Jaï¿½n (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Sebastiï¿½n Chico Martï¿½nez, Bishop
Ramï¿½n del Hoyo Lï¿½pez, Bishop Emeritus
Amadeo Rodrï¿½guez Magro, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 7th Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Granada
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Spain
Square Kilometers: 13,498 (5,213 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdejaen.es/
Mailing Address: Obispado, Plaza de Santa Maria 2, 23002 Jaen, Espana
Telephone: 953.230.036

Past and Present Ordinaries

Domingo , O.P. † ( 1236 Appointed - 1248 Died)
Pascual † ( 1250 Appointed - 5 Dec 1275 Died)
Martï¿½n Domï¿½nguez † (5 Feb 1276 Appointed - 29 Nov 1283 Died)
St. Pedro Pascual, O. de M. † (27 Feb 1296 Appointed - 6 Dec 1300 Died)
Garcï¿½a Pï¿½rez † (3 Apr 1301 Appointed - 1316 Died)
Gutierre Ruiz de Mesa (Tï¿½llez) † (13 Feb 1317 Appointed - 1 Oct 1322 Appointed, Bishop of Guarda)
Fernando Martï¿½nez de ï¿½greda † (1 Oct 1322 Appointed - 19 Jan 1335 Appointed, Bishop of Badajoz)
Juan de Morales † (19 Jan 1335 Appointed - 1357 Died)
Juan de Valderas † (21 Aug 1357 Appointed - 5 Oct 1358 Appointed, Bishop of Sigï¿½enza)
Alfonso Fernï¿½ndez Pecha † (23 Oct 1359 Appointed - 1368 Resigned)
Nicolï¿½s Fernï¿½ndez de Biedma † (26 Jul 1368 Appointed - May 1378 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
Juan de Castromocho † ( 1378 Appointed - 20 Aug 1381 Appointed, Bishop of Sigï¿½enza)
Nicolï¿½s Fernï¿½ndez de Biedma † (20 Aug 1381 Appointed - 7 Mar 1383 Died)
Rodrigo Fernï¿½ndez de Narvï¿½ez † (4 Nov 1383 Appointed - 1422 Died)
Gonzalo de Zï¿½ï¿½iga † (2 Oct 1422 Appointed - 27 Jun 1456 Died)
Alfonso Vï¿½zquez de Acuï¿½a † (22 Apr 1457 Appointed - 9 May 1474 Died)
Iï¿½igo Manrique de Lara † (10 May 1475 Appointed - 15 Jan 1483 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
Luis Osorio † (15 Jan 1483 Appointed - 9 Oct 1496 Died)
Diego de Deza, O.P. † (14 Feb 1498 Appointed - 7 Feb 1500 Appointed, Bishop of Palencia)
Alonso Suï¿½rez de la Fuente del Sauce † (7 Feb 1500 Appointed - 5 Nov 1520 Died)
Esteban Gabriel Merino † (12 Jun 1523 Appointed - 28 Jul 1535 Died)
Alessandro Farnese (Jr.) † (30 Jul 1535 Appointed - 6 Jul 1537 Resigned)
Francisco Mendoza † (14 Jun 1538 Appointed - 1543 Died)
Pedro Pacheco de Villena (Ladrï¿½n de Guevara) † (9 Jan 1545 Appointed - 30 Apr 1554 Appointed, Bishop of Sigï¿½enza)
Diego Tavera Ponce de Lï¿½on † (17 Jul 1555 Appointed - 28 Apr 1560 Died)
Diego de los Cobos Molina † (4 Sep 1560 Appointed - 8 Sep 1565 Died)
Francisco Delgado Lï¿½pez † (26 Apr 1566 Appointed - 2 Oct 1576 Died)
Diego Deza Tello † (11 Sep 1577 Appointed - 13 Sep 1579 Died)
Francisco Sarmiento Mendoza † (27 May 1580 Appointed - 9 Jun 1595 Died)
Bernardo de Rojas y Sandoval † (29 Apr 1596 Appointed - 19 Apr 1599 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
Sancho Dï¿½vila y Toledo † (10 Jan 1600 Appointed - 20 Jul 1615 Appointed, Bishop of Sigï¿½enza)
Francisco Martï¿½nez de Cenicero † (3 Aug 1615 Appointed - 28 Nov 1617 Died)
Baltasar Moscoso y Sandoval † (29 Apr 1619 Appointed - 28 May 1646 Appointed, Archbishop of Toledo)
Juan Queipo de Llano Flores † (18 Feb 1647 Appointed - 1 Nov 1647 Died)
Fernando Andrade Castro † (6 Jul 1648 Appointed - 21 Feb 1664 Died)
Antonio Piï¿½a (Peï¿½a) y Hermosa † (11 Aug 1664 Appointed - 19 Jul 1667 Died)
Jerï¿½nimo Rodrï¿½guez de Valderas, O. de M. † (9 Apr 1668 Appointed - 7 Mar 1671 Died)
Antonio Fernï¿½ndez del Campo Angulo y Velasco † (1 Jul 1671 Appointed - 23 Dec 1681 Died)
Juan Asensio Barrios, O. de M. † (20 Apr 1682 Appointed - 22 Apr 1692 Died)
Antonio de Brizuela y Salamanca † (13 Apr 1693 Appointed - 10 Jan 1708 Died)
Benito de Omaï¿½a † (24 Sep 1708 Appointed - 19 Mar 1712 Died)
Rodrigo Marï¿½n y Rubio † (28 May 1714 Confirmed - 10 Feb 1732 Died)
Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara † (21 Jul 1732 Appointed - 5 May 1738 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Andrï¿½s Cabrejas Molina † (5 May 1738 Appointed - 4 Sep 1746 Died)
Francisco Castillo Vintimilla † (31 Jul 1747 Appointed - 15 Nov 1749 Died)
Benito Marï¿½n, O.S.B. † (27 Apr 1750 Appointed - 10 Aug 1769 Died)
Antonio Gï¿½mez de la Torre y Jaraveitia † (28 May 1770 Appointed - 23 Mar 1779 Died)
Agustï¿½n Rubï¿½n Cevallos † (18 Sep 1780 Appointed - 8 Feb 1793 Died)
Pedro Rubio-Benedicto Herrero † (21 Feb 1794 Appointed - 27 May 1795 Died)
Diego Melo Portugal, O.E.S.A. † (18 Dec 1795 Appointed - 22 Jan 1816 Died)
Andrï¿½s Esteban y Gï¿½mez † (22 Jul 1816 Appointed - 17 Jun 1831 Died)
Diego Martï¿½nez Carlï¿½n y Teruel † (24 Feb 1832 Confirmed - 28 Aug 1836 Died)
Josï¿½ Escolano y Fenoi † (17 Dec 1847 Confirmed - 21 Jul 1854 Died)
Tomï¿½s Roda y Rodrï¿½guez † (25 Sep 1857 Confirmed - 11 Mar 1858 Died)
Andrï¿½s Rosales y Muï¿½oz † (25 Jun 1858 Appointed - 22 Sep 1864 Confirmed, Bishop of Almerï¿½a)
Antolï¿½n Monescillo y Viso † (27 Mar 1865 Confirmed - 22 Jun 1877 Confirmed, Archbishop of Valencia)
Manuel Marï¿½a Leï¿½n Gonzï¿½lez y Sï¿½nchez † (22 Jun 1877 Confirmed - 20 Oct 1896 Died)
Victoriano Guisasola y Menï¿½ndez † (19 Apr 1897 Appointed - 16 Dec 1901 Appointed, Bishop of Madrid)
Salvador Castellote y Pinazo † (16 Dec 1901 Appointed - 6 Dec 1906 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville})
Juan Josï¿½ Laguarda y Fenollera † (6 Dec 1906 Appointed - 29 Apr 1909 Confirmed, Bishop of Barcelona)
Juan Manuel Sanz y Saravia † (29 Apr 1909 Appointed - 19 Jun 1919 Died)
Bl. Manuel Basulto y Jimï¿½nez † (18 Dec 1919 Appointed - 12 Aug 1936 Died)
Rafael Garcï¿½a y Garcï¿½a de Castro † (29 Dec 1942 Appointed - 9 May 1953 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
Felix Romero Menjibar † (16 Jan 1954 Appointed - 2 Jul 1970 Appointed, Archbishop of Valladolid)
Miguel Peinado Peinado † (30 Apr 1971 Appointed - 31 May 1988 Retired)
Santiago Garcï¿½a Aracil † (31 May 1988 Appointed - 9 Jul 2004 Appointed, Archbishop of Mï¿½rida-Badajoz)
Ramï¿½n del Hoyo Lï¿½pez (19 May 2005 Appointed - 9 Apr 2016 Retired)
Amadeo Rodrï¿½guez Magro (9 Apr 2016 Appointed - 25 Oct 2021 Retired)
Sebastiï¿½n Chico Martï¿½nez (25 Oct 2021 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
7th Century	Erected		Diocese of Jaï¿½n (erected)
23 April 1954	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Toledo (Huesear)	Diocese of Jaï¿½n

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

1950 780,000 780,000 100.0% 210 50 260 3,000 50 340 158 ap1951

1969 702,284 702,886 99.9% 289 109 398 1,764 174 1,305 135 ap1971

1980 676,000 677,756 99.7% 245 91 336 2,011 144 1,104 206 ap1981

1990 650,000 659,939 98.5% 356 68 424 1,533 1 118 922 212 ap1991

1999 630,000 648,551 97.1% 247 71 318 1,981 104 740 199 ap2000

2000 630,000 648,551 97.1% 232 72 304 2,072 88 440 199 ap2001

2001 631,000 649,662 97.1% 246 77 323 1,953 112 692 199 ap2002

2002 631,000 649,662 97.1% 243 57 300 2,103 78 603 198 ap2003

2003 631,000 649,662 97.1% 246 66 312 2,022 83 686 199 ap2004

2004 630,000 651,565 96.7% 246 62 308 2,045 86 631 199 ap2005

2006 655,000 660,284 99.2% 251 52 303 2,161 76 567 199 ap2007

2013 670,800 674,900 99.4% 247 36 283 2,370 1 47 338 200 ap2014

2016 665,000 670,000 99.3% 232 34 266 2,500 2 41 373 201 ap2017

2019 643,200 648,250 99.2% 223 30 253 2,542 2 33 323 201 ap2020

2021 626,335 631,181 99.2% 208 29 237 2,642 4 32 278 201 ap2022

2023 621,800 626,500 99.2% 193 30 223 2,788 4 36 224 201 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	780,000	780,000	100.0%	210	50	260	3,000		50	340	158	ap1951
1969	702,284	702,886	99.9%	289	109	398	1,764		174	1,305	135	ap1971
1980	676,000	677,756	99.7%	245	91	336	2,011		144	1,104	206	ap1981
1990	650,000	659,939	98.5%	356	68	424	1,533	1	118	922	212	ap1991
1999	630,000	648,551	97.1%	247	71	318	1,981		104	740	199	ap2000
2000	630,000	648,551	97.1%	232	72	304	2,072		88	440	199	ap2001
2001	631,000	649,662	97.1%	246	77	323	1,953		112	692	199	ap2002
2002	631,000	649,662	97.1%	243	57	300	2,103		78	603	198	ap2003
2003	631,000	649,662	97.1%	246	66	312	2,022		83	686	199	ap2004
2004	630,000	651,565	96.7%	246	62	308	2,045		86	631	199	ap2005
2006	655,000	660,284	99.2%	251	52	303	2,161		76	567	199	ap2007
2013	670,800	674,900	99.4%	247	36	283	2,370	1	47	338	200	ap2014
2016	665,000	670,000	99.3%	232	34	266	2,500	2	41	373	201	ap2017
2019	643,200	648,250	99.2%	223	30	253	2,542	2	33	323	201	ap2020
2021	626,335	631,181	99.2%	208	29	237	2,642	4	32	278	201	ap2022
2023	621,800	626,500	99.2%	193	30	223	2,788	4	36	224	201	ap2024