Roman Catholic Diocese of Solsona
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Solsona is a diocese
located in the city of Solsona
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Tarragona in Spain.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Solsona
Solsona, Lleida
Solsona is a municipality and capital of the comarca of the Solsonès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the centre of the comarca in the Central Catalan Depression. It is served by the C-55 road to Manresa, and is linked to Berga and Bassella by the C-26.The old town is known as the Clos antic...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Tarragona in Spain.
History
- 19 July, 1593: Established as Diocese of Solsona from the Diocese of UrgellDiocese of UrgellThe Diocese of Urgell is a Roman Catholic diocese in Catalonia, Spain, with origins in the fifth century AD or possibly earlier. It is based in the region of the historical Catalan county of Urgell, though it has different borders...
and Diocese of Vic
Leadership
- Juan Alvarez Zapata, O. Cist. (11 Mar 1613 - 13 Oct 1623 )
- Miguel Santos de Sampedro (15 Apr 1624 - 13 Nov 1630 )
- Pedro Puigmartí Funes, O.S.B. (16 Dec 1630 - Nov 1632 )
- Diego Serrano Sotomayor, O. de M. (3 Dec 1635 - 30 May 1639 )
- Pedro (de Santiago) Anglada Sánchez, O.S.A. (30 Jan 1640 - 14 Nov 1644 )
- Guillermo Goñalons, O.S.A. (30 Mar 1700 - 12 Aug 1708 )
- Francisco Dorda, O. Cist. (19 Feb 1710 - 3 Dec 1716 )
- Pedro Magaña, O.S.B. (10 May 1717 - 9 Feb 1718 )
- Tomás Broto Pérez (27 May 1720 - 8 Apr 1736 )
- José Esteban Noriega, O. Praem. (27 Jan 1738 - 10 May 1739 )
- Francisco Zarceño Martínez, O.SS.T. (14 Dec 1739 - 23 Jan 1746 )
- José Mezquía Díaz de Arrízola, O. de M. (16 Sep 1746 - 9 Sep 1772 )
- Rafael Lasala Locela, O.S.A. (18 Jun 1773 - 17 Jun 1792 )
- Agustín Vázquez Varela, O. Cist. (17 Jun 1793 - 11 Feb 1794 )
- Pedro Nolasco Mora Mora, O. de M. (12 Sep 1794 - 1 Mar 1811 )
- Manuel Benito Tabernero (7 Oct 1814 - 25 Jul 1830 )
- Juan José Tejada Sáenz, O. de M. (28 Mar 1832 - 15 Jun 1838 )
- Valentín Comellas y Santamaría (5 Sep 1933 - 19 Mar 1945 )
- Vicente Enrique y Tarancón (25 Nov 1945 - 12 Apr 1964)
- José Bascuñana y López (20 May 1964 - 19 Feb 1977 )
- Miguel Moncadas Noguera (1 Apr 1977 - 5 Aug 1989 )
- Antonio Deig Clotet (7 Mar 1990 - 28 Jul 2001 )
- Jaume Traserra Cunillera (28 Jul 2001 - 3 Nov 2010 ), retired
- Xavier Novell Goma (3 Nov 2010 - ), formerly was the diocesan bursarBursarA bursar is a senior professional financial administrator in a school or university.Billing of student tuition accounts are the responsibility of the Office of the Bursar. This involves sending bills and making payment plans with the ultimate goal of getting the student accounts paid off...