Diocese of Jaén

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Diocese of Jaén
*Dioecesis*
Statistics
Country:	Spain
Metropolitan:	Granada
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	13,497 km²
Population: Total: Catholics:	660,284 (2006) 655,000 (99.2%)
Cathedral:	Catedral de la Asunción de la Virgen, Baeza (Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady)
Co-cathedral:	Catedral de la Asunción de María, Jaén (Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Ramón del Hoyo López

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaén {Latin: Giennen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Jaén in the Ecclesiastical province of Granada in Spain.

1 History
2 Leadership
3 See also
4 Source

[edit] History

7th century: Established as Diocese of Jaén

[edit] Leadership

Bishops of Jaén (Roman rite)
- Bishop Ramón del Hoyo López (since 2005.05.19)
- Archbishop Santiago García Aracil (1988.05.31 – 2004.07.09)
- Bishop Miguel Peinado Peinado (1971.04.30 – 1988.05.31)
- Archbishop Felix Romero Menjibar (1954.01.16 – 1970.07.02)
- Archbishop Rafael García y García de Castro (1942.12.29 – 1953.05.09)
- Cardinal Agustín Parrado García (Apostolic Administrator 1936 – 1942.12.29)
- Bishop Manuel Basulto y Jiménez (1919.12.18 – 1936.08.12)
- Archbishop Plácido Ángel Rey de Lemos, O.F.M. (Apostolic Administrator 1917.01.18 – 1919.12.18)
- Bishop Juan Manuel Sanz y Saravia (1909.04.29 – 1919.06.19)
- Bishop Joan Josep Laguarda i Fenollera (1906.12.06 – 1909.04.29)
- Archbishop Salvador Castellote y Pinazo (1901.12.26 – 1906.12.06)
- Cardinal Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez (1897.04.19 – 1901.12.16)
- Bishop Manuel María León González y Sánchez (1877.06.22 – 1896.10.20)
- Cardinal Antolín Monescillo y Viso (1865.03.27 – 1877.06.22)
- Bishop Andrés Rosales Muñoz (1858.06.25 – 1864.07.27)
- Bishop Tomás Roda Rodríguez (1857.12.20 – 1858.03.11)
- Bishop José Escolano Fenoy (1847.12.17 – 1854.07.21)
- Fr. Manuel Ventura Gómez Lechuga (1842 – 1842)
- Fr. Antonio Martínez Velasco (1840 – 1840)
- Bishop Diego Martínez Carlón y Teruel (1831.10.24 – 1836.08.28)
- Bishop Andrés Esteban Gómez (1816.07.22 – 1831.06.17)
- Bishop Diego Melo Portugal, O.S.A. (1795.12.18 – 1816.01.22)
- Bishop Pedro Rubio-Benedicto Herrero (1794.02.21 – 1795.05.27)
- Bishop Agustín Rubín Cevallos (1780.09.18 – 1793.02.08)
- Bishop Antonio Gómez de la Torre y Jaraveitia (1770.05.28 – 1779.03.23)
- Bishop Benito Marín, O.S.B. (1750.04.27 – 1769.08.10)
- Bishop Francisco Castillo Vintimilla (1747.07.31 – 1749.11.15)
- Bishop Andrés Cabrejas Molina (1738.05.05 – 1746.09.04)
- Archbishop Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara (1732.07.21 – 1738.05.05)
- Bishop Rodrigo Marín Rubio (1714.05.28 – 1732.02.10)
- Bishop Benito Omañana (1708.09.24 – 1712.03.19)
- Bishop Antonio Brizuela (1693 – 1708)
- Bishop Juan Asensio (1682 – 1692.06.17)
- Bishop Antonio Fernández del Campo (1671 – 1682)
- Bishop Gerónimo Rodríguez de Valderas (1668 – 1671)
- Bishop Antonio de Piña Hermosa (1664 – 1668)
- Archbishop Ferdinando Andrada y Castro (1648.07.06 – 1664.02.21)
- Bishop Juan Queipo de Llano Flores (1647.02.18 – 1647.11.01)
- Cardinal Baltasar Moscoso y Sandoval (1619.04.29 – 1646.05.28)
- Bishop Francisco Martínez de Cenicero (1615.08.03 – 1617.11.28)
- Bishop Sancho Dávila Toledo (1600.01.10 – 1615.07.20)
- Cardinal Bernardo de Rojas y Sandoval (1596.04.29 – 1599.04.19)
- Bishop Francisco Sarmiento Mendoza (1580.05.27 – 1595.06.09)
- Bishop Diego Deza Tello (1577.09.11 – 1579.09.13)
- Bishop Francisco Delgado López (1566.04.26 – 1576.10.02)
- Bishop Diego de los Cobos Molina (1560.09.04 – 1565.09.08)
- Bishop Diego Tavera Ponce de Léon (1555.07.17 – 1560.04.28)
- Cardinal Pedro Pacheco de Villena (1545.01.09 – 1554.04.30)
- Bishop Francisco Mendoza (1538.06.14 – 1543)
- Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (Apostolic Administrator 1535.07.30 – 1537.07.06)
- Cardinal Esteban Gabriel Merino (1523.06.12 – 1535.07.28)
- Bishop Diego Gayangos (1522 – 1523)
- Bishop Alonso Suárez de la Fuente del Sauce (1500 – 1522)
- Archbishop Diego de Deza, O.P. (1498 – 1500)
- Archbishop Iñigo Manrique de Lara (1475 – 1483)