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Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (O. de M.)
Mercedarians
Also known as: Order of Our Lady of Ransom (English) / Mercedarier (Deutsch) / Orden de Nuestra Señora de la Merced (español) / Ordre de Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci (Mercédaires) (français) / Ordine di Santa Maria della Mercede (Mercedari) (Italiano) / Zakon Najświętszej Maryi Panny Miłosierdzia dla Odkupienia Niewolników (Zakon Najświętszej Maryi Panny Miłosierdzia dla Odkupienia Niewolników) (polski) / Ordem de Nossa Senhora das Mercês (Português) / Ordo Beatæ Mariæ Virginis de Mercede (latine)
Address: Via Monte Carmelo 3, 00166 Roma, Italy Phone: 06.662.97.91 Website:  History
- 1218: Established as Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians) (English) / Order of Our Lady of Ransom (English) / Mercedarier (Deutsch) / Orden de Nuestra Señora de la Merced (español) / Ordre de Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci (Mercédaires) (français) / Ordine di Santa Maria della Mercede (Mercedari) (Italiano) / Zakon Najświętszej Maryi Panny Miłosierdzia dla Odkupienia Niewolników (Zakon Najświętszej Maryi Panny Miłosierdzia dla Odkupienia Niewolników) (polski) / Ordem de Nossa Senhora das Mercês (Português) / Ordo Beatæ Mariæ Virginis de Mercede (latine) / O. de M.
Superiors
| General Master: |   Fr. Bernardo Ordoñe Borges, O. de M. (45) (2010.05.18 – ...)
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| General Master: |   Fr. Giovannino Tolu, O. de M. (74) (2004.10.15 – 2010.05.18)
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| General Master: | Fr. Pedro Mariano Labarca Araya, O. de M. (1998 – 2004.10.15)
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| General Master: | Fr. Emilio Aguirre, O. de M. (1986 – 1998)
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| General Master: | Fr. Domingo Acquaro, O. de M. (1974 – 1986)
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| General Master: | Fr. Bernardo Navarro, O. de M. (1962 – 1974)
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| General Master: | Fr. Sante Gattuso, O. de M. (1956 – 1962)
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| General Master: | Fr. Alfredo Scotti, O. de M. (1937 – 1956)
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| General Master: | Fr. Juan Del Carmelo Garrido, O. de M. (1925 – 1937)
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| General Master: | Fr. Innocencio Lopez, O. de M. (1914 – 1925)
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| General Master: | Fr. Mariano Alcalá, O. de M. (1911 – 1914)
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| General Master: | Fr. Pedro Armengol Valenzuela, O. de M. (1880 – 1911)
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| Vicar General: | Fr. Magin Bertran, O. de M. (1879 – 1880)
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| Vicar General: | Fr. José M. Rodriguez, O. de M. (1869 – 1879)
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| Vicar General: | Fr. José Reig, O. de M. (1868 – 1869)
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| Vicar General: | Fr. Buenaventura Cano, O. de M. (1835 – 1838)
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| Vicar General: | Fr. Tomas Miquel, O. de M. (1834 – 1868)
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| General Master: | Fr. Juan B. Granell, O. de M. (1833 – 1834)
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| Vicar General: | Fr. Agustin Serres, O. de M. (1832 – 1833)
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| General Master: | Fr. Juan J. Tejada, O. de M. (1827 – 1832)
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| Vicar General: | Fr. Raimundo Mallasies, O. de M. (1826 – 1827)
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| General Master: | Fr. Gabriel Miró, O. de M. (1824 – 1826)
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| General Master: | Fr. José Garcia Palomo, O. de M. (1817 – 1824)
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| Vicar General: | Fr. Gabriel Miró, O. de M. (1812 – 1817)
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| General Master: | Fr. Domingo Fabregat, O. de M. (1801 – 1812)
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| General Master: | Fr. Diego Lopez Dominguez, O. de M. (1794 – 1801)
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| General Master: | Fr. Pedro Nolasco Mora, O. de M. (1788 – 1794)
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| General Master: | Fr. José Gonzalez, O. de M. (1782 – 1788)
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| General Master: | Fr. Martin De Torres, O. de M. (1776 – 1782)
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| General Master: | Fr. Antonio M. De Hartalejo, O. de M. (1770 – 1776)
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| General Master: | Fr. Basilio Gil de Bernabé, O. de M. (1764 – 1770)
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| General Master: | Fr. Cristobal M. Jimenez, O. de M. (1759 – 1764)
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| General Master: | Fr. Juan Cavallero, O. de M. (1753 – 1759)
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| General Master: | Fr. Diego Chamochin De Ribera, O. de M. (1747 – 1753)
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| Vicar General: | Fr. José Vila, O. de M. (1746 – 1747)
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| General Master: | Fr. Miguel Leranoz, O. de M. (1744 – 1746)
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| General Master: |  Fr. José Mezquía Díaz de Arrízola, O. de M. (later Bishop) (1738 – 1744)
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| General Master: | Fr. Francisco S. Gilaberte, O. de M. (1732 – 1738)
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| General Master: | Fr. José Campusano, O. de M. (1729 – 1731)
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| Vicar General: | Fr. José Ribera, O. de M. (1728 – 1729)
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| General Master: | Fr. Gabriel Barbastro, O. de M. (1723 – 1728)
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| General Master: | Fr. José Pereto, O. de M. (1718 – 1723)
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| General Master: | Fr. Pantaleon Garcia Troncon, O. de M. (1712 – 1718)
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| General Master: | Fr. José Montes de Porres, O. de M. (1704 – 1712)
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| General Master: | Fr. Juan Navarro, O. de M. (1698 – 1704)
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| General Master: | Fr. Juan A. De Velasco, O. de M. (1692 – 1697)
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| General Master: | Fr. José Linas, O. de M. (1686 – 1692)
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| General Master: | Fr. Francisco A. De Issasi, O. de M. (1682 – 1685)
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| General Master: | Fr. Sebastian De Velasco, O. de M. (1676 – 1682)
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| General Master: | Fr. Pedro de Salazar, O. de M. (1670 – 1676)
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| General Master: | Fr. Jose Sanchis, O. de M. (1664 – 1670)
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| General Master: | Fr. Juan Asensio, O. de M. (1658 – 1664)
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| General Master: | Fr. Martin Allué, O. de M. (1658 – 1658)
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| General Master: | Fr. Alonso Sotomayor, O. de M. (1652 – 1657)
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| General Master: | Fr. Antonio Garuz, O. de M. (1648 – 1651)
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| General Master: | Fr. Marcos Salmeron, O. de M. (1642 – 1648)
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| General Master: | Fr. Dalmacio Sierra, O. de M. (1636 – 1642)
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| General Master: | Fr. Diego Serrano, O. de M. (1632 – 1635)
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| Vicar General: | Fr. Francisco Llac, O. de M. (1632 – 1632)
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| General Master: | Fr. Juan Cebrian, O. de M. (1627 – 1632)
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| General Master: | Fr. Gaspar Prieto, O. de M. (1622 – 1627)
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| General Master: | Fr. Ambrogio Machin, O. de M. (later Archbishop) (1618 – 1621)
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| General Master: | Fr. Francisco Ribera, O. de M. (1615 – 1618)
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| General Master: | Fr. Felipe Guimeran, O. de M. (1609 – 1615)
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| General Master: | Fr. Alonso Monroy, O. de M. (1602 – 1609)
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| Vicar General: | Fr. Luis De Heredia, O. de M. (1600 – 1602)
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| General Master: | Fr. Francisco Medina, O. de M. (1600 – 1600)
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| General Master: | Fr. Pedro Balaguer, O. de M. (1599 – 1599)
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| General Master: | Fr. Francisco Zumel, O. de M. (1593 – 1599)
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| General Master: | Fr. Francisco Salazar, O. de M. (1587 – 1593)
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| General Master: | Fr. Francisco Maldonado, O. de M. (1576 – 1582)
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| General Master: | Fr. Francisco De Torres, O. de M. (1574 – 1575)
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| Vicar General: | Fr. Bernardo Duran, O. de M. (1568 – 1574)
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| General Master: | Fr. Matias Papiol, O. de M. (1568 – 1568)
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| General Master: | Fr. Miguel Puig, O. de M. (1546 – 1567)
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| General Master: | Fr. Pedro Sorell, O. de M. (1535 – 1546)
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| General Master: | Fr. Benito Safont, O. de M. (1522 – 1535)
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| General Master: | Fr. Jaime Llorens De La Mata, O. de M. (1513 – 1522)
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| General Master: | Fr. Juan De Urgel, O. de M. (1492 – 1513)
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| General Master: | Fr. Antonio Morell, O. de M. (1480 – 1492)
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| General Master: | Fr. Lorenzo Company, O. de M. (1474 – 1479)
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| General Master: | Fr. Pedro De Huete, O. de M. (1452 – 1474)
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| General Master: | Fr. Nadal Gaver, O. de M. (1441 – 1452)
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| General Master: | Fr. Antonio Dullan, O. de M. (1429 – 1441)
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| General Master: | Fr. Jaime Aymerich, O. de M. (1419 – 1428)
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| General Master: | Fr. Bernardo De Plano, O. de M. (1417 – 1419)
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| General Master: | Fr. Antonio Caxal, O. de M. (1405 – 1417)
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| General Master: | Fr. Jaime Taust, O. de M. (1401 – 1405)
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| General Master: | Fr. Nicolas Perez, O. de M. (1365 – 1401)
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| General Master: | Fr. Poncio De Barellis, O. de M. (1348 – 1364)
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| General Master: |  Cardinal Dominique Serra, O. de M. (1345.04.17 – 1348.07.09)
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| General Master: | Fr. Vicente Riera, O. de M. (1344 – 1345)
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| General Master: | Fr. Berenguer Cantull, O. de M. (1331 – 1343)
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| General Master: | Fr. Ramón Albert, O. de M. (1317 – 1330.11.18)
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| General Master: | Fr. Arnaldo Rosinol, O. de M. (1308 – 1317)
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| General Master: | Fr. Arnaldo De Amer, O. de M. (1301 – 1308)
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| General Master: | Br. Pedro de Amer, O. de M. (1271 – 1301)
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| General Master: | Br. Guillermo de Bas II, O. de M. (1267 – 1270)
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| General Master: | Br. Bernardo de San Román, O. de M. (1260 – 1267)
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| General Master: | Br. Guillermo de Bas, O. de M. (1245.06.12 – 1260)
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| General Master: | Saint Br. Pierre Nolasque, O. de M. (Peter Nolasco) (1218 – 1245)
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| Founder: | Saint Br. Pierre Nolasque, O. de M. (Peter Nolasco) (1218)
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Living Bishops (1 Archbishop, 4 Bishops)
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  Archbishop Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. (62)
, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela)
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  Bishop Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M. (67)
, Bishop of San Felipe (Chile)
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  Bishop Lorenzo León Alvarado, O. de M. (85)
, Bishop emeritus of Huacho (Peru)
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 Bishop Ramón López Carrozas, O. de M. (76)
, Bishop emeritus of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (Brazil)
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Bishop Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. (88)
, Bishop emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil)
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Deceased Bishops (5 Cardinals, 11 Archbishops, 73 Bishops)
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2013: Bishop Severo Aparicio Quispe, O. de M.
, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Cusco (Peru)
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2012: Bishop Lucas Luis Dónnelly, O. de M.
, Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Deán Funes (Argentina)
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2003: Bishop Abel Alonso Núñez, O. de M.
, Bishop emeritus of Campo Maior (Brazil)
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2002: Bishop Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M.
, Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Calama (Chile), Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Antofagasta (Chile)
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1998: Cardinal Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M.
, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Scala pro hac vice Title, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santiago (Chile), Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Santiago (Chile)
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1998: Bishop José Vázquez Díaz, O. de M.
, Bishop emeritus of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (Brazil)
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1995: Bishop Amadeu González Ferreiros, O. de M.
, Bishop-Prelate emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil)
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1980: Bishop Ramón Iribarne Arámburu, O. de M.
, Bishop-Prelate of Deán Funes (Argentina)
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1975: Bishop Adolfo Ciuchini, O. de M.
, Bishop emeritus of Alghero (Italy)
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1958: Bishop Inocéncio Lopez Santamaria, O. de M.
, Bishop-Prelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí (Brazil)
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1949: Bishop Ramón Harrison Abello, O. de M.
, Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Bom Jesus do Piauí (Brazil)
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1928:  Bishop Michael O’Farrell, O. de M.
, Bishop of Bathurst (Australia)
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1926: Bishop Pedro Pascual Miguel y Martínez, O. de M.
, Bishop-Prelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí (Brazil)
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1922: Archbishop Pedro Armengol Valenzuela Poblete, O. de M.
, Bishop emeritus of Ancud (Chile)
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1852: Bishop Basilio Antonio Carrasco Hernando, O. de M.
, Bishop emeritus of Ibiza (Spain)
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1842: Bishop Felipe González Abarca, O. de M.
, Bishop of Santander (Spain)
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1838: Bishop Juan José Tejada Sáenz, O. de M.
, Bishop of Solsona (Spain)
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1834:  Bishop Luis García Guillén, O. de M.
, Bishop of Chiapas (Mexico)
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1831: Bishop Pedro Rodriguez Miranda, O. de M.
, Bishop of Jaca (Spain)
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1827: Bishop Manuel Martínez Ferro, O. de M.
, Bishop of Málaga (Spain)
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1823:  Bishop José Higinio Durán y Martel, O. de M.
, Bishop of Panamá (Panama)
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1811: Bishop Pedro Nolasco Mora Mora, O. de M.
, Bishop of Solsona (Spain)
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1803: Bishop Raimundo Melchor Magi Gómez, O. de M.
, Bishop of Guadix (Spain)
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1802:  Bishop Juan Bautista de Zengotita y Bengoa, O. de M.
, Bishop of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico)
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1782: Bishop Antonio Manuel Hartalejo López, O. de M.
, Bishop of Vic (Spain)
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1774: Bishop Juan Manuel Garcia de Vargas y Ribera, O. de M.
, Bishop of Chiapas (Mexico)
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1772: Bishop José Mezquía Díaz de Arrízola, O. de M.
, Bishop of Solsona (Spain)
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1766: Bishop Valentín Moran Menéndez, O. de M.
, Bishop emeritus of Islas Canarias (Spain)
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1766: Bishop José Vidal de Moctezuma y Tobar, O. de M.
, Bishop of Chiapas (Mexico)
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1766: Bishop Diego Rivera Higuera, O. de M.
, Bishop of Barbastro (Spain)
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1752: Bishop José Cubero Ramírez de Arellano, O. de M.
, Bishop of Chiapas (Mexico)
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1744:  Bishop Antonio Monroy Meneses, O. de M.
, Bishop emeritus of Santa Marta (Colombia)
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1741: Bishop García Pardiñas Villar de Francos, O. de M.
, Bishop of Tarazona (Spain)
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1736: Bishop Francisco de Santiago y Calderón, O. de M.
, Bishop of Antequera (Mexico)
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1730: Bishop José Pereto Ricarte, O. de M.
, Bishop of Almería (Spain)
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1727: Bishop Juan Navarro Gilaberte, O. de M.
, Bishop emeritus of Albarracin (Spain)
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1722: Archbishop Bernardo di Cariñena, O. de M.
, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagliari (Italy)
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1717:  Bishop Pedro Sanz de la Vega y Landaverde, O. de M.
, Bishop of Cebu (Philippines)
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1716: Bishop Francisco Solís Hervás, O. de M.
, Bishop of Córdoba (Spain)
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1706: Cardinal Pedro de Salazar Gutiérrez de Toledo, O. de M.
, Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme, Bishop of Córdoba (Spain)
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1702:  Bishop Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo, O. de M.
, Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala)
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1702: Bishop Bartolomeo Riberi, O. de M.
, Bishop of Nicotera (Italy)
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1701:  Bishop Miguel Álvarez de Toledo, O. de M.
, Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)
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1700:  Archbishop Fernando de Carvajal y Ribera, O. de M.
, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
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1700: Bishop Sebastián de Pastrana, O. de M.
, Bishop of Paraguay (Paraguay)
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1698: Bishop José González, O. de M.
, Bishop of Plasencia (Spain)
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1696: Bishop Juan Francisco de Padilla y San Martín, O. de M.
, Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)
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1695: Archbishop Marco de Ostos, O. de M.
, Metropolitan Archbishop of Salerno (Italy)
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1694: Archbishop José Sanchis i Ferrandis, O. de M.
, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tarragona (Spain)
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1692: Bishop Juan Asensio Barrios, O. de M.
, Bishop of Jaén (Spain)
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1691: Bishop Juan Duran, O. de M.
, Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (Philippines)
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1689: Archbishop Antonio Diaz de Aux, O. de M.
, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagliari (Italy)
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1687: Bishop Baldassare da Benavente, O. de M.
, Bishop of Potenza (Italy)
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1686:  Bishop Faustino de Casas, O. de M.
, Bishop of Paraguay (Paraguay)
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1685:  Bishop Juan de Rojas y Asúa, O. de M.
, Bishop of León (Nicaragua)
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1683: Bishop Lorenzo Mayers Caramuel, O. de M.
, Bishop of Gaeta (Italy)
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1682: Archbishop Ildefonso de Sotomayor, O. de M.
, Archbishop-Bishop of Barcelona (Spain)
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1676: Bishop Juan de la Calle y Heredia, O. de M.
, Bishop of Arequipa (Peru)
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1662: Archbishop Juan Cebrián Pedro, O. de M.
, Metropolitan Archbishop of Zaragoza (Spain)
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1655: Bishop Francesco Boyl, O. de M.
, Bishop of Alghero (Italy)
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1654: Bishop Blas Tineo Palacios, O. de M.
, Auxiliary Bishop of Granada (Spain)
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1652: Bishop Diego Serrano Sotomayor, O. de M.
, Bishop of Guadix (Spain)
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>1648: Archbishop Maestro Valderas, O. de M.
, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
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1644:  Bishop Jerónimo Manrique de Lara y de Herrera, O. de M.
, Bishop of Santiago (Cuba)
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1642: Bishop Melchor Rodríguez de Torres, O. de M.
, Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos (Spain)
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1640: Archbishop Ambrogio Machin, O. de M.
, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagliari (Italy)
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1637: Bishop Francisco de Rivera y Pareja, O. de M.
, Bishop of Michoacán (Mexico)
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1637: Bishop Gaspar Prieto Orduña, O. de M.
, Bishop of Perpignan–Elne (France)
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1636: Bishop Luis Jiménez, O. de M.
, Bishop of Ugento (Italy)
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1631: Bishop Manuel Esteban Muniera, O. de M.
, Bishop of Cefalù (Italy)
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1628: Bishop Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo, O. de M.
, Bishop of Michoacán (Mexico)
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1626: Bishop Domingo de Oña, O. de M.
, Bishop of Gaeta (Italy)
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1617: Bishop Felipe Guimerá, O. de M.
, Bishop of Jaca (Spain)
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1616: Bishop Francisco de Vera-Villavicencio, O. de M.
, Bishop of Perpignan–Elne (France)
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1584: Bishop Gaspar de Torres, O. de M.
, Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla (Spain)
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>1549: Bishop Pedro Oriona, O. de M.
, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Toledo (Spain)
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1542: Bishop Jaime de Conchillos, O. de M.
, Bishop of Lérida (Spain)
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1525:  Bishop Gonzalo de Ubeda, O. de M.
, Bishop of Drivasto
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>1519: Bishop Fernando de Rosas, O. de M.
, Bishop emeritus of Lezhë (Albania)
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>1501: Bishop García de Sahagún, O. de M.
, Titular Bishop emeritus of Berytus, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Cuenca (Spain)
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>1493: Bishop Diego de Moiras, O. de M.
, Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain)
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>1457: Bishop Jaime Tahuste, O. de M.
, Bishop emeritus of Jaén (Spain)
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>1413: Archbishop Antonio Dexart, O. de M.
, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cagliari (Italy)
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>1410: Bishop Pietro Tordora, O. de M.
, Bishop emeritus of Sulci
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1348: Cardinal Dominique Serra, O. de M.
, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere, General Master of Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians)
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1339: Cardinal Raymond de Montfort, O. de M.
, Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned
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>1326: Bishop Simón, O. de M.
, Bishop emeritus of Tui (Spain)
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1300: Saint Bishop Pedro Pascual, O. de M.
, Bishop of Jaén (Spain)
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1240: Saint Cardinal Ramón Nonato, O. de M.
, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio
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