Diocese of Ceuta

Historical Details

• Diocese of Ceuta
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 4 April 1417
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Spain

Past Ordinaries

• Aymar (Almeric) de Aureliano, O.F.M. † (21 Mar 1421 Appointed - 1443 Died)
• João Manuel, O. Carm. † (20 Jul 1444 Appointed - 9 Jul 1459 Appointed, Bishop of Guarda)
• Juan Roderici † (13 Jul 1459 Appointed - 27 Sep 1459 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
• Alvaro † (17 Oct 1469 Appointed - )
• João Manuel Ferras † (9 Jan 1472 Appointed - 17 Mar 1477 Appointed, Bishop of Guarda)
• Martin Pedro † (28 Mar 1477 Appointed - 24 Sep 1477 Appointed, Bishop of Lamego)
• Justo Baldini, O.S.B. † (15 Mar 1479 Appointed - 1493 Died)
• Fernando de Almeida (Cotignus) † (19 Jul 1493 Appointed - 19 Jun 1499 Appointed, Bishop of Nevers)
• Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas † (3 May 1500 Appointed - 27 Jun 1505 Appointed, Bishop of Viseu)
• Henrique Alvari de Coimbra, O.F.M. † (30 Jan 1506 Appointed - 14 Sep 1532 Died)
• Diego da Silva, O.F.M. † (4 Mar 1534 Appointed - 24 Sep 1540 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
• Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas † (24 Sep 1540 Appointed - 4 Jul 1544 Died)
• Jorge de Coimbra † (9 Oct 1545 Appointed - 12 Mar 1569 Died)
• Francisco Guaresma, O.F.M. † (9 Jun 1570 Appointed - 1585 Died)
• Manuel de Seabra (Leabra) † (14 Jan 1577 Appointed - 1583 Resigned)
• Diego Corrêa de Souza † (15 Jul 1585 Appointed - 16 Feb 1598 Appointed, Bishop of Portalegre)
• Hector Valladares † (11 Mar 1598 Appointed - 1600 Died)
• Geronimo de Gouvea, O.F.M. † (24 Jan 1601 Appointed - 1602 Resigned)
• Agostinho Ribeiro † (27 Aug 1603 Appointed - 29 Jul 1613 Appointed, Bishop of Angra)
• Antonio de Aguilar † (21 Oct 1613 Appointed - 1632 Died)
• Gonçalvo (Gonzalo) da Silva † (6 Sep 1632 Appointed - 16 Feb 1649 Died)
• Antonio Medina Cachon y Ponce de Leon † (16 Dec 1675 Appointed - 9 Dec 1680 Appointed, Bishop of Lugo)
• Juan de Porras y Atienza † (12 May 1681 Appointed - 24 Apr 1684 Appointed, Bishop of Coria)
• Luis de Ayllon † (5 Jun 1684 Confirmed - )
• Antonio Ibáñez de la Riva Herrera † (9 Apr 1685 Confirmed - 29 Apr 1687 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
• Diego Ibáñez de la Madrid y Bustamente † (9 Jun 1687 Appointed - 5 Apr 1694 Died)
• Vidal Marin Fernandez † (13 Sep 1694 Appointed - 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 Appointed - 28 May 1721 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
• Tomás Crespo Agüero † (16 Jul 1721 Appointed - 17 Mar 1727 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
• Tomás del Valle, O.P. † (17 Mar 1727 Appointed - 12 Feb 1731 Appointed, Bishop of Cádiz)
• Andrés Mayoral Alonso de Mella † (9 Apr 1731 Appointed - 27 Jan 1738 Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia)
• Miguel Aguiar † (27 Jan 1738 Appointed - 14 Feb 1743 Died)
• Martín Barcia Carrascal † (15 Jul 1743 Appointed - 12 Jan 1756 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
• José Patricio de la Cuesta Velarde † (7 Apr 1756 Appointed - 17 Aug 1761 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
• Antonio Gómez de la Torre y Jaraveitia † (17 Aug 1761 Appointed - 28 May 1770 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
• José Domingo Rivero † (6 Aug 1770 Appointed - Jan 1771 Died)
• Manuel Fernández Torres † (17 Jun 1771 Appointed - 6 Sep 1773 Died)
• Felipe Antonio Solano Marín † (18 Apr 1774 Appointed - 1 Mar 1779 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
• Diego Martín Rodríguez, O.F.M. † (13 Dec 1779 Appointed - 14 Feb 1785 Appointed, Bishop of Coria)
• Bartolomé Antonio Fernández Sobrado, O.F.M. Cap. † (19 Dec 1785 Appointed - Dec 1811 Died)
• Andrés Esteban y Gómez † (19 Dec 1814 Confirmed - 22 Jul 1816 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
• Rafael Manuel José Benito de Vélez Téllez, O.F.M. Cap. † (14 Apr 1817 Appointed - 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)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Miguel Aguiar † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1738 to 14 Feb 1743)
• Antonio de Aguilar † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1613 to 1632)
• Fernando de Almeida (Cotignus) † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1493 to 19 Jun 1499)
• Henrique Alvari de Coimbra, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1506 to 14 Sep 1532)
• Alvaro † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1469 - )
• Aymar (Almeric) de Aureliano, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1421 to 1443)
• Luis de Ayllon † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1684)
• Justo Baldini, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1479 to 1493)
• Martín Barcia Carrascal † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1743 to 12 Jan 1756)
• Sancho Antonio Belunza Corcuera † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1713 to 5 Oct 1716)
• Jorge de Coimbra † (Bishop: 9 Oct 1545 to 12 Mar 1569)
• Diego Corrêa de Souza † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1585 to 16 Feb 1598)
• Tomás Crespo Agüero † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1721 to 17 Mar 1727)
• José Patricio de la Cuesta Velarde † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1756 to 17 Aug 1761)
• Diego da Silva, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1534 to 24 Sep 1540)
• Gonçalvo (Gonzalo) da Silva † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1632 to 16 Feb 1649)
• Tomás del Valle, O.P. † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1727 to 12 Feb 1731)
• Andrés Esteban y Gómez † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1814 to 22 Jul 1816)
• Bartolomé Antonio Fernández Sobrado, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1785 to Dec 1811)
• Manuel Fernández Torres † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1771 to 6 Sep 1773)
• Francisco Javier García Casarrubios y Melgar, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1824 to 19 Dec 1825)
• Antonio Gómez de la Torre y Jaraveitia † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1761 to 28 May 1770)
• Geronimo de Gouvea, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1601 to 1602)
• Francisco Guaresma, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1570 to 1585)
• Pablo Hernández, O.SS.T. † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1826 to 21 Jul 1829)
• Diego Ibáñez de la Madrid y Bustamente † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1687 to 5 Apr 1694)
• Antonio Ibáñez de la Riva Herrera † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1685 to 29 Apr 1687)
• Ildefonso Joaquín Infante y Macías, O.S.B. † (Apostolic Administrator: 23 May 1876 to 20 Mar 1877)
• Francisco Laso de la Vega Córdova, O.P. † (Bishop: 5 Oct 1716 to 28 May 1721)
• João Manuel, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 20 Jul 1444 to 9 Jul 1459)
• João Manuel Ferras † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1472 to 17 Mar 1477)
• Vidal Marin Fernandez † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1694 to 10 Mar 1709)
• Diego Martín Rodríguez, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 13 Dec 1779 to 14 Feb 1785)
• Andrés Mayoral Alonso de Mella † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1731 to 27 Jan 1738)
• Antonio Medina Cachon y Ponce de Leon † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1675 to 9 Dec 1680)
• Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1540 to 4 Jul 1544)
• Diego de Ortiz de Vilhegas † (Bishop: 3 May 1500 to 27 Jun 1505)
• Martin Pedro † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1477 to 24 Sep 1477)
• Juan de Porras y Atienza † (Bishop: 12 May 1681 to 24 Apr 1684)
• José Proceso Pozuelo y Herrero † (Apostolic Administrator: 26 Jun 1877 to 28 Feb 1879)
• Agostinho Ribeiro † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1603 to 29 Jul 1613)
• José Domingo Rivero † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1770 to Jan 1771)
• Juan Roderici † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1459 to 27 Sep 1459)
• Juan Sánchez Barragán y Vera † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1830 to 14 Aug 1846)
• Manuel de Seabra (Leabra) † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1577 to 1583)
• Felipe Antonio Solano Marín † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1774 to 1 Mar 1779)
• Rafael Manuel José Benito de Vélez Téllez, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1817 to 12 Jul 1824)
• Hector Valladares † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1598 to 1600)