Diocese of Santander

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Diocese of Santander
Dioecesis Santanderiensis

Statistics
Country:	Spain
Metropolitan:	Granada
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	5,527 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	552,727 (2004) 545,937 (98.8%)
Cathedral:	Catedral Basílica de Santa María y Santos Mártires Emeterio y Celedonio (Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Vicente Jiménez Zamora

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

Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 See also 4 Source

[edit] History

• December 12, 1754: Established as Diocese of Santander from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Burgos

[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Santander (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Vicente Jiménez Zamora (since 2007.07.27)
  • Archbishop Carlos Osoro Sierra (Apostolic Administrator 2006.09.23 – 2007.07.27)
  • Bishop José Vilaplana Blasco (1991.08.23 – 2006.07.17)
  • Bishop Juan Antonio del Val Gallo (1971.12.03 – 1991.08.23)
  • Archbishop José María Cirarda Lachiondo (1968.07.22 – 1971.12.03)
  • Bishop Vincente Puchol Montis (1965.07.02 – 1967.05.08)
  • Bishop Eugenio Beitia Aldazabal (1962.01.27 – 1965.01.23)
  • Bishop José María Eguino Trecu (1928.10.02 – 1961.05.07)
  • Bishop Juan Plaza y García (1920.12.16 – 1927.07.10)
  • Bishop Vicente Santiago Sánchez de Castro (1884.03.27 – 1920.09.19)
  • Bishop Vicente Calvo y Valero (1875.07.05 – 1884.03.27)
  • Bishop José López Crespo (1859.09.20 – 1875.03.21)
  • Bishop Manuel Ramón Arias Teijeiro de Castro (1848.01.17 – 1859.07.20)
  • Bishop Felipe González Abarca, O. de M. (1829.08.30 – 1842.03.12)
  • Bishop Juan Nepomuceno Gómez Durán (1820.02.21 – 1829.07.27)
  • Bishop Rafael Tomás Menéndez Luarca y Queipo de Llano (1784.06.25 – 1819.06.20)
  • Bishop Francisco Laso Santos de San Pedro (1762.03.29 – 1783.05.14)
  • Bishop Francisco Javier Arriaza (1755.09.24 – 1761.10.10)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Spain

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website