# Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Spain

The Diocese of León (Latin: Dioecesis Legionensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of León in the ecclesiastical province of Oviedo in Spain.

## History

* 4th century: Established as Diocese of León

## Special churches

* Minor Basilicas:
** Real Basílica de San Isidoro de León, León

## Bishops of León

* Basilides [es] (deposed 254)
* Savinus (254–???)
* Decentius [es] (fl. 315)
* Suintila (792)
* Quintila (811-820)
* Cixila I (853-855)
* Frunimio I (854–874), first bishop of León.
* Mauro (878–886)
* Vincent (899–900)
* Froilán [es] (900–904)
* Sisnando (905–914?)
* Cixila II (911 – 914/15). Died in 938. Retired in 916 to the Monastery of San Cosme y San Damián in Abellar (León) which he had founded.
* Frunimio II (915–924)
* Oveco Núñez (927–950), Carriedo Tejedo calls him the 6th Bishop
* Gonzalo (950/1 – 966)
* Velasco (966 – 973/4)
* Sisnando Puricélliz (974–980), possibly brother of noblemen Sancho and Aznar Puricélliz
* Velasco (again, 980/1)
* Sisnando Baroncélliz (981/2)
* Sabarico (981/2)
* Fortis (fl. 984)
* Sabarico (again, 985–991)
* Fruela (991/2 – 1006)
* Nuño (1007–1026)
* Servando (1026–1040)
* Cipriano (1040–1057)
* Aloito (1057–1063)
* Pelayo Tedóniz (1065– )
* Pedro I (c.1087 – 1111/2)
* Maurice Bourdin (1111–1112/3), usurped the see from Pedro for a brief time
* Diego (1112/3 – 1130)
* Arias Gundesíndiz (1130–1135)
* Pedro (II) Anáyaz (1135–1139)
* Juan Albertínez (1139–1181)
* Manrique de Lara (1181–1205)
* Pedro Muñiz (May 1205 – 1206/07), appointed archbishop of Santiago de Compostela in early 1207. Died on 29 January 1224.
* Pelayo Pérez (February 1207 – 1208), died before consecration
* Rodrigo Álvarez (1208–1232)
* Martín Alonso (1232–1234)
* Arnaldo (1234–1235)
* Juan (1237–1238)
* Martín Arias (1238–1242)
* Nuño Álvarez (1242–1252)
* Martín Fernández (1254–1289)
* Fernando Ruiz de Cabañas (1289–1301)
* Gonzalo de Hinojosa (6 November 1301 – 12 July 1313 appointed Bishop of Burgos), died on 15 May 1327
* Juan Soares (1313)
* Juan Fernández (1316), elect
* Sede vacanta (1316–1318)
* García de Ayerbe (April 1318 – 4 September 1332)
* Juan del Campo (2 December 1332 – 24 May 1344 Died)
* Diego Ramírez de Guzmán (1344–1354)
* Pedro Raimundo (1354–1360)
* Pedro de Barreira, O.S.A. (31 August 1360 – 19 November 1361 Appointed, Bishop of Toul)
* Alfonso (1375–1376)
* Juan Ramírez de Guzmán [es] (1376–1378)
* Fernando (1378–1380])
* Aleramo (1382–1401?)
* Alonso de Argüello [es] (1403–1415), transferred to Palencia
* Álvaro Núñez de Isorna [es] (1415–1418), transferred to Cuenca
* Juan Rodríguez Villalón (1418)
* Alonso de Cusanza [es] (1424–1435)
* Giovanni Berardi (1435–1437), in commendam
* Juan de Mella (12 April 1434 – Did Not Take Effect)
* Juan de Pontibus (ca. 1446)
* Pedro Cabeza de Vaca (1448–1459)
* Fortún Velázquez de Cuéllar [es] (1460)
* Juan de Torquemada, O.P. (31 July 1460 – 26 January 1463 Appointed, Bishop of Orense)
* Giacopo Antonio Venier (16 September 1464 – 6 October 1469 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
* Rodrigo de Vergara (6 October 1469 – 18 June 1478 Died)
* Luis Velasco (1478–1484 Appointed Bishop of Córdoba)
* Iñigo Manrique de Lara (bishop) (1484–1485 Appointed Bishop of Córdoba)
* Alonso de Valdivieso (1485 – 21 May 1500 Died)
* Francisco Desprats (4 December 1500 – 10 September 1504 Died)
* Juan de Vera (14 May 1505 – 4 May 1507 Died)
* Francesco Alidosi (1507 – 24 May 1511 Died)
* Luigi d'Aragona (6 June 1511 – 17 December 1516 Resigned)
* Esteban Gabriel Merino (17 December 1516 – 12 June 1523 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
* Pedro Manuel (12 June 1523 – 17 June 1534 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)
* Pedro Alvarez de Acosta (8 January 1535 – 21 May 1539 Appointed, Bishop of Osma)
* Fernando Valdés (30 May 1539 – 29 October 1539 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
* Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (29 October 1539 – 2 June 1542 Appointed, Bishop of Cuenca)
* Esteban Almeida (2 June 1542 – 16 April 1546 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena)
* Juan Fernández Temiño (19 July 1546 – 9 November 1556 Died)
* Andrés de la Cuesta (10 December 1557 – 1564 Died)
* Juan de San Millán (28 July 1564 – 11 April 1578 Died)
* Francisco Trujillo Garcia (5 September 1578 – 14 November 1592 Died)
* Juan Alonso Moscoso (30 August 1593 – 9 May 1603 Appointed, Bishop of Malaga)
* Andrés de Casso, O.P. (12 June 1603 – 13 May 1607 Died)
* Francisco Terrones del Caño (3 March 1608 – 13 March 1613 Died)
* Alonso González Aguilar (23 September 1613 – 2 December 1615 Died)
* Juan Llano Valdés (5 September 1616 – 9 August 1622 Died)
* Juan Molina Alvarez (20 March 1623 – Nov 1623 Died)
* Gregorio Pedrosa Cásares, O.S.H. (16 September 1624 – 31 January 1633 Appointed, Bishop of Valladolid)
* Bartolomé Santos de Risoba (26 September 1633 – 9 December 1649 Confirmed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
* Juan del Pozo Horta, O.P. (10 January 1650 – 28 August 1656 Confirmed, Bishop of Segovia)
* Juan Pérez de Vega (López de Vega) (18 September 1656 – 14 September 1659 Died)
* Juan Bravo Lasprilla (7 June 1660 – 31 July 1662 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena)
* Juan Vande-Escarth y Briceño, O.S.H. (12 January 1665 – 6 April 1672 Died)
* Juan Álvarez Osorio (12 December 1672 – 22 January 1680 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
* Juan Aparicio Navarro (7 October 1680 – 6 November 1696 Died)
* José Gregorio de Rojas y Velázquez (3 June 1697 – 7 April 1704 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
* Manuel Pérez Araciel y Rada (28 April 1704 – 13 June 1714 Confirmed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
* José Ulzurrun de Asanza y Civera (17 September 1714 – 17 April 1718 Died)
* Martín Zalayeta Lizarza (27 May 1720 – 11 September 1728 Died)
* Juan Fernández Zapata (3 August 1729 – 12 October 1729 Died)
* Francisco de la Torre Herrera (24 July 1730 – 1 February 1735 Died)
* José de Llupiá y Roger, O.S.B. (19 December 1735 – 21 November 1752 Died)
* Alfonso Fernández Pantoja (9 April 1753 – 6 November 1761 Died)
* Pascual de los Herreros (23 August 1762 – 3 March 1770 Died)
* Baltasar Yusta y Navarro (10 September 1770 – 17 February 1777 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
* Cayetano Antonio Cuadrillero Mota (15 December 1777 – 3 April 1800 Died)
* Pedro Luis Blanco (11 August 1800 – 22 November 1811 Died)
* Ignacio Ramón Roda (19 December 1814 – 4 January 1823 Died)
* Joaquín Abarca Blanque (27 September 1824 – 21 June 1844 Died)
* Joaquín Barbajero y Villar (17 January 1848 – 26 February 1863 Died)
* Calixto Castrillo y Ornedo (1 October 1863 – 19 September 1869 Died)
* Saturnino Fernandez de Castro y de la Cotera (5 July 1875 – 15 March 1883 Appointed, Bishop of Burgos)
* Francisco Xavier Caminero y Muñoz (27 March 1885 – 13 April 1885 Died)
* Francisco Gómez-Salazar y Lucio-Villegas (10 June 1886 – 1 October 1904 Retired)
* Juan Manuel Sanz y Saravia (27 March 1905 – 29 April 1909 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
* Ramón Guillamet y Coma (29 April 1909 – 18 July 1913 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
* José Álvarez y Miranda (18 July 1913 – 4 March 1937 Died)
* Carmelo Ballester y Nieto, C.M. (12 February 1938 – 10 June 1943 Appointed, Bishop of Vitoria)
* Luis Almarcha Hernández (10 July 1944 – 4 April 1970 Retired)
* Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta (9 July 1971 – 16 February 1979 Appointed, Bishop of Bilbao)
* Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, C.M.F. (22 August 1979 – 28 July 1983 Resigned)
* Juan Angel Belda Dardiñá (28 July 1983 – 9 February 1987 Resigned)
* Antonio Vilaplana Molina (9 February 1987 – 19 March 2002 Retired)
* Julián López Martín (19 March 2002 Appointed – 21 October 2020 Retired)
* Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal (21 October 2020 Appointed – )