Roman Catholic Diocese of Albarracín

The Diocese of Albarracín (Latin, Albarracinensis) existed in 1577–1852, and was located in north-eastern Spain, in the present province of Teruel, part of the present autonomous community of Aragón.

Diocese of Segorbe (1173–1259)
In 1172 Pedro Ruiz de Azagra, son of the Lord of Estella, took the city of Albarracín and succeeded in establishing a bishop there (Martín). Martín took the title of Arcabricense, and afterwards that of Segobricense, thinking that Albarracín was nearer to the ancient Segobriga (Segorbe) than to Ercavica or Arcabrica.

This choice of name follows the ideology of the Reconquest, according to which the bishops were simply restoring the old Christian entities only temporarily taken over by the Moors. In this way, the city of Albarracín became the seat of the bishops of Segorbe.

Diocese of Segorbe-Albarracín (1259–1571 or 1576)
When Segorbe was conquered by king Jaime I in 1245, its church was purified, and Jimeno, Bishop of Albarracín, took possession of it. The bishops of Valencia opposed this, and Arnau of Peralta, Bishop of Valencia, entered the church of Segorbe by force of arms. The controversy being referred to Rome, and the bishops of Segorbe had part of their territory restored to them; but the Schism of the West supervened, and the status quo continued.

Diocese of Albarracín (1571 or 1577–1852)
In 1571 Francisco Soto Salazar being bishop of Segorbe-Albarracín, the Diocese of Albarracín was separated from Segorbe.

Bishops of Segorbe (1173–1259)
Bishops of Segorbe with seat in Albarracín. All the names are given in Spanish:


 * 1) 1173–1213 : Martín
 * 2) 1213–1215 : Hispano
 * 3) 1216–1222 : Juan Gil
 * 4) 1223–1234 : Domingo
 * 5) 1235–1238 : Guillermo
 * 6) 1245–1246 : Jimeno
 * 7) 1246–1259 : Pedro

Bishops of Segorbe-Albarracín (1259–1576)
All the names are given in Spanish:


 * 1) 1259–1265 : Martín Álvarez
 * 2) 1265–1272 : Pedro Garcés
 * 3) 1272–1277 : Pedro Jiménez de Segura
 * 4) 1284–1288 : Miguel Sánchez
 * 5) 1288–1301 : Aparicio
 * 6) 1302–1318 : Antonio Muñoz
 * 7) 1319–1356 : Sancho Dull
 * 8) 1356–1362 : Elías
 * 9) 1362–1369 : Juan Martínez de Barcelona
 * 10) 1369–1387 : Iñigo de Valterra
 * 11) 1387–1400 : Diego de Heredia
 * 12) 1400–1409 : Francisco Riquer y Bastero
 * 13) 1410–1427 : Juan de Tauste
 * 14) 1428–1437 : Francisco de Aguiló
 * 15) 1438–1445 : Jaime Gerart
 * 16) 1445–1454 : Gisberto Pardo de la Casta
 * 17) 1455–1459 : Luis de Milá y Borja
 * 18) 1461–1473 : Pedro Baldó
 * 19) 1473–1498 : Bartolomé Martí
 * 20) 1498–1499 : Juan Marrades
 * 21) 1500–1530 : Gilberto Martí
 * 22) 1530–1556 : Gaspar Jofre de Borja
 * 23) 1556–1571 : Juan de Muñatones
 * 24) 1571–1576 : Francisco de Soto Salazar

Bishops of Albarracín (1577–1852)
. . . . . 1259–1576 : See Diocese of Segorbe-Albarracín.


 * 1) -1577 : Juan Trullo
 * 2) 1578–1583 : Martín de Salvatierra
 * 3) 1583–1585 : Gaspar Juan de la Figuera
 * 4) 1586–1589 : Bernardino Gómez Miedes
 * 5) 1591–1593 : Alfonso Gregorio
 * 6) 1593–1596 : Martín Terrer de Valenzuela
 * 7) 1597–1602 : Pedro Jaime
 * 8) 1603–1604 : Andrés Balaguer
 * 9) 1605–1608 : Vicente Roca de la Serna
 * 10) 1608–1611 : Isidro Aliaga
 * 11) 1611–1617 : Lucas Durán
 * 12) 1618–1622 : Gabriel Sora Aguerri
 * 13) 1622–1624 : Jerónimo Bautista Lanuza
 * 14) -1625 : Bernardo Caballero
 * 15) 1625–1633 : Pedro Apaloaza Ramírez
 * 16) 1633–1635 : Juan Cebrián Pedro
 * 17) 1635–1644 : Vicente Domec
 * 18) 1645–1653 : Martín de Funes
 * 19) 1654–1664 : Jerónimo Salas de Esplugas
 * 20) 1665–1670 : Antonio Agustín
 * 21) 1670–1673 : Iñigo Roto
 * 22) --- : Juan de Castandusen (?)
 * 23) 1673–1682 : Pedro Tris
 * 24) 1683–1690 : Miguel Jerónimo Fuenbuena
 * 25) 1700–1704 : Luis Pueyo Abadía
 * 26) 1704–1727 : Juan Navarro Gilabertí
 * 27) 1727–1765 : Juan Francisco Navarro Gilabertí
 * 28) 1765–1776 : José Molina y Lario Navarra
 * 29) 1777–1780 : Lorenzo Lay Anzano
 * 30) 1782–1790 : José Constancio Andino
 * 31) 1790–1792 : Agustín de Torres
 * 32) 1792–1800 : Manuel María Trujillo
 * 33) 1801–1802 : Blas Joaquín Álvarez de Palma
 * 34) 1802–1807 : Antonio Vila Camps
 * 35) 1808–1815 : Joaquín González de Terán
 * 36) 1815–1823 : Andrés García Palomares
 * 37) 1824–1828 : Jerónimo Fernández de Castro Delgado
 * 38) 1829–1839 : Pedro José Talayero
 * 39) * 1839–1852 : Capitular Vicars (Vicarios Capitulares)

. . . . . 1852–1984 : See Diocese of Teruel-Albarracín.

. . . . . 1985–today : See Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín.