Diocese of Ourense (also known as "Dioecesis Auriensis") Is one of the five districts in which the Roman Catholic church divides Galicia in North-western Spain. The bishop has "cathedra" (i.e.: from Latin "seat") in the Cathedral of Ourense and his jurisdiction covers all the 28 districts and 735 parishes of the Province of Ourense.
[edit] Bishops of Ourense
- Fernando Valdés (12 Jan 1530 - 1 Jul 1532 )
- Rodrigo Mendoza Manrique (12 Jul 1532 - 11 Jul 1537 )
- Antonio Ramírez de Haro (11 Jul 1537 - 18 Aug 1539 )
- Fernando Niño de Guevara 18 Aug 1539 - 22 Mar 1542 )
- Francisco Manrique de Lara (29 Mar 1542 - 24 Apr 1556 )
- Francisco Blanco Salcedo (12 Jun 1556 - 13 Apr 1565 )
- Fernando Tricio Arenzana (13 Apr 1565 - 13 Jun 1578 )
- Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada (7 Jul 1578 - 27 Jul 1587)
- Pedro González Acevedo (27 Jul 1587 - 5 Dec 1594 )
- Miguel Ares Canaval (19 Dec 1594 - 1 Jan 1611 )
- Sebastián Bricianos, O.F.M. (17 Aug 1611 - 5 Jan 1617 )
- Pedro Ruiz Valdivieso (2 Oct 1617 - Jun 1621 )
- Juan de la Torre Ayala (25 Oct 1621 - 7 Jan 1626 )
- Juan Venido Castilla, O.F.M. (19 Jan 1626 - 17 Mar 1631 )
- Diego Zúñiga Sotomayor (12 May 1631 - 9 Jan 1634 )
- Luis García Rodríguez (23 Jan 1634 - 9 Feb 1637 )
- Juan Velasco Acevedo (2 Mar 1637 - 8 Feb 1642 )
- Antonio Paiño Sevilla (13 Jul 1643 - 18 Aug 1653 )
- Juan Arteaga Dicastillo (11 Apr 1707 - 17 Sep 1707 )
- Marcelino Siuri Navarro (3 Oct 1708 - 1 Oct 1717 )
- Juan Muñoz de la Cueva, O.SS.T. (1 Oct 1717 - 2 Jun 1728 )
- Andrés Cid de San Pedro Fernández, O. Cist. (15 Nov 1728 - 8 Jun 1734 )
- Ramón Francisco Agustín Eura, O.S.A. (27 Jan 1738 - 11 Dec 1763 )
- Francisco Galindo Sanz, O.M. (4 May 1764 - 23 Feb 1769 )
- Alsonso Francisco Arango (11 Sep 1769 - 11 Feb 1775 )
- Pedro Benito Antonio Quevedo y Quintano (15 Apr 1776 - 28 Mar 1818 )
- Dámaso Egidio Iglesias Lago (21 Dec 1818 - 13 Nov 1840 )
- Pedro José Zarandia Endara (17 Dec 1847 - 5 Sep 1851 )
- Luis de la Lastra y Cuesta (18 Mar 1852 - 3 Aug 1857 )
- José Avila Lamas (27 Sep 1857 - 2 Feb 1866
- José La Cuesta Maroto (25 Jun 1866 - 5 Mar 1871 Died)
- Cesáreo Rodrigo y Rodríguez (23 Sep 1875 - 1895 Died)
- Pascual Carrascosa y Gabaldón (2 Dec 1895 - 15 May 1904 )
- Eustaquio Ilundáin y Esteban (14 Nov 1904 - 16 Dec 1920)
- Florencio Cerviño y González (7 Mar 1921 - 31 Jan 1941 )
- Francisco Blanco Nájera (8 Aug 1944 - 15 Jan 1952 )
- Angel Temiño Sáiz (8 Oct 1952 - 15 May 1987 )
- José Diéguez Reboredo (15 May 1987 - 7 Jun 1996 )
- Carlos Osoro Sierra (27 Dec 1996 - 7 Jan 2002 )
- Luis Quinteiro Fiuza (3 Aug 2002 - )
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