 – 1847.10.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada (Spain) (1838.10.18 – 1847.10.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain) (1847.10.04 – 1857.02.11)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace (1854.11.30 – 1857.02.11)

Bishop Juan Nepomuceno Gómez Durán
(1829.07.27 – 1830.09.30)

Born:1767.03.20 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1820.09.10
Died:1830.09.30 († 63)

Bishop of Santander (Spain) (1820.02.21 – 1829.07.27)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) ([1829.04.11] 1829.07.27 – 1830.09.30)

Bishop Juan Francisco Martínez Castrillón
(1828.06.23 – 1828.08.11)

Born:1757.11.25 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1824.12.05
Died:1828.08.11 († 70)

Bishop of Palencia (Spain) ([1824.08.27] 1824.09.27 – 1828.04.28)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) ([1828.04.28] 1828.06.23 – 1828.08.11)

Bishop Manuel Martínez Ferro, O. de M.
(1825.06.27 – 1827.06.03)

Born:1774.02.27 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:1799
Consecrated Bishop:1825.09.18
Died:1827.06.03 († 53)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) ([1825.01.28] 1825.06.27 – 1827.06.03)

Bishop Ildefonso Cañedo Vigil (later Archbishop)
(1814.12.19 – 1825.03.01)

Born:1760.01.19 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:1792?
Consecrated Bishop:1815.02.19
Died:1829.09.21 († 69)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) ([1814.09.25] 1814.12.19 – 1825.03.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Burgos (Spain) ([1825.03.01] 1825.06.27 – 1829.09.21)

Bishop José Vicente Lamadrid
(1800.08.11 – 1809.03.09)

Born:1736.12.01 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1800.11.16
Died:1809.03.09 († 72)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1800.08.11 – 1809.03.09)

Archbishop Manuel Ferrer y Figueredo
(1785.02.14 – 1799.07.21)

Born:1729.07.16 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:1752.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1765.07.14
Died:1799.07.21 († 70)

Titular Archbishop of Edessa (1765.03.27 – 1777.06.23)

Archbishop-Bishop of Zamora (Spain) (1777.06.23 – 1785.02.14)

Archbishop-Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1785.02.14 – 1799.07.21)

Bishop Juan Molina Lario y Navarro
(1776.06.29 – 1783.06.05)

Born:1722.03.05 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1766.04.20
Died:1783.06.05 († 61)

Bishop of Albarracin (Spain) (1765.12.09 – 1776.06.29)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1776.06.29 – 1783.06.05)

Bishop José Francis Laso de Castilla
(1755.05.24 – 1774.09.19)

Born:1715.04.11 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1756.06.16
Died:1774.09.19 († 59)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1755.05.24 – 1774.09.19)

Bishop Juan Eulate Santacruz
(1745.01.25 – 1755.09.16)

Born:1684.08.16 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1745.05.27
Died:1755.09.16 († 71)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1745.01.25 – 1755.09.16)

Cardinal Gaspar de Molina y Oviedo, O.E.S.A.
(1734.05.05 – 1744.08.30)

Born:1679.01.06 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1731.02.24
Created Cardinal:1737.12.20
Died:1744.08.30 († 65)

Bishop of Santiago (Cuba) (1730.09.11 – 1731.06.18)

Bishop of Barcelona (Spain) (1731.06.18 – 1734.05.05)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1734.05.05 – 1744.08.30)

Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1737.12.20 – 1744.08.30)

Bishop Diego González de Toro y Villalobos
(1725.11.19 – 1734.05.05)

Born:1675.01.01 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:1711.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:1726.03.20
Died:1737.09.13 († 62)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1725.11.19 – 1734.05.05)

Bishop of Cuenca (Spain) (1734.05.05 – 1737.09.13)

Cardinal Giulio Alberoni
(1717.12.06 – 1725.11.19)

Born:1664.05.31 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1690?
Created Cardinal:1717.07.12
Consecrated Bishop:1725.11.18
Died:1752.06.26 († 88)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1717.12.06 – 1725.11.19)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Adriano al Foro (1724.06.12 – 1728.09.20)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono (1728.09.20 – 1740.08.29)

Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals (1740? – 1752.06.26)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1740.08.29 – 1752.06.26)

Bishop Manuel de Santo Tomás Mendoza, O.P.
(1713.12.11 – 1717.08.19)

Born:1643.01.04 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1708.02.19
Died:1717.08.19 († 74)

Bishop of Almería (Spain) (1707.06.07 – 1713.12.11)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1713.12.11 – 1717.08.19)

Bishop Francisco de San José, O.F.M.
(1704.09.15 – 1713.02.02)

Born:1644 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1704
Died:1713.02.02 († 68)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1704.09.15 – 1713.02.02)

Bishop Bartolomé Espejos y Cisneros
(1693 – 1704.03.02)

Born:1642?
Ordained Priest:1668.07.15
Consecrated Bishop:1693.07.05
Died:1704.03.02 († 61)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1693 – 1704.03.02)

Bishop Alonso Enríquez de Santo Tomás, O.P.
(1664.10.15 – 1692.07.30)

Born:1631.06.08 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1662.04.16
Died:1692.07.30 († 61)

Bishop of Osma (Spain) (1662.12.04 – 1664.01.28)

Bishop of Plasencia (Spain) (1664.01.28 – 1664.10.15)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1664.10.15 – 1692.07.30)

Bishop Antonio de Piña Hermosa
(1658 – 1664)

Born: (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1657.10.07
Died:1667.07.19

Bishop of Salamanca (Spain) (1657 – 1658)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1658 – 1664)

Bishop of Jaén (Spain) (1664 – 1667.07.19)

Bishop Diego Martínez Zarzosa
(1656.01.31 – 1658.06.24)

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)

Cardinal Alfonso de la Cueva-Benavides y Mendoza-Carrillo
(1648.07.27 – 1655.08.10)

Born:1572 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:1622.09.05
Consecrated Bishop:1644.10.23
Died:1655.08.10 († 82)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Martino ai Monti (1633.07.18 – 1635.07.09)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1635.01.08 – 1636.01.07)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina (1635.07.09 – 1644.10.17)

Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1644.10.17 – 1655.08.10)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1648.07.27 – 1655.08.10)

Bishop Antonio Henriquez Porres, O.F.M.
(1633.09.05 – 1648.02.20)

Born: (Spain)
Died:1648.02.20

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1633.09.05 – 1648.02.20)

Cardinal Gabriel Trejo y Paniagua
(1627.04.28 – 1630.02.02)

Born:1562 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:1615.12.02
Consecrated Bishop:1625
Died:1630.02.02 († 67)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio (1617.06.02 – 1621.11.29)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola (1621.11.29 – 1630.02.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Salerno (Italy) (1625.06.09 – 1627.04.28)

Archbishop-Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1627.04.28 – 1630.02.02)

Bishop Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza y Ribera
(1622.11.14 – 1627.01.27)

Born:1573.11.08 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1617.01.22
Died:1634.10.22 († 60)

Bishop of Salamanca (Spain) (1616.09.05 – 1621.03.17)

Bishop of Pamplona (Spain) (1621.03.17 – 1622.11.14)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1622.11.14 – 1627.01.27)

Bishop of Plasencia (Spain) (1627.01.27 – 1630)

Bishop Luis Fernández de Córdoba (later Archbishop)
(1615.02.09 – 1622.10.26)

Born:1555.02 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1603.02.09
Died:1625.06.26 († 70)

Bishop of Salamanca (Spain) (1602.11.20 – 1615.02.09)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1615.02.09 – 1622.10.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (1622.10.26 – 1624.03.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain) (1624.03.11 – 1625.06.26)

Bishop Juan Alonso Moscoso
(1603.05.09 – 1614.08.21)

Born:1532.06.09 (Spain)
Died:1614.08.21 († 82)

Bishop of Guadix–Baza (Spain) (1582.07.06 – 1593.08.30)

Bishop of León (Spain) (1593.08.30 – 1603.05.09)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1603.05.09 – 1614.08.21)

Bishop Tomás de Borja (later Archbishop)
(1600.01.19 – 1603.04.30)

Born: (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1600.04.09
Died:1610.09.07

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1600.01.19 – 1603.04.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Zaragoza (Spain) (1603.04.30 – 1610.09.07)

Bishop Diego Aponte Quiñones, O.S.
(1598.08.31 – 1599.04.24)

Born: (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1585.03.31
Died:1599.04.24

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1585.01.28 – 1598.08.31)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1598.08.31 – 1599.04.24)

Bishop Luis García Haro de Sotomayor
(1587.08.07 – 1597.08.14)

Born: (Spain)
Died:1597.08.14

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1564.10.25 – 1587.08.07)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1564.10.25 – 1587.08.07)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1587.08.07 – 1597.08.14)

Bishop Francisco Pacheco de Córdoba
(1574.08.30 – 1587.01.14)

Born: (Spain)
Died:1590.10.02

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1574.08.30 – 1587.01.14)

Bishop of Córdoba (Spain) (1587.01.14 – 1590.10.02)

Bishop Francisco Blanco Salcedo (later Archbishop)
(1565.04.13 – 1574.06.04)

Born:1512.01.01 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1556.08.23
Died:1581.04.26 († 69)

Bishop of Ourense (Spain) (1556.06.12 – 1565.04.13)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1565.04.13 – 1574.06.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (1574.06.04 – 1581.04.26)

Bishop Bernardo Manrique, O.P.
(1541.02.18 – 1564.09.25)

Born:1490 (Spain)
Died:1564.09.25 († 73)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1541.02.18 – 1564.09.25)

Patriarch Cesare Riario
(1518.09.03 – 1540.12.18)

Born:1480.08.24 (Roma, Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:1506
Died:1540.12.18 (Padova, Italy † 60)

Apostolic Administrator of Pisa (Italy) (1499.06.03 – 1518.09.03)

Patriarch of Alexandria (1506.10.06 – 1540.12.18)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1518.09.03 – 1540.12.18)

Cardinal Raffaele Sansone Riario della Rovere
(Apostolic Administrator 1518.04.12 – 1518.09.03)

Bishop Diego Ramírez de Fuenleal o de Villaescusa
(1500.02.07 – 1518.04.12)

Born:1459.12.07 (Villaescusa de Haro, Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1498.02.14
Died:1537.08.11 (Cuenca, Ecuador † 77)

Bishop of Astorga (Spain) (1498 – 1500.02.07)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1500.02.07 – 1518.04.12)

Bishop of Cuenca (Ecuador) (1518.04.12 – 1537)

Bishop Pedro Díaz de Toledo y Ovalle
(1487.12.05 – 1499.08.15)

Consecrated Bishop:1488.01?
Died:1499.08.15

Apostolic Administrator of Salamanca (Spain) (1485 – 1491)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1487.12.05 – 1499.08.15)

Bishop Giuliano
(1117? – ?)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1117? – ?)

Bishop Julián
(1117? – ?)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1117? – ?)

Bishop Leonardo
(1020? – ?)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1020? – ?)

Bishop Leonardo
(1020? – ?)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1020? – ?)

Bishop Ostegesi
(845? – 864?)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (845? – 864?)

Bishop Amalsuindo
(838 – 844?)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (838 – 844?)

Bishop Onorio
(693? – ?)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (693? – ?)

Bishop Samuele
(681? – 688?)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (681? – 688?)

Bishop Tunila
(638? – 653?)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (638? – 653?)

Bishop Teodulfo
(619? – ?)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (619? – ?)

Bishop Ianuario
(602 – 616?)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (602 – 616?)

Bishop Severo
(578 – 601)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (578 – 601)

Saint Bishop Patricio
(290 – 307.03.16)

Died:307.03.16 (Spain)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (290 – 307.03.16)

Bishop.

Former Prelates

Former Titular Bishops

Special Churches

Cádiz y Ceuta (←), Jerez de la Frontera (←), Sevilla (↖), Córdoba (↑), Granada (→)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 7,306 km²

Population: 1,290,000 Catholics (75.1% of 1,717,504 total)

Pastoral Centres: 249 parishes, 32 missions

Personnel: 303 priests (192 diocesan, 111 religious), 21 deacons, 825 religious (169 brothers, 656 sisters), 14 seminarians

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