The Primate Chapter
The community that safeguards the liturgical, spiritual and patrimonial life of the Primate Cathedral.
Since the Middle Ages, the Chapter of the Cathedral of Toledo has been the institution entrusted with caring for the spiritual, liturgical and pastoral life of the Primate see, as well as conserving its immense historical and artistic heritage.
Composed of the Dean, canons and capitular clergy, the Chapter ensures the continuity of a tradition spanning more than eight centuries: the daily celebration of the liturgy, the safeguarding of the Hispanic–Mozarabic rite, accompaniment of the Christian community and preservation of the living memory of the temple.
Throughout history, the Chapter has also been a promoter of culture, a patron of the arts and a guardian of the Cathedral Archive and Library. Today, it continues to fulfil its mission with the same spirit of service: sustaining the Cathedral as a place of prayer, beauty and welcome, while protecting a legacy that belongs to all.
The Chapter is currently presided over by the Dean, who coordinates pastoral action and ordinary administration. Alongside him serve the Capitular Dignities — including the Archdeacon, the Precentor, the Chancellor (Maestrescuela) and the Treasurer — whose origins date back to the medieval foundations of the Chapter and reflect the various liturgical and governing functions required by the Cathedral throughout its history.
They are joined by the canons, priests who participate in the daily celebration of the liturgy, in the pastoral care of the temple and in the conservation of its artistic, documentary and musical heritage. Some hold specific offices, such as directing the Chapel of Music, overseeing the Archive and Chapter Library, caring for the Sacristy, or coordinating cultural and research projects.
The Chapter also includes emeritus canons, who remain linked to the Cathedral after years of service, as well as lay and religious collaborators who, under its responsibility, sustain the daily life of the temple.
Its composition, heir to a tradition of more than eight centuries, keeps alive the founding spirit of the Primate see: to safeguard the faith, liturgy and heritage of the Cathedral of Toledo so that it may continue to be a place of prayer, culture and encounter for all.
Members of the Chapter
Canons in Active Service, by Order of Precedence:
- Ilmo. Sr. D. Juan Pedro Sánchez Gamero, deán, canónigo capellán mozárabe y archivero bibliotecario.
- M. I. Sr. D. Jaime León Gómez, canónigo maestro de capilla.
- Ilmo. Mons. D. José Luis Martín Fernández-Marcote, canónigo prefecto de liturgia.
- Ilmo. Mons. D. Alfonso Fernández Benito, canónigo penitenciario.
- Ilmo. Mons. Juan Miguel Ferrer Grenesche, canónigo capellán mozárabe, responsable de patrimonio y adjunto al administrador.
- M. I. Sr. D. Francisco Javier Hernández de Pinto, canónigo capellán mozárabe, obrero mayor.
- M. I. Sr. D. Ángel José Redondo Segovia.
- M. I. Sr. D. Félix González-Mohíno Bartolomé, canónigo organista y adjunto al penitenciario.
- M. I. Sr. D. Tomás Ruiz Novés, canónigo maestro de ceremonias.
- Excmo. Mons. D. Francisco César García Magán, canónigo doctoral.
- Ilmo Mons. D. Juan Díaz-Bernardo Navarro, canónigo responsable de la visita cultural.
- M. I. Sr. D. Francisco María Fernández Jiménez, canónigo adjunto al archivero bibliotecario y representante del Cabildo en el Colegio de Infantes.
- Ilmo. Mons. D. Juan Manuel Sierra López, canónigo capellán mozárabe.
- Ilmo. Mons. D. José Antonio Martínez García, canónigo capellán mozárabe, secretario capitular y responsable de la acción caritativa y social.
- M. I. Sr. D. Sebastián Villalobos Zaragoza, canónigo capellán mozárabe, responsable de pastoral y responsable de la basílica de Santa Leocadia.
- Ilmo. Mons. Juan Emilio Tacero Oliva, canónigo administrador y adjunto al Doctoral
- M. I. Sr. D. Ángel Camuñas Sánchez, canónigo adjunto al administrador.
- M. I. Sr. D. Álvaro Garcia Paniagua, canónigo adjunto al responsable de pastoral.
- M. I. Sr. D. Miguel Ángel González Jiménez, canónigo capellán mozárabe, adjunto al responsable del patrimonio artístico y adjunto al responsable de la obra y fábrica.
Canon Emeriti:
- Ilmo. Mons. D. Santiago Calvo Valencia, arcipreste.
- M. I. Sr. D. Antonio Hernández-Sonseca Pérez.
- M. I. Sr. D. José Antonio Lancha Rodríguez.
- Ilmo. Mons. D. Juan Sánchez Rodríguez, arcediano.
- M. I. Sr. D. Celestino Carrodeguas Nieto.
- Ilmo. Mons. D. Luis García-Hinojosa Sánchez-Largo.
- Ilmo. Mons. D. Jesús Martín Gómez.
- Ilmo. Mons. D. Gerardo Ortega Gutiérrez
- Ilmo. Mons. D. Miguel Sánchez Torrejón.