Islas Canarias {Canary Islands} (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

José Mazuelos Pérez, Bishop
Cristóbal Déniz Hernández, Auxiliary Bishop
Francisco Cases Andreu, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 1485
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Spain
Square Kilometers: 4,111 (1,587 Square Miles)
Description: (once called Las Palmas)
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdecanarias.org/
Mailing Address: Obispado, Plaza de Santa Ana 12, 35001 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Espana
Telephone: 928.31.36.00
Fax: 928.33.47.89

Historical Details

Diocese of Rubicón
- Latin Name: Rubicensis
- Erected: 7 July 1406
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}
- Country: Spain

Past and Present Ordinaries

Alfonso Sanlúcar de Barrameda, O.F.M. † (7 Jul 1404 Appointed - 2 Apr 1417 Appointed, Titular Bishop of Libariensis)
Mendo de Viedma, O.F.M. † (2 Apr 1417 Appointed - 1431 Died)
Fernando de Talmonte, O.S.H. † (1 Oct 1431 Appointed - 1436 Died)
Francisco Moya, O.F.M. † (26 Sep 1436 Appointed - )
Juan Cid † ( 1449 Appointed - 1459 Died)
Roberto † (11 Aug 1460 Confirmed - )
Martin de Rojas, O.S.H. † (17 Mar 1468 Appointed - 1470 Resigned)
Juan de San Lucar, O.F.M. † (10 Dec 1470 Appointed - 1479 Died)
Juan de Frías † ( 1479 Appointed - 1485 Died)
Miguel López de la Serna, O.F.M. † (29 Mar 1486 Appointed - 1488 Died)
Diego de Muros † (27 Jun 1496 Appointed - 1507 Died)
Pedro López Ayala † (20 Oct 1507 Appointed - Feb 1513 Died)
Fernando Vázquez de Arce † (20 May 1513 Appointed - 1520 Died)
Luis Cabeza de Vaca † (11 Mar 1523 Appointed - 22 Jun 1530 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
Pedro Fernández Manrique † (22 Jun 1530 Appointed - 14 Dec 1530 Appointed, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo)
Juan de Salamanca, O.P. † (6 Mar 1531 Appointed - 1538 Died)
Alonso Ruiz de Virués, O.S.B. † (12 Aug 1538 Appointed - 19 Jan 1545 Died)
Antonio de la Cruz, O.F.M. Obs. † (7 Dec 1545 Appointed - 1550 Died)
Francisco de la Cerda Córdoba, O.P. † (19 Jan 1551 Appointed - 14 Nov 1551 Died)
Melchor Cano, O.P. † (12 Sep 1552 Appointed - 1554 Resigned)
Diego Deza Tello † (30 Apr 1554 Appointed - 26 Apr 1566 Appointed, Bishop of Coria)
Bartolomé de Torres † (15 May 1566 Appointed - 1 Feb 1568 Died)
Juan Alzóloras (Arzolaras), O.S.H. † (17 Sep 1568 Appointed - 7 May 1574 Died)
Cristóbal Vela y Acuña (Tavera) † (15 Dec 1574 Appointed - 27 May 1580 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
Fernando Rueda † (22 Jun 1580 Appointed - 17 Jun 1585 Died)
Fernando Suárez de Figueroa † (22 Jun 1587 Appointed - 26 Mar 1597 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)
Francisco Martínez de Cenicero † (14 Apr 1597 Appointed - 13 Aug 1607 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en España))
Francisco de Sosa, O.F.M. † (3 Sep 1607 Appointed - 1610 Resigned)
Juan Nicolás Valdés de Carriazo † (26 Apr 1610 Appointed - 10 Oct 1611 Appointed, Bishop of Guadix)
Lope Velasco Valdivieso † (14 Nov 1611 Appointed - 29 Oct 1613 Died)
Antonio Corrionero † (6 Oct 1614 Appointed - 17 May 1621 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
Pedro Herrera Suárez, O.P. † (7 Jun 1621 Appointed - 27 Jun 1622 Confirmed, Bishop of Tuy)
Juan Guzmán, O.F.M. † (11 Jul 1622 Appointed - 6 Oct 1627 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
Cristóbal de la Cámara y Murga † (15 Nov 1627 Confirmed - 7 May 1635 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega † (9 Jul 1635 Appointed - 1651 Resigned)
Rodrigo Gutiérrez de Rojas † (3 Jul 1651 Appointed - 14 Dec 1658 Died)
Juan Vande-Escarth y Briceño, O.S.H. † (9 Jun 1659 Appointed - 12 Jan 1665 Appointed, Bishop of León)
Bartolomé García Jiménez y Rabadán † (16 Mar 1665 Appointed - 14 Jun 1690 Died)
Bernardo de Vicuña Zuazo † (12 Nov 1691 Appointed - 31 Jan 1705 Died)
Juan Ruiz y Simón † (22 Feb 1706 Appointed - 6 Jun 1712 Died)
Lucas Conejero de Molina † (28 May 1714 Appointed - 26 Jun 1724 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
Félix Bernuy Zapata y Mendoza † (20 Nov 1724 Appointed - 23 May 1730 Died)
Pedro Manuel Dávila y Cárdenas † (6 Aug 1731 Appointed - 19 Dec 1738 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
Juan Francisco Guillén † (30 Sep 1739 Appointed - 15 Mar 1751 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
Valentín Moran Menéndez, O. de M. † (15 Mar 1751 Appointed - 20 May 1761 Resigned)
Francisco Javier Delgado y Venegas † (25 May 1761 Confirmed - 19 Dec 1768 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
Juan Bautista Cervera, O.F.M. Disc. † (12 Jun 1769 Appointed - 12 May 1777 Appointed, Bishop of Cádiz)
Joaquín Herrera Bárcena, O. Cist. † (1 Mar 1779 Appointed - 4 Dec 1783 Died)
Antonio Martínez de la Plaza † (14 Feb 1785 Appointed - 29 Nov 1790 Appointed, Bishop of Cádiz)
Antonio Tavira Almazán † (11 Apr 1791 Appointed - 27 Jun 1796 Appointed, Bishop of Osma)
Manuel Verdugo Albiturría † (27 Jun 1796 Appointed - 7 Jul 1818 Died)
Manuel Bernardo Morete Bodelón † (27 Sep 1824 Confirmed - 21 Mar 1825 Confirmed, Bishop of Astorga)
Fernando Cano Almirante, O.F.M. Obs. † (19 Dec 1825 Confirmed - 22 Sep 1826 Died)
Bernardo Martínez Carnero † (21 May 1827 Appointed - 26 Jan 1833 Died)
Judas José Romo y Gamboa † (20 Jan 1834 Confirmed - 17 Dec 1847 Confirmed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
Buenaventura Codina Augerolas, C.M. † (17 Dec 1847 Confirmed - 18 Nov 1857 Died)
Joaquín Lluch y Garriga, O.C.D. † (27 Sep 1858 Appointed - 13 Mar 1868 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
José Maria de Urquinaona y Vidot † (22 Jun 1868 Confirmed - 15 Jul 1878 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
José Proceso Pozuelo y Herrero † (28 Feb 1879 Confirmed - 26 Jun 1890 Appointed, Bishop of Segovia)
José Cueto y Díez de la Maza, O.P. † (1 Jun 1891 Appointed - 17 Aug 1908 Died)
Adolfo Pérez y Muñoz † (29 Apr 1909 Appointed - 18 Jul 1913 Appointed, Bishop of Badajoz)
Ángel Marquina y Corrales † (18 Jul 1913 Appointed - 6 Sep 1922 Appointed, Bishop of Guadix)
Miguel de los Santos Serra y Sucarrats † (14 Dec 1922 Appointed - 16 Jan 1936 Appointed, Bishop of Segorbe)
Antonio Victor Pildáin y Zapiáin † (18 May 1936 Appointed - 15 Dec 1966 Retired)
José Antonio Infantes Florido † (20 Jul 1967 Appointed - 25 May 1978 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
Ramón Echarren Istúriz † (27 Nov 1978 Appointed - 26 Nov 2005 Retired)
Francisco Cases Andreu (26 Nov 2005 Appointed - 6 Jul 2020 Retired)
José Mazuelos Pérez (6 Jul 2020 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Rubicón
7 July 1406	Erected		Diocese of Rubicón (erected)
Diocese of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}
1485	Name Changed	Diocese of Rubicón	Diocese of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}
1630	Territory Lost	Diocese of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}	Prefecture Apostolic of Tripoli (erected)
1 February 1819	Territory Lost	Diocese of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}	Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife (erected)
10 August 1838	Territory Lost	Diocese of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}	Diocese of Alger (erected)
1843	Territory Lost	Diocese of Alger Diocese of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}	Vicariate Apostolic of Tunis (erected)

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 Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}

1950 375,911 376,046 100.0% 146 52 198 1,898 112 497 111 ap1951

1970 590,020 591,976 99.7% 221 71 292 2,020 101 632 129 ap1971

1980 656,000 663,000 98.9% 203 68 271 2,420 123 783 146 ap1981

1990 793,212 803,392 98.7% 187 66 253 3,135 112 818 150 ap1991

1999 820,530 862,955 95.1% 197 62 259 3,168 1 83 602 327 ap2000

2000 830,500 881,350 94.2% 202 62 264 3,145 1 85 596 327 ap2001

2001 830,500 881,350 94.2% 194 44 238 3,489 1 63 599 327 ap2002

2002 892,198 924,558 96.5% 208 64 272 3,280 1 101 490 295 ap2003

2003 800,677 924,558 86.6% 205 64 269 2,976 1 101 490 296 ap2004

2004 832,665 979,606 85.0% 185 71 256 3,252 1 105 488 296 ap2005

2006 860,139 1,011,928 85.0% 186 63 249 3,454 1 143 425 296 ap2007

2013 935,610 1,100,813 85.0% 173 38 211 4,434 74 411 298 ap2014

2016 933,645 1,098,406 85.0% 166 39 205 4,554 64 385 298 ap2017

2019 942,799 1,109,175 85.0% 154 36 190 4,962 50 325 298 ap2020

2021 961,405 1,131,065 85.0% 153 36 189 5,086 63 245 299 ap2022

2023 960,000 1,129,395 85.0% 144 37 181 5,303 1 59 219 298 ap2024

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 Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}
1950	375,911	376,046	100.0%	146	52	198	1,898		112	497	111	ap1951
1970	590,020	591,976	99.7%	221	71	292	2,020		101	632	129	ap1971
1980	656,000	663,000	98.9%	203	68	271	2,420		123	783	146	ap1981
1990	793,212	803,392	98.7%	187	66	253	3,135		112	818	150	ap1991
1999	820,530	862,955	95.1%	197	62	259	3,168	1	83	602	327	ap2000
2000	830,500	881,350	94.2%	202	62	264	3,145	1	85	596	327	ap2001
2001	830,500	881,350	94.2%	194	44	238	3,489	1	63	599	327	ap2002
2002	892,198	924,558	96.5%	208	64	272	3,280	1	101	490	295	ap2003
2003	800,677	924,558	86.6%	205	64	269	2,976	1	101	490	296	ap2004
2004	832,665	979,606	85.0%	185	71	256	3,252	1	105	488	296	ap2005
2006	860,139	1,011,928	85.0%	186	63	249	3,454	1	143	425	296	ap2007
2013	935,610	1,100,813	85.0%	173	38	211	4,434		74	411	298	ap2014
2016	933,645	1,098,406	85.0%	166	39	205	4,554		64	385	298	ap2017
2019	942,799	1,109,175	85.0%	154	36	190	4,962		50	325	298	ap2020
2021	961,405	1,131,065	85.0%	153	36	189	5,086		63	245	299	ap2022
2023	960,000	1,129,395	85.0%	144	37	181	5,303	1	59	219	298	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Juan Alzóloras (Arzolaras), O.S.H. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 17 Sep 1568 to 7 May 1574)
Félix Bernuy Zapata y Mendoza † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1724 to 23 May 1730)
Luis Cabeza de Vaca † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1523 to 22 Jun 1530)
Melchor Cano, O.P. † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1552 to 1554)
Fernando Cano Almirante, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1825 to 22 Sep 1826)
Juan Bautista Cervera, O.F.M. Disc. † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1769 to 12 May 1777)
Juan Cid † (Bishop: 1449 to 1459)
Buenaventura Codina Augerolas, C.M. † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1847 to 18 Nov 1857)
Lucas Conejero de Molina † (Bishop: 28 May 1714 to 26 Jun 1724)
Antonio Corrionero † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1614 to 17 May 1621)
José Cueto y Díez de la Maza, O.P. † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1891 to 17 Aug 1908)
Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. †
Pedro Manuel Dávila y Cárdenas † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1731 to 19 Dec 1738)
Antonio de la Cruz, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1545 to 1550)
Francisco Javier Delgado y Venegas † (Bishop: 25 May 1761 to 19 Dec 1768)
Diego Deza Tello † (Bishop: 30 Apr 1554 to 26 Apr 1566)
Ramón Echarren Istúriz † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1978 to 26 Nov 2005)
Pedro Agustín Estévez y Ugarte †
Pedro Fernández Manrique † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1530 to 14 Dec 1530)
Juan de Frías † (Bishop: 1479 to 1485)
Bartolomé García Jiménez y Rabadán † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1665 to 14 Jun 1690)
Juan Francisco Guillén † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1739 to 15 Mar 1751)
Rodrigo Gutiérrez de Rojas † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1651 to 14 Dec 1658)
Juan Guzmán, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1622 to 6 Oct 1627)
Joaquín Herrera Bárcena, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1779 to 4 Dec 1783)
Pedro Herrera Suárez, O.P. † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1621 to 27 Jun 1622)
José Antonio Infantes Florido † (Bishop: 20 Jul 1967 to 25 May 1978)
Cristóbal de la Cámara y Murga † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1627 to 7 May 1635)
Francisco de la Cerda Córdoba, O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1551 to 14 Nov 1551)
Joaquín Lluch y Garriga, O.C.D. † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1858 to 13 Mar 1868)
Pedro López Ayala † (Bishop: 20 Oct 1507 to Feb 1513)
Miguel López de la Serna, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1486 to 1488)
Ángel Marquina y Corrales † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1913 to 6 Sep 1922)
Bernardo Martínez Carnero † (Bishop: 21 May 1827 to 26 Jan 1833)
Francisco Martínez de Cenicero † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1597 to 13 Aug 1607)
Antonio Martínez de la Plaza † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1785 to 29 Nov 1790)
Valentín Moran Menéndez, O. de M. † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1751 to 20 May 1761)
Manuel Bernardo Morete Bodelón † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1824 to 21 Mar 1825)
Francisco Moya, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1436 - )
Diego de Muros † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1496 to 1507)
Adolfo Pérez y Muñoz † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1909 to 18 Jul 1913)
Antonio Victor Pildáin y Zapiáin † (Bishop: 18 May 1936 to 15 Dec 1966)
José Proceso Pozuelo y Herrero † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1879 to 26 Jun 1890)
Martin de Rojas, O.S.H. † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1468 to 1470)
Vicente Román y Linares, O. Praem. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jul 1816 to 6 May 1826)
Judas José Romo y Gamboa † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1834 to 17 Dec 1847)
Fernando Rueda † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1580 to 17 Jun 1585)
Alonso Ruiz de Virués, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1538 to 19 Jan 1545)
Juan Ruiz y Simón † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1706 to 6 Jun 1712)
Juan de Salamanca, O.P. † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1531 to 1538)
Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 9 Jul 1635 to 1651)
Juan de San Lucar, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1470 to 1479)
Alfonso Sanlúcar de Barrameda, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 7 Jul 1404 to 2 Apr 1417)
Miguel de los Santos Serra y Sucarrats † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1922 to 16 Jan 1936)
Francisco de Sosa, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1607 to 1610)
Manuel de Sosa y Béthencourt †
Fernando Suárez de Figueroa † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1587 to 26 Mar 1597)
Fernando de Talmonte, O.S.H. † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1431 to 1436)
Antonio Tavira Almazán † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1791 to 27 Jun 1796)
Bartolomé de Torres † (Bishop: 15 May 1566 to 1 Feb 1568)
José Maria de Urquinaona y Vidot † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1868 to 15 Jul 1878)
Juan Nicolás Valdés de Carriazo † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1610 to 10 Oct 1611)
Juan Vande-Escarth y Briceño, O.S.H. † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1659 to 12 Jan 1665)
Fernando Vázquez de Arce † (Bishop: 20 May 1513 to 1520)
Lope Velasco Valdivieso † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1611 to 29 Oct 1613)
Cristóbal Vela y Acuña (Tavera) † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1574 to 27 May 1580)
Manuel Verdugo Albiturría † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1796 to 7 Jul 1818)
Bernardo de Vicuña Zuazo † (Bishop: 12 Nov 1691 to 31 Jan 1705)
Mendo de Viedma, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1417 to 1431)
Roberto † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1460)

Source(s)

Diocese of Rubicón
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 426
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 226
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiæ Catholicæ, Volume 1, Page 474
Diocese of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 226
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 149, and Page 150
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 132
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 140
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 144
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiæ Catholicæ, Volume 1, Page 22, to Page 23

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