Diocese of Almería

The Diocese of Almería () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Almería in the ecclesiastical province of Granada in Spain.

History

• May 21, 1492: Established as Diocese of Almería from the Titular Episcopal See of Vergi

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
• Basílica de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, Oria, Almería, Andalucía

Leadership

Bishops of Almería (Roman rite)

• Juan de Ortega (21 May 1492 – 1515 Died)
• Francisco Sosa (1 Jun 1515 – 1 Jul 1520 Died)
• Juan González Meneses (17 Sep 1520 – 28 Jun 1521 Died)
• Diego Fernández de Villalán, OFM (17 Jul 1523 – 7 Jul 1556 Died)
• Antonio Corrionero de Babilafuente (10 Dec 1557 – 13 May 1570 Died)
• Francisco Briceño (5 Mar 1571 – 30 Jul 1571 Died)
• Diego González (9 Jun 1572 – 11 Jan 1587 Died)
• Juan García (17 Aug 1597 – 31 Dec 1601 Died)
• Juan Portocarrero, OFM (26 Aug 1602 – 8 Mar 1631 Died)
• Antonio Viedma Chaves, OP (8 Mar 1631 – 9 Jun 1631 Died)
• Martín García Ceniceros (2 Aug 1632 – Oct 1632 Died)
• Bartolomé Santos de Risoba (6 Jun 1633 – 26 Sep 1633 Appointed, Bishop of León)
• Antonio González Acevedo (19 Dec 1633 – 5 Oct 1637 Appointed, Bishop of Coria)
• José Valle de la Cerda, OSB (19 Nov 1637 – 17 Dec 1640 Confirmed, Bishop of Badajoz)
• José de Argáiz Pérez (1 Jul 1641 – 4 Dec 1645 Appointed, Bishop of Ávila)
• Luis Venegas Figueroa (5 Feb 1646 – 30 May 1651 Died)
• Alfonso de Sanvítores de la Portilla, OSB (28 Oct 1651 – 1 Sep 1653 Appointed, Bishop of Orense)
• Enrique Peralta y Cárdenas (26 Jan 1654 – 13 Jan 1659 Confirmed, Bishop of Palencia)
• Alfonso Pérez de Humanares, OCist (9 Jun 1659 – 12 Feb 1663 Appointed, Bishop of Cádiz)
• Rodrigo de Mandia y Parga (9 Apr 1663 – 12 Dec 1672 Appointed, Bishop of Astorga)
• Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez, OSA (25 Sep 1673 – 27 May 1675 Appointed, Bishop of Coria)
• Antonio Ibarra (15 Jul 1675 – 18 Nov 1680 Appointed, Bishop of Cádiz)
• Juan Grande Santos de San Pedro (13 Jan 1681 – 15 Nov 1683 Appointed, Bishop of Pamplona)
• Andrés de La Moneda Cañas y Silva, OSB (20 Dec 1683 – 13 Mar 1687 Died)
• Domingo de Orueta y Caceaga (10 Nov 1687 – 4 Mar 1701 Died)
• Juan Leyva (8 Aug 1701 – 15 Mar 1704 Died)
• Juan Bonilla Vargas, OSsT (15 Dec 1704 – 11 Apr 1707 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
• Manuel de Santo Tomás y Mendoza, OP (7 Jun 1707 – 11 Dec 1713 Confirmed, Bishop of Malaga)
• Jerónimo del Valle Ledesma (21 Mar 1714 – 12 Nov 1722 Died)
• José Pereto Ricarte, OdeM (12 Apr 1723 – 28 Mar 1730 Died)
• José Marín y Ibáñez (22 Nov 1730 – 8 Jan 1734 Died)
• Diego Felipe de Perea Magdaleno (17 Jan 1735 – 29 May 1741 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
• Gaspar de Molina y Rocha, OSA (29 May 1741 – 4 Dec 1760 Died)
• Claudio Sanz Torres y Ruiz Castañedo (13 Jul 1761 – 15 Jul 1779 Died)
• Anselmo Rodríguez Merino, OSB (18 Sep 1780 – 14 Jan 1798 Died)
• Juan Antonio Viana, OCD (14 Aug 1798 – 28 Jan 1800 Died)
• Francisco Javier Mier y Campillo (24 May 1802 – 16 Dec 1815 Resigned)
• Antonio Pérez Minayo (16 Mar 1818 – 29 Aug 1833 Died)
• Anacleto Meoro Sánchez (17 Dec 1847 – 2 Jan 1864 Died)
• Andrés Rosales y Muñoz (22 Sep 1864 – 10 Oct 1872 Died)
• José María Orberá y Carrión (23 Sep 1875 – 23 Nov 1886 Died)
• Santos Zárate y Martínez (17 Mar 1887 – 7 Aug 1906 Died)
• Vicente Casanova y Marzol (19 Dec 1907 – 7 Mar 1921 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
• Bernardo Martínez y Noval, OSA (18 Jul 1921 – 24 Jun 1934 Died)
• Blessed Diego Ventaja Milán (1 May 1935 – 30 Aug 1936 Killed)
• Enrique Delgado y Gómez (10 Jun 1943 – 26 Oct 1946 Appointed, Bishop of Pamplona)
• Alfonso Ródenas García (24 Apr 1947 – 7 Nov 1965 Died)
• Ángel Suquía Goicoechea (17 May 1966 – 28 Nov 1969 Appointed, Bishop of Malaga)
• Manuel Casares Hervás (6 Apr 1970 – 12 May 1989 Resigned)
• Rosendo Álvarez Gastón (12 May 1989 – 15 Apr 2002 Retired)
• Adolfo González Montes (15 Apr 2002 – 30 Nov 2021 Retired)
• Antonio Gómez Cantero (30 Nov 2021 – present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Spain

References

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website