The Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela (
Latin: Archidioecesis Compostellana) is a
Latin Church archdiocese of the
Catholic Church in
Spain. It is the senior of the five districts in which the church divides
Galicia in North-western
Spain.[1][2]
The Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago of Compostela has his "cathedra" – i.e. (archi)episcopal see : from Greek/Latin "seat" – in the
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, dedicated to the Apostle St. James, after whom Santiago is named.
Extent and statistics
The archdiocesan jurisdiction covers most of the parishes the central part of Galicia, including the cities of
A Coruña and
Pontevedra. As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,178,000 Catholics (88.9% of 1,324,741 total) on 8,546 km2 in 1,071 parishes and 3 missions with 732 priests (536 diocesan, 196 religious), 4 deacons, 1,052 lay religious (400 brothers, 652 sisters) and 22 seminarians.
Established formally on 5 December 1095 as Diocese of Santiago de Compostela / Compostellan(us) (Latin adjective), on the territory of the suppressed Diocese of Iria Flavia.
Promoted on 1120.02.27 by
Pope Calixtus II as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela.
Egas Fafes de Lanhoso (1267), previously Bishop of
Coimbra (Portugal) (1248.12.15 – death 1267.12.18), transferred and died before taking possession of Santiago
Gaspar de Ávalos de la Cueva (29 March 1542 – death 2 Nov 1545), created
Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1544.12.19 – 1545.11.02); previously Bishop of
Guadix (Spain) (1524.11.14 – 1529.01.22), Metropolitan Archbishop of
Granada (Spain) (1529.01.22 – 1542.03.29)
Pedro Manuel (9 April 1546 – death 1 Jan 1550); previously Bishop of
León (Spain) (1523.06.12 – 1534.06.17), Bishop of
Zamora (Spain) (1534.06.17 – 1546.04.09)
Cardinal
Juan Álvarez de Toledo, O.P. (27 June 1550 – death 15 Sep 1557), previously Bishop of
Córdoba (Spain) (1523.08.31 – 1537.04.11), Bishop of
Burgos (Spain) (1537.04.11 – 1550.06.27), created
Cardinal-Priest of
S. Maria in Porticopro hac vice Title (1541.05.04 – 1541.07.06), repeatedly transferred as Cardinal-Priest of
S. Sisto (1541.07.06 – 1547.01.24), Cardinal-Priest of
S. Clemente (1547.01.24 – 1551.12.04), Cardinal-Priest of
S. Pancrazio (1550.02.28 – 1553.11.20); later transferred as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1553.11.20 – 1553.12.11), promoted as
Cardinal-Bishop of
Albano (1553.12.11 – 1555.05.29), transferred as Cardinal-Bishop of
Frascati (1555.05.29 – 1557.09.15)
Francisco Blanco Salcedo (4 June 1574 – death 26 April 1581), previously Bishop of
Orense (Spain) (1556.06.12 – 1565.04.13), Bishop of
Málaga (Spain) (1565.04.13 – 1574.06.04)
Maximiliano de Austria (21 April 1603 – death 1 July 1614), previously Bishop of
Cádiz (Spain) (1596.09.23 – 1601.08.27), Bishop of
Segovia (Spain) (1601.08.27 – 1603.04.21)
Luis Fernández de Córdoba (26 Oct 1622 – 11 March 1624), previously Bishop of
Salamanca (Spain) (1602.11.20 – 1615.02.09), Bishop of
Málaga (Spain) (1615.02.09 – 1622.10.26); next Archbishop of
Sevilla (Spain) (1624.03.11 – death 1625.06.26)
José González Díez,
Order of Preachers (O.P.) (17 May 1627 – 12 August 1630), previously Bishop of
Palencia (Spain) (1616.02.29 – 1625.07.28), Bishop of
Pamplona (Spain) (1625.07.28 – 1627.05.17); next Archbishop of
Burgos (1630.08.12 – 1631.03.28)
Fernando Andrade Sotomayor (20 March 1645 – death 21 Jan 1655); previously Bishop of
Palencia (Spain) (1628.05.29 – 1631.11.10), Metropolitan Archbishop of
Burgos (Spain) (1631.11.10 – 1640.09.10),
Archbishop-Bishop of
Sigüenza (Spain) (1640.09.10 – 1645.03.20)
Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán (9 June 1668 – 7 Oct 1669), next Metropolitan Archbishop of
Sevilla (Spain) (1668.10.07 – 1684.05.24); previously Bishop of
Oviedo (Spain) (1665 – 1667.04.09), Metropolitan Archbishop of
Valencia (Spain) (1667.04.09 – 1668.05.14)
Andrés Girón (2 June 1670 – death 7 August 1680), previously Bishop of
Lugo (Spain) (1660 – 1664.04.28), Bishop of
Pamplona (Spain) (1664.04.28 – 1670.06.02)
Francisco de Seijas Losada (28 April 1681 – death 26 Oct 1684), previously Bishop of
Valladolid (Spain) (1664.06.23 – 1670.06.20), Bishop of
Salamanca (Spain) (1670.06.20 – 1681.07.10)
Luis de Salcedo y Azcona (1 July 1716 – 7 Oct 1722), next Metropolitan Archbishop of
Sevilla (1722.10.07 – 1739.05.03); previously Bishop of
Coria (Spain) (1713.05.22 – 1716.07.01)
Miguel Herrero Esgueva (20 Jan 1723 – death 27 July 1727), previously Bishop of
Osma (Spain) (1720.04.15 – 1723.01.20)
José del Yermo Santibáñez (8 March 1728 – death Nov 1737), previously Bishop of
Jaén (Spain) (1732.07.21 – 1738.05.05)