# Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pamplona and Tudela

The Archdiocese of Pamplona and Tudela (Latin: Archidioecesis Pampilonensis et Tudelensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the cities of Pamplona and Tudela in Spain.

## Timeline

* 5th century: Established as Diocese of Pamplona
* 9th century: northern boundary established by Charles's Cross
* 5 September 1851: Renamed as Diocese of Pamplona – Tudela
* 17 July 1889: Renamed as Diocese of Pamplona
* 2 September 1955: Renamed as Diocese of Pamplona – Tudela
* 11 August 1956: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pamplona – Tudela
* 11 August 1984: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela

## Leadership
### Bishops of Pamplona

* Firminus (late 3rd century)
* Liliolus (before 589, after 592)
* John I (fl. 610)
* Atilanus (fl. 683)
* Marcianus (fl. 693)
* Opilanus (fl. 829)
* Wiliesind (848–860)
In 850, in the face of a Muslim invasion, the seat of the bishop was transferred to Leire.

### Bishops of Pamplona at Leire

* Jimeno I (876–914)
* Basilio (918–922)
* Galindo (922–928)
* Valentín (928–947)
* Blasco I (971–972)
* Bibas (979–???)
* Julian (983–985)
* Sisebut (988–997)
* Jimeno II (1000–1005)
* Sancho I el Mayor (1015–1024)
In 1023, the see was reestablished in Pamplona.

### Bishops of Pamplona

* Sancho II el Menor (1025–1051)
* John II (1052–1068)
* Blasco II (1068–1078/79)
* García Ramírez (1078/79–1082)
** Sancha of Aragon (1082–1083), regent
* Pedro de Roda (1083–1115)
* William I (Guillermo) (1122)
* Sancho de Larrosa (1122–1142)
* Lope de Artajona (1143–1159)
* Sancho III (1160–1164)
* Pedro Compostelano (1162–1164)
* Raymond (1163)
* Bibiano (1165–1166)
* Peter of Paris (1167–1193)
* Martín de Tafalla (1193–1194), elected
* García Ferrández (1194–1205)
* Juan de Tarazona (1205–1211)
* Espárago de la Barca (1212–1215)
* William of Saintonge (1215–1219)
* Remiro de Navarra (1220–1229)
* Pedro Ramírez de Pedrola (1230–1238)
Between 1238 and 1242, the throne was vacant while the chapter was divided between supporters of Lope García and of the archdeacon Guillermo de Oriz.
* Pedro Jiménez de Gazólaz (1242–1266)
* Armingot (1268–1277)
* Miguel Sánchez de Uncastillo (1277–1286)
* Miguel Periz de Legaria (1288–1304)
* Rodrigo Ibáñez de Medrano (1304–1310)
* Arnaud de Poyanne (1310–1316)
* Guillaume Mechin (1316–1317)
* Raul Rossellet (1317)
* Michel Maucondiut (1317), elected
* Semén García de Asiáin (1317), elected
* Arnaud de Barbazan (1318–1355)
* Pierre de Monteruc (1355–1356)
* Miguel Sánchez de Asiáin (1356–1364)
* Bernard Folcaut (1364–1377)
* Martín de Zalba (1377–1390)
Martín resigned the see to become a cardinal in 1390, but he continued as apostolic administrator until 1403.
* Miguel de Zalba, cardinal (1404–1406), elected
** Martín de Eusa (1406–1407), vicar general
** Nicolás López de Roncesvalles (1407–1408), vicar
** García de Aibar (1408), vicar general
** Lancelot de Navarra (1408–1420), vicar general
* Sancho Sánchez de Oteiza (1420–1425)
* Martín de Peralta I (1426–1456)
* Martín de Peralta II (1457–1458)
** Basilios Bessarion, cardinal (1458–1462), apostolic administrator
* Nicolás de Echávarri (1462–1469)
* Alfonso Carrillo (1473–1491)
* César Borja, cardinal (1491–1492), transferred to the archdiocese of Valencia
** Antonio Pallavicino Gentili, cardinal (1492–1507), apostolic administrator
** Fazio Giovanni Santori, cardinal (1507–1510), apostolic administrator
** Amaneu de Labrit, cardinal (1510–1512), apostolic administrator (first time)
** Giovanni Ruffo de Theodoli (1512–1517), apostolic administrator
** Amaneu de Labrit (1517–1520), apostolic administrator (second time)
** Alessandro Cesarini, cardinal (1520–1538), apostolic administrator, resigned
* Juan Remmia (1538–1539)
* Pedro Pacheco Ladrón de Guevara, cardinal (1539–1545), transferred to the diocese of Jaén
* Antonio de Fonseca (1545–1550), resigned
* Álvaro Moscoso (1550–1561), transferred to the diocese of Zamora
* Diego Ramírez Sedeño de Fuenleal (1561–1573)
* Antonio Manrique Valencia (1575–1577)
* Pedro de Lafuente (1578–1587)
* Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas (1588–1596), transferred to the diocese of Jaén
* Antonio Zapata y Cisneros (1596–1600), transferred to the archdiocese of Burgos
* Mateo de Burgos (1600–1606), transferred to the diocese of Sigüenza
* Antonio Venegas y Figueroa (1606–1612), transferred to the diocese of Sigüenza
* Prudencio de Sandoval (1612–1620)
* Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza y Ribera (1621–1622), transferred to the diocese of Málaga
* Cristóbal de Lobera y Torres (1623–1625), transferred to the diocese of Córdoba
* José González Díez (1625–1627), transferred to the archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
* Pedro Fernández Zorrilla (1627–1637)
* Juan Queipo de Llano y Flórez (1639–1647), transferred to the diocese of Jaén
* Francisco Diego Alarcón y Covarrubias (1648–1657), transferred to the diocese of Córdoba
* Diego de Tejada y la Guardia (1658–1663)
* Andrés Girón (1664–1670)
* Pedro Roche (1670–1683)
* Juan Grande Santos de San Pedro (1683–1692)
* Toribio de Mier (1693–1698)
* Juan Íñiguez Arnedo (1700–1710)
* Pedro Aguado (1713–1716)
* Juan Camargo Angulo (1716–1725)
* Andrés Murillo Velarde (1725–1728)
* Melchor Angel Gutiérrez Vallejo (1729–1734)
* Francisco Ignacio Añoa y Busto (1735–1742), transferred to the archdiocese of Zaragoza
* Gaspar Miranda Argáiz (1742–1767)
* Juan Lorenzo Irigoyen Dutari (1768–1778)
* Agustín de Lezo Palomeque (1779–1783), transferred to the archdiocese of Zaragoza
* Esteban Antonio Aguado Rojas (1785–1795)
* Lorenzo Igual de Soria (1795–1803), transferred to the diocese of Plasencia
* Veremundo Anselmo Arias Teixeiro (1804–1814), transferred to the archdiocese of Valencia
* Joaquín Javier Uriz Lasaga (1815–1829)
* Severo Leonardo Andriani Escofet (1829–1861)
* Pedro Cirilo Uriz Labayru (1861–1870)
* José Oliver y Hurtado (1875–1886)
* Antonio Ruiz–Cabal y Rodríguez (1886–1899)
* José López Mendoza y García (1899–1923)
* Mateo Múgica y Urrestarazu (1923–1928), transferred to the diocese of Vitoria
* Tomás Muñiz Pablos (1928–1935), transferred to the archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
* Marcelino Olaechea Loizaga (1935–1946), transferred to the archdiocese of Valencia
* Enrique Delgado y Gómez (1946–1955), became also bishop of Tudela

### Bishops of Pamplona and Tudela

* Enrique Delgado y Gómez (1955–1956), the Diocese was promoted to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pamplona – Tudela

### Archbishops of Pamplona and Tudela

* Enrique Delgado y Gómez (1956–1968)
* Arturo Tabera Araoz, cardinal (1968–1971)
* José Méndez Asensio (1971–1978), transferred to the archdiocese of Granada
* José María Cirarda Lachiondo (1978–1993)
* Fernando Sebastián Aguilar (1993–2007)
* Francisco Pérez González (2007–....)

### Auxiliary bishops

* Ángel Riesco Carbajo (1958–1969)
* José María Larrauri Lafuente (1970–1979), transferred to the diocese of Vitoria
* Juan Antonio Aznárez Cobo (2012–....)

## Suffragan dioceses

* Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño
* Jaca
* San Sebastián