Diocese of Solsona, Spain 🇪🇸

Present Prelates

Bishop (2022.01.03 – ...):

Bishop Francisco Simón Conesa Ferrer (64)

Monsignors (5)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Solsona (Roman Rite)

Bishop Francisco Simón Conesa Ferrer (64)
(2022.01.03 – ...)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain)

Adjutor gaudii vestri

Born:	1961.08.25 (Alicante, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1985.09.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2017.01.07

Priest of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain) (1985.09.29 – 2016.10.27)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2012.02.29 – 2016.10.27)

Bishop of Menorca (Spain) (2016.10.27 – 2022.01.03)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (2022.01.03 – ...)

Bishop Román Casanova Casanova (69)
(Apostolic Administrator 2021.08.23 – 2022.01.03)

Bishop Xavier Novell Gomá (57)
(2010.11.03 – 2021.08.23)

Bishop emeritus of Solsona (Spain)

Omnia propter evangelium

Born:	1969.04.20 (Ossó de Sió, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1997.07.06
Consecrated Bishop:	2010.12.12

Priest of Solsona (Spain) (1997.07.06 – 2010.11.03)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2008.07.23 – 2010.11.03)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (2010.11.03 – 2021.08.23)

Married civilly 2021.11.22.

Bishop Jaume Traserra Cunillera
(2001.07.28 – 2010.11.03)

Born:	1934.07.11 (Granollers, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1959.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1993.09.05
Died:	2019.01.25 (Granollers, Spain † 84)

Priest of Barcelona (Spain) (1959.03.19 – 1993.06.09)

Titular Bishop of Selemselæ (1993.06.09 – 2001.07.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona (Spain) (1993.06.09 – 2001.07.28)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (2001.07.28 – 2010.11.03)

Bishop Antonio Deig Clotet
(1990.03.07 – 2001.07.28)

Per atansar-me als homes

Born:	1926.03.11 (Navas, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1949.04.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1977.11.05
Died:	2003.08.12 († 77)

Priest of Solsona (Spain) (1949.04.16 – 1977.09.20)

Bishop of Menorca (Spain) (1977.09.20 – 1990.03.07)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1990.03.07 – 2001.07.28)

Bishop Miguel Moncadas Noguera
(1977.04.01 – 1989.08.05)

Born:	1921.09.19 (Muro, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1947.10.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1969.02.02
Died:	1989.08.05 († 67)

Bishop of Menorca (Spain) (1968.12.11 – 1977.04.01)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1977.04.01 – 1989.08.05)

Bishop José Bascuñana y López
(1964.05.20 – 1977.02.19)

Born:	1905.12.30 (Orihuela, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1928.06.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1955.09.18
Died:	1979.01.14 († 73)

Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain) (1955.06.11 – 1964.05.20)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1964.05.20 – 1977.02.19)

Bishop Vicente Enrique y Tarancón (later Cardinal)
(1945.11.25 – 1964.04.12)

Totus omnibus omnes Christo

Born:	1907.05.14 (Burriana, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1929.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1946.03.24
Created Cardinal:	1969.04.28
Died:	1994.11.28 (Valencia, Spain † 87)

Priest of Tortosa (Spain) (1929.11.01 – 1945.11.25)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1945.11.25 – 1964.04.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1964.04.12 – 1969.01.30)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (1969 – 1971)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain) (1969.01.30 – 1971.12.03)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (1969.04.30 – 1994.11.28)

President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (1971 – 1981)

Apostolic Administrator of Madrid (Spain) (1971.05.30 – 1971.12.03)

Archbishop of Madrid (Spain) (1971.12.03 – 1983.04.12)

Bishop Valentín Comellas y Santamaría
(1933.09.05 – 1945.03.19)

Born:	1861.06.05 (Caserras, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1885.02.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1920.05.16
Died:	1945.03.19 († 83)

Priest of Solsona (Spain) (1885.02.28 – 1919.12.18)

Titular Bishop of Hamatha (1919.12.18 – 1933.09.05)

Apostolic Administrator of Solsona (Spain) (1919.12.18 – 1933.09.05)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1933.09.05 – 1945.03.19)

Bishop Valentín Comellas y Santamaría
(Apostolic Administrator 1919.12.18 – 1933.09.05)

Bishop Francisco de Asís Vidal y Barraquer (later Cardinal)
(Apostolic Administrator 1913.11.10 – 1919.05.07)

Bishop Luis José María Amigó y Ferrer, O.F.M. Cap.
(Apostolic Administrator 1907.04.18 – 1913.07.18)

Bishop Juan Bautista Benlloch y Vivó (later Cardinal)
(Apostolic Administrator 1901.12.16 – 1906.12.06)

Bishop Ramón Ríu y Cabanas
(Apostolic Administrator 1895.07.15 – 1901.04.18)

Bishop Juan José Tejada Sáenz, O. de M.
(1832.07.02 – 1838.06.15)

Born:	1768.10.12 (Ausejo, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1792
Consecrated Bishop:	1832.09.16
Died:	1838.06.15 († 69)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) ([1832.03.28] 1832.07.02 – 1838.06.15)

Bishop Manuel Benito Tabernero
(1814.12.19 – 1830.07.25)

Born:	1750.06.23 (Guadalajara, Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1815.05.28
Died:	1830.07.25 († 80)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) ([1814.10.07] 1814.12.19 – 1830.07.25)

Bishop Pedro Nolasco Mora Mora, O. de M.
(1794.09.12 – 1811.03.01)

Born:	1732.10.05 (Barcelona, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1756
Consecrated Bishop:	1795.02.15
Died:	1811.03.01 († 78)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1794.09.12 – 1811.03.01)

Bishop Agustín Vázquez Varela, O. Cist.
(1793.06.17 – 1794.02.11)

Born:	1722.05.01 (Novelúa, Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1793.11.10
Died:	1794.02.11 († 71)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1793.06.17 – 1794.02.11)

Bishop Rafael Lasala Locela, O.E.S.A.
(1773.06.18 – 1792.06.17)

Born:	1716.08.17 (Vinaroz, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1740.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1768.03.20
Died:	1792.06.17 († 75)

Titular Bishop of Adramyttium (1767.12.14 – 1773.06.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Spain) (1767.12.14 – 1773.06.18)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1773.06.18 – 1792.06.17)

Bishop José Mezquía Díaz de Arrízola, O. de M.
(1746.09.16 – 1772.09.09)

Born:	1688.03.07 (Salvatierra, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1710
Consecrated Bishop:	1746.11.30
Died:	1772.09.09 († 84)

Master General of Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians) (1738 – 1744)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1746.09.16 – 1772.09.09)

Bishop Francisco Zarceño Martínez, O.SS.T.
(1739.12.14 – 1746.01.23)

Born:	1696.10.17 (Colmenar de Oreja, Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1740
Died:	1746.01.23 († 49)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1739.12.14 – 1746.01.23)

Bishop José Esteban Noriega, O. Praem.
(1738.01.27 – 1739.05.10)

Born:	1684.05.22 (Salamanca, Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1738.04.20
Died:	1739.05.10 († 54)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1738.01.27 – 1739.05.10)

Bishop Tomás Broto Pérez
(1720.05.27 – 1736.04.08)

Born:	(Zaragoza, Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1720.09.15
Died:	1736.04.08

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1720.05.27 – 1736.04.08)

Bishop Pedro Magaña, O.S.B.
(1717.05.10 – 1718.02.09)

Born:	1658 (Alfaro, Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1717.07.11
Died:	1718.02.09 († 59)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1717.05.10 – 1718.02.09)

Bishop Francisco Dorda, O. Cist.
(1710.02.19 – 1716.12.03)

Born:	1661.05.07 (Mataró, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1685.06.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1710.03.30
Died:	1716.12.03 († 55)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1710.02.19 – 1716.12.03)

Bishop Guillermo Goñalons, O.E.S.A.
(1700.03.30 – 1708.08.12)

Born:	1642.05.29 (Alayor, Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1700.06.13
Died:	1708.08.12 († 66)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1700.03.30 – 1708.08.12)

Bishop Gaspar Alonso de Valeria, O.F.M. Disc.
(1694.02.08 – 1699.06.01)

Born:	1643 (Terriente, Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1694.02.14
Died:	1700.12.15 († 56)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1694.02.08 – 1699.06.01)

Bishop of Lérida (Spain) (1699.06.01 – 1700.12.15)

Bishop Manuel de Alba
(1685 – 1693)

Born:	1643? (Alcalá de Henares, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1667
Died:	1697.04.22 († 53)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1685 – 1693)

Bishop of Barcelona (Spain) (1693 – 1697)

Bishop Luis de Pons y de Esquerrer
(1664 – 1685)

Born:	1617? (Montclar, Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1664.10.28
Died:	1685.01.04 († 67)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1664 – 1685)

Bishop Francisco Roger
(1656 – 1663)

Born:	1599? (Barcelona, Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1657.03.07
Died:	1663.01.18 († 63)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1656 – 1663)

Bishop Pedro Anglada Sánchez, O.E.S.A.
(1640.01.30 – 1644.11.14)

Born:	1590.03.04 (Jaca, Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1640?
Died:	1650.05.30 († 60)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1640.01.30 – 1644.11.14)

Bishop of Lérida (Spain) (1644.11.14 – 1650.05.30)

Bishop Diego Serrano Sotomayor, O. de M.
(1635.12.03 – 1639.05.30)

Born:	1582 (Chillón, Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1636.03.23
Died:	1652.10.05 († 69)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1635.12.03 – 1639.05.30)

Bishop of Segorbe (Spain) (1639.05.30 – 1652.04.29)

Bishop of Guadix–Baza (Spain) (1652.04.29 – 1652.10.05)

Bishop Pedro Puigmartí Funes, O.S.B.
(1630.12.16 – 1632.11)

Born:	1575.11.23 (Elna-Perpiñán, France)
Ordained Priest:	1600.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1631
Died:	1632.11 († 57)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1630.12.16 – 1632.11)

Bishop Miguel Santos de Sampedro (later Archbishop)
(1624.04.15 – 1630.11.13)

Born:	1563? (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1624.06.23
Died:	1631.03.11 († 67)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1624.04.15 – 1630.11.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada (Spain) (1630.11.13 – 1631.03.11)

Bishop Juan Álvarez Zapata, O. Cist.
(1613.03.11 – 1623.10.13)

Born:	1562? (Torralba de Aragón, Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1613
Died:	1623.10.13 († 60)

Bishop of Bosa (Italy) (1612.06.18 – 1613.03.11)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1613.03.11 – 1623.10.13)

Bishop Luis Sans Códol
(1594.10.03 – 1612.08.20)

Born:	1547.12.20 (Puigcerdá, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1575?
Consecrated Bishop:	1595.04.09
Died:	1620.02.23 († 72)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain) (1594.10.03 – 1612.08.20)

Bishop of Barcelona (Spain) (1612.08.20 – 1620.02.23)

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