Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Casimiro López Llorente, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 31 May 1960
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Valencia
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Spain
Square Kilometers: 4,350 (1,680 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.obsegorbecastellon.es/
Mailing Address: Obispado, Paseo Obispo Ahedo 2, 12400 Segorbe [Castellon], Espana; Palacio Episcopal, c/Gobernador Bermudez de Castro 8, 12003 Castellon de la Plana, Espana
Telephone: 964.710.276; 964.722.205
Fax: 964.722.442

Historical Details

Diocese of Segorbe
- Latin Name: Segobricensis
- Erected: 6th Century
- Country: Spain
Diocese of Segorbe-Albarracin
- Latin Name: Segobricensis et Albarracinensis
- United: 18 March 1258
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Zaragoza
- Country: Spain
Diocese of Segorbe
- Latin Name: Segobricensis
- Split: 21 July 1577
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Valencia
- Country: Spain

Past and Present Ordinaries

Martín † ( 1172 Appointed - 1213 Died)
Martin Álvarez † ( 1260 Appointed - 1264 Died)
Pedro Garcés, O. Cist. † ( 1265 Appointed - 1272 Died)
Pedro Ximenez Segura † (26 Feb 1272 Appointed - 31 Oct 1277 Died)
Miguel Sánchez † ( 1278 Appointed - 1288 Died)
Aparicio † ( 1288 Appointed - 1301 Died)
Antonio Muñoz † ( 1302 Appointed - 1 Sep 1318 Died)
Sancho d’Ull, O. Carm. † ( 1319 Appointed - 1356 Died)
Elías de Perigueux † (5 Dec 1356 Appointed - 1362 Died)
Juan Martínez † (26 Aug 1362 Appointed - 3 Mar 1369 Appointed, Bishop of Huesca)
Íñigo Vallterra Sánchez de Heredia † (3 Mar 1369 Appointed - 28 May 1380 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
Francesco Rafardi, O.F.M. † (28 May 1380 Appointed - )
Diego de Heredia † (23 Dec 1384 Appointed - 4 Jun 1400 Appointed, Bishop of Vic)
Francisco Riquer y Bastero, O.F.M. † ( 1400 Appointed - 1409 Died)
Jean de Tauste, O.F.M. † (5 May 1410 Appointed - 1427 Died)
Francisco Aguilón † (14 Apr 1428 Appointed - )
Jaime Gerart y Vernomen † (22 May 1438 Ordained Bishop - 2 Jul 1445 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
Luis Juan del Milà † (29 Jan 1453 Appointed - 7 Oct 1459 Appointed, Bishop of Lérida)
Francesco Ferrer † (24 Sep 1459 Appointed - 27 Dec 1460 Appointed, Archbishop of Cagliari)
Pedro Baldó, O. Cist. † (9 Apr 1461 Appointed - 3 Jul 1473 Died)
Bartolomé Martí † (27 Sep 1473 Appointed - 21 Nov 1498 Resigned)
Juan Maradei † (21 Nov 1498 Appointed - 1 Nov 1499 Died)
Bartolomé Martí † (1 Nov 1499 Appointed - 25 Mar 1500 Died)
Gilberto Martí (Martini), O.S.H. † (25 Apr 1500 Appointed - 12 Jan 1530 Died)
Gaspar Jofre de Borja † (2 Sep 1530 Appointed - 18 Feb 1556 Died)
Juan de Muñatones, O.S.A. † (12 Jun 1556 Appointed - 15 Apr 1571 Died)
Francisco Soto Salazar † (27 Aug 1571 Appointed - 15 Feb 1576 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
Francisco Sancho Allepuz † (21 Jun 1577 Appointed - 23 Jun 1578 Died)
Gil Ruiz de Lihori, C.R.S.A. † (27 Apr 1579 Appointed - 16 Aug 1582 Died)
Martín de Salvatierra † (23 Mar 1583 Appointed - 15 May 1591 Appointed, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo)
Juan Bautista Pérez Rubert † (20 Nov 1591 Appointed - 8 Nov 1597 Died)
Feliciano Figueroa † (1 Feb 1599 Appointed - 25 Jul 1609 Died)
Pedro Ginés Casanova † (1 Feb 1610 Appointed - 27 Mar 1635 Died)
Juan Bautista Pellicer † (18 Feb 1636 Appointed - 20 Dec 1638 Died)
Diego Serrano Sotomayor, O. de M. † (30 May 1639 Appointed - 29 Apr 1652 Appointed, Bishop of Guadix)
Francisco Gabaldá Guasch, O.S.H. † (14 Oct 1652 Confirmed - 19 May 1660 Died)
Anastasio Vives de Rocamora, O. Carm. † (30 May 1661 Confirmed - 6 Dec 1672 Resigned)
José Sanchís y Ferrandis (Jerez), O. de M. † (17 Jul 1673 Confirmed - 27 Nov 1679 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
Jean Crisóstomo Royo de Castellvi † (22 Jan 1680 Confirmed - 31 Jul 1691 Died)
Antonio Ferrer y Milán, C.O. † (19 Dec 1691 Appointed - 29 Oct 1707 Died)
Rodrigo Marín y Rubio † (24 Sep 1708 Appointed - 28 May 1714 Confirmed, Bishop of Jaén)
Diego Muñoz Baquerizo † (9 Jul 1714 Confirmed - 19 Nov 1730 Died)
Francisco Antonio Cepeda Guerrero † (19 Nov 1731 Appointed - 24 Sep 1748 Died)
Francisco Cuartero Lumbreras † (20 Jan 1748 Appointed - 20 Feb 1750 Died)
Pedro Fernández Velarde † (5 Jul 1751 Appointed - 11 Oct 1757 Died)
Blas Roldán, O.S.H. † (13 Mar 1758 Appointed - 6 Apr 1770 Died)
Alonso Cano Nieto, O.SS.T. † (10 Sep 1770 Appointed - 7 Apr 1780 Died)
Lorenzo Lay y Anzano, O.P. † (11 Dec 1780 Appointed - 14 Jul 1781 Died)
Lorenzo Gómez Haedo † (15 Dec 1783 Appointed - 1 Nov 1809 Died)
Lorenzo Algüero Ribera, O.S.M. † (19 Dec 1814 Confirmed - 30 Mar 1816 Died)
Francisco Antonio La Dueña Cisneros † (23 Sep 1816 Appointed - 8 Nov 1821 Died)
Vicente Ramos y García † (27 Sep 1822 Confirmed - 9 Jun 1824 Resigned)
Julián Sanz Palanco † (21 Mar 1825 Confirmed - 1 Apr 1837 Died)
Domingo Canubio Alberto, O.P. † (17 Dec 1847 Confirmed - 5 Dec 1864 Died)
Joaquín Hernández y Herrero † (25 Sep 1865 Confirmed - 19 Feb 1868 Died)
José Luis Montagut y Rubio † (22 Jun 1868 Confirmed - 9 Dec 1875 Died)
Mariano Miguel Gómez Alguacil y Fernández † (3 Apr 1876 Confirmed - 16 Dec 1880 Confirmed, Bishop of Vitoria)
Francisco de Asís Aguilar y Serrat † (16 Dec 1880 Confirmed - 16 Dec 1899 Died)
Manuel María Cerero y Soler † (19 Apr 1900 Appointed - 27 Sep 1907 Died)
Antonio María Massanet y Verd † (19 Dec 1907 Appointed - 16 Oct 1911 Died)
Luis José María Amigó y Ferrer, O.F.M. Cap. † (18 Jul 1913 Appointed - 1 Oct 1934 Died)
Miguel de los Santos Serra y Sucarrats † (16 Jan 1936 Appointed - 9 Aug 1936 Died)
Ramón Sanahuja y Marcé † (10 Aug 1944 Appointed - 13 May 1950 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en España))
José Pont y Gol † (1 Aug 1951 Appointed - 23 Nov 1970 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
José María Cases Deordal † (16 Dec 1971 Appointed - 22 Feb 1996 Retired)
Juan Antonio Reig Pla (22 Feb 1996 Appointed - 24 Sep 2005 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en España))
Casimiro López Llorente (25 Apr 2006 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Segorbe
6th Century	Erected		Diocese of Segorbe (erected)
Diocese of Segorbe-Albarracin
18 March 1258	United	Diocese of Albarracin Diocese of Segorbe	Diocese of Segorbe-Albarracin
21 July 1577	Split	Diocese of Segorbe-Albarracin	Diocese of Albarracin Diocese of Segorbe
Diocese of Segorbe
21 July 1577	Split	Diocese of Segorbe-Albarracin	Diocese of Albarracin Diocese of Segorbe
6 June 1957	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Valencia (Gatova and Villahermosa del Río)	Diocese of Segorbe
Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana
31 May 1960	Name Changed	Diocese of Segorbe	Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana
30 May 1975	Territory Lost	Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana (Arcos de las Salinas, Cervera, and Las Dueñas)	Diocese of Teruel (-Albarracín)
30 May 1975	Territory Lost	Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana (Santa Cruz de Moya)	Diocese of Cuenca

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 Segorbe

1950 80,000 80,020 100.0% 56 41 97 824 4 68 69 ap1951

Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana

1970 310,189 310,430 99.9% 193 74 267 1,161 122 640 148 ap1971

1980 363,446 364,308 99.8% 180 63 243 1,495 104 574 148 ap1981

1990 382,094 383,474 99.6% 163 66 229 1,668 3 106 534 148 ap1991

1999 386,815 388,238 99.6% 159 61 220 1,758 3 76 402 148 ap2000

2000 395,306 396,757 99.6% 159 76 235 1,682 4 102 457 128 ap2001

2001 395,306 396,757 99.6% 162 76 238 1,660 4 102 450 127 ap2002

2002 398,566 401,377 99.3% 173 75 248 1,607 4 89 470 148 ap2003

2003 402,965 412,990 97.6% 156 84 240 1,679 4 91 422 148 ap2004

2004 420,301 440,746 95.4% 169 76 245 1,715 4 88 430 146 ap2005

2010 434,100 510,725 85.0% 197 25 222 1,955 3 36 385 147 ap2011

2014 438,000 513,500 85.3% 180 14 194 2,257 3 22 363 146 ap2015

2017 389,400 494,325 78.8% 186 20 206 1,890 3 30 331 146 ap2018

2020 422,215 492,253 85.8% 190 15 205 2,059 3 20 277 146 ap2021

2022 428,707 498,497 86.0% 163 36 199 2,154 11 41 254 146 ap2023

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 Segorbe
1950	80,000	80,020	100.0%	56	41	97	824		4	68	69	ap1951
Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana
1970	310,189	310,430	99.9%	193	74	267	1,161		122	640	148	ap1971
1980	363,446	364,308	99.8%	180	63	243	1,495		104	574	148	ap1981
1990	382,094	383,474	99.6%	163	66	229	1,668	3	106	534	148	ap1991
1999	386,815	388,238	99.6%	159	61	220	1,758	3	76	402	148	ap2000
2000	395,306	396,757	99.6%	159	76	235	1,682	4	102	457	128	ap2001
2001	395,306	396,757	99.6%	162	76	238	1,660	4	102	450	127	ap2002
2002	398,566	401,377	99.3%	173	75	248	1,607	4	89	470	148	ap2003
2003	402,965	412,990	97.6%	156	84	240	1,679	4	91	422	148	ap2004
2004	420,301	440,746	95.4%	169	76	245	1,715	4	88	430	146	ap2005
2010	434,100	510,725	85.0%	197	25	222	1,955	3	36	385	147	ap2011
2014	438,000	513,500	85.3%	180	14	194	2,257	3	22	363	146	ap2015
2017	389,400	494,325	78.8%	186	20	206	1,890	3	30	331	146	ap2018
2020	422,215	492,253	85.8%	190	15	205	2,059	3	20	277	146	ap2021
2022	428,707	498,497	86.0%	163	36	199	2,154	11	41	254	146	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Casimiro López Llorente (Bishop: 25 Apr 2006)
Juan Antonio Reig Pla (Bishop: 22 Feb 1996 to 24 Sep 2005)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Francisco de Asís Aguilar y Serrat † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1880 to 16 Dec 1899)
Francisco Aguilón † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1428)
Lorenzo Algüero Ribera, O.S.M. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1814 to 30 Mar 1816)
Martin Álvarez † (Bishop: 1260 to 1264)
Luis José María Amigó y Ferrer, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1913 to 1 Oct 1934)
Pedro Baldó, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1461 to 3 Jul 1473)
Pablo Barrachina Estevan † (Priest: 13 Jul 1941 to 31 Mar 1954)
Alonso Cano Nieto, O.SS.T. † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1770 to 7 Apr 1780)
Domingo Canubio Alberto, O.P. † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1847 to 5 Dec 1864)
José María Cases Deordal † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1971 to 22 Feb 1996)
Miguel Castault, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Mar 1454 to 1468)
Francisco Antonio Cepeda Guerrero † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1731 to 24 Sep 1748)
Manuel María Cerero y Soler † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1900 to 27 Sep 1907)
Francisco Cuartero Lumbreras † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1748 to 20 Feb 1750)
Luis Juan del Milà † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1453 to 7 Oct 1459)
Sancho d’Ull, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 1319 to 1356)
Pedro Fernández Velarde † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1751 to 11 Oct 1757)
Francesco Ferrer † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1459 to 27 Dec 1460)
Antonio Ferrer y Milán, C.O. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1691 to 29 Oct 1707)
Feliciano Figueroa † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1599 to 25 Jul 1609)
Francisco Gabaldá Guasch, O.S.H. † (Bishop: 14 Oct 1652 to 19 May 1660)
Pedro Garcés, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 1265 to 1272)
Jaime Gerart y Vernomen † (Bishop: 22 May 1438 to 2 Jul 1445)
Pedro Ginés Casanova † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1610 to 27 Mar 1635)
Mariano Miguel Gómez Alguacil y Fernández † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1876 to 16 Dec 1880)
Lorenzo Gómez Haedo † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1783 to 1 Nov 1809)
Diego de Heredia † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1384 to 4 Jun 1400)
Joaquín Hernández y Herrero † (Priest: 21 Dec 1833 to 21 Dec 1863; Bishop: 25 Sep 1865 to 19 Feb 1868)
Gaspar Jofre de Borja † (Bishop: 2 Sep 1530 to 18 Feb 1556)
Francisco Antonio La Dueña Cisneros † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1816 to 8 Nov 1821)
Lorenzo Lay y Anzano, O.P. † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1780 to 14 Jul 1781)
Miguel Maiques Pérez, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Aug 1536 to 13 Dec 1568)
Juan Maradei † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1498 to 1 Nov 1499)
Rodrigo Marín y Rubio † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1708 to 28 May 1714)
Bartolomé Martí † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1473 to 21 Nov 1498)
Gilberto Martí (Martini), O.S.H. † (Bishop: 25 Apr 1500 to 12 Jan 1530)
Juan Martínez † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1362 to 3 Mar 1369)
Antonio María Massanet y Verd † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1907 to 16 Oct 1911)
José Luis Montagut y Rubio † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1868 to 9 Dec 1875)
Juan de Muñatones, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1556 to 15 Apr 1571)
Antonio Muñoz † (Bishop: 1302 to 1 Sep 1318)
Diego Muñoz Baquerizo † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1714 to 19 Nov 1730)
Juan Bautista Pellicer † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1636 to 20 Dec 1638)
Juan Bautista Pérez Rubert † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1591 to 8 Nov 1597)
Elías de Perigueux † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1356 to 1362)
José Pont y Gol † (Bishop: 1 Aug 1951 to 23 Nov 1970)
Francesco Rafardi, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 28 May 1380)
Vicente Ramos y García † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1822 to 9 Jun 1824)
Francisco Riquer y Bastero, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1400 to 1409)
Blas Roldán, O.S.H. † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1758 to 6 Apr 1770)
Jean Crisóstomo Royo de Castellvi † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1680 to 31 Jul 1691)
Gil Ruiz de Lihori, C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1579 to 16 Aug 1582)
Martín de Salvatierra † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1583 to 15 May 1591)
Ramón Sanahuja y Marcé † (Bishop: 10 Aug 1944 to 13 May 1950)
Miguel Sánchez † (Bishop: 1278 to 1288)
José Sanchís y Ferrandis (Jerez), O. de M. † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1673 to 27 Nov 1679)
Francisco Sancho Allepuz † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1577 to 23 Jun 1578)
Julián Sanz Palanco † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1825 to 1 Apr 1837)
Diego Serrano Sotomayor, O. de M. † (Bishop: 30 May 1639 to 29 Apr 1652)
Miguel de los Santos Serra y Sucarrats † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1936 to 9 Aug 1936)
Francisco Soto Salazar † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1571 to 15 Feb 1576)
Jean de Tauste, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 5 May 1410 to 1427)
Íñigo Vallterra Sánchez de Heredia † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1369 to 28 May 1380)
Anastasio Vives de Rocamora, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 30 May 1661 to 6 Dec 1672)
Pedro Ximenez Segura † (Bishop: 26 Feb 1272 to 31 Oct 1277)
Aparicio † (Bishop: 1288 to 1301)
Martín † (Bishop: 1172 to 1213)

Source(s)

Diocese of Segorbe
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 443
Diocese of Segorbe-Albarracin
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 443
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 234
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 296
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 68, to Page 69
Diocese of Segorbe
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 310, and Page 311
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 351
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 373, and Page 374
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 341
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 864, and Page 865
Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 53, Page 99, and Page 100

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