Roman Catholic Diocese of Santander

The Diocese of Santander (Dioecesis Santanderiensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church seated in Santander Cathedral in the city of Santander in the ecclesiastical province of Oviedo in Spain.

History

 * 12 December 1754: Established as Diocese of Santander from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Burgos

Leadership

 * Francisco Javier Arriaza (24 Sep 1755 – 10 Oct 1761 )
 * Francisco Laso Santos de San Pedro (29 Mar 1762 – 14 May 1783 )
 * Rafael Tomás Menéndez Luarca y Queipo de Llano (25 Jun 1784 – 20 Jun 1819 )
 * Juan Nepomuceno Gómez Durán (21 Feb 1820 – 11 Apr 1829 )
 * Felipe González Abarca, O. de M. (30 Aug 1829 – 12 Mar 1842 )
 * Manuel Ramón Arias Teijeiro de Castro (17 Jan 1848 – 20 Jul 1859 )
 * José López Crespo (20 Sep 1859 – 21 Mar 1875 )
 * Vicente Calvo y Valero (5 Jul 1875 – 27 Mar 1884 )
 * Vicente Santiago Sánchez de Castro (27 Mar 1884 – 19 Sep 1920 )
 * Juan Plaza y García (16 Dec 1920 – 10 Jul 1927 )
 * José María Eguino Trecu (2 Oct 1928 – 7 May 1961 )
 * Eugenio Beitia Aldazabal (27 Jan 1962 – 23 Jan 1965 )
 * Vincente Puchol Montis (2 Jul 1965 – 8 May 1967 )
 * José María Cirarda Lachiondo (22 Jul 1968 – 3 Dec 1971 )
 * Juan Antonio del Val Gallo (3 Dec 1971 – 23 Aug 1991 )
 * José Vilaplana Blasco (23 Aug 1991 – 17 Jul 2006 )
 * Vicente Jiménez Zamora (27 Jul 2007 – 12 Dec 2014)
 * Manuel Sánchez Monge (6 May 2015 – present)