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This is a list of Bishops
Bishop (Catholic Church)
In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders and is responsible for teaching the Catholic faith and ruling the Church....

and Archbishops of Toledo
Toledo, Spain
Toledo's Alcázar became renowned in the 19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.-Economy:...

. They are also the Primates

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of Spain

Spain

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. It was, according to tradition established in the 1st century by St. James the Great and was elevated to an archdiocese in 313 after the Edict of Milan

Edict of Milan

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. The incumbent Archbishop

Archbishop

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also bears the title Primate of Spain.

List of Bishops & Archbishops of Toledo

1 St. Eugenius
Eugenius I of Toledo
Eugenius II was Archbishop of Toledo from 636 to 646. He became successor in 636 of Justus in that metropolitan see; he died in 647. Like his predecessor he had been a disciple of Helladius in the monastery of Agli. He is famous as an astronomer and astronomical mathematician.As a bishop he was...

(1st century?)
unknown
2 Melantius (286?-306?)
unknown
3 Patruinus (325-335)
4 Toribius (335-345)
5 Quintus (345-355)
6 Vincent (355-365)
7 Paulatus (365-375)
8 Natallus (375-385)
9 Audentius
Audentius, Bishop of Toledo
Audentius was bishop of Toledo , according to tradition in the years 385-395 AD. In the Catholic Encyclopedia , the Count of Cedillo places his episcopate around the year 376. In the 17th century, William Cave supposed him to have lived about 260 AD.The historian Gennadius of Massilia mentions in...

(385-395)
10 Asturius (395-412)
11 Isicius (412-427)
12 Martin I (427-440)
13 Castinus (440-454)
14 Campeius (454-467)
15 Sinticius (467-482)
16 Praumatus (482-494)
17 Petrus I (494-508)
18 Celsus (? -520)
19 Montanus (520-521)
20 Julian I
21 Bacauda
22 Petrus II
23 Euphemius
24 Exuperius
25 Adelphus
26 Conancius
27 Aurasius (603-615)
28 St Eladius (615-633)
29 Justus (633-636)
30 Eugenius II (636-646)
31 St Eugenius III the Younger (646-657)
32 St Ildefonso
Ildephonsus of Toledo
Saint Ildefonsus or Ildephonsus was the metropolitan bishop of Toledo from 657 until his death. He was a Visigoth and his Gothic name was Hildefuns, which evolved into the Castilian name Alfonso. Ildefonsus, however, is known as San Ildefonso in Castilian and there are several places named after him...

(657–667)
33 Quiricus (667-680)
34 St. Julian II
Julian of Toledo
Julian of Toledo was born to Jewish parents in Toledo, Hispania, but raised Christian. He was well educated at the cathedral school, was a monk and later abbot at Agali, a spiritual student of Saint Eugene II, and archbishop of Toledo...

(680-690)
35 Sisbert (690-693)
36 Felix (694-700)
37 Gunderic
Gunderic, Archbishop of Toledo
Gunderic was the Archbishop of Toledo briefly between Felix and Sindered from about 701. He was a Visigoth and is highly praised in the Chronicle of 754, according to which he was a holy man who performed many miracles...

(700-710)
38 Sindered (711- ?)
39 Sunirend
40 Concordius
41 Cixila (745/774-754/783)
42 Elipandus (754/783-808?)
43 Gumesind (? -828)
44 Wistremir (? -858)
(St Eulogius 859; elected but did not take office)
45 Bonitus (859-892)
46 Juan I (892-926)
47 Ubayd Allah ben Qasim

See vacant due to Muslim rule (Ummayad Caliphate of Cordoba)

48 Pascual I (1058-1080)
vacant
49 Bernard de Sedirac (1086-1124)
50 Raymond de Sauvetât
Raymond de Sauvetât
Francis Raymond de Sauvetât, or Raymond of Toledo, was the Archbishop of Toledo from 1125 to 1152. He was a French Benedictine monk, born in Gascony....

(1124-1152)
51 Juan II (1152-1166)
52 Cerebruno (1167-1180)
53 Pedro III de Cardona (1181-1182)
54 Gonzalo I Petrez (1182-1191)
55 Martín II López de Pisuerga (1192-1208)
56 Rodrigo Jimenez de Rada
Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada
Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada was a Navarrese-born Castilian Roman Catholic bishop and historian....

(1209-1247)
57 Juan III Medina de Pomar (1248-1248)
58 Gutierre I Ruiz Dolea (1249-1250)
59 Sancho I, Infante of Castile (1251-1261)
60 Domingo Pascual (1262-1265)
61 Sancho II de Aragon (1266-1275)
62 Fernando I Rodriguez de Covarubias (1276-1280)
63 Gonzalo II Garcia Gudiel (1280-1299)
64 Gonzalo III Diaz Palomeque (1299-1310)
65 Gutierre II Gomez de Toledo (1310-1319)
66 Juan III, Infante of Aragon (1319-1328); also Latin Patriarch of Alexandria
Latin Patriarch of Alexandria
This is a list of The Latin Patriarchs of Alexandria established in 1215 during the pontificate of Pope Innocent III. This titular office was abolished in 1964. His patriachal seat in Rome was the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls....
67 Jimeno de Luna (1328-1338)
68 Gil Alvarez de Albornoz
Gil Alvarez De Albornoz
Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz was a Spanish cardinal and ecclesiastical leader.-Early years:Albornoz was born at Carrascosa del Campo, early in the 14th century. He was the son of Gil Állvarez de Albornoz and of Doña Teresa de Luna, sister of Jimeno de Luna, archbishop of Toledo and a member...

(1338-1350)
69 Gonzalo IV de Aguilar (1351-1353)
70 Blas Fernandez de Toledo (1353-1362)
71 Gomez Manrique
Gómez Manrique
Gómez Manrique , Gómez Manrique y de Castilla was a Spanish poet, soldier, politician and dramatist born in Amusco. The fifth son of Pedro Manrique de Lara y Mendoza, , adelantado mayor of Leon...

(1362-1375)
72 Pedro IV Tenorio (1375-1399)
vacant
73 Pedro V de Luna (1403-1414)
74 Sancho III de Rojas (1415-1422)
75 Juan IV Martinez de Contreras (1423-1434)
76 Juan V de Cerezuela (1434-1442)
77 Gutierre III Alvarez de Toledo (1442-1445)
78 Alfonso Carillo de Acuna
Alfonso Carillo de Acuña
Alfonso Carrillo de Acuña was a Spanish politician and Roman Catholic archbishop.-Life:...

(1446-1482)
79 Pedro VI Gonzalez de Mendoza (1482-1495)
80 Francisco I Ximénez de Cisneros (1495-1517)
81 Guillermo de Croy
William de Croÿ (archbishop)
William de Croÿ was Archbishop of Toledo from 1517–1521...

(1517-1521)
vacant
82 Alonso III Fonseca
Alonso III Fonseca
Alonso III Fonseca was a Galician archbishop and politician. He was archbishop of Santiago de Compostela from 1507, and archbishop of Toledo from 1523. He was a major supporter of the University of Santiago de Compostela...

(1523-1534)
83 Juan VI Pardo Tavera (1534-1545)
84 Juan VII Martinez Silecio (1545-1557)
85 Bartolomé Carranza
Bartolomé Carranza
Bartolomé Carranza , Spanish theologian and Archbishop of Toledo, sometimes called de Miranda or de Carranza y Miranda, who spent much of his later life imprisoned on charges of heresy....

(1558-1576)
86 Gaspar I de Quiroga y Vela (1577-1594)
87 Archduke Albert of Austria (1595-1598)
88 Garcia Loayasa y Giron (1598-1599)
89 Bernardo II de Sandoval y Rojas (1599-1618)
vacant
90 Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1620-1641)
vacant
91 Gaspar II de Borja y Velasco (1645)
92 Baltasar Moscoso y Sandoval (1646-1665)
93 Pascual II de Aragon (1666-1677)
94 Luis Manuel Fernandez Portocarrero (1677-1709)
vacant
95 Francisco Valero y Losa (1715-1720)
96 Diego de Astorga y Céspedes
Diego de Astorga y Céspedes
Diego de Astorga y Céspedes was an Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He also served as Bishop of Barcelona, Archbishop of Toledo and Grand Inquisitor.- Biography :...

(1720-1724)
vacant
97 Luis I de Borbon y Farnesio (1735-1754)
98 Luis II Fernandez de Cordoba (1755-1771)
99 Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana
Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana
Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana y Butron was a Catholic Cardinal.After the completion of his studies at the Jesuit College of his native city, he entered the ecclesiastical state and was appointed, at an early date, to a canonry in Toledo. In 1765 he was named Bishop of Plasencia...

(1772-1800)
100 Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga, 14th Count of Chinchón (1800-1823)
101 Pedro Inguanzo y Rivero (1824-1836)
vacant
102 Juan José Bonel y Orbe (1849-1857)
103 Cirilo Alameda y Brea (1857-1872)
vacant
104 Juan Ignacio Moreno y Maisanove (1875-1884)
105 Zeferino Gonzalez y Diaz-Tunon (1885-1886)
106 Miguel Paya y Rico (1886-1891)
107 Antolín Monescillo y Viso (1892-1898)
108 Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás
Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás
Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Toledo, Primate of Spain and Patriarch of the West Indies....

(1898-1909)
109 Gregorio Maria Aguirre y Garcia (1909-1913)
110 Victoriano Guisasola y Menendez
Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez
Victoriano Guisasola y Menendez J.C.D. was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and an Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain....

(1913-1920)
111 Enrique Almaraz y Santos (1920-1921)
112 Enrique Reig y Casanova (1922-1927)
113 Pedro Segura y Sáenz
Pedro Segura y Sáenz
Pedro Segura y Sáenz was a Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Toledo from 1927 to 1931, and Archbishop of Seville from 1937 until his death...

(1927-1931)
vacant
114 Isidro Goma y Tomas (1933-1940)
115 Enrique Pla y Deniel
Enrique Pla y Deniel
Enrique Pla y Deniel was a Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He came from a rich Barcelona family and trained at the local seminary and the Gregorian University in Rome before an early career in journalism and seminary teaching. He took possession of the Salamancan see in 1935...

(1941-1968)
116 Vicente Enrique y Tarancón (1969-1972)
117 Marcelo Gonzalez Martin (1972-1995)
118 Francisco Alvarez Martínez (1995-2002)
119 Antonio Cañizares Llovera (2002-2008)
120 Braulio Rodríguez Plaza
Braulio Rodríguez Plaza
Braulio Rodríguez Plaza is a Spanish Catholic prelate, the current Archbishop of Toledo and therefore Primate of Spain since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 16 April 2009, which was Pope Benedict's 82nd birthday...

(2009-)

List of Bishops & Archbishops of Toledo

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