- Roman Catholic Diocese of Santander
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Diocese of Santander
Dioecesis SantanderiensisLocation Country Spain Metropolitan Granada Statistics Area 5,527 km2 (2,134 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2004)
552,727
545,937 (98.8%)Information Rite Latin Rite Cathedral Santander Cathedral (Catedral Basílica de Santa María y Santos Mártires Emeterio y Celedonio) Current leadership Bishop Vicente Jiménez Zamora The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santander (Latin: Santanderien(sis)) is a diocese seated in Santander Cathedral in the city of Santander in the Ecclesiastical province of Oviedo in Spain.
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History
- 12 December 1754: Established as Diocese of Santander from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Burgos
Leadership
- Francisco Javier Arriaza (24 Sep 1755 - 10 Oct 1761 )
- Francisco Laso Santos de San Pedro (29 Mar 1762 - 14 May 1783 )
- Rafael Tomás Menéndez Luarca y Queipo de Llano (25 Jun 1784 - 20 Jun 1819 )
- Juan Nepomuceno Gómez Durán (21 Feb 1820 - 11 Apr 1829 )
- Felipe González Abarca, O. de M. (30 Aug 1829 - 12 Mar 1842 )
- Manuel Ramón Arias Teijeiro de Castro (17 Jan 1848 - 20 Jul 1859 )
- José López Crespo (20 Sep 1859 - 21 Mar 1875 )
- Vicente Calvo y Valero (5 Jul 1875 - 27 Mar 1884 )
- Vicente Santiago Sánchez de Castro (27 Mar 1884 - 19 Sep 1920 )
- Juan Plaza y García (16 Dec 1920 - 10 Jul 1927 )
- José María Eguino Trecu (2 Oct 1928 - 7 May 1961 )
- Eugenio Beitia Aldazabal (27 Jan 1962 - 23 Jan 1965 )
- Vincente Puchol Montis (2 Jul 1965 - 8 May 1967 )
- José María Cirarda Lachiondo (22 Jul 1968 - 3 Dec 1971 )
- Juan Antonio del Val Gallo (3 Dec 1971 - 23 Aug 1991 )
- José Vilaplana Blasco (23 Aug 1991 - 17 Jul 2006 )
- Vicente Jiménez Zamora (27 Jul 2007 - )
See also
Source
Province of Barcelona Province of Burgos Province of Granada Province of Madrid Province of Mérida-Badajoz Province of Oviedo Province of Pamplona Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela · Diocese of Calahorra and La Calzada-Logroño · Diocese of Jaca · Diocese of San SebastiánProvince of
Santiago de CompostelaProvince of Seville Archdiocese of Seville · Diocese of Asidonia-Jerez · Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta · Diocese of the Canaries · Diocese of Córdoba · Diocese of Huelva · Diocese of San Cristóbal de La LagunaProvince of Tarragona Province of Toledo Province of Valencia Archdiocese of Valencia · Diocese of Ibiza · Diocese of Majorca · Diocese of Minorca · Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante · Diocese of Segorbe-CastellónProvince of Valladolid Province of Zaragoza Military Ordinariate Categories:- Roman Catholic dioceses in Spain
- Religious organizations established in 1754
- Dioceses established in the 18th century
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