Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol

The Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Spain. It is the northernmost of the four suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela, which covers Galicia in the northwest of Spain. The area had previously been home to Britonia, a settlement founded by expatriate Britons in the wake of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain. Britonia was represented by the diocese referred to as Britonensis ecclesia in sources from the 6th and 7th centuries.
The bishop has a cathedral, a minor basilica and World Heritage Site in Mondoñedo, administrative Province of Lugo, and a co-cathedral Concatedral de San Julián in Ferrol, administrative Province of A Coruña, as well as a former cathedral which is a minor basilica, Basilica de San Martín de Mondoñedo in Foz, Lugo province.

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History

866: Established as Diocese of San Martiño de Mondoñedo on Galician territories split off from the Diocese of Oviedo and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lugo
Renamed in 1114 as Diocese of San Martiño de Mondoñedo–Dume, having gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Dume
Renamed in 1219 as Diocese of Mondoñedo / Mindonien, having lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Braga
On 17 October 1954 it gained territory from Diocese of Oviedo, lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela, and exchanged territory with Diocese of Lugo
Renamed on 9 March 1959 as Diocese of Mondoñedo–Ferrol / Mindonien–Ferrolen

Some authorities have sought to fix the date of the foundation of this diocese earlier than the second half of the 6th century, but the later date seems the more probable when we consider that, at the Second Council of Braga, Mailoc, Bishop of Britonia, was ranked lowest because of the more recent origin of his see. It seems to have been founded by the Suevian king, Theodomir, converted to Catholicism by St Martin of Dumio, and to have included in its jurisdiction the churches of the Britones and some of those of the Asturias. In the beginning it was a suffragan of Lugo, until the Goths placed Lugo under the jurisdiction of Braga. After Mailoc no mention is found of the bishops of Britonia for a long time, doubtless because the great distance from Toledo made it impossible for them to assist at the councils. In 633 Metopius, Bishop of Britonia, assisted at the Fourth Council of Toledo, presided over by St Isidore of Seville. Sonna, his successor, was one of the bishops who signed at the Seventh Council of Toledo and sent a representative to the Eighth Council of Toledo. When Britonia was invaded and destroyed by the Saracens, the bishop and priests took refuge in Asturias. In 899, during the reign of Alfonso III of Asturias, Theodesimus, Bishop of Britonia, assisted with other prelates at the consecration of the church of Santiago de Compostela. It may also be noted that, in the repartition of the parishes, the church of San Pedro de Nova was assigned as the residence of the bishops of Britonia and Orense, when they should come to assist at the councils of Oviedo. By that time, however, the See of Britonia had been translated to the town of Mondumetum and the church of St. Martin of Dumio, or Mondoñedo. The diocese has since been most generally known by this name, although the episcopal residence has again changed. After the time of St. Martin it was transferred to Villamayor de Brea, from which it derived the name of Villabriensis, and afterwards to Ribadeo, but it was nevertheless known as Mindoniense, as a document of the year 1199 bears witness. At first, its patron was St. Martin of Tours, but St. Martin of Dumio was afterwards chosen patron.
The diocese of Valabria, corresponding to the diocese that had its seat at Villamayor de Brea, is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.

Leadership

Bishops of Britonia (Bretoña)

Bishops of Dumio (Dumium, San Martiño)

Bishops of Vilamaior

Pelayo I
Pedro Gudestéiz
Joán Pérez
Rabinato

Bishop of Ribadeo

Pelayo de Cebeyra

Bishops of Mondoñedo

Martín Duniense
Joán II de Sebastiáns
Nuño II Pérez
Álvaro Gómez
Rodrigo Vázquez
Gonzalo Osorio
Joán III
Álvaro Pérez de Biezma
Vasco
Alfonso Sánchez
Francisco I
Lope de Mendoza
Álvaro de Isorna
Gil Soutelo
Gil Rodríguez de Muros
Pedro Henríquez
Pedro Arias Vaamonde
Alfonso de Segura
Alfonso Vázquez de Acuña
Fadrique de Guzmán
Alonso Suárez de la Fuente del Sauce
Pedro de Munébrega
Diego de Muros (bishop of Oviedo)
Diego Pérez Villamuriel
Juan Loaysa
Jerónimo Suárez Maldonado
Pedro Pacheco de Villena
Antonio Guevara Noroña, O.F.M.
Diego Soto Valera
Francisco de Santa María Benavides Velasco, O.S.H.
Pedro Maldonado (bishop), O.F.M.
Gonzalo de Solórzano
Antonio Luján Luján, O.F.M.
Juan de Liermo Hermosa
Isidoro Caja de la Jara
Gonzalo Gutiérrez Montilla
Diego González Samaniego
Alfonso Mesía de Tovar
Pedro Fernández Zorrilla
Rafael Díaz de Cabrera, O.SS.T.
Francisco Villafañe
Antonio Valdés Herrera
Gonzalo Sánchez de Somoza Quiroga
Juan Juániz de Echalar
Francisco Torres Grijalba, O.S.A.
Dionisio Pérez Escobosa
Luis Tello de Olivares
Sebastián de Arévalo y Torres, O.F.M.
Gabriel Ramírez de Arellano, O.P.
Miguel Quijada, O. Cist.
Manuel Francisco Navarrete y Ladrón de Guevara
Juan Antonio Muñoz Salcedo, O.S.H.
Antonio Alejandro Sarmiento Sotomayor, O.S.B.
Juan Manuel de Escobar y de la Carrera
Carlos Antonio Riomol Quiroga
José Francisco Losada Quiroga
Francisco Cuadrillero Mota
Andrés Aguiar Caamaño
Bartolomé Cienfuegos
Francisco López Borricón
Tomás Iglesias Bárcones
Telmo Maceira
Ponciano Arciniega
Francisco de Sales Crespo y Bautista
José Manuel Palacios y López
José María Cos y Macho
Manuel Fernández de Castro y Menéndez
Juan José Solís y Fernández
Benjamín de Arriba y Castro
Fernando Quiroga y Palacios
Mariano Vega Mestre

Bishops of Mondoñedo-Ferrol

Jacinto Argaya Goicoechea
Miguel Angel Araújo Iglesias
José Gea Escolano
Manuel Sánchez Monge
Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal
Fernando García Cadiñanos

Statistics and extent

As of 2014, it served 290,000 Catholics on 4,425 km² in
422 parishes, covering the northern part of the Province of A Coruña and the Province of Lugo, with 153 priests, 225 lay religious and 3 seminarians.

Parishes by District

Azumara District

Ansemar
Arneiro
Azúmara
Balmonte
Baltar
Bazar
Bián
Bretoña
Cadavedo
Castro de Rei
Corbelle
Crecente
Ferreiros
Ferreiros
Fonmiñá
Goberno
Graña de Vilarente
Gueimonde
Lagoa
Loboso
Moncelos
Muimenta
Outeiro
Pacios
A Pastoriza
Piñeiro
Pousada
Prevesos
Quintela
Ramil
Reigosa
Reigosa
Saldanxe
Silva
Santa Leocadia
Úbeda
Viladonga
Vilarente

Begonte-Parga District

Baamonde
Becín
Begonte
Bóveda
O Buriz
Carral
Castro
Cerdeiras
Damil
Donalbai
Felmil
Gaibor
Guitiriz
Illán
Labrada
Lagostelle
Mariz
Pacios
Parga
Parga
Parga
Parga
Parga
Pena
Pena
Roca
Saavedra
Trasparga
Trobo
Uriz
Valdomar
Vilar
Os Vilares
Virís

Cedeira District

Abade
A Barqueira
Os Casás
Cedeira
Cerdido
Cervo
Esteiro
Labacengos
Moeche
Moeche
Moeche
Montoxo
Montoxo
Piñeiro
Régoa
Teixido
Vilarrube

Ferrol-Chamorro District

Brión
A Cabana
Cobas
Doniños
Esmelle
Narón
Ferrol
Ferrol
Ferrol
A Graña
Mandíá
A Mariña
Serantes

Ferrol-San Julian District

Ferrol
Ferrol
Ferrol
Ferrol
Ferrol
Ferrol
Ferrol
Ferrol
Ferrol
Ferrol
Ferrol
Ferrol
Ferrol
Ferrol

Miranda District

Agarda
Aldurfe
Álvare
Bogo
Conforto
Espasande
Ferreiravella
Galegos
Meilán
Moxoeira
Órrea
A Pontenova
Rececende
Rececende
Riotorto
Vilaboa
Vilarmeá
Vilarmide
Vilaodrid
Xudán

Mondoñedo District

Argomoso
Cabarcos
Cabarcos
Celeiro de Mariñaos
Couboeira
Figueiras
Líndín
Lourenzá
Lourenzá
Lourenzá
Santa María Maior
Masma
Mondoñedo
Mondoñedo
Mondoñedo
Mondoñedo
Oirán
Sasdónigas
Vilamor
Vilanova de Lourenzá
Viloalle

Ortigueira District

Barbos
Cariño
Céltigos
Couzadoiro
Couzadoiro
Cuiña
Os Devesos
O Ermo
Espasante
Feás
Os Freires
As Grañas do Sor
Insua, Ladrido
Landoi
Loiba
Luía
Mera
Mera
As Neves
Ortigueira
A Pedra
Senra
Sismundi
San Claudio
Veiga

As Pontes District

Apparel
Burgás
O Burgo
Cabreiros
Candamil
O Deveso
Espiñaredo
O Freixo
Irixoa
Lousada
Miraz
Momán
Muras
Piñeiro
Pontes
As Pontes
Recemel
Roupar
Seixas
As Somozas
Vilavella
Viveiró
Xermade
Xestoso
Xestoso

Ribadeo District

Arante
Balboa
Barreiros
Benquerencia
Cedofeita
Couxela
Cubelas
A Devesa
Fórnea
Ove
Piñeira
Reinante
Reinante
Ría de Abres
Ribadeo
Rinlo
Sante
Trabada
Vidal
Vilaformán
Vilaframil
Vilamartín Pequeno
Vilaosende
Vilaouruz
Vilapena
Vilaselán

(Mondoñedo) San Martino District

Burela
Cangas de Foz
Castelo
Cervo
Fazouro
Foz
Lago
San Martiño de Mondoñedo
Monte
Morás
Nois
Portocelo
A Rigueira
Rúa
Sargadelos
Sumoas
San Cibrán
Santa Icía
Vilaestrofe
Vilaronte
Xove
Xuances

Terra Chá District

Arcillá
Barredo
Bendia
Bestar
Bexán
Cospeito
Duancos
Duarría
Feira do Monte
Goá
Lamas
Lea
Loentia
Ludrio
Matodoso
A Meda
Momán
Mondriz
Mos
Nete
Oleiros
Orizón
Pino
Ribeiras de Lea
Rioaveso
Rioaveso
Roás
Seixas
Sisoi
Sistallo
Sobrada
Santa Cristina
Taboi
Támoga
Triabá
Vilapene
Xermar
Xustás

Valadouro District

Adelán
Alaxe
Bacoi
Budián
Cadramón
Carballido
Castro de Ouro
Cordido
Ferreira do Valadouro
Frexulfe
Lagoa
Mor
Moucide
Oirás
Pereiro
Recaré
Recaré
Valadouro
Valadouro
Vilacampa

Vilalba District

Abadín
Abeledo
Alba
Aldixe
Árbol
A Balsa
Baroncelle
Belesar
Boizán
Cabaneiro
Candia
Carballido
Castromaior
Cazás
Codesido
Corbelle
Corvite
San Simón da Costa
Distriz
Fanoi
Galgao
As Goás
Goiriz
Gondaisque
Insua
Labrada
Ladra
Lanzós
Lanzós
Montouto
Mourence
Noche
Pígara
Quende
Román
Romariz
Samarugo
Sancobade
Santaballa
Soexo
Tardade
Torre
Vilalba
Vilapedre
Xoibán

Viveiro District

Ambosores
Boimente
Bravos
Cabanas
Cabanas
Celeiro
Covas
Chavín
Faro
Galdo
Landrove
Magazos
Mañón
Merille
Miñotos
Mogor
Mosende
As Negradas
Ourol
Ribeiras do Sor
Riobarba
Silán, Sixto
Suegos
San Román do Val
Valcarría
Vares
O Vicedo
Vieiro
Viveiro
Viveiro
Viveiro
Xerdiz

Xubia District

Anca
Bardaos
Castro
Doso
Ferreira
Igrexafeita
Lago
Lamas
Loira
Lourido
Meirás
Santa Mariña do Monte
Naraío
Narón
Narón
Narón
Narón
Neda
Neda
Pantín
Pedroso
Sedes
Sequeiro
San Sadurniño
San Mateo de Trasancos
O Val
Valdoviño
Vilaboa
Viladonelle
Xubia
San Martiño do Couto
Xubia