Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Oviedo

Spain Spain

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Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Oviedo / Oveten(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Astorga, León, Santander

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: October 13

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History

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2009.11.21 – ...):Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (69)Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (69)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Oviedo (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (69)Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (69)
(2009.11.21 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oviedo (Spain)

Christus omnia in omnibus

Born:1955.01.18 (Madrid, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1986.09.20
Consecrated Bishop:2003.12.14

Bishop of Huesca (Spain) (2003.10.23 – 2009.11.21)

Bishop of Jaca (Spain) (2003.10.23 – 2009.11.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oviedo (Spain) (2009.11.21 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Huesca (Spain) (2010.01.30 – 2010.12.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Jaca (Spain) (2010.01.30 – 2010.12.30)

Cardinal Carlos Osoro Sierra (79)Archbishop Carlos Osoro Sierra (79) (later Cardinal)
(Apostolic Administrator 2009.01.08 – 2009.11.21)

Cardinal Carlos Osoro Sierra (79)Archbishop Carlos Osoro Sierra (79) (later Cardinal)
(2002.01.07 – 2009.01.08)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Madrid (Spain)
Ordinary emeritus of Spain of the Eastern Rite (Spain)

Per Christum et cum ipso et in ipso

Born:1945.05.16 (Castañeda, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1973.07.29
Consecrated Bishop:1997.02.22
Created Cardinal:2016.11.19

Priest of Santander (Spain) (1973.07.29 – 1996.12.27)

Bishop of Ourense (Spain) (1996.12.27 – 2002.01.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oviedo (Spain) (2002.01.07 – 2009.01.08)

Apostolic Administrator of Santander (Spain) (2006.09.23 – 2007.07.27)

Apostolic Administrator of Oviedo (Spain) (2009.01.08 – 2009.11.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Spain) (2009.01.08 – 2014.08.28)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (2014.03.12 – 2017.03.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Madrid (Spain) (2014.08.28 – 2023.06.12)

Ordinary of Spain of the Eastern Rite (Spain) (2016.06.09 – 2024.03.01)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (2016.11.19 [2017.02.25] – ...)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (2020.03.03 – 2024.03.06)

Archbishop Gabino Díaz Merchán
(1969.08.04 – 2002.01.07)

Born:1926.02.26 (Mora, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1952.07.13
Consecrated Bishop:1965.08.22
Died:2022.06.14 (Oviedo, Spain † 96)

Bishop of Guadix (Spain) (1965.08.22 – 1969.08.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1969.08.04 – 2002.01.07)

President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (1981 – 1987)

Archbishop Vicente Enrique y Tarancón (later Cardinal)
(1964.04.12 – 1969.01.30)

Totus omnibus omnes Christo

Born:1907.05.14 (Burriana, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1929.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:1946.03.24
Created Cardinal:1969.04.28
Died:1994.11.28 (Valencia, Spain † 87)

Priest of Tortosa (Spain) (1929.11.01 – 1945.11.25)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1945.11.25 – 1964.04.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1964.04.12 – 1969.01.30)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (1969 – 1971)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain) (1969.01.30 – 1971.12.03)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (1969.04.30 – 1994.11.28)

President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (1971 – 1981)

Apostolic Administrator of Madrid (Spain) (1971.05.30 – 1971.12.03)

Archbishop of Madrid (Spain) (1971.12.03 – 1983.04.12)

Archbishop Francisco Javer Lauzurica y Torralba
(1954.10.27 – 1964.04.12)

Born:1890.12.03 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:1917.06.02
Consecrated Bishop:1931.04.26
Died:1964.04.12 († 73)

Titular Bishop of Siniandus (1931.02.20 – 1943.06.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Spain) (1931.02.20 – 1943.06.10)

Apostolic Administrator of Vitoria (Spain) (1937 – 1943.06.10)

Bishop of Palencia (Spain) (1943.06.10 – 1949.04.08)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1949.04.08 – 1954.10.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1954.10.27 – 1964.04.12)

Bishops of Oviedo (Roman Rite)

Bishop Francisco Javer Lauzurica y Torralba (later Archbishop)
(1949.04.08 – 1954.10.27)

(see above)

Bishop Benjamin de Arriba y Castro (later Cardinal)
(1944.08.08 – 1949.01.22)

Traham eos in vinculis caritatis

Born:1886.04.08 (Santa Maria de Peñamayor, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1912.07.14
Consecrated Bishop:1936.06.16
Created Cardinal:1953.01.12
Died:1973.03.08 (Barcelona, Spain † 86)

Bishop of Mondoñedo (Spain) (1935.05.01 – 1944.08.08)

Apostolic Administrator of Mondoñedo (Spain) (1944.08.08 – 1945.11.24)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1944.08.08 – 1949.01.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tarragona (Spain) (1949.01.22 – 1970.11.19)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio (1953.10.29 – 1973.03.08)

Bishop Manuel Arce y Ochotorena (later Cardinal)
(1938.01.22 – 1944.03.29)

Ut in omnibus Christus formetur

Born:1879.08.18 (Ororbia, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1904.07.17
Consecrated Bishop:1929.06.16
Created Cardinal:1946.02.18
Died:1948.09.16 (Tarragona, Spain † 69)

Bishop of Zamora (Spain) (1929.02.05 – 1938.01.22)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1938.01.22 – 1944.03.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tarragona (Spain) (1944.03.29 – 1948.09.16)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio (1946.02.22 – 1948.09.16)

Bishop Justo Antonino de Echeguren y Aldama
(1935.01.28 – 1937.08.16)

Born:1884.05.10 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:1907.07.14
Consecrated Bishop:1935.04.07
Died:1937.08.16 († 53)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1935.01.28 – 1937.08.16)

Bishop Juan Bautista Luis y Pérez
(1921.11.30 – 1934.11.06)

Born:1874.04.01 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:1896.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:1915.06.29
Died:1934.11.06 († 60)

Titular Bishop of Dorylæum (1915.02.22 – 1921.11.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (Spain) (1915.02.22 – 1921.11.30)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1921.11.30 – 1934.11.06)

Bishop Francisco Javier Baztán y Urniza
(1904.11.14 – 1920.10.18)

Born:1844.04.28 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:1869.03.13
Consecrated Bishop:1905.03.13
Died:1926.12.14 († 82)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1904.11.14 – 1920.10.18)

Titular Bishop of Nilopolis (1920.10.18 – 1926.12.14)

Bishop Ramón Martínez y Vigil, O.P.
(1884.03.27 – 1904.08.17)

Born:1840.09.12 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:1864.01.17
Consecrated Bishop:1884.06.01
Died:1904.08.17 († 63)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1884.03.27 – 1904.08.17)

Bishop Sebastián Herrero y Espinosa de los Monteros, C.O. (later Cardinal)
(1882.03.27 – 1883.03.15)

Born:1822.01.20 (Jerez de la Frontera, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1860
Consecrated Bishop:1875.09.17
Created Cardinal:1903.06.22
Died:1903.12.09 (Valencia, Spain † 81)

Bishop of Cuenca (Spain) (1875.09.17 – 1876.12.18)

Bishop of Vitoria (Spain) (1876.12.18 – 1880.08.28)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1882.03.27 – 1883.03.15)

Bishop of Córdoba (Spain) (1883.03.15 – 1898.03.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Spain) (1898.03.24 – 1903.12.09)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio (1903.08.27 – 1903.12.09)

Bishop Benito Sanz y Forés (later Cardinal)
(1868.06.22 – 1881.11.18)

Dominus illuminatio mea et salus mea

Born:1828.03.21 (Gandía, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1852
Consecrated Bishop:1868.06.22
Created Cardinal:1893.01.16
Died:1895.11.01 (Madrid, Spain † 67)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1868.06.22 – 1881.11.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Valladolid (Spain) (1881.11.18 – 1889.12.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain) (1889.12.30 – 1895.11.01)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio (1893.06.15 – 1895.11.01)

Bishop José Luis Montagut Rubio
(1863.12.21 – 1868.06.22)

Born:1805.02.26 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1864.04.10
Died:1877.12.09 († 72)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1863.12.21 – 1868.06.22)

Bishop of Segorbe (Spain) (1868.06.22 – 1876.04.03)

Bishop Juan de la Cruz Ignacio Moreno y Maisonave (later Cardinal)
(1857.09.25 – 1863.10.01)

Born:1817.11.24 (Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala)
Ordained Priest:1849.07.01
Consecrated Bishop:1857.12.08
Created Cardinal:1868.03.13
Died:1884.08.28 (Madrid, Spain † 66)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1857.09.25 – 1863.10.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Valladolid (Spain) (1863.10.01 – 1875.07.05)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace (1869.11.22 – 1884.08.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain) (1875.07.05 – 1884.08.28)

Bishop Ignacio Díaz Caneja
(1848.01.17 – 1856.11.20)

Born:1779.07.31 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1848.07.16
Died:1856.11.20 († 77)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1848.01.17 – 1856.11.20)

Bishop Gregorio Ceruelo la Fuente
(1815.07.10 – 1836.03.26)

Born:1755.11.27 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1815.09.17
Died:1836.03.26 († 80)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1815.07.10 – 1836.03.26)

Bishop Gregorio Hermida y Gamba
(1806.08.26 – 1814.11.10)

Born:1755.01.20 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1806.10.19
Died:1814.11.10 († 59)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1806.08.26 – 1814.11.10)

Bishop Juan Llano Ponte
(1791.09.26 – 1805.04.29)

Born:1727.04.23 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1770.01.14
Died:1805.04.29 († 78)

Titular Bishop of Lares (1769.11.20 – 1791.09.26)

Auxiliary Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1769.11.20 – 1791.09.26)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1791.09.26 – 1805.04.29)

Bishop Augstín González Pisador
(1760.07.21 – 1791.03.17)

Born:1709.07.05 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1754.06.30
Died:1791.03.17 († 81)

Titular Bishop of Tricomia (1754.05.20 – 1760.07.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (Spain) (1754.05.20 – 1760.07.21)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1760.07.21 – 1791.03.17)

Bishop Juan Francisco Manrique Lara
(1754.04.01 – 1760.04.21)

Born:1703.10.09 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1749.11.16
Died:1765.01.18 († 61)

Titular Bishop of Gerrha (1749.09.22 – 1754.04.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (Spain) (1749.09.22 – 1754.04.01)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1754.04.01 – 1760.04.21)

Bishop of Plasencia (Spain) (1760.04.21 – 1765.01.18)

Bishop Felipe Martín Ovejero
(1750.07.22 – 1753.10.30)

Born:1698.01.24 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1750.09.06
Died:1753.10.30 († 55)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1750.07.22 – 1753.10.30)

Bishop Gaspar José Vázquez Tablada
(1745.07.19 – 1745.12.29)

Born:1688.01.06 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1745.10.03
Died:1745.12.29 († 57)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1745.07.19 – 1745.12.29)

Bishop Juan Garcia Avello y Castrillón
(1730.01.08 – 1744.10.30)

Born:1676.04.01 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1730.04
Died:1744.10.30 († 68)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1730.01.08 – 1744.10.30)

Bishop José Hendaya Haro
(1724.09.11 – 1729.10.05)

Born:1686 (Philippines)
Consecrated Bishop:1724.10.29
Died:1729.10.05 († 42)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1724.09.11 – 1729.10.05)

Archbishop Tomás José Ruiz Montes
(1723.03.15 – 1724.09.11)

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)

Bishop Antonio Maldonado Minoja
(1720.07.03 – 1722.06.22)

Born: (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1720
Died:1722.06.22

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1720.07.03 – 1722.06.22)

Bishop José Fernández del Toro
(1707.03.04 – 1719.07)

Born:1663.04.04 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1707
Died:1733.04.11 († 70)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1707.03.04 – 1719.07)

Bishop Tomás Reluz, O.P.
(1697.05.22 – 1706.08.12)

Died:1706.08.12

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1697.05.22 – 1706.08.12)

Bishop Simón García Pedrejón, O.F.M.
(1682.06.06 – 1696.09.27)

Died:1696.09.27

Bishop of Tui (Spain) (1674.05.17 – 1682.06.06)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1682.06.06 – 1696.09.27)

Bishop Alonso Antonio de San Martín
(1675.12.16 – 1681)

Died:1705

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1675.12.16 – 1681)

Bishop of Cuenca (Spain) (1681 – 1705)

Bishop Alfonso de Salizanes y Medina, O.F.M. Cap.
(1668.11.04 – 1675)

Born: (Spain)
Died:1685

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1668.11.04 – 1675)

Bishop of Córdoba (Spain) (1675 – 1685)

Bishop Diego Sarmiento de Valladares
(1668.01.30 – 1668.09.17)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1668.01.30 – 1668.09.17)

Bishop of Plasencia (Spain) (1668.09.17 – 1677.04.26)

Bishop Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán (later Archbishop)
(1665 – 1667.04.09)

Born:1632.01.07 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:1655
Died:1684.05.24 († 52)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1665 – 1667.04.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Spain) (1667.04.09 – 1668.05.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (1668.05.14 – 1668.10.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain) (1668.10.07 – 1684.05.24)

Bishop Diego Requelme y Quirós
(1661 – 1665.02.23)

Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain) (1658 – 1661)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1661 – 1665.02.23)

Bishop of Plasencia (Spain) (1665.02.23 – 1668.05.13)

Bishop Bernardo Caballero Paredes
(1642.01.13 – 1661.04.13)

Born:1592.05.25 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1627.05.30
Died:1661.04.13 († 68)

Bishop of Orihuela (Spain) (1627.03.22 – 1635.08.13)

Bishop of Lérida (Spain) (1635.08.13 – 1642.01.13)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1642.01.13 – 1661.04.13)

Bishop Antonio Valdés Herrera
(1636.06.23 – 1641.10.21)

Born:1578 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1634.03.19
Died:1657.04.13 († 78)

Bishop of Mondoñedo (Spain) (1633.12.19 – 1636.06.23)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1636.06.23 – 1641.10.21)

Bishop of Osma (Spain) (1641.10.21 – 1653.11.10)

Bishop of Córdoba (Spain) (1653.11.10 – 1657.04.13)

Bishop Martín Carrillo Alderete (later Archbishop)
(1633.01.10 – 1636.06.09)

Born: (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1633.05.20
Died:1653.06.29

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1633.01.10 – 1636.06.09)

Bishop of Osma (Spain) (1636.06.09 – 1641.07.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada (Spain) (1641.07.01 – 1653.06.29)

Bishop Juan Pereda Gudiel
(1627.08.09 – 1632.05.25)

Born:1578.05.27 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1627.11.14
Died:1632.05.25 († 53)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1627.08.09 – 1632.05.25)

Bishop Juan Torres de Osorio
(1624.05.29 – 1627.07.19)

Born:1562.01.16 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1613.11.24
Died:1632.09.23 († 70)

Bishop of Siracusa (Italy) (1613.11.13 – 1619.10.19)

Bishop of Catania (Italy) (1619.10.19 – 1624.05.29)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1624.05.29 – 1627.07.19)

Bishop of Valladolid (Spain) (1627.07.19 – 1632.09.23)

Bishop Alsono Martín de Zuñiga
(1616.06.18 – 1623.03.23)

Born: (Spain)
Died:1630.06.21

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1616.06.18 – 1623.03.23)

Bishop of Osma (Spain) (1623.03.23 – 1630.06.21)

Bishop Francisco de la Cueva, O.E.S.A.
(1612.09.17 – 1615.11.30)

Born: (Spain)
Died:1615.11.30

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1612.09.17 – 1615.11.30)

Bishop Juan Alvarez de Caldas
(1605.01.12 – 1612.04.14)

Born:1542 (Spain)
Died:1615.09.19 († 72)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1605.01.12 – 1612.04.14)

Bishop of Ávila (Spain) (1612.04.14 – 1615.09.19)

Bishop Alonso Martínez de la Torre, O.S.
(1603.04.16 – 1604.09.11)

Born: (Spain)
Died:1604.09.11

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1603.04.16 – 1604.09.11)

Bishop Gonzalo Gutiérrez Montilla
(1598.09.18 – 1602.06.20)

Born: (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1594
Died:1602.06.20

Bishop of Mondoñedo (Spain) (1593.11.16 – 1598.09.18)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1598.09.18 – 1602.06.20)

Bishop Diego Aponte Quiñones, O.S.
(1585.01.28 – 1598.08.31)

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 Francisco Antonio Orantes Vélez, O.F.M.
(1581.03.06 – 1584.10.12)

Born:1516 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1581.05.15
Died:1584.10.12 († 67)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1581.03.06 – 1584.10.12)

Bishop Gonzalo de Solórzano
(1570.02.18 – 1580)

Born: (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1567.10.12
Died:1580

Bishop of Mondoñedo (Spain) (1567.01.13 – 1570.02.18)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1570.02.18 – 1580)

Bishop Juan Ayora
(1567.01.08 – 1569.05.24)

Born: (Spain)
Died:1569.05.24

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1567.01.08 – 1569.05.24)

Bishop Jerónimo Velasco
(1556.05.04 – 1566.08.16)

Born: (Spain)
Died:1566.08.16

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1556.05.04 – 1566.08.16)

Bishop Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval (later Archbishop)
(1546.10.08 – 1556.05.04)

Born:1502.06.26 (Spain)
Died:1580.09.22 († 78)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1546.10.08 – 1556.05.04)

Bishop of Badajoz (Spain) (1556.05.04 – 1562.05.27)

Bishop of Córdoba (Spain) (1562.05.27 – 1571.05.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain) (1571.05.18 – 1580.09.22)

Bishop Martín Tristán Calvete
(1539.05.30 – 1546)

Born: (Spain)
Died:1546

Bishop of Lugo (Spain) (1534.06.08 – 1539.05.30)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1539.05.30 – 1546)

Bishop Fernando Valdés (later Archbishop)
(1532.07.01 – 1539.05.30)

Born:1483 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1529.10.18
Died:1566.12.09 († 82)

Bishop of Elne (France) (1529.05.24 – 1530.01.12)

Bishop of Ourense (Spain) (1530.01.12 – 1532.07.01)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1532.07.01 – 1539.05.30)

Bishop of León (Spain) (1539.05.30 – 1539.10.29)

Bishop of Sigüenza (Spain) (1539.10.29 – 1546.08.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain) (1546.08.27 – 1566.12.09)

Bishop Diego Acuña
(1527.04.23 – 1532)

Born: (Spain)
Died:1532

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1527.04.23 – 1532)

Bishop Francisco Mendoza
(1525.11.06 – 1527.04.03)

Born: (Spain)
Died:1536.03.29

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1525.11.06 – 1527.04.03)

Bishop of Zamora (Spain) (1527.04.03 – 1534.01.18)

Bishop of Palencia (Spain) (1534.01.18 – 1536.03.29)

Bishop Diego de Muros
(1512.10.01 – 1525.08.18)

Born: (Spain)
Died:1525.08.18

Bishop of Islas Canarias (Spain) (1496 – 1505.04.04)

Bishop of Mondoñedo (Spain) (1505.04.04 – 1512.10.01)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1512.10.01 – 1525.08.18)

Bishop Valeriano Ordóñez Villaquirán
(1508.12.22 – 1512.08.12)

Born: (Spain)
Died:1512.08.12

Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain) (1501.09.24 – 1508.12.22)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1508.12.22 – 1512.08.12)

Bishop García Ramírez Villaescusa
(1502.03.16 – 1508.04.23)

Born: (Spain)
Died:1508.04.23

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1502.03.16 – 1508.04.23)

Bishop Juan Daza
(1498.02.14 – 1502.03.16)

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 Arias de Villar
(1487 – 1498)

Died:1501

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1487 – 1498)

Bishop of Segovia (Spain) (1498 – 1501)

Bishop Gonzalo de Villadiego
(1485 – 1487)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1485 – 1487)

Bishop Alfonso de Palenzuela
(1469 – 1475)

Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain) (1460 – 1469)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1469 – 1475)

Bishop Juan Díaz de Coca
(1467 – 1470)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1467 – 1470)

Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (Spain) (1470 – 1477)

Bishop Rodrigo Sánchez de Arévalo
(1457 – 1467)

Born:1404 (Spain)
Died:1470 († 66)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1457 – 1467)

Apostolic Administrator of Zamora (Spain) (1465 – 1467)

Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (Spain) (1467 – 1469)

Bishop of Palencia (Spain) (1469 – 1470)

Bishop Iñigo Manrique de Lara (later Archbishop)
(1444 – 1457)

Born: (Spain)
Died:1496

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1444 – 1457)

Bishop of Coria (Spain) (1457 – 1475)

Bishop of Jaén (Spain) (1475 – 1483.01.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain) (1483.01.15 – 1485.04)

Archbishop-Bishop of León (Spain) (1484 – 1485)

Archbishop-Bishop of Córdoba (Spain) (1485 – 1496)

Bishop Diego Rapado
(1442.07.11 – 1444)

Died:1444

Bishop of Tui (Spain) (1424.02.16 – 1425.07.20)

Bishop of Ourense (Spain) (1425.07.20 – 1442.07.11)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1442.07.11 – 1444)

Bishop García Enríquez Osorio (later Archbishop)
(1441 – 1442)

Born: (Spain)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1441 – 1442)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain) (1442 – 1448)

Bishop Diego Ramírez de Guzmán
(1412 – 1441)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1412 – 1441)

Bishop Álvaro
(1397 – 1412)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1397 – 1412)

Bishop Guillermo García Manrique
(1389 – 1397)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1389 – 1397)

Bishop Gutierre de Toledo
(1377 – 1389)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1377 – 1389)

Bishop Sancho
(1348 – 1369)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1348 – 1369)

Bishop Alfonso
(1345 – 1348)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1345 – 1348)

Bishop Juan Sancho
(1332 – 1345)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1332 – 1345)

Bishop Juan de Campo
(1328 – 1332)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1328 – 1332)

Bishop Odón
(1323 – 1328)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1323 – 1328)

Bishop Fernando Álvarez
(1302 – 1321)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1293 – 1295)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1302 – 1321)

Bishop Fernando Alfonso
(1295 – 1301)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1295 – 1301)

Bishop Fernando Álvarez
(1293 – 1295)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1293 – 1295)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1302 – 1321)

Bishop Miguel
(1289 – 1292)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1289 – 1292)

Bishop Peregrino
(1286 – 1289)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1286 – 1289)

Bishop Fredolo
(1275 – 1284)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1275 – 1284)

Bishop Fernando Martínez
(1269 – 1275)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1269 – 1275)

Bishop Pedro Yáñez
(1251 – 1269)

Bishop of Córdoba (Spain) (1249 – 1251)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1251 – 1269)

Bishop Juan González
(1189 – 1243)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1189 – 1243)

Bishop Menendo
(1188 – 1189)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1188 – 1189)

Bishop Rodrigo
(1175 – 1188)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1175 – 1188)

Bishop Pedro
(1156 – 1175)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1156 – 1175)

Bishop Martín
(1143 – 1156)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1143 – 1156)

Bishop Alfonso
(1129 – 1142)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1129 – 1142)

Bishop Pelayo
(1098 – 1129)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1098 – 1129)

Bishop Martín
(1094 – 1101)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1094 – 1101)

Bishop Arias
(1073 – 1094)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1073 – 1094)

Bishop Froilan
(1034 – ?)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1034 – ?)

Bishop Ponce
(1025 – ?)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1025 – ?)

Bishop Agda
(? – 1024)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (? – 1024)

Bishop Gudesteo
(991 – 996)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (991 – 996)

Bishop Bermudo
(976 – 991)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (976 – 991)

Bishop Diego
(962 – 968)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (962 – 968)

Bishop Oveco
(922 – 953)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (922 – 953)

Bishop Hermenegildo
(921 – 921)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (921 – 921)

Bishop Oveco
(913 – 920)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (913 – 920)

Bishop Flaciano
(909 – 912)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (909 – 912)

Bishop Gomelo
(905 – 909)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (905 – 909)

Bishop Hermenegildo
(881 – 891)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (881 – 891)

Saint Bishop Serrano
(853 – 858)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (853 – 858)

Bishop.

Bishop Gomelo
(? – 852)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (? – 852)

Bishop Adulfo
(802 – 812)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (802 – 812)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Lugo (↙), Mondoñedo–Ferrol (←), Santander (→), León (↓), Astorga (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 10,604 km²

Population: 945,818 Catholics (94.0% of 1,006,193 total)

Pastoral Centres: 932 parishes, 330 missions

Personnel: 337 priests (271 diocesan, 66 religious), 14 deacons, 603 religious (110 brothers, 493 sisters), 25 seminarians

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