Jaca (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Vacant
Vicente Jiménez Zamora, Apostolic Administrator

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 1063
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Spain
Square Kilometers: 5,896 (2,277 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdejaca.org/
Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle del Obispo 5, 22700 Jaca [Huesca], Espana
Telephone: 974.36.10.17
Fax: 974.36.18.41

Past and Present Ordinaries

Alonso de So de Castro y Pinós † (12 Oct 1519 Appointed - 12 Oct 1530 Died)
Pedro del Frago Garcés † (26 Nov 1572 Appointed - 11 Sep 1577 Appointed, Bishop of Huesca)
Gaspar Juan de la Figuera, C.R.S.A. † (2 Jun 1578 Appointed - 28 Mar 1583 Appointed, Bishop of Albarracin)
Pedro de Aragón † (4 May 1584 Appointed - 15 Apr 1592 Appointed, Bishop of Lérida)
Diego Monreal † (5 Jun 1592 Appointed - 14 Feb 1594 Appointed, Bishop of Huesca)
Malaquías Asso, O. Cist. † (23 May 1594 Appointed - 28 Aug 1606 Died)
Tomás Cortés de Sangüesa † (4 Jul 1607 Appointed - 27 Aug 1614 Appointed, Bishop of Teruel)
Diego Ordóñez, O.F.M. † (22 Sep 1614 Appointed - 6 Jul 1615 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
Felipe Guimerá, O. de M. † (30 May 1616 Appointed - 24 Jan 1617 Died)
Luis Díaz Aux de Armendáriz, O. Cist. † (21 Aug 1617 Appointed - 8 Aug 1622 Appointed, Bishop of Urgell)
Juan Estelrich † (14 Nov 1622 Appointed - 10 May 1626 Died)
José Palafox Palafox † (22 Mar 1627 Appointed - 28 Dec 1628 Died)
Alvaro Mendoza, O.F.M. † (29 May 1628 Appointed - 1631 Died)
Vicente Domec † (15 Dec 1631 Appointed - 17 Nov 1635 Appointed, Bishop of Albarracin)
Mauro de Villarroel, O.S.B. † (3 Dec 1635 Appointed - 23 Nov 1646 Died)
Juan Domingo Briz Trujillo † (1 Jul 1647 Appointed - 3 May 1648 Died)
Jerónimo de Ipenza † (7 Dec 1648 Confirmed - 12 Jul 1652 Died)
Bartolomé de Foncalda (Fontcalda), O.S.A. † (3 Feb 1653 Appointed - 17 Nov 1671 Appointed, Bishop of Huesca)
Andrés Aznar y Naves, O.S.A. † (16 Nov 1671 Appointed - 16 Apr 1674 Confirmed, Bishop of Teruel)
Bernardo Mateo Sánchez de Castellar † (8 Feb 1677 Confirmed - 11 Jan 1683 Appointed, Bishop of Tarazona)
Miguel Lorenzo de Frías y Espinel † (8 Mar 1683 Confirmed - 22 Aug 1704 Died)
Mateo Foncillas Mozárabe † (27 Apr 1705 Appointed - 8 May 1717 Died)
Francisco Polanco (Palanco), O.M. † (1 Oct 1717 Appointed - 1 Oct 1720 Died)
Miguel Estela, O.M. † (16 Jul 1721 Appointed - 6 Mar 1727 Died)
Antonio Alejandro Sarmiento Sotomayor, O.S.B. † (26 Jan 1728 Appointed - 21 Sep 1728 Appointed, Bishop of Mondoñedo)
Pedro Espinosa de los Monteros, O.F.M. † (20 Sep 1728 Appointed - 4 May 1733 Died)
Ramón Nogués † (24 Mar 1734 Appointed - 6 Oct 1738 Died)
Juan Domingo Manzano Carvajal † (4 May 1739 Appointed - 5 Sep 1750 Died)
Esteban Villanova Colomer † (17 May 1751 Appointed - 4 Aug 1755 Appointed, Bishop of Tarazona)
Pascual López Estaún (Estac) † (17 Nov 1755 Appointed - 15 Apr 1776 Appointed, Bishop of Huesca)
Andrés Pérez Bermúdez, O.F.M. † (12 May 1777 Appointed - 8 Feb 1779 Died)
Julián Gascueña Herráiz, O.F.M. Disc. † (19 Jun 1780 Appointed - 20 Sep 1784 Confirmed, Bishop of Ávila)
José López Gil, O. Carm. † (19 Dec 1785 Appointed - 1802 Died)
Lorenzo Algüero Ribera, O.S.M. † (16 May 1803 Appointed - 19 Dec 1814 Confirmed, Bishop of Segorbe)
Cristóbal Pérez Viala † (10 Jun 1815 Appointed - 9 Nov 1822 Died)
Leonardo Santander y Villavicencio † (24 May 1824 Confirmed - 23 Jun 1828 Confirmed, Bishop of Astorga)
Pedro Rodriguez de Miranda, O. de M. † (28 Sep 1829 Confirmed - 28 Aug 1831 Died)
Manuel María Gómez de las Rivas † (24 Feb 1832 Confirmed - 17 Dec 1847 Confirmed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
Miguel García Cuesta † (14 Apr 1848 Confirmed - 5 Sep 1851 Confirmed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Juan José Biec y Belio † (18 Mar 1852 Appointed - 13 Jul 1856 Died)
Pedro Lucas Asensio Poves † (21 Dec 1857 Confirmed - 18 Nov 1870 Died)
Ramón Fernández y Lafita † (16 Jan 1874 Appointed - 29 Sep 1890 Died)
José López Mendoza y García, O.E.S.A. † (1 Jun 1891 Appointed - 14 Dec 1899 Appointed, Bishop of Pamplona)
Francisco Javier Valdés y Noriega, O.E.S.A. † (14 Dec 1899 Appointed - 14 Nov 1904 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
Antolín López y Peláez † (14 Nov 1904 Appointed - 18 Jul 1913 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
Manuel de Castro y Alonso † (28 Oct 1913 Appointed - 9 Jul 1920 Appointed, Bishop of Segovia)
Francisco Frutos y Valiente † (21 Sep 1920 Appointed - 14 Dec 1925 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
Juan Villar y Sanz † (20 Dec 1926 Appointed - 10 Jun 1943 Appointed, Bishop of Lérida)
José María Bueno y Monreal † (25 Nov 1945 Appointed - 13 May 1950 Appointed, Bishop of Vitoria)
Ángel Hidalgo Ibáñez † (5 Oct 1950 Appointed - 31 Jan 1978 Retired)
Juan Angel Belda Dardiñá † (31 Jan 1978 Appointed - 28 Jul 1983 Appointed, Bishop of León)
Rosendo Álvarez Gastón † (16 Nov 1984 Appointed - 12 May 1989 Appointed, Bishop of Almería)
Jose Maria Conget Arizaleta † (7 Mar 1990 Appointed - 18 Oct 2001 Died)
Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (23 Oct 2003 Appointed - 21 Nov 2009 Appointed, Archbishop of Oviedo)
Julián Ruiz Martorell (30 Dec 2010 Appointed - 31 Oct 2023 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1063	Erected		Diocese of Jaca (erected)
2 September 1955	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Zaragoza (La Corvilla, Luna, Valpalmas, and Erla)	Diocese of Jaca
2 September 1955	Territory Added	Diocese of Huesca (Broto, Buesa, Sarvisé, Asín del Broto, Bujaruelo, Torla, Viu, Linas del Broto, Fragen, Oto, S. Felices, Fuencalderas, and Marracos)	Diocese of Jaca
2 September 1955	Territory Lost	Diocese of Jaca (Eres in Huesca)	Diocese of Huesca
11 August 1956	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Jaca (from Zaragoza)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 63,580 63,589 100.0% 94 28 122 521 28 48 154 ap1951

1970 49,606 49,639 99.9% 115 28 143 346 35 103 178 ap1971

1980 41,400 41,500 99.8% 96 15 111 372 21 81 178 ap1981

1990 41,600 41,700 99.8% 69 11 80 520 2 17 83 178 ap1991

1999 42,111 42,252 99.7% 62 16 78 539 2 23 70 209 ap2000

2000 44,850 45,000 99.7% 57 9 66 679 2 14 70 217 ap2001

2001 45,642 45,780 99.7% 57 9 66 691 2 14 71 217 ap2002

2002 46,442 46,780 99.3% 60 9 69 673 2 14 69 217 ap2003

2003 46,442 46,780 99.3% 58 9 67 693 2 15 69 217 ap2004

2004 46,442 46,780 99.3% 60 9 69 673 2 15 71 230 ap2005

2006 46,400 46,800 99.1% 56 9 65 713 2 13 70 230 ap2007

2013 49,250 50,200 98.1% 46 9 55 895 9 44 181 ap2014

2016 49,200 49,900 98.6% 45 10 55 894 10 37 181 ap2017

2019 48,900 49,600 98.6% 40 7 47 1,040 8 32 181 ap2020

2021 49,500 50,220 98.6% 38 6 44 1,125 6 25 181 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	63,580	63,589	100.0%	94	28	122	521		28	48	154	ap1951
1970	49,606	49,639	99.9%	115	28	143	346		35	103	178	ap1971
1980	41,400	41,500	99.8%	96	15	111	372		21	81	178	ap1981
1990	41,600	41,700	99.8%	69	11	80	520	2	17	83	178	ap1991
1999	42,111	42,252	99.7%	62	16	78	539	2	23	70	209	ap2000
2000	44,850	45,000	99.7%	57	9	66	679	2	14	70	217	ap2001
2001	45,642	45,780	99.7%	57	9	66	691	2	14	71	217	ap2002
2002	46,442	46,780	99.3%	60	9	69	673	2	14	69	217	ap2003
2003	46,442	46,780	99.3%	58	9	67	693	2	15	69	217	ap2004
2004	46,442	46,780	99.3%	60	9	69	673	2	15	71	230	ap2005
2006	46,400	46,800	99.1%	56	9	65	713	2	13	70	230	ap2007
2013	49,250	50,200	98.1%	46	9	55	895		9	44	181	ap2014
2016	49,200	49,900	98.6%	45	10	55	894		10	37	181	ap2017
2019	48,900	49,600	98.6%	40	7	47	1,040		8	32	181	ap2020
2021	49,500	50,220	98.6%	38	6	44	1,125		6	25	181	ap2022