Catholic Diocese of Girona

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Diocese of Girona
Dioecesis Gerundensis
Statistics
Country: Spain
Metropolitan: Tarragona
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 4,705 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
740,214 (2006)
630,000 (85.1%)
Cathedral: Catedral de Santa Maria Mare de Déu
Ordinaries
Bishop: Carles Soler Perdigó

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Girona {Latin: Gerunden(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Girona in the Ecclesiastical province of Tarragona in Spain.

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[edit] History

  • 4th century: Established as Diocese of Gerunda
  • April 10, 1992: Renamed as Diocese of Girona

[edit] Special Churches

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Girona (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Carles Soler Perdigó (since 2001.10.30)
    • Bishop Jaume Camprodon Rovira (1973.09.01 – 2001.10.30)
    • Cardinal Narcís Jubany Arnau (1964.02.07 – 1971.12.03)
    • Bishop Josep Cartañà i Inglés (1933.12.29 – 1963.07.31)
    • Bishop Josep Vila i Martínez (1925.12.14 – 1932.09.01)
    • Bishop Gabriel Llompart i Jaume Santandreu (1922.06.27 – 1925.04.30)
    • Bishop Francesc de Paula Mas i Oliver (1915.04.10 – 1920.04.16)
    • Bishop Francesc de Pol i Baralt (1906.12.06 – 1914.06.06)
    • Bishop Tomàs Sivilla i Gener (1877.12.31 – 1906.01.08)
    • Bishop Isidor Valls i Pascual (1875.09.23 – 1877.09.11)
    • Archbishop Constantí Bonet Zanuy (1862.05.21 – 1875.09.17)
    • Bishop Florenci Llorente Montón (1847.12.17 – 1862.01.17)
    • Bishop Dionisi Castaño Bermúdez (1825.02.24 – 1834.04.24)
    • Bishop Juan Miguel Pérez González (1819.04.22 – 1824.12.07)
    • Patriarch Antonio Allué y Sessé (1817.04.14 – 1818.07.25)
    • Bishop Pedro Valero (1815.03.15 – 1815.08.21)
    • Bishop Juan Agapito Ramírez Arellano (1798.08.28 – 1810.12.21)
    • Bishop Santiago Pérez Arenillas (1796.06.27 – 1797.10.17)
    • Bishop Tomàs Lorenzana Butrón (1775.03.13 – 1796.01.21)
    • Bishop Manuel Antonio Palmero Rallo (1756.07.19 – 1794.05.07)
    • Bishop Lorenzo Taranco Mujaurrieta (1745.03.08 – 1756.02.03)
    • Bishop Baltasar Bastero Lladó (1728.12.15 – 1745.03.02)
    • Archbishop Pere de Copons (1726.09.11 – 1728.12.15)
    • Bishop Josep de Taverner i D'Ardena (1720.12.16 – 1726.01.16)
    • Archbishop Miquel Joan de Taverner i Rubí (1699.11.29 – 1720)
    • Bishop Gregorio Parcero de Castro, O.S.B. (1633.12.19 – 1655.11.29)
    • Bishop García Gil Manrique (1627.08.30 – 1633.11.28)
    • Bishop Francisco Senjust, O.S.B. (1622.08.24 – 1627.03.10)
    • Bishop Pere de Moncada (1620.12.14 – 1621.12.29)
    • Bishop Onofre Reart (1611.12.19 – 1621.02.17)
    • Bishop Francesc Arévalo de Zuaco (1598.04.02 – 1611.01.10)
    • Bishop Jaume Casador (1583.12.12 – 1597.05.19)
    • Bishop Benet Tocco, O.S.B. (1572.09.05 – 1583.05.11)
    • Bishop Pere Carlos, O.S. (1565.08.22 – 1572.06.01)
    • Bishop Gonzalo Arias Gallego (1556.04.13 – 1565.08.22)
    • Bishop Joan Margarit (1534.06.08 – 1554.10.21)
    • Bishop Guillem Raimon Boil, O.S.H. (1508.07.28 – 1532.11.28)
    • Bishop Joan d'Espés (1507.02.19 – 1508.09.06)
    • Archbishop Dalmau de Mur i Cervelló (1415 – 1419)

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