Roman Catholic Diocese of Santander
| Diocese of Santander Dioecesis Santanderiensis Diócesis de Santander | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Oviedo |
| Metropolitan | Oviedo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,527 km2 (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 |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santander (Latin: Santanderien(sis)) is a diocese 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
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