Titular Episcopal See of Algeciras, Spain

Titular Bishop

Titular Bishop (2022.02.16 – ...):

Bishop Cristóbal Déniz Hernández (55)

Auxiliary Bishop of Islas Canarias (Spain)

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Algeciras (Roman Rite)

Bishop Domingo de Silos Santiago Apollinario Moreno, O.S.B.
(1825.03.21 – 1851)

Born:	1770.07.23 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1818.07.19
Died:	1853.03.09 († 82)

Titular Bishop of Canatha (1818.03.16 – 1825.03.21)

Apostolic Administrator of Caracas (Venezuela) (1818.03.16 – 1825.03.21)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1825.03.21 – 1851)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) ([1824.11.30] 1825.03.21 – 1853.03.09)

Bishop Francisco Javier de Cienfuegos y Jovellanos (later Cardinal)
(1819.06.04 – 1824.12.20)

Born:	1776.03.14 (Oviedo, Spain)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1819.02.21
Created Cardinal:	1826.03.13
Died:	1847.06.21 (Alicante, Spain † 71)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1819.06.04 – 1824.12.20)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1819.06.04 – 1824.12.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain) (1824.12.20 – 1847.06.21)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Popolo (1831.02.28 – 1847.06.21)

Apostolic Administrator of Guadix–Baza (Spain) (1840 – 1847.06.21)

Archbishop Juan Acisclo Vera Delgado
(1815.03.15 – 1818.07.22)

Born:	1761.11.16 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1801.10.18
Died:	1818.07.22 († 56)

Titular Archbishop of Laodicea (1801.07.20 – 1815.03.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla (Spain) (1801.07.20 – 1815.03.15)

Archbishop-Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1815.03.15 – 1818.07.22)

Archbishop-Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1815.03.15 – 1818.07.22)

Bishop Francisco Javier Utrera
(1801.02.23 – 1808.12.27)

Born:	1741.12.03 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1801.06.07
Died:	1808.12.27 († 67)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1801.02.23 – 1808.12.27)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1801.02.23 – 1808.12.27)

Bishop Antonio Martínez de la Plaza
(1790.11.29 – 1800.10)

Born:	1736.03.06 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1785.06.12
Died:	1800.10 († 64)

Bishop of Islas Canarias (Spain) (1785.02.14 – 1790.11.29)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1790.11.29 – 1800.10)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1790.11.29 – 1800.10)

Bishop José Escalzo Miguel, O.S.B.
(1783.07.18 – 1790.03.17)

Born:	1718.10.01 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1783.08.17
Died:	1790.03.17 († 71)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1783.07.18 – 1790.03.17)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1783.07.18 – 1790.03.17)

Bishop Juan Bautista Cervera, O.F.M. Disc.
(1777.05.12 – 1781.01.11)

Born:	1707.07.12 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1769.07.16
Died:	1781.01.11 († 73)

Bishop of Islas Canarias (Spain) (1769.06.12 – 1777.05.12)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1777.05.12 – 1781.01.11)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1777.05.12 – 1781.01.11)

Bishop Tomás del Valle, O.P.
(1731.02.12 – 1776.02)

Born:	1686.11.13 (Spain)
Died:	1776.02 († 89)

Bishop of Ceuta (Spain) (1727.03.17 – 1731.02.12)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1731.02.12 – 1776.02)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1731.02.12 – 1776.02)

Bishop Lorenzo Armengual del Pino de la Mota
(1715.05.06 – 1730.05.15)

Born:	1663.11.05 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1701.03.06
Died:	1730.05.15 († 66)

Titular Bishop of Dionysias (1701.01.03 – 1715.05.06)

Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza (Spain) (1701.01.03 – 1715.05.06)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1715.05.06 – 1730.05.15)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1715.05.06 – 1730.05.15)

Bishop Alonso de Talavera, O.S.H.
(1696.06.18 – 1714.12)

Consecrated Bishop:	1696.09.02
Died:	1714.12

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1696.06.18 – 1714.12)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1696.06.18 – 1714.12)

Bishop José de Barcia y Zambrana
(1691.08.27 – 1695.11.30)

Consecrated Bishop:	1691.10.21
Died:	1695.11.30

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1691.08.27 – 1695.11.30)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1691.08.27 – 1695.11.30)

Bishop Antonio Ibarra
(1680.11.18 – 1690)

Born:	(Spain)
Died:	1690

Bishop of Almería (Spain) (1675.06.17 – 1680.11.18)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1680.11.18 – 1690)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1680.11.18 – 1690)

Bishop Juan de Isla (later Archbishop)
(1676 – 1680)

Born:	1630.04.21
Ordained Priest:	1661
Consecrated Bishop:	1677.05
Died:	1701.09.16 († 71)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1676 – 1680)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1676 – 1680)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Burgos (Spain) (1680 – 1701.09.16)

Bishop Diego de Castrillo (later Archbishop)
(1673 – 1676.11.16)

Born:	1623
Consecrated Bishop:	1673.07.30
Died:	1686.06.09 († 62)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1673 – 1676.11.16)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1673 – 1676.11.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Zaragoza (Spain) (1676.11.16 – 1686.06.09)

Bishop Alonso Pérez de Humanares, O. Cist.
(1663.02.12 – 1663.06.23)

Died:

1663.06.23

Bishop of Almería (Spain) (1659.06.09 – 1663.02.12)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1663.02.12 – 1663.06.23)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1663.02.12 – 1663.06.23)

Bishop Alfonso Vázquez de Toledo, O.F.M.
(1663 – 1672.12.30)

Born:	1606
Consecrated Bishop:	1664.02.24
Died:	1672.12.30 († 65)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1663 – 1672.12.30)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1663 – 1672.12.30)

Archbishop Mateo de Sagade Bugueiro
(1662 – 1662)

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 (Spain) (1662 – 1662)

Bishop of León (Spain) (1662 – 1664.01.28)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1664.01.28 – 1672.08.26)

Bishop Fernando de Quesada
(1656 – 1662)

Died:

1662.05.08

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1656 – 1662)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1656 – 1662)

Bishop Francisco Guerra, O.F.M.
(1642.06.16 – 1656.04.03)

Born:	1588 (Spain)
Died:	1657.12.03 († 68)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1642.06.16 – 1656.04.03)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1642.06.16 – 1656.04.03)

Bishop of Palencia (Spain) (1656.04.03 – 1657.12.03)

Bishop Juan Dionisio Fernández Portocarrero
(1640.07.16 – 1641.11.27)

Born:	(Spain)
Died:	1641.11.27

Bishop of Guadix–Baza (Spain) (1636.01.28 – 1640.07.16)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1640.07.16 – 1641.11.27)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1640.07.16 – 1641.11.27)

Bishop Domingo Cano de Haro, O.P.
(1633.08.08 – 1639)

Born:	1564.03.21 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1634.05.21
Died:	1639 († 75)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1633.08.08 – 1639)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1633.08.08 – 1639)

Bishop Plácido Pacheco de Haro, O.S.B.
(1623.03.20 – 1633.07.18)

Born:	1562 (Spain)
Died:	1639.10.05 († 76)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1623.03.20 – 1633.07.18)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1623.03.20 – 1633.07.18)

Bishop of Plasencia (Spain) (1633.07.18 – 1639.10.05)

Bishop Juan Cuenca
(1612.08.20 – 1623)

Born:	(Spain)
Died:	1623

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1612.08.20 – 1623)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1612.08.20 – 1623)

Bishop Gómez Suárez Figueroa
(1602.06.26 – 1612)

Born:	(Spain)
Died:	1612

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1602.06.26 – 1612)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1602.06.26 – 1612)

Bishop Maximiliano de Austria (later Archbishop)
(1596.09.23 – 1601.08.27)

Born:	1555.11.13 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1597.02.16
Died:	1614.07.01 († 58)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1596.09.23 – 1601.08.27)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1596.09.23 – 1601.08.27)

Bishop of Segovia (Spain) (1601.08.27 – 1603.04.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (1603.04.21 – 1614.07.01)

Bishop Antonio Zapata y Cisneros (later Cardinal)
(1587.08.17 – 1596.05.13)

Born:	1550.10.08 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1587.11
Created Cardinal:	1604.06.09
Died:	1635.04.27 († 84)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1587.08.17 – 1596.05.13)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1587.08.17 – 1596.05.13)

Bishop of Pamplona (Spain) (1596.05.13 – 1600.09.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Burgos (Spain) (1600.09.11 – 1604)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Matteo in Merulana (1605.06.20 – 1606.06.05)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (1606.06.05 – 1616.10.17)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina (1616.10.17 – 1635.04.27)

Bishop Luis García Haro de Sotomayor
(1564.10.25 – 1587.08.07)

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 Jerónimo Teodoli
(1525.09.06 – 1564.10.16)

Born:

(Spain)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1525.09.06 – 1564.10.16)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1525.09.06 – 1564.10.16)

Archbishop Giovanni Ruffo de Theodoli
(Apostolic Administrator 1523.09.08 – 1525.09.06)

Bishop-elect Benedetto Accolti (later Cardinal)
(1521.07.24 – 1523.03.16)

Born:	1497.10.29 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1524.12.21
Created Cardinal:	1527.05.03
Deposed as Cardinal:	1534.08.27
Reinstated as Cardinal:	1535.08.30
Died:	1549.09.21 († 51)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1521.07.24 – 1523.03.16)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1521.07.24 – 1523.03.16)

Bishop of Cremona (Italy) (1523.03.16 – 1549.09.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna (Italy) (1524.08.17 – 1549.09.21)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio (1527.05.05 – 1534.08.27)

Apostolic Administrator of Bovino (Italy) (1530.01.24 – 1535.04.15)

Apostolic Administrator of Policastro (Italy) (1531.02.06 – 1535.07.05)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio (1535.08.30 – 1549.09.21)

Cardinal Pietro Accolti
(Apostolic Administrator 1511.06.06 – 1521.07.24)

Cardinal Luigi d’Aragona
(Apostolic Administrator 1511.02.10 – 1511.06.06)

Cardinal Oliviero Carafa
(Apostolic Administrator 1495 – 1511.01.20)

Bishop Pedro Fernández de Solís
(1472.06.15 – 1495)

Died:

1495

Bishop of Tui (Spain) (1469.10.06 – 1472.06.15)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1472.06.15 – 1495)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1472.06.15 – 1495)

Bishop Gonzalo Venegas
(1442.07.13 – 1472)

Died:

1472

Bishop of Córdoba (Spain) (1427 – 1438)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1442.07.13 – 1472)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1442.07.13 – 1472)

Cardinal Juan de Torquemada, O.P.
(1440.07.27 – 1442.07.11)

Born:	1388 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:	1439.12.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1440?
Died:	1468.09.26 († 79)

Master of the Sacred Palace of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces (1431 – 1439.12.18)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto (1440.01.08 – 1446)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1440.07.27 – 1442.07.11)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1440.07.27 – 1442.07.11)

Bishop of Ourense (Spain) (1442.07.11 – 1445.11.10)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1446 – 1460)

Commendatory Abbot of Subiaco (Italy) (1456.01.16 – 1468.09.26)

Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1460 – 1463.05.05)

Apostolic Administrator of León (Spain) (1460.07.31 – 1463.01.26)

Bishop of Ourense (Spain) (1463.01.26 – 1468.09.26)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1463.05.05 – 1468.09.26)

Bishop Juan González
(1426.07.08 – 1440)

Died:

1440

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1426.07.08 – 1440)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1426.07.08 – 1440)

Bishop Alonso de Solís, O.P.
(1408.12.15 – 1420)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1408.12.15 – 1420)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1408.12.15 – 1420)

Bishop Santiago Puche, O.F.M.
(1403 – 1408)

Died:

1408

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1403 – 1408)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1403 – 1408)

Bishop Juan de Ezcaray, O.F.M.
(1395.07.28 – 1403)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1395.07.28 – 1403)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1395.07.28 – 1403)

Bishop Rodrigo de Alcalá, O.F.M.
(1384 – 1395)

Died:

1395

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1384 – 1395)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1384 – 1395)

Bishop Juan
(1380 – 1383)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1380 – 1383)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1380 – 1383)

Bishop Gonzalo González, O.F.M.
(1364 – 1379)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1364 – 1379)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1364 – 1379)

Bishop Sancho
(1349.03.25 – 1364)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1349.03.25 – 1364)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1349.03.25 – 1364)

Bishop Bartolomé
(1344 – 1349)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1329 – 1349)

Bishop of Algeciras (Spain) (1344 – 1349)

Former Titular Bishops

Titular Bishop: Bishop Salvador Cristau Coll (74) (2010.05.18 – 2021.12.03)
Titular Bishop: Bishop Joan Carrera Planas (1991.07.16 – 2008.10.03)
Titular Bishop: Bishop Lluís Martínez Sistach (87) (later Cardinal) (1987.11.06 – 1991.05.17)
Titular Bishop: Bishop Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro (1973.11.10 – 1987.06.13)
Titular Bishop: Bishop Francesco Rossi (1969.11.29 – 1972.12.18)