Roman Catholic Diocese of Ceuta
The Catholic diocese of Ceuta, first Portuguese and afterwards Spanish, existed from 1417 to 1879. It was a suffragan of the Patriarchate of Lisbon until 1675, with the end of the Iberian Union, when Ceuta choose to remain linked to the king of Spain. Since then it was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Seville.[1] Its territory around Ceuta had previously belonged to the Order of Christ.[2]
The diocese of Tanger was united to it, in 1570.[3] In 1851, upon the signature of the concordat between the Holy See and Spain, the diocese of Ceuta was agreed to be suppressed, being combined into the diocese of Cádiz y Ceuta[4] (up to then diocese of Cádiz y Algeciras). The agreement was implemented in 1879.
Ordinaries
Diocese of Ceuta
Erected: 4 April 1417
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Seville
- Aymar de Aureliano, O.F.M. (21 Mar 1421 - 1443 Died)
- João Manuel, O. Carm. (20 Jul 1444 - 9 Jul 1459 Appointed, Bishop of Guarda)
- Juan Roderici (13 Jul 1459 - 27 Sep 1459 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
- Alvaro (17 Oct 1469 - )
- João Manuel Ferras (9 Jan 1472 - 17 Mar 1477 Appointed, Bishop of Guarda)
- Martin Pedro (28 Mar 1477 - 24 Sep 1477 Appointed, Bishop of Lamego)
- Justo Baldini, O.S.B. (15 Mar 1479 - 1493 Died)
- Fernando de Almeida (bishop) (Cotignus) (19 Jul 1493 - 19 Jun 1499 Appointed, Bishop of Nevers)
- Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas (3 May 1500 - 27 Jun 1505 Appointed, Bishop of Viseu)
- Henrique Alvari de Coimbra, O.F.M. (30 Jan 1506 - 14 Sep 1532 Died)
- Diego da Silva (bishop), O.F.M. (4 Mar 1534 - 24 Sep 1540 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
- Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas (24 Sep 1540 - 4 Jul 1544 Died)
- Jorge de Coimbra (9 Oct 1545 - 12 Mar 1569 Died)
- Francisco Guaresma, O.F.M. (9 Jun 1570 - 1585 Died)
- Manoel de Séabra (Leabra) (14 Jan 1577 - 1583 Resigned)
- Diego Corrêa de Souza (15 Jul 1585 - 16 Feb 1598 Appointed, Bishop of Portalegre)
- Hector Valladares (11 Mar 1598 - 1600 Died)
- Jerónimo de Gouvea, O.F.M. (24 Jan 1601 - 1602 Resigned)
- Agostinho Ribeiro (27 Aug 1603 - 29 Jul 1613 Appointed, Bishop of Angra)
- Antonio de Aguilar (21 Oct 1613 - 1632 Died)
- Gonçalvo da Silva (bishop) (6 Sep 1632 - 16 Feb 1649 Died)
- Antonio Medina Cachón y Ponce de León (16 Dec 1675 - 9 Dec 1680 Appointed, Bishop of Lugo)
- Juan de Porras y Atienza (12 May 1681 - 24 Apr 1684 Appointed, Bishop of Coria)
- Luis de Ayllón (5 Jun 1684 Confirmed - )
- Antonio Ibáñez de la Riva Herrera (9 Apr 1685 Confirmed - 28 Apr 1687 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
- Diego Ibáñez de la Madrid y Bustamente (9 Jun 1687 - 5 Apr 1694 Died)
- Vidal Marín Fernández (13 Sep 1694 - 10 Mar 1709 Died)
- Sancho Antonio Belunza Corcuera (11 Dec 1713 Confirmed - 5 Oct 1716 Appointed, Bishop of Coria)
- Francisco Laso de la Vega Córdova, O.P. (5 Oct 1716 - 28 May 1721 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
- Tomás Crespo Agüero (16 Jul 1721 - 17 Mar 1727 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
- Tomás del Valle, O.P. (17 Mar 1727 - 12 Feb 1731 Appointed, Bishop of Cádiz)
- Andrés Mayoral Alonso de Mella (9 Apr 1731 - 27 Jan 1738 Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia)
- Miguel Aguiar (27 Jan 1738 - 14 Feb 1743 Died)
- Martín Barcia Carrascal (15 Jul 1743 - 12 Jan 1756 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
- José Patricio de la Cuesta Velarde (7 Apr 1756 - 17 Aug 1761 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
- Antonio Gómez de la Torre y Jaraveitia (17 Aug 1761 - 28 May 1770 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
- José Domingo Rivero (6 Aug 1770 - Jan 1771 Died)
- Manuel Fernández Torres (17 Jun 1771 - 6 Sep 1773 Died)
- Felipe Antonio Solano Marín (18 Apr 1774 - 1 Mar 1779 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
- Diego Martín Rodríguez, O.F.M. Obs. (13 Dec 1779 - 14 Feb 1785 Appointed, Bishop of Coria)
- Bartolomé Antonio Fernández Sobrado, O.F.M. Cap. (19 Dec 1785 - Dec 1811 Died)
- Andrés Esteban y Gómez (19 Dec 1814 Confirmed - 22 Jul 1816 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
- Rafael Téllez, O.F.M. Cap. (14 Apr 1817 - 12 Jul 1824 Confirmed, Archbishop of Burgos)
- Francisco Javier García Casarrubios y Melgar, O. Cist. (27 Sep 1824 Confirmed - 19 Dec 1825 Confirmed, Bishop of Tui)
- Pablo Hernández, O.SS.T. (13 Mar 1826 Confirmed - 21 Jul 1829 Died)
- Juan Sánchez Barragán y Vera (15 Mar 1830 Confirmed - 14 Aug 1846 Died)
5 September 1851: United with Diocese of Cádiz to form Diocese of Cádiz y Ceuta
See also
Notes
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "article name needed". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
External links
- GCatholic.org
- La definitiva agregación de la diócesis de Ceuta a la de Cádiz (1877–1879), María José Vilar, Hispania sacra, ISSN 0018-215X, Vol. 57, Nº 115, 2005, pgs. 243–262 (Spanish)
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