Diocese of Bilbao

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Diocese of Bilbao
Dioecesis Flaviobrigensis
Statistics
Country: Spain
Metropolitan: Burgos
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 2,193 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
1,129,805 (2004)
1,000,000 (88.5%)
Cathedral: Catedral de Santiago Apóstol
(Cathedral of St. James the Apostle)
Ordinaries
Bishop: Ricardo Blázquez Pérez
Auxiliary Bishop: Carmelo Echenagusia Uribe

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bilbao {Latin: Flaviobrigen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Bilbao in the Ecclesiastical province of Burgos in Spain.

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[edit] History

[edit] Special Churches

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Bilbao's Cathedral of Santiago.
Bilbao's Cathedral of Santiago.
  • Minor Basillicas:
    • Basílica de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora/Andra Mariaren Zeruratzea, Lekeitio, Vizcaya, País Vasco
    • Basílica de la Purísima Concepción (Sortzez Garbia), Elorrio, Vizcaya, País Vasco
    • Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Begoña/Begoñako Andra Mari, Begoña, Vizcaya, País Vasco
    • Santa María de Portugalete/Nazareteko Andra Mari, Portugalete, Vizcaya, País Vasco
    • Santa María de Uribarri/Uribarriko Andra Mari, Durango, Vizcaya, País Vasco

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Bilbao (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Ricardo Blázquez Pérez (since 1995.09.08)
    • Bishop Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta (1979.02.16 – 1995.09.08)
    • Bishop Antonio Añoveros Ataún (1971.12.03 – 1978.09.25)
    • Bishop Pablo Gúrpide Beope (1955.12.19 – 1968.11.18)
    • Archbishop Casimiro Morcillo González (1950.05.13 – 1955.09.21)

[edit] See also

[edit] Source

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