Archdiocese of Barcelona
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Archdiocese of Barcelona
Dioecesis Barcinonensis
Statistics
Country: Spain
Metropolitan: Barcelona
Rite: Roman Rite
Area: 339 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
2,606,362 (2006)
2,302,177 (88.3%)
Cathedral: Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia
(Metropolitan Catherdal-Basilica of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia)
Parishes: 212
Diocesan Priests: 1,036
Ordinaries
Bishop: Lluís Martínez Sistach
Auxiliary Bishop: Joan Carrera Planas
Cathedral of Santa Eulalia

The Archdiocese of Barcelona is part of the Roman Catholic Church of Spain.

On 25 March 1964 Pope Paul VI elevated the Diocese of Barcelona to the level of an Archdiocese. The Archdiocese has only had the status of a Metropolitan Archdiocese since the appointment of its present Archbishop.

The current Archbishop of Barcelona is Lluís Martínez Sistach since he was appointed by Pope John Paul II on 15 June 2004. The Archbishop Emeritus is Ricardo María Cardinal Carles Gordó.

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Leadership

Earliest bishops according to local tradition1

The Catholic Encyclopedia states that “The See of Barcelona, unlike most very ancient sees, whose origins are obscure, has preserved catalogues of its bishops from Apostolic times, and although all the names given cannot be admitted as authentic, the greater number are handed down in all the catalogues.”2

Severus is considered to have occupied the see around 304 AD.
  • Eterius (San Eteri) (considered a disciple of Saint James the Great, 37 AD)
  • Saint Theodosius (San Teodosi) (94 AD)
  • Aulus Victor (Aulo Víctor) (139 AD)
  • Actius
  • Theolycus (Teolicus)
  • Alexander I (Alexandre I)
  • Lucius (Luci)
  • Totxa
  • Deodatus I (Deodat I)
  • Theodoric (Teodoric)
  • Deodatus II (Deodat II)
  • Peneguardus (Peneguardo)
  • Pusio
  • Alexander II (Alexandre II)
  • Albert
  • Armengald
  • Gandimar
  • William (Guillem)
  • St. Severus (San(t) Sever) (c. 290-304). A native of the city, martyr of the Diocletian persecution.

Early bishops (for whom documentation exists)

St. Pacian
  • Praetextatus (Pretextat) (c. 347), the first recorded bishop, who attended a council at Sardica in 347.
  • St. Pacianus (Sant Pacià) (360-390) (mentioned in Jerome's De Viris Illustribus)
  • Lampius (Lampi, Lampio) (393-400)
  • Sigesari (c. 415)
  • Nundinari (c. 450-463)
  • Ireneus (Ireneu) (c. 463-465)
  • Berengari
  • Agrici (after 516)
  • St. Nebridius (Nebridi) (c. 540)
  • Paternus (Patern) (c. 546).
  • Ugno (c. 589-599)
  • Emila (c. 610-633)
  • Severus II (Sever II) (c. 633-636)
  • Oia (c. 636-638)
  • Quiricus (Quirze) (c. 640-666), later bishop of Toledo
  • Idalaci (c. 667-689)
  • Laülf (c. 689-702)

Medieval Period

Arnau de Gurb was bishop during the mid- to late thirteenth century.

In the twelfth century the diocese was restored by Ramon Berenguer, Count of Barcelona.

  • John (Joan) (around 850)
  • Ataulfus (Ataülf) (c. 850-860).
  • Frodoí (c. 861-890).
  • Theodoric (Teodoric) (c. 904-937).
  • Guilara (c. 937-959).
  • Pere (c. 962-973)
  • Vives (974-995)
  • Aeci (995-1010)
  • Deusdat (1010-1029)
  • Guadall Domnuç (1029-1035)
  • Guislabert (1035-1062)
  • Berenguer (1062-1069)
  • Humbert (Umbert) (1069-1085).
  • Bertram (Bertran) (1086-1096).
  • Fulk II of Cardona (Folc II de Cardona) (1096-1099)
  • Berenguer Bernat (1100-1106).
  • Ramon Guillem (1107-1114).
  • St. Olegarius (Sant Oleguer) (1115-1137).
  • Arnau Ermengol (1137-1143)
  • Guillem de Torroja (1144-1171)
  • Bernat de Berga (1172-1188)
  • Ramon de Castellvell (1189-1199)
  • Berenguer de Palou I (1200-1206)
  • Pere de Cirac (1208-1211)
  • Berenguer de Palou II (1212-1241)
Bishop of Barcelona Berenguer de Palou II (seated) with James I of Aragon
  • Pere de Centelles (1241-1252)
  • Arnau de Gurb (Arnoldo de Guerbo) (1252-1284)
  • Guerau de Gualba (1284-1285)
  • Bernat Pelegrí (1288-1300)
  • Pontius de Gualba (Ponç de Gualba) (1303-1334)
  • Ferrer d'Abella (1335-1344)
  • Bernat Oliver (1345-1346)
  • Miguel de Ricomá (1346-1361)
  • Guillem de Torrelles (1361-1369)
  • Berenguer d’Erill (1369-1371)
  • Pere de Planelles
  • Ramon d’Escales (1386-1398)
  • Joan Armengol (1389-1408)
  • Francesc de Blanes (1409-1410)
  • Francesc Climent (Sapera)
  • Andreu Bertrán (1416-1420; 1431-1433)
  • Simó Salvador (1433-1445)
  • Jaume Girard (1445-1456)
  • Juan Soler (1456-1463)
  • Fra Juan Jiménez Cerdá (1465-1472)
  • Rodrigo Borgia (Rodrigo de Borja) (1472-1478)
  • Gonzalo Fernández de Heredia (1478-1490)
  • Pere García (1490-1505)

List of Bishops and Archbishops of Barcelona since 1505

Suffragan Dioceses

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Episcopologi
  2. ^ CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Barcelona

External links


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Roman Catholic Dioceses in Catalonia.


Coordinates: 41°23′02″N 2°10′35″E / 41.38389, 2.17639
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