Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela

ARCHDIOCESE OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (Archidioecesis Compostellanus)

Country : Spain
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 5th century as Diocese of Iria Flavia
Renamed in 1095 to Diocese of Compostela
Elevated to Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela in 1120

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Arms of Archbishops

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  Gómez Manrique (1351-1362)

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  Suero Gómez de Toledo (1362-1366)

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  Alonso Sánchez de Moscoso (1367-1367)

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  Rodrigo de Moscoso (1368-1382)

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  Juan García Manrique (1383-1388)

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  Lope de Mendoza (1399-1445)

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  Álvaro Núñez de Isorna (1445-1449)

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  Rodrigo de Luna (1451-1460)

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  Alonso de Fonseca II (1460-1465)

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  Alonso de Fonseca I (1465-1469)

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  Alonso de Fonseca II (1469-1507)

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  Alonso de Fonseca III (1507-1523)

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  Juan Pardo de Tavera (1524-1534)

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  Pedro Gómez Sarmiento de Villandrando (1534-1541)

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  Gaspar Ávalos de la Cueva (1542-1545)

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  Pedro Manuel (1546-1550)

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  Juan Álvarez y Alva de Toledo (1550-1557)

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  Gaspar Zúñiga y Avellaneda (1558-1569)

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  Cristóbal Fernández Valtodano (1570-1572)

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  Francisco Blanco Salcedo (1574-1581)

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  Juan de Yermo y Hermosa (1582-1584)

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  Alonso Velázquez (1583-1587)

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  Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada (1587-1602)

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  Maximiliano de Austria (1603-1614)

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  Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa (1615-1622)

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  Luis Fernández de Córdoba (1622-1624)

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  Agustín Antolínez (1624-1626)

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  José González Díez (1627-1630)

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  Agustín Spínola Basadone (1630-1645)

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  Fernando Andrade Sotomayor (1645-1655)

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  Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán (1668-1668)

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  Pedro Carrillo y Acuña (1665-1667)

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  Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán (1668-1669)

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  Andrés Girón (1670-1681)

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  Francisco de Seijas Losada (1681-1684)

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  Antonio Monroy (1685-1715)

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  Luis Salcedo Azcona (1716-1722)

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  Miguel Herrero Esgueva (1723-1727)

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  José de Yermo y Santibáñez (1728-1737)

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  Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara (1738-1745)

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  Cayetano Gil Taboada (1745-1751)

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  Bartolomé Rajoy Losada (1751-1772)

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  Francisco Alejandro Bocanegra Jivaja (1773-1782)

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  Sebastián Malvar y Pinto (1783-1795)

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  Felipe Antonio Fernández Vallejo (1797-1800)

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  Rafael Múzquiz Aldunate (1801-1821)

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  Juan García Benito (1822-1824)

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  Simón Antonio Rentería Reyes (1824-1824)

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  Rafael Manuel José Benito de Vélez Téllez (1824-1850)

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  Miguel García Cuesta (1851-1873)

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  Miguel Paya y Rico (1874-1886)

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  Victoriano Guisasola y Rodríguez (1886-1888)

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  José María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia (1889-1922)

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  Manuel Lago y González (1923-1925)

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  Julián de Diego y García Alcolea (1925-1927)

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  Zacarías Martínez Núñez (1927-1933)

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  Tomás Muñiz Pablos (1935-1948)

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  Carmelo Ballester y Nieto (1948-1949)

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  Fernando Quiroga y Palacios (1949-1971)

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  Angel Suquía Goicoechea (1973-1983)

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  Antonio María Rouco Varela (1984-1994)

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  Julián Barrio Barrio (1996-present)

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