Roman Catholic Diocese of San Sebastián

Diocese of San Sebastián Dioecesis Sancti Sebastiani
Location
Country	Spain
Metropolitan	Pamplona y Tudela
Statistics
Area	1,977 km2 (763 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 684,416 621,988 (90.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral de El Buen Pastor (Cathedral of the Good Shepherd)
Current leadership
Bishop	José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Sebastián (Latin: Sancti Sebastiani) is a diocese located in the city of San Sebastián in the Ecclesiastical province of Pamplona y Tudela in Spain.

History

• 2 November, 1949: Established as Diocese of San Sebastián

Special churches

Catedral de El Buen Pastor
(Cathedral of the Good Shepherd)

• Cathedral:
  • Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, San Sebastián
• Minor basilicas:
  • Basilica of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Azpeitia
  • Basilica of Saint Mary of the Chorus, San Sebastián

Leadership

• Jaime Font y Andreu (13 May 1950 - 13 Feb 1963 )
• Lorenzo Bereciartúa y Balerdi (6 Aug 1963 - 23 Oct 1968 )
• Jacinto Argaya Goicoechea (18 Nov 1968 - 16 Feb 1979 )
• José María Setién Alberro (16 Feb 1979 - 13 Jan 2000 )
• Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya (13 Jan 2000 - 21 Nov 2009)
• José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre (21 Nov 2009 -)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Spain

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website