Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oviedo

The Archdiocese of Oviedo (Latin: Oveten(sis); Asturleonese: Archidiócesis d'Uviéu) is a Latin Church Archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Spain.^[1][2] The archdiocese encompasses roughly the current autonomous community of Asturias or Principality of Asturias. Erected in the 9th century, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese in 1954. The diocesan see is in the city of Oviedo, where the Catedral de San Salvador is located.

Archdiocese of Oviedo Archidioecesis Ovetensis Archidiócesis de Oviedo
Oviedo Cathedral
Location
Country	Spain
Statistics
Area	10,565 km2 (4,079 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,075,381 1,016,235 (94.5%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	811 (As Diocese of Oviedo) 27 October 1954 (As Archdiocese of Oviedo)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour in Oviedo
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jesús Sanz Montes O.F.M.
Suffragans	Diocese of Astorga Diocese of León Diocese of Santander
Map
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

As of 2023, the archdiocese has a total of 945,818 baptized Catholics, out of a total population of 1,006,193. The number of parishes in the same year was 932, with 337 priests (66 of them belonging to the regular clergy, and the remainder to the secular clergy). There were also 493 nuns and 110 monks.^[3]

History

Map of the diocese of Oviedo in 1894

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

Suffragan dioceses

• Astorga
• León
• Santander

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basilica of Santa María la Real, Covadonga
  • Basilica of Santa María Magdalena, Cangas del Narcea
  • Basilica-Sanctuary of Sagrado Corazón, Gijón
  • Basilica of Santa Maria de la Asunción de Llanes, Llanes
• World Heritage Churches
  • Basilica of San Julián de los Prados, Oviedo
  • Church of San Miguel de Lillo, Oviedo
  • Church of Santa Cristina de Lena, Lena
  • Church of Santa María del Naranco, Oviedo

Leadership

Before 17th century

Name	Appointed/Confirmed by	Years in this role	Ref
Adulfo		802–812
Gomelo I		852
Serrano		853–858
Hermenegildo I		881
Gomelo II		905–909
Flacinus		909–912
Oveco		913–962
Hermenegild II (auxiliary bishop)
Diego		962–968
Bermudo		976–991
Gudesteo		991–996
Agda		–1024
Ponce		1025–1028
Froilán		1035–1073
Arias Cromaz		1073–1094
Martín I		1094–1101
Pelagius		1098–1129
Alfonso		1129–1142
Martín II		1143–1156
Pedro I		1156–1175
Rodrigo		1175–1188
Menendo		1188–1189
Juan González		1189–1243
Rodrigo Díaz		1243–1249	[4]
Pedro II		1251–1269
Fernando Martínez		1269–1275
Alvero (Electo)		1275
Fredolo		1275–1284
Peregrino		1286–1289
Miguel		1289–1292
Fernando Álvarez		1293–1295
Fernando Alfonso		1295–1301
Fernando Álvarez		1302–1321	[5]
Odón		1323–1328
Juan del Campo	Bishop of León	1328–1332	[6]
Juan Sancho		1332–1345
Alfonso II		1345–1348
Sancho		1348–1369
Gutierre de Toledo		1377–1389
Guillermo García Manrique		1389–1412
Álvaro		1397–1412
Diego Ramírez de Guzmán		1412–1441
García Enríquez Osorio		1441–1442
Diego Rapado		1442–1444	[1]
Iñigo Manrique de Lara (archbishop)	Bishop of Coria	1444–1457	[7]
Rodrigo Sánchez de Arévalo		1457–1467	[1]
Juan Diaz de Coca	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada	20 Dec 1467 – 13 Feb 1470	[8]
Alfonso de Palenzuela		1469–1475	[1]
Gonzalo de Villadiego		1485–1487	[1]
Juan Arias de Villar	Bishop of Segovia	1487–1498	[1]
Juan Daza	Bishop of Cartagena	14 Feb 1498 – 16 Mar 1502	[9]
García Ramírez Villaescusa, O.S.		16 Mar 1502 – 23 Apr 1508	[1]
Valeriano Ordóñez Villaquirán		22 Dec 1508 – 12 Aug 1512
Diego de Muros		1 Oct 1512 – 18 Aug 1525	[10]
Francisco Mendoza	Bishop of Zamora)	6 Nov 1525 – 3 Apr 1527	[11]
Diego Acuña		23 Apr 1527 – 1532
Fernando de Valdés y Salas	Bishop of León	1 Jul 1532 – 30 May 1539
Martín Tristán Calvete		30 May 1539 – 1546	[12]
Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval	Bishop of Badajoz	8 Oct 1546 – 4 May 1556	[13]
Jerónimo Velasco		4 May 1556 – 16 Aug 1566
Juan Ayora		8 Jan 1567 – 24 May 1569
Gonzalo de Solórzano		18 Feb 1570 – 26 Sep 1580
Francisco Antonio Orantes Vélez, O.F.M.		6 Mar 1581 – 12 Oct 1584
Diego Aponte Quiñones, O.S.	Bishop of Málaga	28 Jan 1585 – 31 Aug 1598
Gonzalo Gutiérrez Montilla		18 Sep 1598 – 20 Jun 1602	[14]

Since the 17th century

Name	Appointed/Confirmed by	Years in this role	Ref
Alonso Martínez de la Torre, O.S.		16 Apr 1603 – 11 Sep 1604	[14]
Juan Alvarez de Caldas	Bishop of Ávila	12 Jan 1605 – 14 May 1612	[14]
Francisco de la Cueva, O.S.A.		17 Sep 1612 – 30 Nov 1615	[14]
Alsono Martín de Zuñiga (Manso)	Bishop of Osma	18 Jul 1616 – 20 Mar 1623	[14]
Juan Torres de Osorio	Archbishop of Valladolid	29 May 1624 – 19 Jul 1627	[14]
Juan Pereda Gudiel		9 Aug 1627 – 25 May 1632	[14]
Martín Carrillo Alderete	Bishop of Osma	10 Jan 1633 – 9 Jun 1636	[14][15]
Antonio Valdés Herrera	Bishop of Osma	23 Jun 1636 – 21 Oct 1641	[14][16]
Bernardo Caballero Paredes		13 Jan 1642 – 13 Apr 1661	[14]
Diego Riquelme y Quirós	Bishop of Plasencia	19 Dec 1661 – 23 Feb 1665	[14]
Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán	Archbishop of Valencia	13 Apr 1665 – 7 Mar 1667	[14]
Diego Sarmiento Valladares	Bishop of Plasencia	30 Jan 1668 – 17 Sep 1668
Alfonso de Salizanes y Medina, O.F.M.	Bishop of Córdoba	4 Feb 1669 – 18 Nov 1675
Alonso Antonio de San Martín	Bishop of Cuenca	16 Dec 1675 – 21 Oct 1681	[17]
Simón García Pedrejón, O.F.M.		20 Apr 1682 – 27 Sep 1696
Tomás Reluz, O.P.		27 Mar 1697 – 12 Jun 1706
José Fernández del Toro		21 Mar 1707 – Jul 1719
Antonio Maldonado y Minoja		3 Jul 1720 – 22 Jun 1722
Tomás José Ruiz Montes	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena	15 Mar 1723 – 11 Sep 1724
Manuel José de Hendaya y Haro		11 Sep 1724 – 5 Oct 1729
Juan Garcia Avello y Castrillón		8 Feb 1730 – 30 Oct 1744
Gaspar José Vázquez Tablada		19 Jul 1745 – 29 Dec 1745
Felipe Martín Ovejero		22 Jul 1750 – 30 Oct 1753
Juan Francisco Manrique Lara	Bishop of Plasencia	1 Apr 1754 – 21 Apr 1760
Augstín González Pisador		21 Jul 1760 – 17 Mar 1791
Juan Llano y Ponte		26 Sep 1791 – 29 Apr 1805
Andreas de Torres y Gómez		23 Sep 1805 – 12 Feb 1806
Gregorio Hermida y Gamba (Camba)		26 Aug 1806 – 10 Nov 1814
Gregorio Ceruelo de la Fuente		10 Jul 1815 – 26 Mar 1836
Ignacio Díaz de la Caneja y Sosa		17 Jan 1848 – 20 Nov 1856
Juan Ignacio Moreno y Maisanove	Archbishop of Valladolid	25 Sep 1857 – 1 Oct 1863
José Luis Montagut y Rubio	Bishop of Segorbe	21 Dec 1863 – 22 Jun 1868
Benito Sanz y Forés	Archbishop of Valladolid)	22 Jun 1868 – 18 Nov 1881
Sebastián Herrero y Espinosa de los Monteros, C.O.	Bishop of Córdoba	27 March 1882 – 15 March 1883
Ramón Martínez y Vigil, O.P.		27 Mar 1884 – 16 Aug 1904
Francisco Javier Baztán y Urniza		14 Nov 1904 – 18 Oct 1920
Juan Bautista Luis y Pérez		30 Nov 1921 – 6 Nov 1934
Justo Antonino de Echeguren y Aldama		28 Jan 1935 – 16 Aug 1937
Manuel Arce y Ochotorena	Archbishop of Tarragona	22 Jan 1938 – 29 Mar 1944
Benjamín de Arriba y Castro	Archbishop of Tarragona	8 Aug 1944 – 22 Jan 1949
Francisco Javer Lauzurica y Torralba		8 Apr 1949 – 12 Apr 1964
Vicente Enrique y Tarancón	Archbishop of Toledo	12 Apr 1964 – 30 Jan 1969
Gabino Díaz Merchán		4 Aug 1969 – 7 Jan 2002
Carlos Osoro Sierra	Archbishop of Valencia	7 Jan 2002 – 8 Jan 2009
Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M.		21 Nov 2009 –

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Spain

External links

• 1871 diocesan calendar of saints