Menorca (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Gerardo Villalonga Hellín, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 13 July 1795
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Valencia
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Spain
Square Kilometers: 702 (271 Square Miles)
Description: Island of Menorca
Official Web Site: https://bisbatdemenorca.org
Mailing Address: Obispado, Ca'l Bisbe 8, 07760 Ciutadella de Menorca [Baleares], Espana
Telephone: 971.38.03.43
Fax: 971.48.07.96

Past and Present Ordinaries

Antonio Vila y Campos † (18 Dec 1797 Appointed - 20 Dec 1802 Appointed, Bishop of Albarracin)
Pedro Antonio Juano † (20 Dec 1802 Appointed - 4 Jan 1814 Died)
Santiago Creus y Martí † (10 Jul 1815 Appointed - 29 May 1820 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
Antonio Ceruelo Sanz † (12 Jul 1824 Confirmed - 27 Oct 1830 Died)
Juan Antonio Díez Merino, O.P. † (30 Sep 1831 Confirmed - 16 Apr 1844 Died)
Tomás Roda y Rodríguez † (27 Sep 1852 Confirmed - 25 Sep 1857 Confirmed, Bishop of Jaén)
Mateo Jaume y Garau † (21 Dec 1857 Confirmed - 17 Sep 1875 Confirmed, Bishop of Mallorca y Ibiza)
Manuel Mercader y Arroyo † (17 Sep 1875 Confirmed - 21 Feb 1890 Died)
Juan Gomez (Comes) y Vidal † (26 Jun 1890 Appointed - 25 Jun 1896 Appointed, Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín))
Salvador Castellote y Pinazo † (25 Jun 1896 Appointed - 16 Dec 1901 Appointed, Bishop of Jaén)
Juan Torres y Rivas † (9 Jun 1902 Appointed - 20 Jan 1939 Died)
Bartolomé Pascual Marroig † (4 Mar 1939 Appointed - 18 Mar 1967 Died)
Miguel Moncadas Noguera † (11 Dec 1968 Appointed - 1 Apr 1977 Appointed, Bishop of Solsona)
Antonio Deig Clotet † (20 Sep 1977 Appointed - 7 Mar 1990 Appointed, Bishop of Solsona)
Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí † (12 Jun 1991 Appointed - 29 Oct 1999 Appointed, Bishop of Lleida)
Juan Piris Frígola (1 Mar 2001 Appointed - 16 Jul 2008 Appointed, Bishop of Lleida)
Salvador Giménez Valls (21 May 2009 Appointed - 28 Jul 2015 Appointed, Bishop of Lleida)
Francisco Simón Conesa Ferrer (27 Oct 2016 Appointed - 3 Jan 2022 Appointed, Bishop of Solsona)
Gerardo Villalonga Hellín (14 Feb 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
13 July 1795	Erected	Diocese of Mallorca (Island of Menorca)	Diocese of Menorca (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 45,600 46,130 98.9% 49 5 54 844 20 205 14 ap1951

1970 47,422 47,782 99.2% 57 7 64 740 19 155 18 ap1971

1980 55,690 56,125 99.2% 55 5 60 928 14 122 20 ap1981

1990 67,100 69,119 97.1% 48 5 53 1,266 16 99 19 ap1991

1999 69,800 71,131 98.1% 47 6 53 1,316 13 93 19 ap2000

2000 69,400 70,713 98.1% 47 5 52 1,334 13 85 19 ap2001

2001 70,096 70,778 99.0% 45 5 50 1,401 13 77 19 ap2002

2002 69,721 71,231 97.9% 42 7 49 1,422 15 81 19 ap2003

2003 76,590 78,796 97.2% 42 5 47 1,629 10 80 19 ap2004

2004 76,000 81,288 93.5% 42 5 47 1,617 10 78 19 ap2005

2013 80,500 88,400 91.1% 32 5 37 2,175 10 46 19 ap2014

2016 77,800 92,348 84.2% 30 4 34 2,288 3 9 49 19 ap2017

2019 77,360 91,920 84.2% 28 5 33 2,344 8 15 56 19 ap2020

2021 84,074 95,641 87.9% 26 4 30 2,802 4 9 40 18 ap2022

2023 84,010 100,623 83.5% 24 5 29 2,896 4 12 43 18 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	45,600	46,130	98.9%	49	5	54	844		20	205	14	ap1951
1970	47,422	47,782	99.2%	57	7	64	740		19	155	18	ap1971
1980	55,690	56,125	99.2%	55	5	60	928		14	122	20	ap1981
1990	67,100	69,119	97.1%	48	5	53	1,266		16	99	19	ap1991
1999	69,800	71,131	98.1%	47	6	53	1,316		13	93	19	ap2000
2000	69,400	70,713	98.1%	47	5	52	1,334		13	85	19	ap2001
2001	70,096	70,778	99.0%	45	5	50	1,401		13	77	19	ap2002
2002	69,721	71,231	97.9%	42	7	49	1,422		15	81	19	ap2003
2003	76,590	78,796	97.2%	42	5	47	1,629		10	80	19	ap2004
2004	76,000	81,288	93.5%	42	5	47	1,617		10	78	19	ap2005
2013	80,500	88,400	91.1%	32	5	37	2,175		10	46	19	ap2014
2016	77,800	92,348	84.2%	30	4	34	2,288	3	9	49	19	ap2017
2019	77,360	91,920	84.2%	28	5	33	2,344	8	15	56	19	ap2020
2021	84,074	95,641	87.9%	26	4	30	2,802	4	9	40	18	ap2022
2023	84,010	100,623	83.5%	24	5	29	2,896	4	12	43	18	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Antonio Cardona Riera † (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Mar 1928 to 21 Jun 1935)
Salvador Castellote y Pinazo † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1896 to 16 Dec 1901)
Antonio Ceruelo Sanz † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1824 to 27 Oct 1830)
Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1991 to 29 Oct 1999)
Santiago Creus y Martí † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1815 to 29 May 1820)
Antonio Deig Clotet † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1977 to 7 Mar 1990)
Juan Antonio Díez Merino, O.P. † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1831 to 16 Apr 1844)
Juan Gomez (Comes) y Vidal † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1890 to 25 Jun 1896)
Mateo Jaume y Garau † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1857 to 17 Sep 1875)
Pedro Antonio Juano † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1802 to 4 Jan 1814)
Manuel Mercader y Arroyo † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1875 to 21 Feb 1890)
Miguel Moncadas Noguera † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1968 to 1 Apr 1977)
Bartolomé Pascual Marroig † (Coadjutor Bishop: 8 May 1936; Bishop: 4 Mar 1939 to 18 Mar 1967)
Tomás Roda y Rodríguez † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1852 to 25 Sep 1857)
Juan Torres y Rivas † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1902 to 20 Jan 1939)
Antonio Vila y Campos † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 20 Dec 1802)

Diocese of Menorca

Dioecesis Minoricensis

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased