Roman Catholic Diocese of Islas Canarias

The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Canarias''' ({{lang-la|Canarien(sis)}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the [[Canary Islands]] in the [[Ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sevilla|Seville]] in Spain. The dioceses includes the islands of [[Gran Canaria]], [[Fuerteventura]] and [[Lanzarote]] (Oriental Province). However, it does not include to the whole archipelago, since the [[Diocese of Tenerife]] or Nivariense, includes the [[Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife]]. ==History== * 1351: Established as Diocese of Islas Canarias from the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Majorca|Diocese of Majorca]] * 1354: Suppressed * 1369: Restored as Diocese of Telde * 1393: Suppressed * 1404: Restored as Diocese of Rubicon * 1485: Renamed as Diocese of Canarias * 1819: Establishing the [[Diocese of Tenerife]], which happens to encompass the western province of the Canary Islands ==Special churches== [[Image:Catedral de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.jpg|Catedral de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria|thumb|right|Catedral de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria]] *Minor Basilicas: **Basílica Nuestra Señora del Pino, Las Palmas, Las Palmas, Canarias ==Leadership== * [[Bishop]]s of Islas Canarias (Roman rite) **[[Pedro de Ayala|Pedro López Ayala]] (20 Oct 1507 - Feb 1513 ) **Fernando Vázquez de Arce (20 May 1513 - 1520 ) **Luis Cabeza de Vaca (11 Mar 1523 - 22 Jun 1530 ) **Pedro Fernández Manrique (22 Jun 1530 - 14 Dec 1530 ) **Juan de Salamanca, O.P. (6 Mar 1531 - 1538 ) **Alonso Ruiz de Virués, O.S.B. (12 Aug 1538 - 19 Jan 1545 ) **Antonio de la Cruz (7 Dec 1545 - 1550 ) **Francisco de la Cerda Córdoba, O.P. (19 Jan 1551 - 14 Nov 1551 ) **[[Melchor Cano]], O.P. (12 Sep 1552 - 1554 ) **Diego Deza Tello (30 Mar 1554 - 26 Apr 1566 ) **Bartolomé Torres (15 May 1566 - 1 Feb 1568 ) **Juan de Arzolaras (Alzóloras), O.S.H. (17 Sep 1568 - 7 May 1574 ) **Cristóbal Vela Tavera (15 Dec 1574 - 27 May 1580 ) **Fernando Rueda (22 Jun 1580 - 17 Jun 1585 ) **Fernando Suárez Figueroa (22 Jun 1587 - 26 Mar 1597 ) **Francisco Martínez de Cenicero † (14 Apr 1597 - 13 Aug 1607 ) **Francisco de Sosa, O.F.M. (3 Sep 1607 - 23 Sep 1613) **Juan Nicolás Carriazo (26 Apr 1610 - 10 Oct 1611) **Lope Velasco Valdivieso (14 Nov 1611 - 29 Oct 1613) **Antonio Corrionero (6 Oct 1614 - 17 May 1621 ) **Pedro Herrera Suárez, O.P. (7 Jun 1621 - 27 Jun 1622) **Juan Guzmán, O.F.M. (11 Jul 1622 - 6 Oct 1627 ) **Cristóbal de la Cámara y Murga (15 Nov 1627 - 7 May 1635) **Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega (9 Jul 1635 - 4 Feb 1658) **Juan Ruiz Simón ( 1706- 6 Jun 1712 ) **Lucas Conejero Molina † (28 May 1714 - 26 Jun 1724) **Félix Bernuy Zapata y Mendoza (20 Nov 1724 - 23 May 1730) **Pedro Manuel Dávila Cárdenas (6 Aug 1731 - 19 Dec 1738) **Juan Francisco Guillén † (30 Sep 1739 Appointed - 15 Mar 1751) **Valentín Moran Menéndez, O. de M. (15 Mar 1751 - 20 May 1761) **Francisco Javier Delgado Venegas (15 May 1761 - 19 Dec 1768) **Juan Bautista Cervera, O.F.M. (12 Jun 1769 - 12 May 1777) **Joaquín Herrera Bárcena, O.S.B. (1 Mar 1779 - 1783) **Antonio Martínez de la Plaza (14 Feb 1785 - 29 Nov 1790) **Antonio Tavira Almazán (11 Apr 1791 - 27 Jun 1796) **Manuel Verdugo Albiturría (27 Jun 1796 - 7 Jul 1818) **Manuel Bernardo Morete Bodelón (24 Jun 1824 - 8 Jan 1825) **Fernando Cano Almirante, O.F.M. (19 Dec 1825 - 22 Sep 1826) **Bernardo Martínez Carnero (21 May 1827 - 26 Jan 1833) **Judas José Romo y Gamboa (20 Jan 1834 - 17 Dec 1847) **Buenaventura Codina Augerolas, C.M. (17 Dec 1847 - 18 Nov 1857) **Joaquín Lluch y Garriga, O.C.D. (27 Sep 1858 - 13 Mar 1868) **José Maria de Urquinaona y Vidot (22 Jun 1868 - 15 Jul 1878) **José Proceso Pozuelo y Herrero (28 Feb 1879 - 26 Jun 1890) **José Cueto y Díez de la Maza, O.P. (1 Jun 1891 - 17 Aug 1908) **Adolfo Pérez y Muñoz (29 Apr 1909 - 18 Jul 1913) **Angel Marquina y Corrales (18 Jul 1913 - 6 Sep 1922) **Miguel de los Santos Serra y Sucarrats † (14 Dec 1922 - 16 Jan 1936) **Antonio Pildáin y Zapiáin (18 May 1936 - 15 Dec 1966) **José Antonio Infantes Florido (20 Jul 1967 - 25 May 1978) **Ramón Echarren Istúriz (27 Nov 1978 - 26 Nov 2005) **Francisco Cases Andreu (26 Nov 2005 - ) ==Source== * [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/isla1.htm Giga-Catholic Information] * [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/disca.html Catholic Hierarchy] * [http://www.diocesisdecanarias.org/ Diocese website] {{Roman Catholic dioceses in Spain}} {{coord missing|Spain}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Islas Canarias}}