Roman Catholic Diocese of Menorca

Diocese of Menorca Dioecesis Minoricensis
Location
Country	Spain
Metropolitan	Valencia
Statistics
Area	701 km2 (271 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 81,288 76,000 (93.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica de Santa María, Ciutadella
Current leadership
Bishop	Juan Piris Frígola

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Menorca (Latin: Minoricen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Menorca in the Ecclesiastical province of Valencia in Spain.

History

• 5th century: Established as Diocese of Menorca

Leadership

• Antonio Vila Campos (18 Dec 1797 - 20 Dec 1802 )
• Pedro Antonio Juano (20 Dec 1802 - 4 Jan 1814 )
• Santiago Creus Martí (11 Jul 1815 - 29 May 1820 )
• Antonio Ceruelo Sanz (30 May 1824 - 15 Jan 1831 )
• Juan Antonio Díez Merino, O.P. (26 Mar 1831 - 16 Apr 1844 )
• Tomás Roda Rodríguez (27 Sep 1852 - 20 Dec 1857 )
• Mateo Jaume Garau (21 Dec 1857 - 17 Sep 1875 )
• Manuel Mercader y Arroyo (17 Sep 1875 - 21 Feb 1890 )
• Juan Comes y Vidal (26 Jun 1890 - 25 Jun 1896 )
• Salvador Castellote y Pinazo (25 Jun 1896 - 26 Dec 1901 )
• Juan Torres Ribas (9 Jun 1902 - 20 Jan 1939 )
• Bartolomé Pascual Marroig (4 Mar 1939 - 18 Mar 1967 )
• Miguel Moncadas Noguera (11 Dec 1968 - 1 Apr 1977 )
• Antonio Deig Clotet (20 Sep 1977 - 7 Mar 1990 )
• Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí (12 Jun 1991 - 29 Oct 1999 )
• Juan Piris Frígola (1 Mar 2001 - 16 Jul 2008 )
• Salvador Giménez Valls (21 May 2009 - )

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Spain

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

Coordinates: 39°57′N 4°3′E / 39.95°N 4.05°E / 39.95; 4.05