Patriarch of the West Indies
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The Patriarch of the West Indies is the leader of one of the Latin Rite Patriarchates of the Roman Catholic hierarchy. The Patriarchate of the West Indies was created on 11 May 1524 as part of the Roman Catholic Church of Spain, for the purposes of the latter's colonial missions in the Americas. Unlike the other patriarchs, the Patriarch of the West Indies is not tied to a particular episcopal see; the title was usually given to whichever bishop was serving as the chaplain of the Spanish Army, the General Vicar of the Armies.
The patriarch, along with the Patriarchs of Jerusalem, Lisbon, Venice, and the East Indies, is directly responsible to the Pope. Although the office still exists, it has been vacant since 1963.
[edit] List of Patriarchs of the West Indies, since 1524
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- unknown
- Juan Bautista de Acevedo (1600s)
- Andrés Pacheco de Saavedra (1620s)
- unknown
- Álvaro Eugenio de Mendoza Caamaño Sotomayor (1734-1761)
- Buenaventura de Córdoba Espínola de la Cerda (1761-1777)
- Francisco Javier Delgado Venegas (1778-1781)
- Caietanus de Adsor (1782)
- Emmanuel Bonaventura Figueroa (1782-1783)
- Antonio de Sentmenat y Castellá (1784-1806)
- Ramón José Arce (1806-1815)
- Francisco Antonio Cebrián y Valda (1815-1820)
- Antonio Allué Sesé (1820-1842)
- vacant (1842-1847)
- Antonio Posada Rubín de Celis (1847-1851)
- Tomás Iglesias Barcones (1852-1873)
- vacant (1873-1875)
- Francisco de Paula Benavides y Navarrete (1875-1885)
- Zeferino Gonzalez y Diaz-Tunon (1885-1896), also Archbishop of Toledo
- Miguel Paya y Rico (1886-1891), also Archbishop of Toledo
- Antolin Monescillo y Viso (1892-1897), also Archbishop of Toledo
- Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás (1898-1909)
- Gregoria María Aguirre y García (1909-1913)
- Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez (1914-1920)
- Jaime Cardona y Tur (1920-1923)
- Julián de Diego y García Alcolea (1923-1925)
- Francisco Muñoz y Izquierdo (1925-1930)
- Raimondo Perez y Rodriguez (1930-1937)
- Leopoldo Eijo y Garay (1946-1963)
This Patriarchate has been vacant since 1963.
