Archdiocese of Valencia

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ARCHDIOCESE OF VALENCIA (Archidioecesis Valentina)

Country : Spain
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 527 as Diocese of Valencia
Suppressed 8th century
Re-established 1235 as Diocese of Valencia
Elevated to Archdiocese in 1492

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

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Arms of Archbishops

Alfonso de Borja y Cabanilles (1429-1458)
Rodrigo de Borja (1458-1492, administrator
1492 archbishop)
Cesare Borgia (1492-1498, Archbishop-Elect)
Juan de Borja Llançol de Romaní (1499-1500, Administrator)
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Pedro-Luis Borja (1500-1511)
Alfonso de Aragón (1512-1520)
Erard von der Mark (1520-1538)
Georg von Österreich (1538-1544)
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Tomás de Villanueva (1544-1555)
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Francisco de Navarra (1556-1563)
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Acisclo de Moya y Contreras (1564)
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Martín Pérez de Ayala (1564-1566)
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Fernando de Loaces (1567-1568)
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Heiliger Juan de Ribera (1569-1611)
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Pedro Castro Nero (September 12-28, 1611)
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Isidoro-Aliaga (1612-1648)
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Pedro de Urbina (1649-1658)
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Martín López de Ontiveros (1659-1666)
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Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán (1667-1668)
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Ludovico Alfonso De Los Cameros (1668-1676)
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Juan Tomás de Rocaberti (1677-1699)
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Antonio Folch de Cardona (1700-1724)
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Andrés Orbe Larreátegui (1725-1736)
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Andrés Mayoral Alonso de Mella (1738-1769)
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Tomás de Azpuru (1770-1772)
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Francisco Fabián y Fuero (1773-1794)
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Antonio Despuig y Dameto (1795)
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Juan-Francisco Ximénez del Río (1796-1800)
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Joaquín Company Soler (1800-1813)
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Veremundo Arias Teixeiro y Rodríguez (1815-1824)
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Simón López y García (1824-1831)
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Joaquín López y Sicilia (1832-1848)
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Pablo García y Abella (1848-1860)
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Mariano Barrio Fernández (1861-1876)
Antolín Monescillo y Viso (1877-1892)
Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás (1892-1898)
Sebastián Herrero Espinosa de los Monteros (1898-1903)
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Bernardino Nozaleda y Villa (1904-1905)
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Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez (1906-1914)
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Valeriano Menéndez Conde y Álvarez (1914-1916)
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José-María Salvador y Barrera (1917-1919)
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Enrique Reig y Casanova (1920-1923)
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Prudencio Melo y Alcalde (1923-1945)
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Marcelino Olaechea y Loizaga (1946-1966)
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José María García Lahiguera (1969-1978)
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Miguel Roca Cabanellas (1978-1992)
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Agustín García-Gasco Vicente (1992-2009)
Carlos Osoro Sierra (2009-2014)
Antonio Cañizares Llovera (2014-present)

Arms of Auxiliary Bishops

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Santiago García Aracil (1984-1998)
Jesús Murgui Soriano (1996-2003)
Enrique Benavent Vidal (2004-2013)
Salvador Giménez Valls (2005-2009)

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