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Diocese of Solsona

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Diocese of Solsona
Dioecesis Celsonensis
Diòcesi de Solsona (ca)
Diócesis de Solsona (es)
Solsona Cathedral
Solsona Cathedral
Location
Country Spain
Ecclesiastical province Tarragona
Metropolitan Tarragona
Statistics
Area 3,536 km2 (1,365 sq mi)
Population
Total
Catholics 		(as of 2010)
139,900
128,700 (92%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 19 July 1593
Cathedral Cathedral of St Mary in Solsona
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop Francisco Conesa Ferrer
Metropolitan Archbishop Joan Planellas i Barnosell
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Solsona (Latin: Dioecesis Celsonensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Solsona in the ecclesiastical province of Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain.

History

Ordinaries

  • Luis Sans y Códol (3 Oct 1594 – 20 Aug 1612 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
  • Juan Alvarez Zapata, O. Cist. (11 Mar 1613 – 13 Oct 1623 Died)
  • Miguel Santos de San Pedro (15 Apr 1624 – 13 Nov 1630 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
  • Pedro Puigmartí Funes, O.S.B. (16 Dec 1630 – Nov 1632 Died)
  • Diego Serrano Sotomayor, O. de M. (3 Dec 1635 – 30 May 1639 Appointed, Bishop of Segorbe)
  • Pedro (de Santiago) Anglada Sánchez, O.A.R. (30 Jan 1640 – 14 Nov 1644 Appointed, Bishop of Lerida)
  • Francisco Roger, O.P. (18 Sep 1656 – 18 Jan 1663 Died)
  • Luis de Pons y de Esquerrer, Order of Saint Benedict (11 Aug 1664 – 4 Jan 1685 Died)
  • Manuel de Alba (10 Sep 1685 – 24 Aug 1693 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
  • Juan Alfonso Valerià y Aloza, O.F.M. (8 Feb 1694 – 1 Jun 1699 Appointed, Bishop of Lerida)
  • Guillermo Goñalons, O.S.A. (30 Mar 1700 – 12 Aug 1708 Died)
  • Francisco Dorda, O. Cist. (19 Feb 1710 – 3 Dec 1716 Died)
  • Pedro Magaña, O.S.B. (10 May 1717 – 9 Feb 1718 Died)
  • Tomás Broto y Pérez (27 May 1720 – 8 Apr 1736 Died)
  • José Esteban Noriega, O. Praem. (27 Jan 1738 – 10 May 1739 Died)
  • Francisco Zarceño Martínez, O.SS.T. (14 Dec 1739 – 23 Jan 1746 Died)
  • José Mezquía Díaz de Arrízola, O. de M. (16 Sep 1746 – 9 Sep 1772 Died)
  • Rafael Lasala y Locela, O.S.A. (15 Mar 1773 – 17 Jun 1792 Died)[1]
  • Agustín Vázquez Varela, O. Cist. (17 Jun 1793 – 11 Feb 1794 Died)
  • Pedro Nolasco Mora Mora, O. de M. (12 Sep 1794 – 1 Mar 1811 Died)
  • Manuel Benito y Tabernero (19 Dec 1814 – 25 Jul 1830 Died)
  • Juan José Tejada Sáenz, O. de M. (2 Jul 1832 – 15 Jun 1838 Died)
  • Valentín Comellas y Santamaría (18 Dec 1919 – 19 Mar 1945 Died)
  • Vicente Enrique y Tarancón (25 Nov 1945 – 12 Apr 1964 Appointed, Archbishop of Oviedo)
  • José Bascuñana y López (20 May 1964 – 19 Feb 1977 Resigned)
  • Miguel Moncadas Noguera (1 Apr 1977 – 5 Aug 1989 Died)
  • Antonio Deig Clotet (7 Mar 1990 – 28 Jul 2001 Retired)
  • Jaume Traserra Cunillera (28 Jul 2001 – 3 Nov 2010 Retired)
  • Xavier Novell i Gomà (3 Nov 2010 – 23 Aug 2021 Resigned, to marry)[2]
  • Francisco Conesa Ferrer (3 January 2022[3] – present)

See also

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Roman Catholic Diocese of Solsona is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[4]

From the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia

Diocese of Solsona (CELSONENSIS).

Diocese in Lerida, Spain, suffragan of Tarragona, erected by Clement VIII, 19 July, 1593, from the Dioceses of Urgel and Vich, suppressed in 1851 by virtue of the Concordat, after a vacancy of eleven years (the last bishop being Mgr. de Tessada). It was to have been joined to Vich, but the union was not effected, and it has been governed since by an administrator apostolic. It is bounded on the north and west by the See of Urgel, on the south by those of Lerida and Tarragona, and on the east by the diocese of Vich. It contains 152 parishes, 330 priests and clerics, 259 churches, 16 chapels, and about 120,000 inhabitants. There are many religious communities - men: Religious of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Solsona); Misioneros Paules (Bellpuig, Cervera); Cistercians of Senanque (Casserras, Tarrega); Mercedarians (Portell); Benedictines (Riner); Piarists (Tarrega) - nuns: Carmelites of Charity, 11 houses, Discalced Carmelite Tertiaries, 2 houses; Dominican Tertiaries, 6 houses; Sisters of the Holy Family of Urgel, Hermanitas de Ancianos desamparados, Sisters of the Holy Family, 1 house each. The cathedral of Solsona is dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin; the apse, in Roman style, dates probably from the twelfth century, the facade is Baroque, and the nave and transept Gothic; the church contains the highly venerated Virgen de Solsona, an excellent specimen of Byzantine work. The present ordinary, Mgr. Amigo y Ferrer, titular Bishop of Thagaste, succeeded Mgr. Benlloch y Vivo, transferred on 6 Dec., 1906, to the See of Urgel. Solsona, the Xelsa of the Lacetani, Setelsis of the Romans, and later Selsona, lies about fifty miles from Lerida and Barcelona on the Rio Negro and Rio Cardoner. It was a military post of strategic importance and was frequently besieged. In 819 it was captured by the Moors; in 1520, a university, transferred later to Cervera, was established there. On 30 July, 1590, Solsona was made a city by Philip II. In the following century it rebelled against the Madrid Government and was captured, 7 Dec., 1655. In the War of Succession it sided with the archduke. The Carlists attacked it unsuccessfully in 1835 and 1837. Solsona has important manufactures of thread, lace, gloves, and hardware.

BATTANDIER, Annuaire pontifical catholique.

References

  1. Back to citation Lazcano, Rafael (2014). Episcopologio Agustiniano (in Spanish). Vol. I. Guadarrama, Madrid: Editorial Agustiniana. pp. 403–412. ISBN 978-84-92645-40-4. OCLC 897429151.
  2. Back to citation "Spanish bishop who married author of satanic erotica is stripped of powers". The Observer. 12 December 2021.
  3. Back to citation "Rinunce e nomine, 03.01.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of Solsona, official website

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