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in Spain."Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oviedo"
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or Principality of Asturias. Erected in the 9th century, the

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was elevated to an archdiocese in 1954. The diocesan see is in the city of Oviedo, where the ''Catedral de San Salvador'' is located.

History

* 811: Established as Diocese of Oviedo * 27 October 1954: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oviedo

Suffragan dioceses

* Astorga * León *

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Special churches

*Minor

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s: ** Basilica of Santa María la Real, Covadonga ** Basilica of Santa María Magdalena, Cangas del Narcea ** Basilica-Sanctuary of Sagrado Corazón,

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** Basilica of Santa Maria de la Asunción de Llanes,

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*World Heritage Churches ** Basilica of San Julián de los Prados, Oviedo ** Church of

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, Oviedo ** Church of

Santa Cristina de Lena St Christine of Lena ( es, Santa Cristina de Lena) is a Roman Catholic Asturian pre-Romanesque church located in the Lena municipality, about 25 km south of Oviedo, Spain, on an old Roman road that joined the lands of the plateau with Ast ...

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** Church of

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, Oviedo

Leadership

* Adulfo (802–812) * Gomelo I (852) * Serrano (853–858) *

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(881) *

Gomelo II Gomelo II (died 906x9) was the Bishop of Oviedo during the final years of the reign of Alfonso III of Asturias. He succeeded Hermenegild I probably about 892. Only one document from his episcopate survives, though it was interfered with at a lat ...

(905–909) *

Flacinus Flacinus, Flacino, or Flagino was the Bishop of Oviedo between 909 and 912, possibly from as early as 907 until as late as 914. His predecessor was Gomelo II and he first appears in a document of the latter's episcopate, on 20 January 905, signing ...

(909–912) * Oveco (913–962) ** Hermenegild II, auxiliary bishop *

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(962–968) * Bermudo (976–991) * Gudesteo (991–996) * Agda (–1024) * Ponce (1025–1028) * Froilán (1035–1073) * Arias Cromaz (1073–1094) * Martín I (1094–1101) *

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(1098–1129) *

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(1129–1142) * Martín II (1143–1156) * Pedro I (1156–1175) *

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(1175–1188) * Menendo (1188–1189) * Juan González (1189–1243) * Rodrigo Díaz (1243-1249)Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Rodrigo Díaz"
retrieved 15 January 2016 * Pedro II (1251–1269) * Fernando Martínez (1269–1275) * Alvero (1275) ( Electo) * Fredolo (1275–1284) * Peregrino (1286–1289) * Miguel (1289–1292) * Fernando Álvarez (1293–1295) (first time) * Fernando Alfonso (1295–1301) * Fernando Álvarez (1302–1321) (second)Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Fernando Alvarez"
retrieved 15 January 2016 * Odón (1323–1328) * Juan del Campo (1328–1332) Appointed, Bishop of LeónCatholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Juan del Campo"
retrieved 15 January 2016 * Juan Sancho (1332–1345) * Alfonso II (1345–1348) *

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(1348–1369) * Gutierre de Toledo (1377–1389) * Guillermo García Manrique (1389–1412) * Álvaro (1397–1412) *

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(1412–1441) * García Enríquez Osorio (1441–1442) * Diego Rapado (1442–1444) * Iñigo Manrique de Lara (archbishop) (1444–1457) Appointed,

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Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Iñigo Manrique de Lara"
retrieved 15 January 2016 *

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(1457–1467) * Juan Diaz de Coca (20 Dec 1467 – 13 Feb 1470) Appointed, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada)Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Juan Diaz de Coca"
retrieved 15 January 2016 * Alfonso de Palenzuela (1469–1475) Died :''. . .'' * Gonzalo de Villadiego (1485–1487) Died * Juan Arias de Villar (1487–1498) Appointed, Bishop of Segovia * Juan Daza (14 Feb 1498 – 16 Mar 1502) Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en España)"Bishop Juan Daza"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 August 2016 * García Ramírez Villaescusa, O.S. (16 Mar 1502 – 23 Apr 1508 Died) *Valeriano Ordóñez Villaquirán (22 Dec 1508 – 12 Aug 1512 Died) * Diego de Muros (1 Oct 1512 – 18 Aug 1525 Died)"Bishop Diego de Muros"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 March 2016 * Francisco Mendoza (6 Nov 1525 – 3 Apr 1527 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Francisco Mendoza"
retrieved 14 January 2016 *Diego Acuña (23 Apr 1527 – 1532 Died) * Fernando de Valdés y Salas (1 Jul 1532 – 30 May 1539 Appointed, Bishop of León) * Martín Tristán Calvete (30 May 1539 – 1546 Died)"Bishop Martín Tristán Calvete"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 28 June 2016 * Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval (8 Oct 1546 – 4 May 1556 Appointed, Bishop of Badajoz)Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval"
retrieved 21 January 2015 *Jerónimo Velasco (4 May 1556 – 16 Aug 1566 Died) *Juan Ayora (8 Jan 1567 – 24 May 1569 Died) *Gonzalo de Solórzano (18 Feb 1570 – 26 Sep 1580 Died) *Francisco Antonio Orantes Vélez, O.F.M. (6 Mar 1581 – 12 Oct 1584 Died) *Diego Aponte Quiñones, O.S. (28 Jan 1585 – 31 Aug 1598 Appointed,

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) *Gonzalo Gutiérrez Montilla (18 Sep 1598 – 20 Jun 1602 Died) ''(in Latin)'' *Alonso Martínez de la Torre, O.S. (16 Apr 1603 – 11 Sep 1604 Died) *Juan Alvarez de Caldas (12 Jan 1605 – 14 May 1612 Appointed,

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) *Francisco de la Cueva, O.S.A. (17 Sep 1612 – 30 Nov 1615 Died) *Alsono Martín de Zuñiga (Manso) (18 Jul 1616 – 20 Mar 1623 Appointed,

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) * Juan Torres de Osorio (29 May 1624 – 19 Jul 1627 Confirmed, Archbishop of Valladolid) *Juan Pereda Gudiel (9 Aug 1627 – 25 May 1632 Died) * Martín Carrillo Alderete (10 Jan 1633 – 9 Jun 1636 Appointed,

)"Archbishop Martín Carrillo Alderete"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 17 September 2016 * Antonio Valdés Herrera (23 Jun 1636 – 21 Oct 1641 Confirmed,

)"Bishop Antonio Valdés Herrera"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 17 September 2016 *Bernardo Caballero Paredes (13 Jan 1642 – 13 Apr 1661 Died) *Diego Riquelme y Quirós (19 Dec 1661 – 23 Feb 1665 Appointed,

Bishop of Plasencia The Roman Catholic Diocese of Plasencia ( la, Placentina in Hispania) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz, in Extremadura, western Spain.

) * Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán (13 Apr 1665 – 7 Mar 1667 Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia) *Diego Sarmiento Valladares (30 Jan 1668 – 17 Sep 1668 Appointed,

) *Alfonso de Salizanes y Medina, O.F.M. (4 Feb 1669 – 18 Nov 1675 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba) * Alonso Antonio de San Martín (16 Dec 1675 – 21 Oct 1681 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)"Bishop Alonso Antonio de San Martín"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 27 August 2016 *Simón García Pedrejón, O.F.M. (20 Apr 1682 – 27 Sep 1696 Died) *Tomás Reluz, O.P. (27 Mar 1697 – 12 Jun 1706 Died) *José Fernández del Toro (21 Mar 1707 – Jul 1719 Resigned) *Antonio Maldonado y Minoja (3 Jul 1720 – 22 Jun 1722 Died) *Tomás José Ruiz Montes (15 Mar 1723 – 11 Sep 1724 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena (en España)) *Manuel José de Hendaya y Haro (11 Sep 1724 – 5 Oct 1729 Died) *Juan Garcia Avello y Castrillón (8 Feb 1730 – 30 Oct 1744 Died) *Gaspar José Vázquez Tablada (19 Jul 1745 – 29 Dec 1745 Died) *Felipe Martín Ovejero (22 Jul 1750 – 30 Oct 1753 Died) *Juan Francisco Manrique Lara (1 Apr 1754 – 21 Apr 1760 Appointed,

) *Augstín González Pisador (21 Jul 1760 – 17 Mar 1791 Died) *Juan Llano y Ponte (26 Sep 1791 – 29 Apr 1805 Died) *Andreas de Torres y Gómez (23 Sep 1805 – 12 Feb 1806 Died) *Gregorio Hermida y Gamba (Camba) (26 Aug 1806 – 10 Nov 1814 Died) *Gregorio Ceruelo de la Fuente (10 Jul 1815 – 26 Mar 1836 Died) *Ignacio Díaz de la Caneja y Sosa (17 Jan 1848 – 20 Nov 1856 Died) *Juan de la Cruz Ignacio Moreno y Maisanove (25 Sep 1857 – 1 Oct 1863 Confirmed, Archbishop of Valladolid) *José Luis Montagut y Rubio (21 Dec 1863 – 22 Jun 1868 Confirmed, Bishop of Segorbe) * Benito Sanz y Forés (22 Jun 1868 – 18 Nov 1881 Appointed, Archbishop of Valladolid) * Sebastián Herrero y Espinosa de los Monteros, C.O. (27 March 1882 – 15 March 1883 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba) *Ramón Martínez y Vigil, O.P. (27 Mar 1884 – 16 Aug 1904 Died) *Francisco Javier Baztán y Urniza (14 Nov 1904 – 18 Oct 1920 Retired) *Juan Bautista Luis y Pérez (30 Nov 1921 – 6 Nov 1934 Died) *Justo Antonino de Echeguren y Aldama (28 Jan 1935 – 16 Aug 1937 Died) *Manuel Arce y Ochotorena (22 Jan 1938 – 29 Mar 1944 Appointed,

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) *Benjamín de Arriba y Castro (8 Aug 1944 – 22 Jan 1949 Appointed,

) *Francisco Javer Lauzurica y Torralba (8 Apr 1949 – 12 Apr 1964 Died) *

Vicente Enrique y Tarancón Vicente Enrique y Tarancón (14 May 1907 – 28 November 1994), known in his country as ''Cardenal Tarancón'' or ''Tarancón'', was a Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Madrid from 1971 to 1983, and as pre ...

(12 Apr 1964 – 30 Jan 1969 Appointed,

Archbishop of Toledo This is a list of Bishops and Archbishops of Toledo ( la, Archidioecesis Metropolitae Toletana).

) * Gabino Díaz Merchán (4 Aug 1969 – 7 Jan 2002 Retired) *

Carlos Osoro Sierra Carlos Osoro Sierra (; born 16 May 1945) is a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Madrid since 2014 and been a cardinal since 2016. Life Osoro was born in Castañeda in northern Spain on 16 May 1945. He studied at ...

(7 Jan 2002 – 8 Jan 2009 Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia) * Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (21 Nov 2009 – )

External links

1871 diocesan calendar of saints

Sources

Archdiocese website
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oviedo The Archdiocese of Oviedo ( la, Oveten(sis), links=no) is an Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Spain.

Roman Catholic dioceses in Spain Dioceses established in the 9th century