Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón

Historical Details

• Diocese of Roda
  • Erected: 716
  • Country: Spain

• Diocese of Barbastro
  • Latin Name: Barbastrensis
  • Name Changed: 12th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Zaragoza
  • Country: Spain

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Atón † ( 920 Appointed - 2 Apr 955 Died)
• Odesindo † ( 957 Appointed - 975 Died)
• Borrell † (21 Nov 1017 Appointed - 1019 Died)
• Pedro Ramón Dalmacio † ( 1076 Appointed - 1094 Died)
• Poncius † ( 1097 Appointed - 17 Apr 1104 Died)
• St. Ramón Guillermo † ( 1104 Appointed - 21 Jun 1126 Died)
• Pedro Guillermo † ( 1126 Appointed - 19 Jul 1134 Died)
• Guafrido , O.S.A. † (Sep 1136 Appointed - Sep 1143 Died)
• Felipe Urríes Urríes, O.P. † (9 Feb 1573 Appointed - 28 Jun 1585 Died)
• Miguel Cercito Bereterra † (4 Nov 1585 Appointed - 15 Aug 1595 Died)
• Carlos Muñoz Serrano † (18 Mar 1596 Appointed - Mar 1603 Died)
• Juan Moriz Salazar † (20 Oct 1604 Appointed - 5 Sep 1616 Appointed, Bishop of Huesca)
• Jerónimo Bautista Lanuza, O.P. † (16 Sep 1616 Appointed - 24 Aug 1622 Appointed, Bishop of Albarracin)
• Pedro Apaolaza Ramírez, O.S.B. † (24 Aug 1622 Appointed - 18 Jul 1625 Confirmed, Bishop of Albarracin)
• Alfonso de Requeséns Fenollet, O.F.M. † (6 Oct 1625 Confirmed - 8 Apr 1639 Died)
• Bernardo Lacabra † (3 Oct 1639 Appointed - 13 Jan 1643 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
• Diego Chueca † (13 Jul 1643 Confirmed - 6 May 1647 Confirmed, Bishop of Teruel)
• Miguel Escartín Arbeza, O. Cist. † (27 May 1647 Confirmed - 31 Jan 1656 Appointed, Bishop of Lérida)
• Diego Antonio Francés de Urrutigoyti y Lerma † (14 Feb 1656 Appointed - 30 Jan 1673 Confirmed, Bishop of Teruel)
• Íñigo (Ignacio) Royo, O.S.B. † (25 Sep 1673 Appointed - 14 Jun 1680 Died)
• Francisco López de Urraca, O.S.A. † (14 Apr 1681 Appointed - 27 Jan 1695 Died)
• Jeronimo López, O.P. † (14 Nov 1695 Appointed - 21 Jun 1696 Died)
• José Martínez del Villar † (17 Dec 1696 Appointed - 8 Aug 1699 Died)
• Francisco de Paula Garcés Marcilla, O.M. † (10 May 1700 Appointed - 24 Sep 1708 Appointed, Bishop of Huesca)
• Pedro Gregorio Padilla † (3 Oct 1708 Appointed - 17 Sep 1714 Confirmed, Bishop of Huesca)
• Pedro Granell † (1 Oct 1714 Appointed - 7 Jun 1717 Died)
• Carlos Alamán Ferrer † (11 Oct 1717 Appointed - 10 May 1739 Died)
• Francisco Antonio Bustamante Jiménez † (14 Dec 1739 Appointed - 31 Jul 1747 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
• Benito Marín, O.S.B. † (29 Jan 1748 Appointed - 27 Apr 1750 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
• Juan Ladrón de Guevara, O. Carm. † (22 Jul 1750 Appointed - 9 Mar 1755 Died)
• Diego Rivera Higuera, O. de M. † (4 Aug 1755 Appointed - 18 Mar 1766 Died)
• Felipe Antonio Perales Mercado † (26 Sep 1766 Appointed - 22 Nov 1772 Died)
• Juan Manuel Cornel † (19 Apr 1773 Appointed - 8 Oct 1789 Died)
• Agustín Iñigo Abad Lasierra, O.S.B. † (21 Jun 1790 Appointed - 24 Oct 1813 Died)
• Juan Nepomuceno de Lera y Cano † (19 Dec 1814 Confirmed - 23 Jun 1828 Confirmed, Bishop of Segovia)
• Jaime Fort y Puig † (15 Dec 1828 Confirmed - 15 Oct 1855 Died)
• Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. † (2 Feb 1950 Appointed - 13 May 1950 Appointed, Bishop of Albacete)
• Pedro Cantero Cuadrado † (19 Dec 1951 Appointed - 22 Oct 1953 Appointed, Bishop of Huelva)
• Segundo Garcia de Sierra y Méndez † (28 Jul 1954 Appointed - 20 Nov 1959 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Oviedo)
• Jaime Flores Martin, H.S.O.D. † (22 Feb 1960 Appointed - 30 Apr 1970 Resigned)
• Damián Iguacén Borau † (10 Aug 1970 Appointed - 23 Sep 1974 Appointed, Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín))
• Ambrosio Echebarria Arroita † (23 Sep 1974 Appointed - 29 Oct 1999 Retired)
• Juan José Omella Omella (29 Oct 1999 Appointed - 8 Apr 2004 Appointed, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño)
• Alfonso Milián Sorribas † (11 Nov 2004 Appointed - 27 Dec 2014 Retired)
• Ángel Javier Pérez Pueyo, H.S.O.D. (27 Dec 2014 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Barbastro
1949	36,400	36,400	100.0%	49	16	65	560		21	98	153	ap1951
1959	42,629	42,629	100.0%	87	22	109	391		35	106	173	ap1960
1970	39,230	39,236	100.0%	80	17	97	404		27	70	40	ap1971
1980	33,785	33,825	99.9%	68	14	82	412		20	86	175	ap1981
1990	32,860	32,900	99.9%	56	13	69	476		23	75	153	ap1991
Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón
1999	97,200	98,073	99.1%	83	40	123	790		52	160	274	ap2000
2000	95,300	96,250	99.0%	83	40	123	774		52	153	274	ap2001
2001	96,125	98,073	98.0%	75	39	114	843		51	166	274	ap2002
2002	96,328	98,658	97.6%	75	28	103	935		42	131	308	ap2003
2003	95,200	97,800	97.3%	77	27	104	915		41	132	308	ap2004
2004	95,000	95,887	99.1%	74	26	100	950		42	127	274	ap2005
2006	95,498	102,580	93.1%	70	27	97	984		38	132	274	ap2007
2012	96,600	104,700	92.3%	63	22	85	1,136		29	137	242	ap2013
2015	94,150	99,415	94.7%	69	27	96	980		31	120	250	ap2016
2018	86,629	97,917	88.5%	61	19	80	1,082		33	85	247	ap2019
2020	86,147	97,937	88.0%	61	19	80	1,076		34	88	247	ap2021
2022	93,456	109,365	85.5%	51	15	66	1,416		25	58	247	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Juan José Omella Omella (Bishop: 29 Oct 1999 to 8 Apr 2004)
• Ángel Javier Pérez Pueyo, H.S.O.D. (Bishop: 27 Dec 2014 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Agustín Iñigo Abad Lasierra, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1790 to 24 Oct 1813)
• Carlos Alamán Ferrer † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1717 to 10 May 1739)
• Pedro Apaolaza Ramírez, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1622 to 18 Jul 1625)
• Bl. Florentino Asensio Barroso † (Apostolic Administrator: 11 Nov 1935 to 9 Aug 1936)
• Isidoro Badía y Sarradell † (Apostolic Administrator: 3 Jul 1907 to 27 Jul 1917)
• José María Blanco Barón †
• Francisco Antonio Bustamante Jiménez † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1739 to 31 Jul 1747)
• Pedro Cantero Cuadrado † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1951 to 22 Oct 1953)
• Laureano Castán Lacoma †
• Miguel Cercito Bereterra † (Bishop: 4 Nov 1585 to 15 Aug 1595)
• Diego Chueca † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1643 to 6 May 1647)
• Juan Manuel Cornel † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1773 to 8 Oct 1789)
• Pedro Ramón Dalmacio † (Bishop: 1076 to 1094)
• Ambrosio Echebarria Arroita † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1974 to 29 Oct 1999)
• Miguel Escartín Arbeza, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 27 May 1647 to 31 Jan 1656)
• Jaime Flores Martin, H.S.O.D. † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1960 to 30 Apr 1970)
• Jaime Fort y Puig † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1828 to 15 Oct 1855)
• Diego Antonio Francés de Urrutigoyti y Lerma † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1656 to 30 Jan 1673)
• Francisco de Paula Garcés Marcilla, O.M. † (Bishop: 10 May 1700 to 24 Sep 1708)
• Segundo Garcia de Sierra y Méndez † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1954 to 20 Nov 1959)
• Pedro Granell † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1714 to 7 Jun 1717)
• Pedro Guillermo † (Bishop: 1126 to 19 Jul 1134)
• St. Ramón Guillermo † (Bishop: 1104 to 21 Jun 1126)
• Damián Iguacén Borau † (Bishop: 10 Aug 1970 to 23 Sep 1974)
• Emilio Jiménez Pérez † (Apostolic Administrator: 4 Jan 1918 to 21 Oct 1926)
• Bernardo Lacabra † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1639 to 13 Jan 1643)
• Juan Ladrón de Guevara, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1750 to 9 Mar 1755)
• Jerónimo Bautista Lanuza, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1616 to 24 Aug 1622)
• Juan Nepomuceno de Lera y Cano † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1814 to 23 Jun 1828)
• Jeronimo López, O.P. † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1695 to 21 Jun 1696)
• Francisco López de Urraca, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1681 to 27 Jan 1695)
• Benito Marín, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1748 to 27 Apr 1750)
• José Martínez del Villar † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1696 to 8 Aug 1699)
• Alfonso Milián Sorribas † (Bishop: 11 Nov 2004 to 27 Dec 2014)
• Juan Moriz Salazar † (Bishop: 20 Oct 1604 to 5 Sep 1616)
• Carlos Muñoz Serrano † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1596 to Mar 1603)
• Nicanor Mutiloa e Irurita, C.SS.R. † (Apostolic Administrator: 17 Nov 1927 to 1 May 1935)
• Pedro Gregorio Padilla † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1708 to 17 Sep 1714)
• Felipe Antonio Perales Mercado † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1766 to 22 Nov 1772)
• Casimiro Piñera y Naredo † (Apostolic Administrator: 6 Mar 1896 to 28 Nov 1898)
• Alfonso de Requeséns Fenollet, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1625 to 8 Apr 1639)
• Diego Rivera Higuera, O. de M. † (Bishop: 4 Aug 1755 to 18 Mar 1766)
• Íñigo (Ignacio) Royo, O.S.B. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 25 Sep 1673 to 14 Jun 1680)
• Juan Antonio Ruano Martín † (Apostolic Administrator: 24 Nov 1898 to 14 Dec 1905)
• Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. † (Apostolic Administrator: 18 Feb 1946; Bishop: 2 Feb 1950 to 13 May 1950)
• Felipe Urríes Urríes, O.P. † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1573 to 28 Jun 1585)
• Atón † (Bishop: 920 to 2 Apr 955)
• Borrell † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1017 to 1019)
• Guafrido , O.S.A. † (Bishop: Sep 1136 to Sep 1143)
• Odesindo † (Bishop: 957 to 975)
• Poncius † (Bishop: 1097 to 17 Apr 1104)

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