The Archdiocese of Pamplona and Tudela () is a

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of the

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located in the cities of

Pamplona Pamplona (; ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Navarre, Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. Lying at near above sea level, the city (and the wider Cuenca de Pamplona) is located on the flood pl ...

and Tudela in Spain."Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela"
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Timeline

* 5th century: Established as Diocese of Pamplona * 9th century: northern boundary established by

Charles's Cross In the Middle Ages, Charles's Cross (), high in the Pyrenees, marked the frontier between the Kingdom of Navarre and the Duchy of Gascony, specifically the boundary between the Diocese of Bayonne and the Diocese of Pamplona. It was located in the '' ...

* 5 September 1851: Renamed as Diocese of Pamplona – Tudela * 17 July 1889: Renamed as Diocese of Pamplona * 2 September 1955: Renamed as Diocese of Pamplona – Tudela * 11 August 1956: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pamplona – Tudela * 11 August 1984: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela

Leadership

Bishops of Pamplona

Firminus Fermin (also Firmin, from Latin ''Firminus''; Spanish ''Fermín'') was a holy man and martyr, traditionally venerated as the co-patron saint of Navarre, Spain. He was born in the mid 3rd century, so his death may be associated with the Diocletia ...

(late 3rd century) * Liliolus (before 589, after 592) *

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(fl. 610) * Atilanus (fl. 683) *

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(fl. 693) * Opilanus (fl. 829) *

Wiliesind WiliesindHis name may also be rendered Wiliesindus, Gulgesindus, Gulgerindus or Guillesindus in Latin; Wilesindo, Willesindo, Gulgesindo or Gulgerindo in Spanish. was a bishop of Pamplona (floruit 848–67). His episcopate falls in a very obscure p ...

(848–860) ''In 850, in the face of a Muslim invasion, the seat of the bishop was transferred to

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Bishops of Pamplona at Leire

* Jimeno I (876–914) * Basilio (918–922) * Galindo (922–928) *

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(928–947) * Blasco I (971–972) *

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(979–???) * Julian (983–985) *

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(988–997) * Jimeno II (1000–1005) * Sancho I ''el Mayor'' (1015–1024) ''In 1023, the see was reestablished in Pamplona.''

Bishops of Pamplona

* Sancho II ''el Menor'' (1025–1051) *

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(1052–1068) * Blasco II (1068–1078/79) *

García Ramírez García or Garcia may refer to: People * García (surname) * Kings of Pamplona/Navarre ** García Íñiguez of Pamplona, king of Pamplona 851/2–882 ** García Sánchez I of Pamplona, king of Pamplona 931–970 ** García Sánchez II of Pam ...

(1078/79–1082) **

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(1082–1083), regent * Pedro de Roda (1083–1115) *

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(''Guillermo'') (1122) * Sancho de Larrosa (1122–1142) * Lope de Artajona (1143–1159) * Sancho III (1160–1164) * Pedro Compostelano (1162–1164) *

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(1163) * Bibiano (1165–1166) * Peter of Paris (1167–1193) *

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(1193–1194), elected * García Ferrández (1194–1205) * Juan de Tarazona (1205–1211) * Espárago de la Barca (1212–1215) * William of Saintonge (1215–1219) * Remiro de Navarra (1220–1229) * Pedro Ramírez de Pedrola (1230–1238) ''Between 1238 and 1242, the throne was vacant while the chapter was divided between supporters of

Lope García Lope is an old given name of Basque, Gascon and Spanish origin, derived from Latin ''lupus'', meaning "wolf". Lope may refer to: *Lope de Isásaga (1493–1515), Basque Spanish ''conquistador'' *Lope de Aguirre (1510s – 1561), Basque Spanish ''c ...

and of the archdeacon Guillermo de Oriz.'' * Pedro Jiménez de Gazólaz (1242–1266) * Armingot (1268–1277) *

Miguel Sánchez de Uncastillo --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (disamb ...

(1277–1286) * Miguel Periz de Legaria (1288–1304) * Rodrigo Ibáñez de Medrano (1304–1310) * Arnaud de Poyanne (1310–1316) * Guillaume Mechin (1316–1317) *

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(1317) * Michel Maucondiut (1317), elected * Semén García de Asiáin (1317), elected * Arnaud de Barbazan (1318–1355) *

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(1355–1356) *

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(1356–1364) * Bernard Folcaut (1364–1377) *

Martín de Zalba Martín de Zalba ( – 27 October 1403) was a Navarrese cleric and statesman who served as the chancellor of the kingdom from 1376 until 1396 and as the bishop of Pamplona from 1377 until his death. From 1390, he was also a cardinal of the Avign ...

(1377–1390) ''Martín resigned the see to become a cardinal in 1390, but he continued as apostolic administrator until 1403.'' * Miguel de Zalba, cardinal (1404–1406), elected ** Martín de Eusa (1406–1407), vicar general ** Nicolás López de Roncesvalles (1407–1408), vicar **

García de Aibar García or Garcia may refer to: People * García (surname) * Kings of Pamplona/Navarre ** García Íñiguez of Pamplona, king of Pamplona 851/2–882 ** García Sánchez I of Pamplona, king of Pamplona 931–970 ** García Sánchez II of Pampl ...

(1408), vicar general ** Lancelot de Navarra (1408–1420), vicar general *

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(1420–1425) * Martín de Peralta I (1426–1456) *

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(1457–1458) **

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, cardinal (1458–1462), apostolic administrator * Nicolás de Echávarri (1462–1469) * Alfonso Carrillo (1473–1491) * César Borja, cardinal (1491–1492), transferred to the archdiocese of Valencia ** Antonio Pallavicino Gentili, cardinal (1492–1507), apostolic administrator ** Fazio Giovanni Santori, cardinal (1507–1510), apostolic administrator ** Amaneu de Labrit, cardinal (1510–1512), apostolic administrator (first time) **

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(1512–1517), apostolic administrator **Amaneu de Labrit (1517–1520), apostolic administrator (second time) **

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, cardinal (1520–1538), apostolic administrator, resigned * Juan Remmia (1538–1539) *

Pedro Pacheco Ladrón de Guevara Pedro Pacheco de Villena (29 June 14885 March 1560), also known as Pedro Pacheco Ladrón de Guevara, was a Spanish cardinal and viceroy of Naples. In Italian his name is spelled Pietro Pacecco. His nephew Francisco Pacheco de Toledo was also ...

, cardinal (1539–1545), transferred to the diocese of Jaén * Antonio de Fonseca (1545–1550), resigned * Álvaro Moscoso (1550–1561), transferred to the diocese of Zamora"Bishop Alvaro Moscoso"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 26, 2016 * Diego Ramírez Sedeño de Fuenleal (1561–1573)"Bishop Diego Ramírez Sedeño de Fuenleal"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 29, 2016 * Antonio Manrique Valencia (1575–1577)"Bishop Antonio Manrique Valencia"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 5, 2016 * Pedro de Lafuente (1578–1587)"Bishop Pedro de Lafuente"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 6, 2016 *

Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas (20 April 1546 – 7 December 1618) was a Spanish bishop and cardinal who was Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1608 to 1618. Biography Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas was born in Aranda de Duero on 20 April 1546, the son o ...

(1588–1596), transferred to the diocese of Jaén *

Antonio Zapata y Cisneros Antonio Zapata y Cisneros, also listed as Zapata y Mendoza,Salvador Miranda (Madrid, 8 October 1550 – Madrid, c. 27 April 1635) was a Spanish bishop. He served as bishop of Cádiz and Pamplona, archbishop of Burgos, cardinal, councillor of ...

(1596–1600), transferred to the archdiocese of Burgos * Mateo de Burgos (1600–1606), transferred to the diocese of Sigüenza * Antonio Venegas y Figueroa (1606–1612), transferred to the diocese of Sigüenza *

Prudencio de Sandoval Fray Prudencio de Sandoval (1553–1620) was a Spanish historian and Benedictine monk, the Bishop of Tuy from 1608 to 1612 and Bishop of Pamplona thereafter until his death. De Sandoval was born in Valladolid. He continued the chronicle beg ...

(1612–1620) *

Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza y Ribera Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Meaning of the name Francisco In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Commu ...

(1621–1622), transferred to the diocese of Málaga *

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(1623–1625), transferred to the diocese of Córdoba *

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(1625–1627), transferred to the archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela"Archdiocese of Burgos"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 * Pedro Fernández Zorrilla (1627–1637) * Juan Queipo de Llano y Flórez (1639–1647), transferred to the diocese of Jaén *

Francisco Diego Alarcón y Covarrubias Francisco Diego Alarcón y Covarrubias or Francisco Díaz Alarcón y Covarrubias (29 March 1589 – 18 May 1675) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Córdoba (1657–1675), Bishop of Pamplona (1648–1657), Bishop of Salamanca ( ...

(1648–1657), transferred to the diocese of Córdoba"Bishop Francisco Diego Alarcón y Covarrubias"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 27, 2016 *

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(1658–1663) *

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(1664–1670) * Pedro Roche (1670–1683) * Juan Grande Santos de San Pedro (1683–1692) * Toribio de Mier (1693–1698) *

Juan Íñiguez Arnedo ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippi ...

(1700–1710) * Pedro Aguado (1713–1716) * Juan Camargo Angulo (1716–1725) * Andrés Murillo Velarde (1725–1728) * Melchor Angel Gutiérrez Vallejo (1729–1734) * Francisco Ignacio Añoa y Busto (1735–1742), transferred to the archdiocese of Zaragoza *

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(1742–1767) * Juan Lorenzo Irigoyen Dutari (1768–1778) *

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(1779–1783), transferred to the archdiocese of Zaragoza * Esteban Antonio Aguado Rojas (1785–1795) * Lorenzo Igual de Soria (1795–1803), transferred to the diocese of Plasencia * Veremundo Anselmo Arias Teixeiro (1804–1814), transferred to the archdiocese of Valencia *

Joaquín Javier Uriz Lasaga Joaquín or Joaquin is a male given name, the Spanish version of Joachim. Given name * Joaquín (footballer, born 1956) (Joaquín Alonso González), Spanish football midfielder * Joaquín (footballer, born 1981) (Joaquín Sánchez Rodríguez), ...

(1815–1829) * Severo Leonardo Andriani Escofet (1829–1861) * Pedro Cirilo Uriz Labayru (1861–1870) * José Oliver y Hurtado (1875–1886) * Antonio Ruiz–Cabal y Rodríguez (1886–1899) * José López Mendoza y García (1899–1923) *

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(1923–1928), transferred to the diocese of Vitoria * Tomás Muñiz Pablos (1928–1935), transferred to the archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela * Marcelino Olaechea Loizaga (1935–1946), transferred to the archdiocese of Valencia *

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(1946–1955), became also bishop of Tudela

Bishops of Pamplona and Tudela

(1955–1956), the Diocese was promoted to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pamplona – Tudela

Archbishops of Pamplona and Tudela

(1956–1968) * Arturo Tabera Araoz, cardinal (1968–1971) *

José Méndez Asensio José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

(1971–1978), transferred to the archdiocese of Granada *

José María Cirarda Lachiondo José María Cirarda Lachiondo (23 May 1917 – 17 September 2008) was a Spanish Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Lachiondo was born in Baquio, Spain and was ordained a priest on 5 July 1942. Lachiondo was appointed auxiliary bishop of the ...

(1978–1993) *

Fernando Sebastián Aguilar Fernando Sebastián Aguilar CMF (; 14 December 1929 – 24 January 2019) was a Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and the Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela. Pope Francis elevated him to the rank of cardinal in a consistory ...

(1993–2007) *

Francisco Pérez González Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Meaning of the name Francisco In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comm ...

(2007–....)

Auxiliary bishops

Ángel Riesco Carbajo Ángel Riesco Carbajo (9 July 1902 – 2 July 1972) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who served as a bishop in the Pamplona archdiocese and was the founder of the Misioneras Apostólicas de la Caridad. Riesco spent some time in Argentina a ...

(1958–1969) * José María Larrauri Lafuente (1970–1979), transferred to the diocese of Vitoria *

Juan Antonio Aznárez Cobo ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippi ...

(2012–....)

Suffragan dioceses

* Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño *

Jaca Jaca (; in Aragonese language, Aragonese: ''Chaca'' or ''Xaca'') is a city of northeastern Spain in the province of Huesca (province), Huesca, located near the Pyrenees and the border with France. Jaca is an ancient fort on the Aragón (river), ...

San Sebastián San Sebastián, officially known by the bilingual name Donostia / San Sebastián (, ), is a city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, from the France–Spain border ...

References

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website
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