Roman Catholic Diocese of Albacete

Roman Catholic Diocese of Albacete
Diocese of Albacete
Dioecesis Albasitensis

Cathedral
Location
Country Spain
Metropolitan Toledo
Statistics
Area 14,862 km2 (5,738 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
376,787
371,859 (98.7%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Catedral de San Juan Bautista
Current leadership
Bishop Ciriaco Benavente Mateos

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.

Contents

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)

See also

Source

v · Roman Catholic dioceses in Spain and Andorra
Province of Barcelona
Province of Burgos
Province of Granada
Province of Madrid
Province of Mérida-Badajoz
Province of Oviedo
Province of Pamplona
Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela · Diocese of Calahorra and La Calzada-Logroño · Diocese of Jaca · Diocese of San Sebastián
Province of
Santiago de Compostela
Province of Seville
Province of Tarragona
Province of Toledo
Province of Valencia
Province of Valladolid
Province of Zaragoza
Military Ordinariate


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