Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela

Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela Archidioecesis Compostellanus Arquidiócesis de Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
Location
Country	Spain
Ecclesiastical province	Santiago de Compostela
Statistics
Area	8,545 km^2 (3,299 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 1,301,147 1,192,508 (91.7%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	5 December 1095 (As Diocese of Santiago de Compostela) 27 February 1120 (As Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela)
Cathedral	Cathedral basilica of St James the Apostle in Santiago de Compostela
Patron saint	St James the Greater
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Julián Barrio Barrio
Suffragans	Diocese of Lugo Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol Diocese of Ourense Diocese of Tui-Vigo
Auxiliary Bishops	Jesús Fernández González
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela (Latin: Archidioecesis Compostellanus), established by Pope Calixtus II in 1120, is one of the five districts in which the Catholic Church divides Galicia in North-western Spain.^[1][2]

The Archbishop of Santiago of Compostela has "cathedra" (i.e.: from Latin "seat") in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, and his jurisdiction covers most of the parishes the central part of Galicia including the cities of A Coruña and Pontevedra.

List of diocesans

Bishops of Iria Flavia

• Andrew (fl. 561–572)^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• Dominicus (fl. 589)^{[lower-alpha 2]}
• Samuel (fl. 633)^{[lower-alpha 3]}
• Gotomar (fl. 638–646)^{[lower-alpha 4]}
• Vincibilis (fl. 653)^{[lower-alpha 5]}
• Ildulfus Felix (fl. 675–688)^{[lower-alpha 6]}
• Selva, during the reign of Wittiza (694–702/3)
• Theodesind (fl. 709)
• Emila, during the reign of Pelagius (718–737)
• Roman, during the reign of Fruela I (757–768)
• Agustine, during the reign of Fruela I
• Honoratus, during the reign of Fruela I
• Vincele, during the reign of Aurelius (768–774)
• Cresconius I, during the reign of Silo (774–783)
• Vaula, during the reign of Mauregatus (783–789)
• Quendulf (fl. c.790–818)^{[lower-alpha 7]}
• Theodemar (c.818–847), discovered the tomb of Saint James in 830
• Ataulf I (c.847–c.851)
• Ataulf II (c.851–c.867)
• Sisenand I (879–919)
• Gundesindo Alóitez (fl. 923)
• Hermenegild (924–951)
• Sisenand II (951–968)
• Rudesind (apostolic administrator 970–977)
• Pelayo Rodríguez (977–985), resigned
• Pedro de Mezonzo (Peter I) (986–1003)
• Pelayo Díaz (fl. 1007)
• Vimara Díaz (fl. 1011)
• Vistruarius (1016–1032)
• Servandus (existence doubtful)
• Cresconius II (1048–1066)
• Gudesteus (1067–1069)
• Diego Peláez (1075–1088), first time
• Peter II (1088–1090)
• Diego Peláez (1090–1094), second time
• Dalmatius (1094–1095), first bishop of the Latin rite

Archbishops of Compostela

On 5 December 1095 Pope Urban II issued the bull Veterum sinodalia transferring the diocese of Iria to Compostela. In 1120 Pope Calixtus II raised Compostela to an archdiocese.

• Diego Gelmírez (apostolic administrator 1096–1100, bishop 1100–1120, archbishop 1120–1140)
• Berenguel (1141–1142), first time
• Pedro Helías (1143–1149)
• Berenguel (1150–1151), second time
• Bernardo I (1151–1152)
• Pelayo Camundo (1153–1167)
• Martín Martínez (1156–1167)
• Pedro Gundesteiz (1168–1173)
• Pedro Suárez de Deza (1173–1206)
• Pedro Muñiz (1207–1224)
• Bernardo II (1224–1237)
• Juan Arias (1238–1266)
• Egas Fafes de Lanhoso (1267), bishop of Coimbra, transferred and died before taking possession of Santiago
• Gonzalo Gómez (1273–1281?)
• Rodrigo González (1286–1304)
• Rodrigo del Padrón (1307?–1316)
• Berenguel de Landoria (1317–1330)
• Juan Fernández de Limia (1331–1338)
• Martín Fernández de Gres (1339–1342)
• Pedro V (1344–1348)
• Gonzalo de Aguilar (1348–1351)
• Gómez Manrique (1351–1362)
• Suero Gómez de Toledo (1362–1366)
• Alonso Sánchez de Moscoso (1367–1367)
• Rodrigo de Moscoso (1368–1382)
• Juan García Manrique (1383–1388)
• Lope de Mendoza (1399–1445)
• Álvaro Núñez de Isorna (1445–1449)
• Rodrigo de Luna (1451–1460)
• Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo (1460 – 1465 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla)^[3]
• Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa (1465 – 1469 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla)^[4]
• Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo (1469 – 1507 Resigned)^[3]
• Alonso III Fonseca (4 Aug 1507 – 31 Dec 1523 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
• Juan Pardo de Tavera (8 Jun 1524 – 27 Apr 1534 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
• Pedro Gómez Sarmiento de Villandrando (8 Jun 1534 – 13 Oct 1541 Died)
• Gaspar de Ávalos de la Cueva (29 Mar 1542 – 2 Nov 1545 Died)
• Pedro Manuel (9 Apr 1546 – 1 Jan 1550 Died)^[5]
• Juan Álvarez de Toledo, O.P. (27 Jun 1550 – 15 Sep 1557 Died)
• Gaspar de Zúñiga y Avellaneda (21 Oct 1558 – 22 Jun 1569 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla)
• Cristóbal Fernández Valtodano (20 Feb 1570 – 14 Nov 1572 Died)^[6]
• Francisco Blanco Salcedo (4 Jun 1574 – 26 Apr 1581 Died)^[7]
• Juan de Liermo Hermosa (8 Jan 1582 – 26 Jul 1582 Died)^[8]
• Alonso Velázquez (9 Mar 1583 – 14 Jan 1587 Died)^[9]
• Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada (27 Jul 1587 – 20 Apr 1602 Died)^[10]
• Maximiliano de Austria (21 Apr 1603 – 1 Jul 1614 Died)^[11]
• Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa (12 Jan 1615 – 22 May 1622 Died)^[12]
• Luis Fernández de Córdoba (26 Oct 1622 – 11 Mar 1624 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla)^[13]
• Agustín Antolínez, O.S.A. (1 Jul 1624 – 19 Jun 1626 Died)^[14]
• José González Díez, O.P. (17 May 1627 – 12 Aug 1630 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)^[15]
• Agustín de Spínola Basadone (23 Oct 1630 – 16 Jan 1645 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla)
• Fernando Andrade Sotomayor (20 Mar 1645 – 21 Jan 1655 Died)^[16]
• Pedro Carrillo Acuña y Bureba (30 Aug 1655 – Apr 1664 Died)
• Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán (9 Jun 1668 – 7 Oct 1669 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla)
• Andrés Girón (2 Jun 1670 – 7 Aug 1680 Died)
• Francisco de Seijas Losada (28 Apr 1681 – 26 Oct 1684 Died)
• Antonio de Monroy, O.P. (4 Jun 1685 – 7 Nov 1715 Died)^[17]
• Luis de Salcedo y Azcona (1 Jul 1716 – 7 Oct 1722 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla)
• Miguel Herrero Esgueva (20 Jan 1723 – 27 Jul 1727 Died)
• José del Yermo Santibáñez (8 Mar 1728 – Nov 1737 Died)
• Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara (5 May 1738 – 1 Feb 1745 Died)
• Cayetano Gil Taboada (23 Aug 1745 – 10 Mar 1751 Died)
• Bartolomé Rajoy Losada (19 Jul 1751 – 17 Jul 1772 Died)
• Francisco Alejandro Bocanegra Jivaja (8 Mar 1773 – 16 Apr 1782 Died)
• Sebastián Malvar y Pinto, O.F.M. (15 Dec 1783 – 25 Sep 1795 Died)
• Felipe Antonio Fernández Vallejo (18 Dec 1797 – 8 Dec 1800 Died)
• Rafael de Múzquiz y Aldunate (20 Jul 1801 – 12 May 1821 Died)
• Juan García Benito (27 Sep 1822 – 8 Jul 1824 Resigned)
• Simón Antonio de Rentería y Reyes (12 Jul 1824 – 4 Oct 1824 Died)
• Rafael Téllez, O.F.M. Cap. (20 Dec 1824 – 3 Aug 1850 Died)
• Miguel García Cuesta (5 Sep 1851 – 14 Apr 1873 Died)

Archbishop Julián Barrio Barrio

• Miguel Payá y Rico (16 Jan 1874 – 7 Jun 1886 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
• Victoriano Guisasola y Rodríguez (10 Jun 1886 – 20 Jan 1888 Died)
• José María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia (14 Feb 1889 – 8 Dec 1922 Died)
• Manuel Lago y González (24 Jul 1923 – 18 Mar 1925 Died)
• Julián de Diego y García Alcolea (8 Oct 1925 – 16 Jan 1927 Died)
• Zacarías Martínez y Núñez, O.S.A. (2 Dec 1927 – 6 Sep 1933 Died)
• Tomás Muniz Pablos (13 Aug 1935 – 15 Mar 1948 Died)
• Carmelo Ballester y Nieto, C.M. (9 Oct 1948 – 31 Jan 1949 Died)
• Fernando Quiroga y Palacios (4 Jun 1949 – 7 Dec 1971 Died)
• Ángel Suquía Goicoechea (13 Apr 1973 – 12 Apr 1983 Appointed, Archbishop of Madrid)
• Antonio María Rouco Varela (9 May 1984 – 28 Jul 1994 Appointed, Archbishop of Madrid)
• Julián Barrio Barrio (5 Jan 1996 – )

Auxiliary bishops

• Bernardino de Carmona (1551–1553)^[18]

Notes

1. Signed the acts of the First Council of Braga and the Second Council of Braga.
2. Signed the acts of the Third Council of Toledo.
3. Signed the acts of the Fourth Council of Toledo.
4. Signed the acts of the Sixth Council of Toledo and the Seventh Council of Toledo.
5. Signed the acts of the Eighth Council of Toledo.
6. Signed the acts of the Third Council of Braga, the Twelfth Council of Toledo, the Thirteenth Council of Toledo and the Fifteenth Council of Toledo.
7. Was bishop during the reign of Bermudo I (788/9–791) and still alive in 818.

References

1. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
2. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Archbishop Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo" Catholic–Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Archbishop Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa" Catholic–Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Archbishop Pedro Manuel" Catholic–Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
6. "Archbishop Cristóbal Fernández Valtodano" Catholic–Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
7. "Archbishop Francisco Blanco Salcedo" Catholic–Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
8. "Archbishop Juan de Liermo Hermosa" Catholic–Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
9. "Archbishop Alonso Velázquez" Catholic–Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
10. "Archbishop Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada" Catholic–Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
11. "Archbishop Maximiliano de Austria" Catholic–Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
12. "Archbishop Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa" Catholic–Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
13. "Archbishop Luis Fernández de Córdoba" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016
14. "Archbishop Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa" Catholic–Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
15. "Archdiocese of Burgos" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
16. "Archbishop Fernando Andrade Sotomayor" Catholic–Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
17. "Archbishop Antonio de Monroy, O.P." Catholic–Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
18. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Bernardino de Carmona" retrieved January 14, 2016

External links

• (Spanish) Official Web-site of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
• (English) GCatholic.org - Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
• (English) Catholic Hierarchy - Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
• (Spanish) List of Spanish Dioceses
• (Spanish) Official Web-site of the Diocese of Lugo
• (Spanish) Official Web-site of the Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol
• (Spanish) Official Web-site of the Diocese of Ourense
• (Galician) Official Web-site of the Diocese of Tui-Vigo