# Roman Catholic Diocese of Ávila

The Diocese of Ávila (Latin: Dioecesis Abulensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Ávila in the ecclesiastical province of Valladolid in Spain.

## History

* 1102–1120: Administered by Jerome, bishop of Salamanca
* 1121: Established as Diocese of Ávila

## Leadership

* Priscillian (first Christian beheaded for heresy, 385)

### Bishops of Ávila after 1381

* Domingo Suárez, O.F.M. (30 Jul 1263 – 1271 Died)
* Diego de los Roeles (1381–1394)
* Alfonso de Echea o de Córdoba (1395–1403)
* Juan Rodríguez de Guzmán (1403–1424)
* Diego Gómez de Fuensalida (1424–1436)
* Cardinal Juan de Cervantes (1437 – 19 August 1441, Appointed Bishop of Segovia)
* Lope de Barrientos, O.P. (19 Jul 1441 – 7 Apr 1445 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
* Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa (1445 – 4 Feb 1454 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla)
* Alonso Fernández de Madrigal (1454–1455)
* Martín Fernández de Vilches (1455–1469)
* Alfonso de Fonseca (29 Jan 1469 – 26 Aug 1485 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
* Hernando de Talavera, O.S.H. (26 Aug 1485 – 23 Jan 1493 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
* Francisco Sánchez de la Fuente (1493 – 1496 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
* Alfonso Carrillo de Albornoz (bishop) (27 Jun 1496 – 14 Jun 1514 Died)
* Francisco Ruiz (bishop), O.F.M. (14 Jul 1514 – 23 Oct 1528 Died)
* Rodrigo Sánchez Mercado (12 Jan 1530 – 25 Jan 1548 Died)
* Diego Alava Esquivel (7 May 1548 – 21 Oct 1558 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
* Diego de los Cobos Molina (2 Aug 1559 – 4 Sep 1560 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
* Alvaro Hurtado de Mendoza y Sarmiento (4 Sep 1560 – 11 Sep 1577 Appointed, Bishop of Palencia)
* Sancho Busto de Villegas (5 Nov 1578 – 19 Jan 1581 Died)
* Pedro Fernández Temiño (11 Sep 1581 – 29 Aug 1590 Died)
* Jerónimo Manrique de Lara (5 Apr 1591 – 1 Sep 1595 Died)
* Juan Velázquez de las Cuevas, O.P. (29 Apr 1596 – 11 Mar 1598 Died)
* Lorenzo Asensio Otaduy Avendaño (1 Feb 1599 – 4 Dec 1611 Died)
* Juan Alvarez de Caldas (14 May 1612 – 30 Nov 1615 Died)
* Francisco González Zarate (de Gamarra) (30 May 1616 – 13 Dec 1626 Died)
* Alfonso López Gallo (5 Jul 1627 Appointed, not installed)
* Francisco Márquez Gaceta (29 Nov 1627 – 8 Nov 1631 Died)
* Pedro Cifuentes Loarte (7 Jun 1632 – 19 May 1636 Died)
* Diego Arce Reinoso (22 Mar 1638 – 8 Oct 1640 Confirmed, Bishop of Palencia)
* Juan Vélez de Valdivielso (25 Feb 1641 – 21 Aug 1645 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en España))
* José de Argáiz Pérez (4 Dec 1645 – 27 Jul 1654 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
* Bernardo Atayde de Lima Perera (5 Oct 1654 – 17 Feb 1656 Died)
* Martín de Bonilla Granada (16 Oct 1656 – 21 Oct 1662 Died)
* Francisco de Rojas-Borja y Artés (23 Apr 1663 – 29 May 1673 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cartagena (en España))
* Juan Asensio Barrios, O. de M. (26 Jun 1673 – 20 Apr 1682 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
* Diego Ventura Fernández de Angulo, O.F.M. (11 Jan 1683 – 17 Mar 1700 Died)
* Gregorio Solórzano Castillo (10 May 1700 – 17 Jul 1703 Died)
* Baltasar de la Peña Avilés (17 Dec 1703 – 7 Feb 1705 Died)
* Julián Cano y Tevar, O. Carm. (17 Jan 1714 – 20 Apr 1719 Died)
* José del Yermo Santibáñez (20 Mar 1720 – 8 Mar 1728 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
* Pedro Ayala, O.P. (8 Mar 1728 – 22 Jun 1738 Resigned)
* Narciso Queralt (23 Jun 1738 – 12 Jan 1743 Died)
* Pedro González García (20 May 1743 – 7 Apr 1758 Died)
* Romualdo Velarde y Cienfuegos (2 Oct 1758 – 11 May 1766 Died)
* Miguel Fernando Merino (1 Dec 1766 – 10 Jul 1781 Died)
* Antonio Sentmenat y Castellá (17 Feb 1783 – 22 Jun 1784 Resigned)
* Julián Gascueña Herráiz, O.F.M. Disc. (20 Sep 1784 – 23 Nov 1796 Died)
* Francisco Javier Cabrera Velasco (24 Jul 1797 – 22 Jan 1799 Died)
* Rafael de Múzquiz y Aldunate (15 Apr 1799 – 20 Jul 1801 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
* Manuel Gómez de Salazar (29 Mar 1802 – 3 Nov 1815 Died)
* Rodrigo Antonio de Orellana, O. Praem. (21 Dec 1818 – 29 Jul 1822 Died)
* Ramón María Adurriaga Uribe (24 May 1824 – 2 Feb 1841 Died)
* Manuel López Santisteban (17 Dec 1847 – 30 Apr 1852 Resigned)
* Gregorio Sánchez y Jiménez (Rubio), O.S.H. (27 Sep 1852 – 17 Feb 1854 Died)
* Juan Alfonso Albuquerque Berión (23 Jun 1854 – 25 Sep 1857 Confirmed, Bishop of Córdoba)
* Fernando Blanco y Lorenzo, O.P. (21 Dec 1857 – 17 Sep 1875 Confirmed, Archbishop of Valladolid)
* Pedro José Sánchez Carrascosa y Carrión, C.O. (23 Sep 1875 – Jan 1882 Resigned)
* Bl. Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás (27 Mar 1882 – 10 Jun 1886 Appointed, Bishop of Madrid)
* Ramón Fernández Piérola y Lopez de Luzuriaca (17 Mar 1887 – 30 Dec 1889 Appointed, Bishop of Vitoria)
* Juan Muñoz y Herrera (26 Jun 1890 – 2 Dec 1895 Appointed, Bishop of Málaga)
* José María Blanco Barón (2 Dec 1895 – 4 Apr 1897 Died)
* Joaquín Beltrán y Asensio (24 Mar 1898 – 3 Nov 1917 Died)
* Enrique Pla y Deniel (4 Dec 1918 – 28 Jan 1935 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
* Santos Moro Briz (21 Jun 1935 – 19 Oct 1968 Retired)
* Maximino Romero de Lema (19 Oct 1968 – 21 Mar 1973 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy)
* Felipe Fernández García (22 Oct 1976 – 12 Jun 1991 Appointed, Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife)
* Antonio Cañizares Llovera (6 Mar 1992 – 10 Dec 1996 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
* Adolfo González Montes (26 May 1997 – 15 Apr 2002 Appointed, Bishop of Almería)
* Jesús García Burillo (9 Jan 2003 – 6 Nov 2018 Retired)
* José María Gil Tamayo (6 Nov 2018 – 16 Jul 2022 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Granada)
* Jesús Rico García (29 May 2023 – present)