The Diocese of Canarias or Diocese Canariense-Rubicense (Latin: Dioecesis Canariensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the Canary Islands in the ecclesiastical province of Seville in Spain. The dioceses includes the islands of Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote (Oriental Province). However, it does not include the whole archipelago, since the Diocese of Tenerife (or Nivariense) includes the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. For this reason, the use of the name of the archipelago is currently a very controversial topic in the Canary Islands. It has recently emerged between the society of Lanzarote the desire to recover the diocesan headquarters of San Marcial del Rubicón.

History

• 1351: Established as Diocese of Islas Canarias from the Diocese of Majorca
• 1354: Suppressed
• 1369: Restored as Diocese of Telde
• 1393: Suppressed
• 1406: Restored as Diocese of Rubicon
• 1424: Established as Diocese of Fuerteventura
• 1431: Suppressed
• 1485: Renamed as Diocese of Canarias
• 1819: Establishing the Diocese of Tenerife, which happens to encompass the western province of the Canary Islands

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pino, Teror, Canarias

Ordinaries

Diocese of Rubicón

Erected: 7 July 1406

• Fernando Calvetos, c. 1434-1436
• Francisco Moya (bishop), OFM (26 Sep 1436 Appointed – 1441))

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• Juan de Frías (1474–1485 Died)

Diocese of Canaries

Name Changed: 1485

• Miguel López de la Serna, OFM (29 Mar 1486 – 1490 Died)

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• Diego de Muros (27 Jun 1496 – 1507 Died)
• Pedro López Ayala (20 Oct 1507 – Feb 1513 Died)
• Fernando Vázquez de Arce (20 May 1513 – 1520 Died)
• Luis Cabeza de Vaca (11 Mar 1523 – 22 Jun 1530, Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
• Pedro Fernández Manrique (22 Jun 1530 – 14 Dec 1530 Appointed, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo)
• Juan de Salamanca, OP (6 Mar 1531 – 1538 Died)
• Alonso Ruiz de Virués, OSB (12 Aug 1538 – 19 Jan 1545 Died)
• Antonio de la Cruz (bishop), OFM (7 Dec 1545 – 1550 Died)
• Francisco de la Cerda Córdoba, OP (19 Jan 1551 – 14 Nov 1551 Died)
• Melchor Cano, OP (12 Sep 1552 – 1554 Resigned)
• Diego Deza Tello (30 Apr 1554 – 26 Apr 1566 Appointed, Bishop of Coria)
• Bartolomé Torres (bishop) (15 May 1566 – 1 Feb 1568 Died)
• Juan Alzóloras (Arzolaras), OSH (17 Sep 1568 – 7 May 1574 Died)
• Cristóbal Vela Tavera (15 Dec 1574 – 27 May 1580 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
• Fernando Rueda (22 Jun 1580 – 17 Jun 1585 Died)
• Fernando Suárez de Figueroa (22 Jun 1587 – 26 Mar 1597 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora)
• Francisco Martínez de Cenicero (14 Apr 1597 – 13 Aug 1607 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en España))
• Francisco de Sosa, OFM (3 Sep 1607 – 1610 Resigned)
• Juan Nicolás Valdés de Carriazo (26 Apr 1610 – 10 Oct 1611 Appointed, Bishop of Guadix)
• Lope Velasco Valdivieso (14 Nov 1611 – 29 Oct 1613 Died)
• Antonio Corrionero (6 Oct 1614 – 17 May 1621 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
• Pedro Herrera Suárez, OP (7 Jun 1621 – 27 Jun 1622 Confirmed, Bishop of Tui)
• Juan Guzmán (archbishop), OFM (11 Jul 1622 – 6 Oct 1627 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
• Cristóbal de la Cámara y Murga (15 Nov 1627 – 7 May 1635 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
• Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega (9 Jul 1635 – 1651 Resigned)
• Rodrigo Gutiérrez de Rojas (3 Jul 1651 – 14 Dec 1658 Died)
• Juan Vande-Escarth y Briceño (loannes de Toledo), OSH (9 Jun 1659 – 12 Jan 1665 Appointed, Bishop of León)
• Bartolomé García Jiménez y Rabadán (16 Mar 1665 – 14 Jun 1690 Died)
• Bernardo de Vicuña Zuazo (12 Nov 1691 – 31 Jan 1705 Died)
• Juan Ruiz y Simón (22 Feb 1706 – 6 Jun 1712 Died)
• Lucas Conejero de Molina (28 May 1714 – 26 Jun 1724 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
• Félix Bernuy Zapata y Mendoza (20 Nov 1724 – 23 May 1730 Died)
• Pedro Manuel Dávila y Cárdenas (6 Aug 1731 – 19 Dec 1738 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
• Juan Francisco Guillén (30 Sep 1739 – 15 Mar 1751 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
• Valentín Moran Menéndez, OdeM (15 Mar 1751 – 20 May 1761 Resigned)
• Francisco Javier Delgado y Venegas (25 May 1761 – 19 Dec 1768 Appointed, Bishop of Sigüenza)
• Juan Bautista Cervera, OFMDisc (12 Jun 1769 – 12 May 1777 Appointed, Bishop of Cádiz)
• Joaquín Herrera Bárcena, OCist (1 Mar 1779 – 4 Dec 1783 Died)
• Antonio Martínez de la Plaza (14 Feb 1785 – 29 Nov 1790 Appointed, Bishop of Cádiz)
• Antonio Tavira Almazán (11 Apr 1791 – 27 Jun 1796 Appointed, Bishop of Osma)
• Manuel Verdugo Albiturría (27 Jun 1796 – 7 Jul 1818 Died)
• Manuel Bernardo Morete Bodelón (27 Sep 1824 – 21 Mar 1825 Confirmed, Bishop of Astorga)
• Fernando Cano Almirante, OFM (19 Dec 1825 – 22 Sep 1826 Died)
• Bernardo Martínez Carnero (21 May 1827 – 26 Jan 1833 Died)
• Judas José Romo y Gamboa (20 Jan 1834 – 17 Dec 1847 Confirmed, Archbishop of Sevilla)
• Buenaventura Codina y Augerolas, CM (17 Dec 1847 – 18 Nov 1857 Died)
• Joaquín Lluch y Garriga, OCD (27 Sep 1858 – 13 Mar 1868 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
• José María de Urquinaona y Vidot (22 Jun 1868 – 15 Jul 1878 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
• José Proceso Pozuelo y Herrero (28 Feb 1879 – 26 Jun 1890 Appointed, Bishop of Segovia)
• José Cueto y Díez de la Maza, OP (1 Jun 1891 – 17 Aug 1908 Died)
• Adolfo Pérez y Muñoz (29 Apr 1909 – 18 Jul 1913 Appointed, Bishop of Badajoz)
• Ángel Marquina y Corrales (18 Jul 1913 – 6 Sep 1922 Appointed, Bishop of Guadix)
• Miguel de los Santos Serra y Sucarrats (14 Dec 1922 – 16 Jan 1936 Appointed, Bishop of Segorbe)
• Antonio Victor Pildáin y Zapiáin (18 May 1936 – 15 Dec 1966 Retired)
• José Antonio Infantes Florido (20 Jul 1967 – 25 May 1978 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
• Ramón Echarren Istúriz (27 Nov 1978 – 26 Nov 2005 Retired)
• Francisco Cases Andreu (26 Nov 2005 – 6 Jul 2020 Retired)
• José Mazuelos Pérez (6 Jul 2020 – )

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Spain