Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pamplona and Tudela

Roman Catholic archdiocese in Spain

The Archdiocese of Pamplona and Tudela (Latin: Archidioecesis Pampilonensis et Tudelensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the cities of Pamplona and Tudela in Spain.^[1][2]

Timeline

• 5th century: Established as Diocese of Pamplona
• 9th century: northern boundary established by Charles's Cross
• 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 (late 3rd century)
• Liliolus (before 589, after 592)
• John I (fl. 610)
• Atilanus (fl. 683)
• Marcianus (fl. 693)
• Opilanus (fl. 829)
• Wiliesind (848–860)

In 850, in the face of a Muslim invasion, the seat of the bishop was transferred to Leire.

Bishops of Pamplona at Leire

• Jimeno I (876–914)
• Basilio (918–922)
• Galindo (922–928)
• Valentín (928–947)
• Blasco I (971–972)
• Bibas (979–???)
• Julian (983–985)
• Sisebut (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)
• John II (1052–1068)
• Blasco II (1068–1078/79)
• García Ramírez (1078/79–1082)
  • Sancha of Aragon (1082–1083), regent
• Pedro de Roda (1083–1115)
• William I (Guillermo) (1122)
• Sancho de Larrosa (1122–1142)
• Lope de Artajona (1143–1159)
• Sancho III (1160–1164)
• Pedro Compostelano (1162–1164)
• Raymond (1163)
• Bibiano (1165–1166)
• Peter of Paris (1167–1193)
• Martín de Tafalla (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 and of the archdeacon Guillermo de Oriz.

• Pedro Jiménez de Gazólaz (1242–1266)
• Armingot (1268–1277)
• Miguel Sánchez de Uncastillo (1277–1286)
• Miguel Periz de Legaria (1288–1304)
• Rodrigo Ibáñez de Medrano (1304–1310)
• Arnaud de Poyanne (1310–1316)
• Guillaume Mechin (1316–1317)
• Raul Rossellet (1317)
• Michel Maucondiut (1317), elected
• Semén García de Asiáin (1317), elected
• Arnaud de Barbazan (1318–1355)
• Pierre de Monteruc (1355–1356)
• Miguel Sánchez de Asiáin (1356–1364)
• Bernard Folcaut (1364–1377)
• Martín de Zalba (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 (1408), vicar general
  • Lancelot de Navarra (1408–1420), vicar general
• Sancho Sánchez de Oteiza (1420–1425)
• Martín de Peralta I (1426–1456)
• Martín de Peralta II (1457–1458)
  • Basilios Bessarion, 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)
  • Giovanni Ruffo de Theodoli (1512–1517), apostolic administrator
  • Amaneu de Labrit (1517–1520), apostolic administrator (second time)
  • Alessandro Cesarini, cardinal (1520–1538), apostolic administrator, resigned
• Juan Remmia (1538–1539)
• Pedro Pacheco Ladrón de Guevara, 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^[3]
• Diego Ramírez Sedeño de Fuenleal (1561–1573)^[4]
• Antonio Manrique Valencia (1575–1577)^[5]
• Pedro de Lafuente (1578–1587)^[6]
• Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas (1588–1596), transferred to the diocese of Jaén
• Antonio Zapata y Cisneros (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 (1612–1620)
• Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza y Ribera (1621–1622), transferred to the diocese of Málaga
• Cristóbal de Lobera y Torres (1623–1625), transferred to the diocese of Córdoba
• José González Díez (1625–1627), transferred to the archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela^[7]
• Pedro Fernández Zorrilla (1627–1637)
• Juan Queipo de Llano y Flórez (1639–1647), transferred to the diocese of Jaén
• Francisco Diego Alarcón y Covarrubias (1648–1657), transferred to the diocese of Córdoba^[8]
• Diego de Tejada y la Guardia (1658–1663)
• Andrés Girón (1664–1670)
• Pedro Roche (1670–1683)
• Juan Grande Santos de San Pedro (1683–1692)
• Toribio de Mier (1693–1698)
• Juan Íñiguez Arnedo (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
• Gaspar Miranda Argáiz (1742–1767)
• Juan Lorenzo Irigoyen Dutari (1768–1778)
• Agustín de Lezo Palomeque (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 (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)
• Mateo Múgica y Urrestarazu (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
• Enrique Delgado y Gómez (1946–1955), became also bishop of Tudela

Bishops of Pamplona and Tudela

• Enrique Delgado y Gómez (1955–1956), became archbishop

Archbishops of Pamplona and Tudela

• Enrique Delgado y Gómez (1956–1968)
• Arturo Tabera Araoz, cardinal (1968–1971)
• José Méndez Asensio (1971–1978), transferred to the archdiocese of Granada
• José María Cirarda Lachiondo (1978–1993)
• Fernando Sebastián Aguilar (1993–2007)
• Francisco Pérez González (2007–....)

Auxiliary bishops

• Ángel Riesco Carbajo (1958–1969)
• José María Larrauri Lafuente (1970–1979), transferred to the diocese of Vitoria
• Juan Antonio Aznárez Cobo (2012–....)

Suffragan dioceses

• Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño
• Jaca
• San Sebastián

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Spain

References

1. "Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
2. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Bishop Alvaro Moscoso" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 26, 2016
4. "Bishop Diego Ramírez Sedeño de Fuenleal" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 29, 2016
5. "Bishop Antonio Manrique Valencia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 5, 2016
6. "Bishop Pedro de Lafuente" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 6, 2016
7. "Archdiocese of Burgos" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
8. "Bishop Francisco Diego Alarcón y Covarrubias" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 27, 2016

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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