Roman Catholic Diocese of Albacete
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albacete (Latin: Albasiten(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Albacete in the Ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain.
Diocese of Albacete Dioecesis Albasitensis Diócesis de Albacete | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Toledo |
Metropolitan | Toledo |
Statistics | |
Area | 14,926 km2 (5,763 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 402,318 389,740 (96.9%) |
Parishes | 193 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 2 November 1949 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Albacete |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Ciriaco Benavente Mateos |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Braulio Rodríguez Plaza |
Map | |
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Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
History
- November 2, 1949: Established as Diocese of Albacete from the Diocese of Cartagena, Diocese of Cuenca and Diocese of Orihuela
Leadership
- Bishops of Albacete (Roman rite)
- Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. (13 May 1950 – 23 July 1968)
- Bishop Ireneo García Alonso (7 December 1968 – 4 August 1980)
- Bishop Victorio Oliver Domingo (27 May 1981 – 22 February 1996)
- Bishop Francisco Cases Andreu (26 June – 26 November 2005)
- Bishop Ciriaco Benavente Mateos (since 16 October 2006)
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See also
- Roman Catholicism in Spain
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