Diocese of Osma-Soria
Dioecesis Oxomensis-Sorianus | Statistics |
| Country: | Spain |
| Metropolitan: | Burgos |
| Rite: | Latin Rite |
| Area: | 10,328 km² |
Population:
Total:
Catholics: |
91,487 (2004)
73,190 (80.0%) |
| Cathedral: | Catedral de Santa María de la Asunción
(Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady) |
| Co-cathedral: | Concatedral de San Pedro, Soria
(Co-Cathedral of St. Peter) |
| Ordinaries |
| Bishop: | Gerardo Melgar Viciosa |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Osma-Soria (Latin: Oxomen(sis)–Sorian(us)) is a diocese located in the cities of Burgo de Osma and Soria in the Ecclesiastical province of Burgos in Spain.
[edit] History
- 1200: Established as Diocese of Osma
- March 9. 1959: Renamed as Diocese of Osma–Soria
[edit] Special churches
Catedral de Santa María de la Asunción and city walls
- Immemorial Minor Basilica:
[edit] Leadership
[edit] Bishops of Osma
- Alfonso Enríquez (19 Dec 1505 - 15 Oct 1523 )
- Juan Pardo Tavera (31 Dec 1523 - 8 Jun 1524 )
- Juan García Loaysa, O.P. † (8 Jun 1524 - 23 Feb 1532 )
- Pedro González Manso (13 Mar 1532 - 12 Feb 1537 )
- Pedro Alvarez de Acosta (21 May 1539 - 20 Feb 1563 )
- Honorato Juan (1 Mar 1564 - 30 Jul 1566 )
- Francisco Tello Sandoval (3 Mar 1567 - 13 Jun 1578 )
- Alonso Velázquez (13 Jun 1578 - 9 Mar 1583 )
- Sebastián Pérez (9 May 1583 - 27 Jul 1593 Died)
- Martín Garnica (27 Apr 1594 - 20 Nov 1594 Died)
- Pedro Rojas Henríques, O.S.A. (30 Aug 1595 - 9 Mar 1602 Died)
- Enrique Enríquez, O.S.A. † (15 Nov 1602 - 21 Jun 1610 )
- Fernando Acevedo (Jul 1610 - 2 Jun 1613 )
- Francisco de Sosa, O.F.M. † (23 Sep 1613 - 1618 Died)
- Cristóbal Lobera Torres † (9 Jul 1618 - 6 Mar 1623 )
- Alsono Martín de Zuñiga † (23 Mar 1623 - 21 Jun 1630 Died)
- Domingo Pimentel Zúñiga, O.P. † (2 Oct 1630 - 18 Jul 1633 )
- Francisco Villafañe † (5 Sep 1633 - 26 Aug 1639 Died)
- Martín Carrillo Alderete † (9 Jun 1636 - 1 Jul 1641 )
- Antonio Valdés Herrera (21 Oct 1641 - 10 Nov 1653 )
- Juan de Palafox y Mendoza (24 Nov 1653 - 1 Oct 1659 Died)
- Jorge Cárdenas Valenzuela ( 1704 - 18 Nov 1705 Died)
- Andrés Soto de la Fuente (22 Mar 1706 - 29 Dec 1714 Died)
- Felipe Antonio Gil Taboada (5 Jul 1715 - 4 Mar 1720 )
- Miguel Herrero Esgueva (15 Apr 1720 - 20 Jan 1723 )
- Jacinto Valledor Fresno (12 Apr 1723 - 12 Feb 1730 Died)
- José Barnuevo, O.S.B. (24 Jul 1730 - 25 Jul 1735 Died)
- Pedro de la Cuadra Achica (1 Apr 1736 - 7 Sep 1741 )
- Juan Antonio Oruña (28 Sep 1744 - 4 Mar 1748 Died)
- Pedro Clemente de Aróstegui (16 Sep 1747 - 29 Aug 1760 )
- Jacinto Aguado y Chacón (18 Jul 1762 - 27 Mar 1764 )
- Bernardo Antonio Calderón Lázaro (20 Aug 1764 - 15 Oct 1786 )
- Joaquín de Eleta, O.F.M. (27 Dec 1786 - 4 Dec 1788 Died)
- José Constancio Andino (29 Mar 1790 - Nov 1793 Died)
- Diego Melo Portugal, O.S.A. (12 Sep 1794 - 18 Dec 1795 )
- Antonio Tavira Almazán (27 Jun 1796 Appointed - 14 Aug 1798 )
- Francisco Ignacio Iñigo Angulo (25 Sep 1798 - 8 Jan 1799 )
- Juan Moya, O.F.M. (28 Mar 1799 - 19 Feb 1801 )
- José Antonio Garnica, O.F.M. Cap. (23 Feb 1801 - 10 Jan 1810 )
- Juan Cavia González (19 Aug 1814 - 23 Dec 1831 )
- Gregorio Sánchez Rubio, O.S.H. (17 Dec 1847 - 27 Sep 1852 )
- Vicente Horcos San Martín, O.S.B. (27 Sep 1852 - 13 Jan 1861 )
- Pedro María Lagüera Menezo (23 Dec 1861 - 1892 )
- Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez † (15 Jun 1893 - 19 Apr 1897 )
- José María García Escudero y Ubago † (19 Apr 1897 - 22 Mar 1909 )
- Manuel Lago y González (25 Aug 1909 - 4 May 1917 )
- Matteo Múgica y Urrestarazu (22 Feb 1918 - 26 Oct 1923 )
- Miguel de los Santos Díaz y Gómara (18 Dec 1924 - 28 Jan 1935 )
- Tomás Gutiérrez Diez (1 Apr 1935 - 11 Nov 1943 )
- Saturnino Rubio y Montiél (9 Dec 1944 - 1959 )
[edit] Bishops of Osma-Soria
[edit] See also
[edit] Source
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