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45 Notable alumni of Pontifical University of Salamanca

Updated: June 02, 2026 EliteDegrees

Pontifical University of Salamanca is ranked #2,742 in the world and #64 in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 45 notable alumni from Pontifical University of Salamanca sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Pontifical University of Salamanca won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Ciriaco Morón Arroyo

1. Ciriaco Morón Arroyo

1935-. (aged 91)
translator linguist
Ciriaco Morón Arroyo is a Spanish philologist and professor.
José Delicado Baeza

2. José Delicado Baeza

1927-2014 (aged 87)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop university teacher writer
José Delicado Baeza was a Roman Catholic archbishop.
José Gea Escolano

3. José Gea Escolano

1929-2017 (aged 88)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
José Gea Escolano was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate.
José María Vigil

4. José María Vigil

1946-. (aged 80)
Catholic priest theologian
José María Vigil Gallego is a Latin American theologian who has played a significant role in the fields of liberation theology and spirituality, the theology of religious pluralism and the emergence of new paradigms. He has been a Claretian missionary since 1964 and a Catholic priest since 1971. He is a naturalised Nicaraguan and currently lives in Panama. He is...
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Oscar Sarlinga

5. Oscar Sarlinga

1963-. (aged 63)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Oscar Domingo Sarlinga is an Argentine Roman Catholic bishop, who is currently emeritus.
Mar Gómez Glez

6. Mar Gómez Glez

1977-. (aged 49)
playwright literary historian writer
Mar Gómez Glez is a Spanish playwright and novelist.
José Diéguez Reboredo

7. José Diéguez Reboredo

1934-2022 (aged 88)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
José Diéguez Reboredo was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest who served as bishop of Osma-Soria (1984–1987), Ourense (1987–1996) and Tui-Vigo (1996–2010).
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Asunción Valdés

8. Asunción Valdés

1950-. (aged 76)
journalist
Asunción Valdés Nicolau is a Spanish journalist. In 1983 she became the first woman to direct and edit a television news program in Spain. In 1993 she was appointed Director of Media Relations for the Royal Household of Spain, the first woman to hold such a high position with the Head of State.
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Diosdado Talamayan

9. Diosdado Talamayan

1932-. (aged 94)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan, D.D., Ph.D., S.T.D. is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao in the province of Cagayan, on the island of Luzon, Philippines from 1986 until his retirement in 2011. In retirement, Talamayan is archbishop emeritus of Tuguegarao.
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Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa

10. Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa

1939-2022 (aged 83)
theologian Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church.
Joan Botam

11. Joan Botam

1926-2023 (aged 97)
regular priest
Joan Botam i Casals was a Catalan priest and Capuchin, whose religious name was Fra Salvador de les Borges.
Manuel Guerra Gómez

12. Manuel Guerra Gómez

1931-2021 (aged 90)
writer
Manuel Guerra Gómez was a Spanish writer and religious figure.
Antonio Montero Moreno

13. Antonio Montero Moreno

1928-2022 (aged 94)
Catholic bishop Catholic priest journalist
Antonio Montero Moreno was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate.
Elías Yanes Álvarez

14. Elías Yanes Álvarez

1928-2018 (aged 90)
theologian Latin Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Elias Yanes Álvarez was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop.
Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández

15. Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández

1957-2019 (aged 62)
judge Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop.
Ramon Malla Call

16. Ramon Malla Call

1922-2014 (aged 92)
Catholic bishop Catholic priest politician
Ramón Malla i Call was Bishop of Lleida. From 1969 until 1971 he was Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Urgell during a sede vacante and therefore acting Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra. He was born in La Seu d'Urgell, Catalonia. He was ordained as priest on 16 December 1948, in Salamanca. On 24 July 1968 he was consecrated bishop of...
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Alberto Iniesta Jiménez

17. Alberto Iniesta Jiménez

1923-2016 (aged 93)
theologian Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Alberto Iniesta Jiménez was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church.
Antonio José González Zumárraga

18. Antonio José González Zumárraga

1925-2008 (aged 83)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Antonio José González Zumárraga was an Ecuadorian Cardinal of the Catholic Church.
Salvador Giménez Valls

19. Salvador Giménez Valls

1948-. (aged 78)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop philosopher historian
Salvador Giménez Valls is a Spanish prelate and the current Roman Catholic Bishop of Lleida. He is a former Bishop of Menorca. In 1960, he studied ecclesiastical studies at the Metropolitan Seminary of Valencia.
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Francisco Cerro Chaves

20. Francisco Cerro Chaves

1957-. (aged 69)
philosopher Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Francisco Cerro Chaves is a Spanish prelate, theologian, and philosopher of the Catholic Church who has been Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo since February 2020. He has been a bishop since 2007 and was Bishop of Coria-Caceres from 2007 to 2019.
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Julián Barrio Barrio

21. Julián Barrio Barrio

1946-. (aged 80)
Latin Catholic priest archbishop theologian Christian minister Catholic bishop
Julián Barrio Barrio is a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela between January 1996 and April 2023.
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Pascual Chávez Villanueva

22. Pascual Chávez Villanueva

1947-. (aged 79)
Latin Catholic priest
Pascual Chávez Villanueva SDB is a Roman Catholic priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco, who was Rector Major of that Order between April 3, 2002 and March 25, 2014, being the 9th successor of Don Bosco, the first Mexican to get such position and the second Latin American after Argentinian Juan Edmundo Vecchi. During the 26th General Chapter of...
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Ricardo María Carles Gordó

23. Ricardo María Carles Gordó

1926-2013 (aged 87)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Ricardo María Carles Gordó was a cardinal priest and Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona in the Catholic Church.
Aquilino Bocos Merino

24. Aquilino Bocos Merino

1938-. (aged 88)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Aquilino Bocos Merino, C.M.F. is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church, a member and official of the Claretians. He was Superior General of the order, properly known as the Congregation of Missionaries, Sons of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, from 1991 to 2003. Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 28 June 2018.
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Teodora Ruano

25. Teodora Ruano

1969-. (aged 57)
sporting director politician sport cyclist
María Teodora Adoracion Ruano Sanchón (born 11 January 1969) is a retired female track and road racing cyclist from Spain. She represented her native country at three Summer Olympics: in 1992, 2000, and 2004. Her biggest achievement was winning the world title in the women's points race at the 1998 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
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Olegario González de Cardedal

26. Olegario González de Cardedal

1934-. (aged 92)
university teacher Catholic theologian Catholic priest
Olegario González de Cardedal is a Spanish Catholic theologian and author. He was born in Lastra del Cano (Ávila), Spain, in 1934. He studied in Ávila, where he was ordained a priest in 1959, and at the University of Munich, Germany, where he graduated in theology in 1964. He also continued his studies in Oxford and Washington. As Chair of...
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José Ramón Pin Arboledas

27. José Ramón Pin Arboledas

1944-. (aged 82)
politician economist
José Pin Arboledas is a Spanish economist and politician.
Raúl Prieto

28. Raúl Prieto

1976-. (aged 50)
journalist actor
Raúl Prieto is a Spanish stage, television, and film actor.
Antonio María Rouco Varela

29. Antonio María Rouco Varela

1936-. (aged 90)
Latin Catholic priest archbishop Catholic bishop theologian university teacher
Antonio María Rouco Varela is a Spanish Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Madrid from 1994 to 2014. He was made a cardinal in 1998. Rouco was president of the Episcopal Conference of Spain from 1999 to 2005 and again from 2008 to 2014.
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Carlos Osoro

30. Carlos Osoro

1945-. (aged 81)
theologian Latin Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Carlos Osoro Sierra is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Madrid from 2014 to 2023. He has been a bishop since 1997 and a cardinal since 2016.
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Antonio Cañizares Llovera

31. Antonio Cañizares Llovera

1945-. (aged 81)
Catholic bishop Latin Catholic priest university teacher theologian
Antonio Cañizares Llovera is a Spanish Catholic cardinal who served as Archbishop of Valencia from 2014 to 2022. He was prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 2008 to 2014, Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain from 2002 to 2008, and Archbishop of Granada from 1996 to 2002. He was made a...
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Manuel Burque

32. Manuel Burque

1980-. (aged 46)
screenwriter television actor actor film actor
Manuel Burque Hodgson is a Spanish screenwriter, radio host, comedian and actor.
Antonio Piñero

33. Antonio Piñero

1941-. (aged 85)
historian philologist university teacher writer
Antonio Piñero Sáenz is a Spanish philologist, writer, and historian, specializing in the Judaism before Christianity, the life of Jesus of Nazareth, the founding of Christianity, and language and literature of the New Testament and early Christianity from a scientific perspective. He is especially known in the Spanish-speaking world for the authorship of numerous books and research articles, and for...
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Rolando José Álvarez Lagos

34. Rolando José Álvarez Lagos

1966-. (aged 60)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Rolando José Álvarez Lagos is a Nicaraguan prelate of the Catholic Church. He has served as the Bishop of Matagalpa since 2011 and apostolic administrator of Estelí since 2021. He is a longtime opponent of the Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. In February 2023, after being held under house arrest for six months, he refused to join a group of political...
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Fernando García de Cortázar

35. Fernando García de Cortázar

1942-2022 (aged 80)
Catholic priest university teacher writer historian
Fernando García de Cortázar y Ruiz de Aguirre was a Spanish Jesuit priest and historian.
Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo

36. Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo

1944-. (aged 82)
Catholic deacon Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo is a Venezuelan Catholic retired prelate who served as Archbishop of Caracas from 2023 to 2024. He previously served there as apostolic administrator from 2018 to 2023. Cardozo served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Mérida from 1983 to 1991 and as Archbishop of Mérida from 1991 to 2023. Pope Francis made him a...
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Francisco Álvarez Martínez

37. Francisco Álvarez Martínez

1925-2022 (aged 97)
theologian Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Francisco Álvarez Martínez was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who was archbishop of Toledo from 1995 to 2002. He was bishop of Tarazona from 1973 to 1976, of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño from 1976 to 1989, and of Orihuela-Alicante from 1989 to 1995. He was created a cardinal in 2001.
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Raquel Sanchez Silva

38. Raquel Sanchez Silva

1973-. (aged 53)
television presenter writer journalist
Raquel Sánchez-Silva is a Spanish television presenter and writer.
Paula Prendes

39. Paula Prendes

1983-. (aged 43)
actor television presenter
Paula Prendes Martínez is a Spanish actress, television presenter and journalist.
Valeria Ros

40. Valeria Ros

1986-. (aged 40)
screenwriter television presenter stand-up comedian comedian radio personality
Valeria López-Tapia Velasco, better known as Valeria Ros, is a Spanish screenwriter, announcer, actress, presenter and comedian.
Demetrio Fernández González

41. Demetrio Fernández González

1950-. (aged 76)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Demetrio Fernández González is a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving as bishop of the Diocese of Córdoba, Spain, since 18 February 2010.
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Manuel Ureña Pastor

42. Manuel Ureña Pastor

1945-. (aged 81)
bishop Catholic priest university teacher
Manuel Ureña Pastor is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who became a bishop in 1988 and served as ordinary in Ibiza, Alcalá de Henares, and Cartagena before becoming Archbishop of Zaragoza, the position he held from 2005 until he retired in 2014. He resigned citing health problems, though later reports demonstrated his mishandling of a charge of harassment...
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Miguel Maury Buendía

43. Miguel Maury Buendía

1955-. (aged 71)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Miguel Maury Buendía is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who has spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. An archbishop since 2008, he has been apostolic nuncio to several countries. On 13 April 2023, he was appointed as nuncio to Great Britain.
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Kevin Farrell

44. Kevin Farrell

1947-. (aged 79)
Latin Catholic priest philosopher Legionary of Christ Catholic bishop missionary
Kevin Joseph Farrell is an Irish-born American Catholic prelate who has served as the prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life since 2016, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church since 2019, and president of the Supreme Court of Vatican City since 2024. He served as the regent of Vatican City after the death of Pope Francis on...
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José Manuel Estepa Llaurens

45. José Manuel Estepa Llaurens

1926-2019 (aged 93)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
José Manuel Estepa Llaurens was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who was Military Archbishop of Spain from 1983 to 2003. He was made a cardinal in 2010.
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