Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid

Almudena Cathedral, next to the Royal Palace.

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madrid is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Madrid. The Diocese of Madrid was founded on 7 March 1885 by Pope Leo XIII out of the Archdiocese of Toledo.^[1] It was raised to the level of an archdiocese on 25 March 1964 by Pope Paul VI. Pope John Paul II gave the Archdiocese Metropolitan status on 23 July 1991. The current Archbishop of Madrid since 28 July 1994 is His Eminence Antonio Cardinal Rouco Varela.^[2]

[edit] List of Bishops and Archbishops of Madrid

Narciso Martínez Izquierdo (27 Mar 1884 - 18 Apr 1886)
Ciriaco María Cardinal Sancha y Hervás (10 Apr 1886 - 6 Oct 1892)
Jose María Cos y Macho (11 Jun 1892 - 18 Apr 1901)
Victoriano Cardinal Guisasola y Menendez (16 Dec 1901 - 14 Dec 1905)
José Maria Salvador y Barrera (14 Dec 1905 - 14 Dec 1916)
Prudencio Melo y Alcalde (4 Dec 1916 - 14 Dec 1922)
Leopoldo Eijo y Garay (14 Dec 1922 - 31 Jul 1963 )
Casimiro Morcillo Gonzalez (27 Mar 1964 - 30 May 1971) first Archbishop of Madrid
Vicente Cardinal Enrique y Tarancon (3 Dec 1971 - 12 Apr 1983 )
Angel Cardinal Suquía Goicoechea (12 Apr 1983 - 28 Jul 1994 ) first Metropolitan Archbishop of Madrid
Antonio Cardinal Rouco Varela (28 Jul 1994 Appointed - )