The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barcelona is a Latin rite

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metropolitan archbishopric in northeastern

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region. The

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archiepiscopal see is a

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: Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, Barcelona. The archbishopric has nine more

s : ... The current

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Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

is Juan José Omella Omella, appointed by

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on 6 November 2015.

Province

The ecclesiastical province of Barcelona includes the Metropolitan's own archbishopric and the following

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sees : *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Felicis de Llobregat) is a diocese located in the city of Sant Feliu de Llobregat in the Ecclesiastical province of Barcelona in Spain. History * 15 June 2004: Establis ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Terrassa The Roman Catholic Diocese of Terrassa ( la, Terrassen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Terrassa in the Ecclesiastical province of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. History * June 15, 2004 - Established as Diocese of Terrassa from the ...

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 2,116,479 Catholics (79.7% of 2,657,000 total) on 340 km² in 214 parishes and 153 missions with 826 priests (396 diocesan, 430 religious), 46 deacons, 3,092 lay religious (639 brothers, 2,453 sisters) and 19 seminarians.

History

While local tradition and catalogues date back the first bishop, San Eteri, considered a disciple of

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, to the very first Apostles, historical evidence seems to be undisputed from the third century onwards, when bishop Pretextat attended the

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in 343. During the

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, Barcelona became one of the fourteen dioceses of the ecclesiastic province of Tarragona. Circa 450 it lost territory to establish the

Diocese of Egara Terrassa (, es, Tarrasa) is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona, ''comarca'' of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell. The name ''Terrassa'' derives from La ...

, which it regained circa 700 at the suppression of that Diocese of Egara After the Christian fall in 712, a long ''

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'' was ended not before 850, when bishop Joan took office, and the diocese became subjugated to the

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. During the

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, bishop Oleguer was called to the archepiscopal see of Tarragona, which he took in 1017, though being granted to keep his Barcelonan see as well, reigning 1114–1137. Barcelona became suffragan to

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once again, and stayed so for the following centuries. * In 1237 it lost Balearic territory to establish the

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Its bishops got used to live in the pontifical or royal courts instead of the city, until bishop Jaume Caçador inducted reforms according to the

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amidst the 16th century. Disregarding another year-lasting de facto sede vacante from 1808 to 1814 during the

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, Barcelona and its diocese kept on growing richer and more powerful. * On 25 March 1964

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elevated the Diocese to the level of non-Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barcelona. * However, it has only had the status of a Metropolitan Archdiocese since 2004, when

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dismembered its territory into the Archdiocese of Barcelona and the two new suffraganes of

Sant Feliu de Llobregat Sant Feliu de Llobregat () is an industrial city and municipality in Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona. It is the capital of the comarca of Baix Llobregat, and the see of a bishopric since June 2005. Geography Sant Feliu is situated ...

and

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together with the appointment of Archbishop Sistach. * It enjoyed

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s from

in February 1982 and

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in November 2010.

Episcopal Ordinaries

Suffragan Bishopric

;''Earliest bishops according to local tradition'' The ''

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'' states that “The See of Barcelona, unlike most very ancient sees, whose origins are obscure, has preserved catalogues of its bishops from Apostolic times, and although all the names given cannot be admitted as authentic, the greater number are handed down in all the catalogues.” The list includes:Episcopologi
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, 37 AD) *Saint Theodosius (San Teodosi) (94 AD) *Aulus Victor (Aulo Víctor) (139 AD) *Actius *Theolycus (Teolicus) *Alexander I (Alexandre I) *Lucius (Luci) *Totxa *Deodatus I (Deodat I) *Theodoric (Teodoric) *Deodatus II (Deodat II) *Peneguardus (Peneguardo) *Pusio *Alexander II (Alexandre II) *Albert *Armengald *Gandimar *William (Guillem) * St. Severus ('' Sever'') (c. 290–304). A native of the city, martyr of the

Diocletian Diocletian (; la, Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, grc, Διοκλητιανός, Diokletianós; c. 242/245 – 311/312), nicknamed ''Iovius'', was Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305. He was born Gaius Valerius Diocles ...

persecution. ;''Early Suffragan bishops (for whom documentation exists) *Praetextatus (Pretextat) (c. 347), the first recorded bishop, who attended a council at Sardica in 347. * St. Pacianus (''Sant Pacià'') (360–390) (mentioned in

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'') *

Lampius Lampius ( ca, Lampi; es, Lampio) (died 400 AD) was bishop of Barcelona from 393 to 400 AD. He is best remembered for being responsible for the ordination of Saint Paulinus of Nola on Christmas, 393 AD, in the cathedral of Barcelona. He also atte ...

(''Lampi, Lampio'') (393–400) *Sigesari (c. 415) *Nundinari (c. 450–463) *Ireneus (Ireneu) (c. 463–465) *Berengari *Agrici (after 516) * St. Nebridius (Nebridi) (c. 540) *Paternus (Patern) (c. 546) *Ugno (c. 589–599) *Emila (c. 610–633) *Severus II (Sever II) (c. 633–636) *Oia (c. 636–638) * Quiricus (Quirze) (c. 640–666), later bishop of Toledo *Idalaci (c. 667–689) *Laülf (c. 689–702) ;'' Medieval Period'' *John (Joan) (around 850) *Ataulfus (Ataülf) (c. 850–860) *Frodoí (c. 861–890) *Theodoric (Teodoric) (c. 904–937) *Guilara (c. 937–959) *Pere (c. 962–973) *Vives (974–995) *

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(995–1010) *Deusdat (1010–1029) *Guadall Domnuç (1029–1035) *Guislabert (1035–1062) *Berenguer (1062–1069) *Humbert (Umbert) (1069–1085) *Bertram (Bertran) (1086–1096) *Fulk II of Cardona (Folc II de Cardona) (1096–1099) *Berenguer Bernat (1100–1106) *Ramon Guillem (1107–1114) *St.

Olegarius Olegarius Bonestruga (from Germanic ''Oldegar'', la, Ollegarius, Oligarius, ca, Oleguer, es, Olegario; 1060 – 6 March 1137) was the Bishop of Barcelona from 1116 and Archbishop of Tarragona from 1118 until his death. He was an intimate of R ...

(Sant Oleguer) (1114–1137) *Arnau Ermengol (1137–1143) *Guillem de Torroja (1144–1171) *Bernat de Berga (1172–1188) *Ramon de Castellvell (1189–1199) *Berenguer de Palou I (1200–1206) *Pere de Cirac (1208–1211) In the twelfth century the diocese was restored by Ramon Berenguer,

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. * Berenguer de Palou II (1212–1241) *Pere de Centelles (1241–1252) *

Arnau de Gurb Arnau de Gurb (in Spanish language, Spanish, ''Arnoldo de Guerbo'') was bishop of Barcelona from 1252 to 1284. He had served as a canon (priest), canon at the cathedral of Vic and later as primary archdeacon in Barcelona. As bishop, he expanded the ...

(Arnoldo de Guerbo) (1252–1284) *Guerau de Gualba (1284–1285) *Bernat Pelegrí (1288–1300) *Pontius de Gualba (Ponç de Gualba) (1303–1334) *Ferrer d'Abella (1335–1344) * Bernat Oliver (1345–1346) *Miguel de Ricomá (1346–1361) *Guillem de Torrelles (1361–1369) *Berenguer d’Erill (1369–1371) *Pere de Planelles *Ramon d’Escales (1386–1398) *Joan Armengol (1389–1408) *Francesc de Blanes (1409–1410) *Francesc Climent (Sapera) *Andreu Bertrán (1416–1420; 1431–1433) *Simó Salvador (1433–1445) *Jaume Girard (1445–1456) *Juan Soler (1456–1463) *Fra Juan Jiménez Cerdá (1465–1472) *Rodrigo Borgia (Rodrigo de Borja) (1472–1478) * Gonzalo Fernández de Heredia (1478–1490) *Pedro García (1490–1505)Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Pedro Garcia"
retrieved January 30, 2016 ;''Suffragan Bishops of Barcelona since 1505 * Enrique de Cardona y Enríquez (18 Apr 1505 – 23 Jan 1512 Appointed,

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) * Juan Cardona (bishop) (15 Feb 1531 – 1 Feb 1546 Died) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Juan Jubí, O.F.M. (1542.06.21 – 1573) * Jaime Casador (17 May 1546 – 4 June 1561 Died) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Antonio Codina, O.E.S.A. (1548.05.07 – 1557) * Guillermo Casador (4 June 1561 – 13 Nov 1570 Died) * Martín Martínez de Villar (3 Mar 1573 – 14 Dec 1575 Died) * Juan Dimas Loris (4 July 1576 – 8 Aug 1598 Died) *

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(27 Sep 1599 – 13 Jan 1603 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en España)) * Rafael Rovirola (18 Feb 1604 – 12 Oct 1609 Died) *

Juan de Moncada Juan de Moncada ( Catalan: ''Joan de Montcada i Gralla'') (Valencia, ? – Barcelona, 1622) was a Roman Catholic clergyman in Spain in the 17th century. He was born in Valencia as 11th child of Francisco de Moncada y Folch de Cardona, 1st Marquis ...

(22 March 1610 – 30 July 1612), next

) * Luis Sans y Códol (20 Aug 1612 – 23 Feb 1620 Died) * Juan Sentís (20 July 1620 – 7 Oct 1632 Died) * García Gil Manrique (28 Nov 1633 – 1655 Died)"Bishop García Gil Manrique"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 26, 2016 * Ramón Sentmenat y Lanuza (25 Oct 1655 – 11 Feb 1663 Died) * Alfonso de Sotomayor, O. de M. (9 June 1664 – 10 Jun 1682 Died) * Benito Ignacio Salazar Goiri, O.S.B. (11 Jan 1683 – 23 Sep 1692 Died) * Manuel de Alba (24 Aug 1693 – 22 April 1697 Died) * Benito de Sala y de Caramany, O.S.B. (24 Nov 1698 – 2 Jul 1715 Died) *

Diego de Astorga y Céspedes Diego de Astorga y Céspedes (17 October 1663 – 9 February 1734) was a Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He also served as Bishop of Barcelona, Archbishop of Toledo and Grand Inquisitor. Biography Diego de Astorga y Céspedes wa ...

(30 March 1716 – 22 July 1720 Appointed,

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, O.S.A. (18 June 1731 – 5 May 1734 Appointed,

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) *Felipe Aguado y Requejo (30 Aug 1734 – 3 Nov 1737 Died) *Francisco Castillo Vintimilla (22 July 1738 – 31 July 1747 Appointed,

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) *Francisco Díaz Santos y Bullón (1 April 1748 – 25 May 1750 Appointed,

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) *Manuel López Aguirre (22 Jul 1750 – 7 Feb 1754 Died) *Asensio Sales (16 Dec 1754 – 17 Jan 1766 Died) * José Climent Avinent (21 July 1766 – 16 Aug 1775 Resigned) *Gavino Valladares y Mejía, O. Carm. (11 Sep 1775 – 13 Feb 1794 Died) *Eustaquio Azara, O.S.B. (12 Sep 1794 – 24 June 1797 Died) *Pedro Díaz Valdés (14 Sep 1798 – 15 Nov 1807 Died) *Pablo Sitjar Ruata (16 Mar 1808 Confirmed – 21 Aug 1831 Died) *Pedro Martínez de San Martín (15 April 1833 Confirmed – 24 Mar 1849 Died) *José Domingo Costa y Borrás (7 Jan 1850 Confirmed – 3 Aug 1857 Confirmed,

) *Antonio Palau y Termes (25 Sep 1857 Confirmed – 8 July 1862 Died) *Pantaleón Monserrat y Navarro (1 Oct 1863 – 21 July 1870 Died) * Joaquín Lluch y Garriga, O.C.D. (16 Jan 1874 – 22 June 1877 Confirmed, Archbishop of Sevilla) *

José María de Urquinaona y Vidot José María Urquinaona y Bidot (or ''Vidot'') (1814–1883) was a bishop of Barcelona. Born in Cádiz, he was presented at the First Vatican Council as secretary of the bishops from Spain. In 1878, he was made bishop of Barcelona. The Pla ...

(15 July 1878 – 31 March 1883 Died) *Jaime Catalá y Albosa (9 Aug 1883 – 1 March 1899 Died) *José Morgades y Gili (19 June 1899 – 8 Jan 1901 Died) * Salvador Casañas y Pagés (18 April 1901 – 27 Oct 1908 Died) *Juan José Laguarda y Fenollera (29 April 1909 Confirmed – 4 Dec 1913 Died) * Enrique Reig y Casanova (28 May 1914 – 22 April 1920 Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia) *Ramón Guillamet y Coma (22 April 1920 – 14 April 1926 Died) *José Miralles y Sbert (14 April 1926 – 13 March 1930 Appointed, Bishop of Mallorca) *Manuel Irurita y Almándoz (13 March 1930 – 3 Dec 1936 Died)

Archbishopric

;''Non-Metropolitan Archbishops of Barcelona'' * Gregorio Modrego y Casaus (30 Dec 1942 – 7 Jan 1967 Retired); Bishop in 1942, Archbishop (personal title) in 1952, Archbishop in 1964 * Marcelo González Martín (7 Jan 1967 – 3 Dec 1971 Appointed,

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

) * Narciso Jubany Arnau (3 Dec 1971 – 23 Mar 1992 Retired) *

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(23 Mar 1992 – 15 Jun 2004 Retired) ;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Barcelona'' *

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(15 Jun 2004 – 6 Nov 2015 Retired) *

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(6 Nov 2015 – ), created

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of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (2017.06.28 – ...) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Sebastián Taltavull Anglada (2009.01.28 – ...), Titular Bishop of Gabi, Apostolic Administrator of Mallorca (Spain) ** Auxiliary Bishop (2017.06.19 – 2022.02.12): Bishop-elect Antoni Vadell Ferrer, Titular Bishop of

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** Auxiliary Bishop (2017.06.19 – ...): Bishop-elect Sergi Gordo Rodríguez, Titular Bishop of Cenæ

Coadjutor and Auxiliary bishops

** Coadjutor Archbishop: Marcelo González Martín (later Cardinal) (1966.02.21 – 1967.01.07) ** Coadjutor Bishop: José Miralles y Sbert (later Archbishop) (1925.07.03 – 1926.04.14) ** Coadjutor Bishop: Guillermo Casador (1560.06.29 – 1561.06.04) ** Coadjutor Bishop: Guillén-Ramón de Vich y de Vallterra (1519.01.24 – 1521.03.07) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Josep Ángel Sáiz Meneses (2001.10.30 – 2004.06.15) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Pere Tena Garriga (1993.06.09 – 2004.06.15) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Jaume Traserra Cunillera (1993.06.09 – 2001.07.28) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Joan Enric Vives i Sicília (later Archbishop) (1993.06.09 – 2001.06.25) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Joan Carrera Planas (1991.07.16 – 2008.10.03) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Carles Soler Perdigó (1991.07.16 – 2001.10.30) ** Auxiliary Bishop:

(later Cardinal) (1987.11.06 – 1991.05.17) ** Auxiliary Bishop: José Capmany Casamitjana (1968.10.22 – 1991.09.11) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Ramón Daumal Serra (1968.10.22 – 1987.10.30) ** Auxiliary Bishop: José María Guix Ferreres (1968.10.22 – 1983.06.20) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Ramón Torrella Cascante (later Archbishop) (1968.10.22 – 1970.11.06) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Narciso Jubany Arnau (later Cardinal) (1955.11.24 – 1964.02.07) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Ricardo Cortés y Cullel (1903.06.25 – 1910.03.20) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Pablo Sitjar Ruata (1797.07.24 – 1808.03.16)

References

Sources and external links

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