| Diocese of Santander Dioecesis Santanderiensis Diócesis de Santander | |
|---|---|
 Santander Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Oviedo |
| Metropolitan | Oviedo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,527 km (2,134 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 592,876 557,409 (94%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12 December 1754 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin in Santander |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Manuel Sánchez Monge |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jesús Sanz Montes |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Santander (Latin: Dioecesis Santanderiensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church seated in Santander Cathedral in the city of Santander in the ecclesiastical province of Oviedo in Spain.
History
- 12 December 1754: Established as Diocese of Santander from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Burgos
Leadership
- Francisco Javier Arriaza (24 Sep 1755 – 10 Oct 1761 )
- Francisco Laso Santos de San Pedro (29 Mar 1762 – 14 May 1783 )
- Rafael Tomás Menéndez Luarca y Queipo de Llano (25 Jun 1784 – 20 Jun 1819 )
- Juan Nepomuceno Gómez Durán (21 Feb 1820 – 11 Apr 1829 )
- Felipe González Abarca, O. de M. (30 Aug 1829 – 12 Mar 1842 )
- Manuel Ramón Arias Teijeiro de Castro (17 Jan 1848 – 20 Jul 1859 )
- José López Crespo (20 Sep 1859 – 21 Mar 1875 )
- Vicente Calvo y Valero (5 Jul 1875 – 27 Mar 1884 )
- Vicente Santiago Sánchez de Castro (27 Mar 1884 – 19 Sep 1920 )
- Juan Plaza y García (16 Dec 1920 – 10 Jul 1927 )
- José María Eguino Trecu (2 Oct 1928 – 7 May 1961 )
- Eugenio Beitia Aldazabal (27 Jan 1962 – 23 Jan 1965 )
- Vincente Puchol Montis (2 Jul 1965 – 8 May 1967 )
- José María Cirarda Lachiondo (22 Jul 1968 – 3 Dec 1971 )
- Juan Antonio del Val Gallo (3 Dec 1971 – 23 Aug 1991 )
- José Vilaplana Blasco (23 Aug 1991 – 17 Jul 2006 )
- Vicente Jiménez Zamora (27 Jul 2007 – 12 Dec 2014)
- Manuel Sánchez Monge (6 May 2015 – present)
See also
Sources
| Catholic dioceses in Spain and Andorra | ||
|---|---|---|
| Province of Barcelona |  | |
| Province of Burgos | ||
| Province of Granada | ||
| Province of Madrid | ||
| Province of Mérida-Badajoz | ||
| Province of Oviedo | ||
| Province of Pamplona | ||
| Province of Santiago de Compostela | ||
| Province of Seville | ||
| Province of Tarragona | ||
| Province of Toledo | ||
| Province of Valencia | ||
| Province of Valladolid | ||
| Province of Zaragoza | ||
| Military Ordinariate | ||
| Eastern Rite Ordinariate | ||
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