Roman Catholic Diocese of Cádiz y Ceuta

Diocese of Cádiz y Ceuta Dioecesis Gadicensis o Gaditanus et Septensis Diócesis de Cádiz y Ceuta
Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	5 February 1241 (As Diocese of Cádiz) 5 September 1851 (As Diocese of Cádiz y Ceuta)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady in Cádiz
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Rafael Zornoza Boy
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Ángel Saiz Meneses
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The Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta (

Its jurisdiction covers the civil

diocese of Jerez de la Frontera

. Valdelagrana neighbourhood of El Puerto de Santa María, as it south the River also is included in Cádiz diocese. It also covers the Spanish Autónomous City of Ceuta.

is the residence of the bishop.

History

Cádiz was raised by

in 1352.

The see counted amongst its prelates in 1441

, and defended in his "Summe de Ecclesiâ" the direct power of the pope in temporal matters.

On 1816.01.25, the bishopric lost territory to establish the

Apostolic Vicariate of Gibraltar

, which had become a British colony.

By the

Apostolic Administrator

of Ceuta until the present dual name was adopted at the incorporation of Ceuta in 1933.

Ordinaries since 1525

Bishops of Cádiz

• O.P. (27 Jul 1440 – 11 Jul 1442 Appointed, Bishop of Orense
  )

. . .

• Pedro Fernández de Solís (15 Jun 1472 – 1495 Died)

. . .

• Luigi d'Aragona (10 Feb 1511 – 6 Jun 1511 Appointed, Administrator of León)
• Pietro de Accolti de Aretio
  (6 Jun 1511 – 24 Jul 1521 Resigned)
• Benedetto de Accolti (24 Jul 1521 – 16 Mar 1523 Appointed, Bishop of Cremona)
• Jerónimo Teodoli (6 Sep 1525 – 16 Oct 1564 Resigned)
• Bishop of Málaga
  )
• Bishop of Pamplona
  )
• Maximiliano de Austria (23 Sep 1596 – 27 Aug 1601 Appointed, Bishop of Segovia)^[4]
• Gómez Suárez Figueroa (26 Jun 1602 – 1612 Died)
• Juan Cuenca (20 Aug 1612 – 1623 Died)
• O.S.B. (20 Mar 1623 – 18 Jul 1633 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia
  )
• O.P.
  (8 Aug 1633 – 1639 Died)
• Juan Dionisio Fernández Portocarrero (16 Jul 1640 – 27 Nov 1641 Died)
• Francisco Guerra (bishop), O.F.M. (16 Jun 1642 – 3 Apr 1656 Confirmed, Bishop of Plasencia)^[5]
• Fernando de Quesada (28 Aug 1656 – 8 May 1662 Died)
• O. Cist.
  (12 Feb 1663 – 23 Jun 1663 Died)
• Alfonso Vázquez de Toledo, O.F.M. (26 Nov 1663 – 30 Dec 1672 Died)
• Diego de Castrillo (28 May 1673 – 16 Nov 1676 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
• Juan de Isla (8 Mar 1677 – 23 Sep 1680 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
• Antonio Ibarra (18 Nov 1680 – 1691 Died)
• José de Barcia y Zambrana (27 Aug 1691 – 30 Nov 1695 Died)
• O.S.Io.Hieros.
  (18 Jul 1696 – Dec 1714 Died)
• Lorenzo Armengual del Pino de la Mota (6 May 1715 – 15 May 1730 Died)
• Tomás del Valle,
  O.P.
  (12 Feb 1731 – Feb 1776 Died)
• Juan Bautista Cervera, O.F.M. Disc. (12 May 1777 – 11 Jan 1781 Died)
• José Escalzo y Miguel,
  O.S.B.
  (18 Jul 1783 – 17 Mar 1790 Died)
• Antonio Martínez de la Plaza (29 Nov 1790 – Oct 1800 Died)
• Francisco Javier Utrera (23 Feb 1801 – 27 Dec 1808 Died)
• Juan Acisclo de Vera y Delgado (15 Mar 1815 – 22 Jul 1818 Died)
• Francisco Javier de Cienfuegos y Jovellanos (4 Jun 1819 – 20 Dec 1824 Confirmed,
  Archbishop of Sevilla
  )
• Domingo de Silos Santiago Apollinario Moreno,
  O.S.B.
  (21 Mar 1825 – 9 Mar 1853 Died)
• Juan José Arbolí y Acaso (22 Dec 1853 – 1 Feb 1863 Died)
• O.F.M. Cap.
  (1 Oct 1863 – 17 Feb 1879 Resigned)
• Jaime Catalá y Albosa (28 Feb 1879 – 9 Aug 1883 Confirmed, Bishop of Barcelona)
• Vicente Calvo y Valero (27 Mar 1884 – 27 Jun 1898 Died)
• José María Rancés y Villanueva (28 Nov 1898 – 14 Jun 1917 Died)
• Marcial López y Criado (18 May 1918 – 15 Feb 1932 Died)

Bishops of Cádiz y Ceuta

• Ramón Pérez y Rodríguez (12 Apr 1933 – 28 Jan 1937 Died)
• Tomás Gutiérrez Díez (10 Jun 1943 – 2 Apr 1964 Died)
• Antonio Añoveros Ataún (2 Apr 1964 – 3 Dec 1971 Appointed, Bishop of Bilbao)
• Bishop of Málaga
  )
• Antonio Ceballos Atienza (10 Dec 1993 – 30 Aug 2011 Retired)
• Rafael Zornoza Boy (30 Aug 2011 – )

Auxiliary Bishops of Cádiz

• Diocese of Nisyros^[6]
• Diocese of Nisyros^[7]

Churches

• Ermita del Cerro de los Mártires
• Iglesia conventual del Carmen (San Fernando)
• Iglesia de la Divina Pastora (San Fernando)

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Cadiz". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

External links

• GCatholic.org

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