Roman Catholic Diocese of Albarracín

The Diocese of Albarracín (Latin, Albarracinensis) existed in 1577-1852, and was located in north-eastern Spain, in the present province of Teruel, part of the present autonomous community of Aragón.

History (1173-1852)

Diocese of Segorbe (1173-1259)

In 1172 Pedro Ruiz de Azagra, son of the Lord of Estella, took the city of Albarracín and succeeded in establishing a bishop there (Martín). Martín took the title of Arcabricense, and afterwards that of Segobricense, thinking that Albarracín was nearer to the ancient Segobriga (Segorbe) than to Ercavica or Arcabrica.

This choice of name follows the ideology of the Reconquest, according to which the bishops were simply restoring the old Christian entities only temporarily taken over by the Moors. In this way, the city of Albarracín became the seat of the bishops of Segorbe.

Diocese of Segorbe-Albarracín (1259-1571 or 1576)

When Segorbe was conquered by king Jaime I in 1245, its church was purified, and Jimeno, Bishop of Albarracín, took possession of it. The bishops of Valencia opposed this, and Arnau of Peralta, Bishop of Valencia, entered the church of Segorbe by force of arms. The controversy being referred to Rome, and the bishops of Segorbe had part of their territory restored to them; but the Schism of the West supervened, and the status quo continued.

Diocese of Albarracín (1571 or 1577-1852)

In 1571 Francisco Soto Salazar being bishop of Segorbe-Albarracín, the Diocese of Albarracín was separated from Segorbe.

Bishops of Segorbe (1173-1259)

Bishops of Segorbe with seat in Albarracín. All the names are given in Spanish:

1. 1173-1213 : Martín
2. 1213-1215 : Hispano
3. 1216-1222 : Juan Gil
4. 1223-1234 : Domingo
5. 1235-1238 : Guillermo
6. 1245-1246 : Jimeno
7. 1246-1259 : Pedro

Bishops of Segorbe-Albarracín (1259-1576)

All the names are given in Spanish:

1. 1259-1265 : Martín Álvarez
2. 1265-1272 : Pedro Garcés
3. 1272-1277 : Pedro Jiménez de Segura
4. 1284-1288 : Miguel Sánchez
5. 1288-1301 : Aparicio
6. 1302-1318 : Antonio Muñoz
7. 1319-1356 : Sancho Dull
8. 1356-1362 : Elías
9. 1362-1369 : Juan Martínez de Barcelona
10. 1369-1387 : Iñigo de Valterra
11. 1387-1400 : Diego de Heredia
12. 1400-1409 : Francisco Riquer y Bastero
13. 1410-1427 : Juan de Tauste
14. 1428-1437 : Francisco de Aguiló
15. 1438-1445 : Jaime Gerart
16. 1445-1454 : Gisberto Pardo de la Casta
17. 1455-1459 : Luis de Milá y Borja
18. 1461-1473 : Pedro Baldó
19. 1473-1498 : Bartolomé Martí
20. 1498-1499 : Juan Marrades
21. 1500-1530 : Gilberto Martí
22. 1530-1556 : Gaspar Jofre de Borja
23. 1556-1571 : Juan de Muñatones
24. 1571-1576 : Francisco de Soto Salazar

Bishops of Albarracín (1577-1852)

. . . . . 1259-1576 : See Diocese of Segorbe-Albarracín.

1. ---------1577 : Juan Trullo
2. 1578-1583 : Martín de Salvatierra
3. 1583-1585 : Gaspar Juan de la Figuera
4. 1586-1589 : Bernardino Gómez Miedes
5. 1591-1593 : Alfonso Gregorio
6. 1593-1596 : Martín Terrer de Valenzuela
7. 1597-1602 : Pedro Jaime
8. 1603-1604 : Andrés Balaguer
9. 1605-1608 : Vicente Roca de la Serna
10. 1608-1611 : Isidro Aliaga
11. 1611-1617 : Lucas Durán
12. 1618-1622 : Gabriel Sora Aguerri
13. 1622-1624 : Jerónimo Bautista Lanuza
14. ---------1625 : Bernardo Caballero
15. 1625-1633 : Pedro Apaloaza Ramírez
16. 1633-1635 : Juan Cebrián Pedro
17. 1635-1644 : Vicente Domec
18. 1645-1653 : Martín de Funes
19. 1654-1664 : Jerónimo Salas de Esplugas
20. 1665-1670 : Antonio Agustín
21. 1670-1673 : Iñigo Roto
22. ------------------ : Juan de Castandusen (?)
23. 1673-1682 : Pedro Tris
24. 1683-1690 : Miguel Jerónimo Fuenbuena
25. 1700-1704 : Luis Pueyo Abadía
26. 1704-1727 : Juan Navarro Gilabertí
27. 1727-1765 : Juan Francisco Navarro Gilabertí
28. 1765-1776 : José Molina y Lario Navarra
29. 1777-1780 : Lorenzo Lay Anzano
30. 1782-1790 : José Constancio Andino
31. 1790-1792 : Agustín de Torres
32. 1792-1800 : Manuel María Trujillo
33. 1801-1802 : Blas Joaquín Álvarez de Palma
34. 1802-1807 : Antonio Vila Camps
35. 1808-1815 : Joaquín González de Terán
36. 1815-1823 : Andrés García Palomares
37. 1824-1828 : Jerónimo Fernández de Castro Delgado
38. 1829-1839 : Pedro José Talayero
    • 1839-1852 : Capitular Vicars (Vicarios Capitulares)

. . . . . 1852-1984 : See Diocese of Teruel-Albarracín.

. . . . . 1985-today : See Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín.

References

This article draws only from other Wikipedia articles and these two sources:

• (English) Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912: Segorbe
• (Spanish) IBERCRONOX: Obispado de Albarracín

See also

• List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Spain.