Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaén explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Jaén
Latin:	Dioecesis Giennensis
Local:	Diócesis de Jaén
Country:	Spain
Metropolitan:	Granada
Province:	Granada
Rite:	Latin Rite
Patron:	Our Lady of Cabeza
Established:	7th Century
Cathedral:	Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady in Jaén
Area Km2:	13,497
Population:	660,284
Population As Of:	2006
Catholics:	655,000
Catholics Percent:	99.2
Bishop:	Sebastián Chico Martínez
Metro Archbishop:	Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández
Emeritus Bishops:	Ramón del Hoyo López
Website:	Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Jaén (Latin: Dioecesis Giennensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the city of Jaén in the ecclesiastical province of Granada in Spain.^{[1] [2]}

History

• 7th century: Established as Diocese of Jaén

Leadership

Bishops of Jaén (Roman rite)

• Domingo, O.P. (1236–1248 Died)

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• Pedro Pascual, O. de M. (27 Feb 1296 – 6 Dec 1300 Died)

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• Alfonso Vázquez de Acuña (1457–1474 Died)^[3]
• Iñigo Manrique de Lara (archbishop) (1475 – 15 Jan 1483 Appointed Archbishop of Sevilla)^[4]
• Luis Osorio (1483–1496 Died)^[5]
• Diego de Deza, O.P. (14 Feb 1498 – 7 Feb 1500 Appointed Bishop of Palencia)^[6]
• Alonso Suárez de la Fuente del Sauce (1500–1520 Died)^[7]
• Esteban Gabriel Merino (12 Jun 1523 – 28 Jul 1535 Died)
• Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) (30 Jul 1535 – 6 Jul 1537 Resigned)
• Francisco Mendoza (bishop of Jaén) (14 Jun 1538 – 1543 Died)
• Pedro Pacheco de Villena (Ladrón de Guevara) (9 Jan 1545 – 30 Apr 1554 Appointed Bishop of Sigüenza)
• Diego Tavera Ponce de Léon (17 Jul 1555 – 28 Apr 1560 Died)
• Diego de los Cobos Molina (4 Sep 1560 – 8 Sep 1565 Died)
• Francisco Delgado López (bishop) (26 Apr 1566 – 2 Oct 1576 Died)
• Diego Deza Tello (11 Sep 1577 – 13 Sep 1579 Died)
• Francisco Sarmiento Mendoza (27 May 1580 – 9 Jun 1595 Died)
• Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas (29 Apr 1596 – 19 Apr 1599 Appointed Archbishop of Toledo)
• Sancho Dávila Toledo (10 Jan 1600 – 20 Jul 1615 Appointed Bishop of Sigüenza)
• Francisco Martínez de Cenicero (3 Aug 1615 – 28 Nov 1617 Died)
• Baltasar Moscoso y Sandoval (29 Apr 1619 – 28 May 1646 Appointed Archbishop of Toledo)
• Juan Queipo de Llano Flores (18 Feb 1647 – 1 Nov 1647 Died)
• Fernando Andrade Castro (6 Jul 1648 – 21 Feb 1664 Died)
• Antonio Peña Hermosa (11 Aug 1664 – 19 Jul 1667 Died)
• Jerónimo Rodríguez de Valderas, O. de M. (9 Apr 1668 – 7 Mar 1671 Died)
• Antonio Fernández del Campo Angulo y Velasco (1 Jul 1671 – 23 Dec 1681 Died)
• Juan Asensio Barrios, O. de M. (20 Apr 1682 – 22 Apr 1692 Died)
• Antonio de Brizuela y Salamanca (13 Apr 1693 – 10 Jan 1708 Died)
• Benito Omañana (24 Sep 1708 – 19 Mar 1712 Died)
• Rodrigo Marín y Rubio (28 May 1714 – 10 Feb 1732 Died)
• Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara (21 Jul 1732 – 5 May 1738 Appointed Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
• Andrés Cabrejas Molina (5 May 1738 – 4 Sep 1746 Died)
• Francisco Castillo Vintimilla (31 Jul 1747 – 15 Nov 1749 Died)
• Benito Marín, O.S.B. (27 Apr 1750 – 10 Aug 1769 Died)
• Antonio Gómez de la Torre y Jaraveitia (28 May 1770 – 23 Mar 1779 Died)
• Agustín Rubín Cevallos (18 Sep 1780 – 8 Feb 1793 Died)
• Pedro Rubio-Benedicto Herrero (21 Feb 1794 – 27 May 1795 Died)
• Diego Melo Portugal, O.S.A. (18 Dec 1795 – 22 Jan 1816 Died)
• Andrés Esteban y Gómez (22 Jul 1816 – 17 Jun 1831 Died)
• Diego Martínez Carlón y Teruel (24 Feb 1832 – 28 Aug 1836 Died)
• José Escolano y Fenoi (17 Dec 1847 – 21 Jul 1854 Died)
• Tomás Roda y Rodríguez (25 Sep 1857 – 11 Mar 1858 Died)
• Andrés Rosales y Muñoz (25 Jun 1858 – 22 Sep 1864 Confirmed Bishop of Almería)
• Antolín Monescillo y Viso (27 Mar 1865 – 22 Jun 1877 Confirmed Archbishop of Valencia)
• Manuel María León González y Sánchez (22 Jun 1877 – 20 Oct 1896 Died)
• Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez (19 Apr 1897 – 16 Dec 1901 Appointed Bishop of Madrid)
• Salvador Castellote y Pinazo (16 Dec 1901 – 6 Dec 1906 Appointed Archbishop of Sevilla)
• Juan José Laguarda y Fenollera (6 Dec 1906 – 29 Apr 1909 Confirmed Bishop of Barcelona)
• Juan Manuel Sanz y Saravia (29 Apr 1909 – 19 Jun 1919 Died)
• Manuel Basulto y Jiménez (18 Dec 1919 – 12 Aug 1936 Died)
• Rafael García y García de Castro (29 Dec 1942 – 9 May 1953 Appointed Archbishop of Granada)
• Felix Romero Menjibar (16 Jan 1954 – 2 Jul 1970 Appointed Archbishop of Valladolid)
• Miguel Peinado Peinado (30 Apr 1971 – 31 May 1988 Retired)
• Santiago García Aracil (31 May 1988 – 9 Jul 2004 Appointed Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz)
• Ramón del Hoyo López (19 May 2005 – 9 April 2016)
• Amadeo Rodríguez Magro (9 April 2016 – 25 October 2021)
• Sebastián Chico Martínez (25 October 2021 – present)

See also

• La Magdalena church, Jaén
• Roman Catholicism in Spain

Sources

• Catholic Hierarchy

Notes and References

1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/djaes.html "Diocese of Jaén"
2. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/jaen0.htm "Diocese of Jaén"
3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bvazda.html "Bishop Alfonso Vázquez de Acuña"
4. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmandli.html "Archbishop Iñigo Manrique de Lara"
5. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bosoriol.html "Bishop Luis Osorio"
6. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdez.html "Archbishop Diego de Deza, O.P."
7. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsdlfds.html "Bishop Alonso Suárez de la Fuente del Sauce"