The Archdiocese of Valencia (Latin, Valentina) is located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Valencia, part of the autonomous community of Valencia. The archdiocese heads the ecclesiastical province of Valencia, having Metropolitan authority over the suffragan dioceses of Ibiza, Mallorca, Minorca, Orihuela-Alicante and Segorbe-Castellón. In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... In addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces. ... Valencia province Valencia (Castilian Spanish: Valencia /balenθja/; Valencian Catalan: València /vałεnsia/) is a province of Spain, in the central part of the Valencian Country. ... Autonomous communities of Spain. ... Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Catalan) and Castilian (Spanish) Area  â€“ total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 8th  23,255 km²  4. ... An ecclesiastical province is a unit of religious government existing in certain Christian churches. ... A bishop is an ordained person who holds a specific position of authority in any of a number of Christian churches. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ...

Overview

In 1912 the diocese comprised the civil Provinces of Valencia, Alicante, and Castellón. The city of Valencia had 173,000 inhabitants. In addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces. ... Valencia province Valencia (Castilian Spanish: Valencia /balenθja/; Valencian Catalan: València /vałεnsia/) is a province of Spain, in the central part of the Valencian Country. ... Location of Alicante province in Spain. ... Castellón province Castellón (Spanish) or Castelló (Catalan/Valencian) is a province in the northern part of the Valencian Country, Spain. ... The Hemispheric at the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències by Santiago Calatrava, Valencia, Spain. ...

Diocese created in Roman times, Pope Innocent VIII elevated it to an archdiocese in 1492. Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... Innocent VIII, né Giovanni Battista Cibo (1432 – July 25, 1492), Pope from 1484 until his death, was born at Genoa, and was the son of Aran Cibo who under Pope Calixtus III (1455–58) had been a senator at Rome. ... In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ...

The cathedral in the early days of the Reconquest was called Iglesia Mayor, then Seo (Sedes), and at the present time, in virtue of the papal concession of 16 October, 1866, it is called the Basilica metropolitana. It is situated in the centre of the ancient Roman city where some believe the temple of Diana stood. In Gothic times it seems to have been dedicated to the most Holy Saviour; the Cid dedicated it to the Blessed Virgin; king Jaime the Conqueror did likewise, leaving in the main chapel the image of the Blessed Virgin which he carried with him and which is believed to be the one which is now preserved in the sacristy. The Moorish mosque, which had been converted into a Christian church by the conqueror, appeared unworthy of the title of the cathedral of Valencia, and in 1262 Bishop Andrés de Albalat laid the cornerstone of the new Gothic building, with three naves; these reach only to the choir of the present building. Bishop Vidal de Blanes built the magnificent chapter hall, and Jaime de Aragón added the tower, called "Miguelete" because it was blessed on St. Michael's day (1418), which is about 166 feet high and finished at the top with a belfry. In the fifteenth century the dome was added and the naves extended back of the choir, uniting the building to the tower and forming a main entrance. Archbishop Luis Alfonso de los Cameros began the building of the main chapel in 1674; the walls were decorated with marbles and bronzes in the over-ornate style of that decadent period. At the beginning of the eighteenth century the German Conrad Rudolphus built the façade of the main entrance. The other two doors lead into the transept; one, that of the Apostles in pure pointed Gothic, dates from the fourteenth century, the other is that of the Paláu. The additions made to the back of the cathedral detract from its height. The eighteenth century-restoration rounded the pointed arches, covered the Gothic columns with Corinthian pillars, and redecorated the walls. The dome has no lantern, its plain ceiling being pierced by two large side windows. There are four chapels on either side, besides that at the end and those that open into the choir, the transept, and the presbyterium. It contains many paintings by eminent artists. A magnificent silver reredos, which was behind the altar, was carried away in the war of 1808, and converted into coin to meet the expenses of the campaign. Behind the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament is a very beautiful little Renaissance chapel built by Pope Callixtus III. Beside the cathedral is the chapel dedicated to the Virgen de los desamparados. The Reconquista (Reconquest) refers to the process for which the Christian Kingdoms of northern Hispania, defeated and conquered the southern Muslim and moorish states of the Iberian Peninsula, existing since the Arab invasion of 711. ... Statue of El Cid Campeador in Burgos (Spain) Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. ... James I of Aragon (Catalan: Jaume I, Spanish: Jaime I) (Montpellier February 2, 1208 – July 27, 1276), surnamed the Conqueror, was the king of Aragon, count of Barcelona and Lord of Montpellier from 1219 to 1276. ... Calistus and Calixtus III redirect here. ...

In 1409 a hospital was founded and placed under the patronage of Santa María de los Inocentes; to this was attached a confraternity devoted to recovering the bodies of the unfriended dead in the city and within a radius of three miles around it. At the end of the fifteenth century this confraternity separated from the hospital, and continued this work under the name of Cofradía para el amparo de los desamparados. King Philip IV and the Duke de Arcos suggested the building of the new chapel, and in 1647 the Viceroy Conde de Orpesa, who ad been preserved from the bubonic plague, insisted on carrying out their project. The Blessed Virgin under the title of Virgen de los desamparados was proclaimed patroness of the city, and Archbishop Pedro de Urbina y Montoya, on 31 June, 1652, laid the corner-stone of the new chapel of this name. Philip IV (Spanish: Felipe IV,), (April 8, 1605 – September 17, 1665). ...

The archiepiscopal palace, a grain market in the time of the Moors, is simple in design, with an inside cloister and a handsome chapel. In 1357 the arch which connects it with the cathedral was built. In the council chamber are preserved the portraits of all the prelates of Valencia.

Among the parish churches those deserving special mention are:

• Sts. John (Baptist and Evangelist), rebuilt in 1368, whose dome, decorated by Palonino, contains some of the best frescoes of Spain.
• The Temple (El Templo), the ancient church of the Knights Templar, which passed into the hands of the Order of Montessa and which was rebuilt in the reigns of Ferdinand VI and Charles III.
• The former convent of the Dominicans, at present the headquarters of the capital general, the cloister of which has a beautiful Gothic wing and the chapter room, large columns imitating palm trees.
• The Colegio del Corpus Christi, which is devoted to the exclusive worship of the Blessed Sacrament, and in which perpetual adoration is carried on.
• The Jesuit college, which was destroyed (1868) by the revolutionary Committee, but rebuilt on the same site.
• The Colegio de San Juan (also of the Society), the former college of the nobles, now a provincial institute for secondary instruction.

The seminary was built in 1831; from 1790 it was situated at he former house of studies of the Jesuits. Since the Concordat of 1851 it ranks as a central seminary with the faculty of conferring academic degrees. The Seal of the Knights — the two riders have been interpreted as a sign of poverty or the duality of monk/soldier. ... Ferdinand VI, (September 23, 1713 - August 10, 1759), king of Spain from 1746 until his death, second son of Philip V, founder of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty (as opposed to the French Bourbons), by his first marriage with Maria Louisa of Savoy, was born at Madrid on September 23 1713. ... Charles III of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ...

There have been in Valencia, since very remote times, schools founded by the bishops and directed by ecclesiastics. In 1412 a studium generale with special statutes was established. Pope Alexander VI raised it to the rank of a university on 23 January, 1500. King Ferdinand the Catholic confirmed this two years later. In 1830 the building was reconstructed; a statute of Luis Vivés adorns the corridor. Alexander VI, (Roderic Borja; often referred to in English by the Italian form Rodrigo Borgia; January 1, 1431 – August 18, 1503) Pope from 1492 to 1503), is the most controversial of the secular Popes of the Renaissance, whose surname became a byword for low standards in the papacy of that... The University of Valencia (Catalan: Universitat de València) is a Spanish university, located in the city of Valencia. ... Ferdinand II the Catholic (Spanish: , Catalan: Ferran dAragó el Catòlic) (March 10, 1452 – June 23, 1516) was king of Aragon, Castile, Sicily, Naples, Valencia, Sardinia and Navarre and Count of Barcelona. ... Statue of Juan Luís Vives, outside of the Biblioteca Nacional de España, in Madrid. ...

Among the hospitals and charitable institutions may be mentioned:

• The Casa de Misericordia.
• The Provincial hospital.
• The orphan asylum of San Vicente.
• The Infant Asylum of the Marqués de Campo.

In Gandia there was a university, and the palace of St. Francis Borgia, now the novitiate of the Society of Jesus, is preserved. Gandia is a city in the Land of Valencia, Eastern Spain on the Mediterranean. ... Saint Francis Borgia, depicted performing an exorcism, served as the third Superior General of the Society of Jesus. ...

History

Roman period (until the 5th century):

The city of Valencia is in the region known in ancient days as Edetania. Florus says that Junius Brutus, the conqueror of Viriathus, transferred thither (140 B.C.) the soldiers who had fought under the latter. Later it was a Roman military colony. In punishment for its adherence to Sertorius it was destroyed by Pompey, but was later rebuilt, and Pomponius Mela says that it was one of the principal cities of Hispania Tarraconensis. The Hemispheric at the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències by Santiago Calatrava, Valencia, Spain. ... Florus, Roman historian, flourished in the time of Trajan and Hadrian. ... Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus was a Roman politician and general of the 2nd century BC. Decimus Junius Brutus lead the Roman legions in the conquest of western Iberia after the death of Viriathus, chieftain of the Lusitanians. ... Viriathus (known as Viriato in Portuguese and Castilian) (180 BC - 139 BC) was the most important leader of the Lusitanian tribe that resisted Roman expansion into the regions of Western Iberia, where the Roman province of Lusitania would be established (in the areas comprising Portugal, south of the Douro river... Quintus Sertorius (died 72 BC), Roman statesman and general. ... Marble bust of Pompey the Great Pompey or Pompey the Great (Classical Latin: CN·POMPEIVS·CN·F·SEX·N·MAGNVS¹, Gnaeus or Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus) (September 29, 106 BC – September 29, 48 BC), was a distinguished military and political leader of the late Roman republic. ... Pomponius Mela, who wrote around AD 43, was the earliest Roman geographer. ... Roman Imperial province of Hispania Tarraconensis, 120 AD Hispania Tarraconensis was one of three Roman provinces in Hispania. ...

Nothing positive is known about the introduction of Christianity into Valencia, but at the beginning of the fourth century when Dacianus brought the martyrs St. Valerius, Bishop of Saragossa, and his deacon, St. Vincent of Huesca, to Valencia, the Christians seem to have been numerous. St. Vincent suffered martyrdom at Valencia; the faithful obtained possession of his remains, built a temple over the spot on which he died, and there invoked his intercession. The Archdiocese of Zaragoza (Latin, Caesaraugustana) is located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Zaragoza, part of the autonomous community of Aragón. ... Scenes from the Passion of Saint Vincent of Saragossa and the History of His Relics, French 13th century vitreau Saint Vincent of Saragossa, (feast day: January 22) was born at Huesca and martyred under Diocletian, in 304, is the patron saint of Lisbon. ...

Visigoth period (5th to 7th centuries):

The first historically known Bishop of Valencia is Justinianus (531-546), mentioned by St. Isidore in his Viri illustres. Justinianus wrote Responsiones, a series of replies to a certain Rusticus. Saint Isidore of Seville (in Spanish San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla) (Cartagena, Spain, about 560 - April 4, 636) was Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and has the reputation of being one of the great scholars of the early middle ages. ...

Bishops of Valencia assisted at the various councils of Toledo. Witisclus, present at the Sixteenth Council of Toledo (693), was the last bishop before the Mohammedan invasion. Councils of Toledo (Concilia toletana). ... The Sixteenth Council of Toledo first met on 25 April 693, the second of Egicas three councils. ... Territory under Muslim control in the Iberian Peninsula in 790, 900, 1100 and 1300 AD // Conquest (710–756) 710 - The Berber General Tariq ibn Ziyad takes Tangier. ...

Muslim period (ca. 712-1238):

Abdelazid, son of Muzza, took the city in ca. 712 and, breaking the terms of surrender, pillaged it; he turned the churches into mosques, leaving only one to the Christians. This was without doubt the present Church of San Bartolomé or that of San Vincente de la Roqueta. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Musa bin Nusair (640—716) was a Yemeni Muslim governor and general under the Umayyads. ...

Valencia was in the power of the Moors for more than five centuries. It has been suggested that Moor religion be merged into this article or section. ...

It is said that at the time of the Moorish invasion the people of Valencia placed the body of St. Vincent in a boat and that the boat landed on the cape which is now called San Vincente. The King of Portugal, Alfonso Enriquez, found the body and transferred it to Lisbon. It has been suggested that Moor religion be merged into this article or section. ... Scenes from the Passion of Saint Vincent of Saragossa and the History of His Relics, French 13th century vitreau Saint Vincent of Saragossa, (feast day: January 22) was born at Huesca and martyred under Diocletian, in 304, is the patron saint of Lisbon. ... The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... The Cabo de São Vicente (Cape St. ... Afonso I of Portugal (English Alphonzo or Alphonse), more commonly known as Afonso Henriques (pron. ... District or region Lisbon Mayor   - Party Carmona Rodrigues PSD Area 84. ...

The Cid (Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar) reconquered Valencia for the first time on 15 June, 1094, turned nine mosques into churches, and installed as bishop the French monk Jérôme. On the death of the Cid (July, 1099), his wife, Doña Ximena, retained power for two years, when Valencia was besieged by the Almoravids; although the king Alfonso VI of Castile drove them from the city, he was not strong enough to hold it. The Christians set fire to it, abandoned it, and the Almoravid Masdali took possession of it on 5 May, 1109. Statue of El Cid Campeador in Burgos (Spain) Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. ... Almoravides (From Arabic المرابطون sing. ... Alfonso VI (before June 1040 – July 1, 1109), nicknamed the Brave, was king of León from 1065 to 1109 and king of Castile since 1072 after his brothers death. ... Almoravides (From Arabic المرابطون sing. ...

Diocese of Valencia (1238-1492):

Jaime the Conqueror, with an army composed of French, English, Germans, and Italians, laid siege to Valencia in 1238, and on 28 September of that year forced a surrender. 50,000 Moors left the city and on 9 October the king, followed by his retinue and army, took possession. The principal mosque was purified, Mass was celebrated, and the Te Deum sung. James I of Aragon (Catalan: Jaume I, Spanish: Jaime I) (Montpellier February 2, 1208 – July 27, 1276), surnamed the Conqueror, was the king of Aragon, count of Barcelona and Lord of Montpellier from 1219 to 1276. ...

The see was re-established, ten parishes being formed in the city; the Knights Templar and Hospitallers who had helped in the conquest, also Dominicans, Franciscans, Augustinians, Mercedarians, and Cistercians, opened houses. The Church of San Vincente outside the walls was rebuilt and beside it a hospital. A see (from the Latin word sedem, meaning seat) is the throne (cathedra) of a bishop. ... The Seal of the Knights — the two riders have been interpreted as a sign of poverty or the duality of monk/soldier. ... The Knights Hospitaller (also known as Knights of Rhodes, Knights of Malta, Cavaliers of Malta, and the Order of St John of Jerusalem) is a tradition which began as a Benedictine hospitaller Order founded in Jerusalem, following the First Crusade, ca. ... Franciscans is the common name used to designate a variety of mendicant religious orders of men or women tracing their origin to Francis of Assisi and following the Rule of St. ... The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ... Our Lady of Mercy - From the Generalate of the Mercedarian Order The Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (or the Order of Merced or Mercedarians or the Order of Captives) is a Religious Order established in 1218 by Peter Nolasco in Barcelona, Spain for the redemption of Christian... Cistercians coat of arms The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...

The consecration of the Dominican Berenguer de Castellbisbal, bishop-elect of the See of Valencia after the reconquest, was prevented because of the dispute between the Archbishops of Toledo and Tarragona for jurisdiction over the new see. Pope Gregory IX decided in favour of Tarragona, and, as Berenguer had been appointed Bishop of Gerona in the meantime, Ferrer de San Martín, provost of Tarragona (1239-43), was appointed Bishop of Valencia. This is a list of Archbishops of Toledo. ... The Archdiocese of Tarragona (Latin, Tarraconensis) is located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Tarragona, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. ... Papal Arms of Pope Gregory IX. Gregory IX, né Ugolino di Conti (Anagni, ca. ...

He was succeeded by the Aragónese Arnau de Peralta (1243-48) who drove the Bishop of Segovia, Pedro Garcés, from his see. The third Bishop of Valencia, the Dominican Andrés Albalat (1248-76), founder of the Carthusian monastery, began the construction of the cathedral; this was continued and finished by his successors: Gasperto de Botonach, Abbot of San Felin (1276-88); the Aragónese Dominican, Raimundo de Pont (1288-1312); the Catalonian Raimundo Gastón (1312-48); Hugo de Fenolet, formerly Bishop of Vich (1348-56); and Vidal de Blanes (1356-69). A Carthusian Monastery in Jerez, Spain The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St. ...

Jaime de Aragón, Bishop of Tortosa and first cousin of king Pedro IV, succeeded to the see in 1369. Hitherto the chapter had elected the bishops, but owing to the dissensions at the death of Bishop Vidal de Blanes, Pope Urban IV reserved the right to name the bishops until 1523, when the right of presentation was granted to the Spanish kings. Peter IV of Aragon (1319-1387), king of Aragon (1336-1387), the Ceremonious or el del punyalet (the one of the little dagger). ... Urban IV, born Jacques Pantaléon (Troyes, ca. ... This is a list of Spanish monarchs - that is, rulers of united Spain. ...

At the death of Jaime de Aragón (1396), the antipope Benedict XIII kept the see vacant for more than two years, and then appointed Hugo de Lupia, Bishop of Tortosa (1398-1427). Antipope Benedict XIII, born Pedro Martínez de Luna, (b. ...

He was succeeded by Alfonso de Borja (then Pope Callixtus III). The latter appointed Rodrigo de Borja (then Pope Alexander VI) to the See of Valencia. Categories: ... Calistus and Calixtus III redirect here. ... Alexander VI, (Roderic Borja; often referred to in English by the Italian form Rodrigo Borgia; January 1, 1431 – August 18, 1503) Pope from 1492 to 1503), is the most controversial of the secular Popes of the Renaissance, whose surname became a byword for low standards in the papacy of that... Alexander VI, (Roderic Borja; often referred to in English by the Italian form Rodrigo Borgia; January 1, 1431 – August 18, 1503) Pope from 1492 to 1503), is the most controversial of the secular Popes of the Renaissance, whose surname became a byword for low standards in the papacy of that...

Archdiocese of Valencia (since 1492):

Rodrigo de Borja obtained from Pope Innocent VIII the rank of metropolitan for his see (1492) and, after he was raised to the papacy (Pope Alexander VI), confirmed this decree. He also raised the studium generale of Valencia to the rank of a university, conferring upon it all the privileges possessed by other universities. Alexander VI, (Roderic Borja; often referred to in English by the Italian form Rodrigo Borgia; January 1, 1431 – August 18, 1503) Pope from 1492 to 1503), is the most controversial of the secular Popes of the Renaissance, whose surname became a byword for low standards in the papacy of that... Innocent VIII, né Giovanni Battista Cibo (1432 – July 25, 1492), Pope from 1484 until his death, was born at Genoa, and was the son of Aran Cibo who under Pope Calixtus III (1455–58) had been a senator at Rome. ... Alexander VI, (Roderic Borja; often referred to in English by the Italian form Rodrigo Borgia; January 1, 1431 – August 18, 1503) Pope from 1492 to 1503), is the most controversial of the secular Popes of the Renaissance, whose surname became a byword for low standards in the papacy of that... The University of Valencia (Catalan: Universitat de València) is a Spanish university, located in the city of Valencia. ...

César Borgia bore the title of Archbishop of Valencia, and was succeeded by Juan de Borja y Llansol, Pedro Luis de Borja, and Alfonso de Aragón, illegitimate son of Ferdinand the Catholic and also Archbishop of Saragossa (1512-1520). Cesare Borgia. ... Ferdinand II the Catholic (Spanish: , Catalan: Ferran dAragó el Catòlic) (March 10, 1452 – June 23, 1516) was king of Aragon, Castile, Sicily, Naples, Valencia, Sardinia and Navarre and Count of Barcelona. ... The Archdiocese of Zaragoza (Latin, Caesaraugustana) is located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Zaragoza, part of the autonomous community of Aragón. ...

The episcopate of the Augustinian St. Thomas of Villanova (1544-55), founder of the Colegio de la Presentación de Nuestra Señora, called also Colegio de Santo Tomás, was one of the most notable in the history of Valencia. St. Thomas was beatified (1619) by Pope Paul V, and canonized (1658) by Pope Alexander VII. His successors, Francisco de Navarra and Martín Pérez de Ayala, who attended the Council of Trent, were also men of distinction. Saint Thomas of Villanova (born Tomás García Martínez, Fuenllana, Ciudad Real, 1488 - died Valencia, September 9, 1555), was a preacher, ascetic, writer, and Spanish Augustinian monk. ... Paul V, né Camillo Borghese (Rome, September 17, 1552 – January 28, 1621) was Pope from May 16, 1605 until his death. ... Alexander VII, né Fabio Chigi (February 13, 1599 – May 22, 1667) was Pope from April 7, 1655 until his death in 1667. ... The Council of Trent is the Nineteenth Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. ...

Perhaps the most noted of all the archbishops of Valencia was the Patriarch Juan de Ribera (1569-1611). He decided to expel the Moors from the city, after exhausted all possible means to bring them to submission. He founded the Colegio de Corpus Christi and furthered the work of monastic reform, especially among the Capuchins, whom he had brought to Valencia. It has been suggested that Moor religion be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Capuchin (disambiguation). ...

Many holy men shed lustre upon this era, including St. Louis Bertram, the Franciscan Nicolás Factor, the Carmelite Francisco de Niño Jesús, and the Minim Gaspar Bono. The archbishop and inquisitor general, Juan Tomás Rocaberti, publicly punished the Governor of Valencia for interfering in ecclesiastical jurisdiction. Andrés Mayoral Alonso de Mella (1738-69) improved the system of charities and public instruction, founded the Colegio de las Escuelas Pías, and the Casa de Enseñanza for girls. He collected a library of 12,000 volumes; this was burnt in the War of Independence. The See of Valencia has had two cardinals, Mariano Barrio y Fernández and Monescillo y Sancho. The Second of May, 1808: The Charge of the Mamelukes, by Francisco de Goya (1814). ...

Bishops of Valencia (6th century - ca. 712)

All the names in italics are given in Spanish:

• ca. 540 : Justinianus — (ca. 531 - after 546)
• ca. 587 : Celsino — (ca. 587 - Mentioned in 589)
  • ca. 589 : Ubiligisclo (Arian) — (Mentioned in 589)
• 6th cent. San Eutropio
• ca. 610 : Marino — (Mentioned in 610)
• ca. 635 : Mustacio — (Mentioned between 633 and 638)
• ca. 646 : Anesio — (Mentioned in 646)
• ca. 655 : Félix — (Mentioned between 653 and 656)
• ca. 675 : Suintérico — (Mentioned in 675)
• ca. 681 : Hospitalio — (Mentioned in 681)
• ca. 685 : Sármata — (Mentioned between 683 and 688)
• ca. 693 : Witisclus (Spanish: Ubiticisclo) — (Mentioned in the Sixteenth Council of Toledo of 693)

Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa, son of Musa bin Nusair, took the city in ca. 712. This article is about theological views like those of Arius. ... The Sixteenth Council of Toledo first met on 25 April 693, the second of Egicas three councils. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Musa bin Nusair (640—716) was a Yemeni Muslim governor and general under the Umayyads. ...

Bishops of Valencia (1094-1101)

El Cid (Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar) conquered Valencia in 1094. Statue of El Cid Campeador in Burgos (Spain) Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. ...

• 10....-1094 : Zaet al-Matran
• 1096-1102 : Jerónimo de Perigord — (ca. 1096 - 1102 ?)

In 1101 king Alfonso VI of Castile ordered the evacuation of Valencia, and the Almoravids took it. Alfonso VI (before June 1040 – July 1, 1109), nicknamed the Brave, was king of León from 1065 to 1109 and king of Castile since 1072 after his brothers death. ... Almoravides (From Arabic المرابطون sing. ...

Bishops of Valencia (1238-1492)

King James the Conqueror took Valencia in 1238. James I of Aragon (Catalan: Jaume I, Spanish: Jaime I) (Montpellier February 2, 1208 – July 27, 1276), surnamed the Conqueror, was the king of Aragon, count of Barcelona and Lord of Montpellier from 1219 to 1276. ...

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Berenguer de Castellbisbal — (Elected, then Bishop of Gerona in 1245-1254)

1. 1240-1243 : Ferrer de Pallarés (also Ferrer de San Martín)
2. 1243-1248 : Arnaldo de Peralta (also Arnau de Peralta)
3. 1248-1276 : Andrés de Albalat (also Andrés Albalat)
4. 1276-1288 : Jazperto de Botonach (also Gasperto de Botonach, Abbot of San Felin)
5. 1289-1312 : Ramón Despont (also Raimundo de Pont, 1288-1312)
6. 1312-1348 : Ramón de Gastón (also Raimundo Gastón)
7. 1348-1356 : Hugo de Fenollet (also Hugo de Fenolet, formerly Bishop of Vich)
8. 1356-1369 : Vidal de Blanes
9. 1369-1396 : Jaime de Aragón — (Bishop of Tortosa in 1362-69 and first cousin of Pedro IV)
   • 1396-1398 : See vacant
10. 1398-1427 : Hugo de Lupiá y Bages — (Bishop of Tortosa in 1379-1397)
11. 1429-1458 : Alfonso de Borja — (then Pope Callixtus III in 1455–1458)
12. 1458-1492 : Rodrigo de Borja — (then Pope Alexander VI in 1492-1503)

Peter IV of Aragon (1319-1387), king of Aragon (1336-1387), the Ceremonious or el del punyalet (the one of the little dagger). ... Categories: ... Calistus and Calixtus III redirect here. ... Alexander VI, (Roderic Borja; often referred to in English by the Italian form Rodrigo Borgia; January 1, 1431 – August 18, 1503) Pope from 1492 to 1503), is the most controversial of the secular Popes of the Renaissance, whose surname became a byword for low standards in the papacy of that... Alexander VI, (Roderic Borja; often referred to in English by the Italian form Rodrigo Borgia; January 1, 1431 – August 18, 1503) Pope from 1492 to 1503), is the most controversial of the secular Popes of the Renaissance, whose surname became a byword for low standards in the papacy of that...

Archbishops of Valencia (since 1492)

Rodrigo de Borja obtained from Pope Innocent VIII the rank of metropolitan for his see in 1492. Alexander VI, (Roderic Borja; often referred to in English by the Italian form Rodrigo Borgia; January 1, 1431 – August 18, 1503) Pope from 1492 to 1503), is the most controversial of the secular Popes of the Renaissance, whose surname became a byword for low standards in the papacy of that... Innocent VIII, né Giovanni Battista Cibo (1432 – July 25, 1492), Pope from 1484 until his death, was born at Genoa, and was the son of Aran Cibo who under Pope Calixtus III (1455–58) had been a senator at Rome. ...

1. 1492-1503 : Rodrigo de Borja — (Pope Alexander VI in 1492-1503)
2. 1492-1498 : César Borja — (Archbishop Administrator, Arzobispo Administrador)
3. 1499-1500 : Juan de Borja y Llansol — (Archbishop Administrator, Arzobispo Administrador)
4. 1500-1511 : Pedro Luis Borja — (1500-1503 Archbishop Administrator, Arzobispo Administrador, 1503-1511 Archbishop)
5. 1512-1520 : Alonso de Aragón (or Alfonso de Aragón), illegitimate son of Ferdinand the Catholic and also Archbishop of Saragossa in 1478-1520.
6. 1520-1538 : Erardo de la Marca
7. 1538-1544 : Jorge de Austria
8. 1544-1555 : Tomás de Villanueva, Saint — (also St. Thomas of Villanova)
9. 1556-1563 : Francisco de Navarra
10. ---------1564 : Acisclo de Moya y Contreras
11. 1564-1566 : Martín Pérez de Ayala
12. 1567-1568 : Fernando de Loaces y Pérez
13. 1569-1611 : Juan de Ribera, Saint
14. 1612-1648 : Isidoro Aliaga
15. 1649-1658 : Pedro de Urbina y Montoya
16. 1659-1666 : Martín López de Ontiveros
17. 1667-1668 : Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán
18. 1668-1676 : Luis Alfonso de los Cameros
19. 1676-1699 : Juan Tomás de Rocaberti (also Juan Tomás Rocaberti, Inquisitor General)
20. 1700-1724 : Antonio Folc de Cardona
21. 1725-1736 : Andrés de Orbe y Larreátegui
22. 1738-1769 : Andrés Mayoral Alonso de Mella
23. 1770-1772 : Tomás de Azpuru
24. 1773-1794 : Francisco Fabián y Fuero
25. ---------1795 : Antonio Despuig y Dameto
26. 1796-1800 : Juan Francisco Jiménez del Río
27. 1800-1813 : Joaquín Company Soler
28. 1815-1824 : Veremundo Arias Teixeiro y Rodríguez
29. 1824-1831 : Simón López y García
30. 1832-1848 : Joaquín López y Sicilia
31. 1848-1860 : Pablo García Abella
32. 1861-1876 : Mariano Barrio Fernández (also Mariano Barrio y Fernández, cardinal)
33. 1877-1892 : Antolín Monescillo y Viso
34. 1892-1898 : Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás
35. 1898-1903 : Sebastián Herrero Espinosa de los Monteros
36. 1906-1914 : Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez
37. 1914-1916 : Valeriano Menéndez Conde y Álvarez
38. 1917-1919 : José María Salvador y Barrera
39. 1920-1923 : Enrique Reig y Casanova
40. 1923-1945 : Prudencio Melo y Alcalde
41. 1946-1966 : Marcelino Olaechea y Loizaga
42. 1969-1978 : José María García Lahiguera
43. 1978-1992 : Miguel Roca Cabanellas
44. 1992-today : Agustín García-Gasco Vicente

Alexander VI, (Roderic Borja; often referred to in English by the Italian form Rodrigo Borgia; January 1, 1431 – August 18, 1503) Pope from 1492 to 1503), is the most controversial of the secular Popes of the Renaissance, whose surname became a byword for low standards in the papacy of that... Alexander VI, (Roderic Borja; often referred to in English by the Italian form Rodrigo Borgia; January 1, 1431 – August 18, 1503) Pope from 1492 to 1503), is the most controversial of the secular Popes of the Renaissance, whose surname became a byword for low standards in the papacy of that... Cesare Borgia. ... Ferdinand II the Catholic (Spanish: , Catalan: Ferran dAragó el Catòlic) (March 10, 1452 – June 23, 1516) was king of Aragon, Castile, Sicily, Naples, Valencia, Sardinia and Navarre and Count of Barcelona. ... The Archdiocese of Zaragoza (Latin, Caesaraugustana) is located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Zaragoza, part of the autonomous community of Aragón. ... Saint Thomas of Villanova (born Tomás García Martínez, Fuenllana, Ciudad Real, 1488 - died Valencia, September 9, 1555), was a preacher, ascetic, writer, and Spanish Augustinian monk. ... A translation of the Latin Inquisitor Generalis, meaning the leading official of an Inquisition. ...

References

This article draws only from other Wikipedia articles and these two sources:

• (English) Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912: Archdiocese of Valencia
• (Spanish) IBERCRONOX: Obispado y Arzobispado de Valencia (Valentia)

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See also

• List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Spain.

This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia. The diocesan system of Christian church government in Spain: the country is divided into fourteen ecclesiastical provinces each headed by an archbishop. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... The Catholic Encyclopedia (also referred to as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia today) is an English-language encyclopedia published in 1913 by the The Encyclopedia Press, designed to give authoritative information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action and doctrine. // History The writing of the encyclopedia began on January 11...