Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante

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Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante
*Dioecesis Oriolensis-Lucentinus*
Statistics
Country:	Spain
Metropolitan:	Valencia
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	4,415 km²
Population: Total: Catholics:	1,260,000 (2004) 1,155,000 (91.7%)
Cathedral:	Catedral de El Salvador y Santa María, Orihuela
Co-cathedral:	Concatedral de San Nicolás, Alicante
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Rafael Palmero Ramos

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante {Latin: Oriolen(sis) – Lucentin(us)} is a diocese located in the cities of Orihuela and Alicante in the Ecclesiastical province of Valencia in Spain.

1 History
2 Special Churches
3 Leadership
4 See also
5 Source

[edit] History

July 14, 1564: Established as Diocese of Orihuela from the Diocese of Cartagena
March 9, 1959: Renamed as Diocese of Orihuela – Alicante

[edit] Special Churches

Catedral de El Salvador y Santa María

Minor Basillicas:
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Elche
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Socorro, Aspe
- Basílica de Santa María de Elche, Elche

[edit] Leadership

Bishops of Orihuela-Alicante (Roman rite)
- Bishop Rafael Palmero Ramos (since 2005.11.26)
- Bishop Victorio Oliver Domingo (1996.02.22 – 2005.11.26)
- Cardinal Francisco Álvarez Martínez (1989.05.12 – 1995.06.23)
- Bishop Pablo Barrachina Estevan (1959.03.09 – 1989.05.12)
Bishops of Orihuela (Roman rite)
- Bishop Pablo Barrachina Estevan (1954.03.31 – 1959.03.09)
- Archbishop José García y Goldaraz (1944.08.10 – 1953.08.25)
- Bishop Francisco Javier de Irastorza Loinaz (1922.06.27 – 1943.12.29)
- Bishop Ramón Plaza y Blanco (1913.07.18 – 1921.11.08)
- Bishop Juan Maura y Gelabert (1886.06.10 – 1910.01.24)
- Archbishop Victoriano Guisasola y Rodríguez (1882.03.27 – 1886.06.10)
- Bishop Pedro María Cubero López de Padilla (1858.09.27 – 1881.11.10)
- Bishop Félix Herrero Valverde (1824.06.27 – 1858.03.29)
- Archbishop Simón López y García, C.O. (1815.12.18 – 1824.11.16)
- Cardinal Francisco Antonio Cebrián y Valda (1797.07.23 – 1815.07.10)
- Bishop Francisco Javier Cabrera Velasco (1795.06.01 – 1797.07.24)
- Cardinal Antonio Despuig y Dameto (1791.09.26 – 1795.06.01)
- Bishop José Tormo Juliá (1768.06.01 – 1790.11.26)
- Bishop Pedro Albornoz Tapia (1760.12.15 – 1767.01.22)
- Bishop Juan Elías Gómez Terán (1738.05.05 – 1758.10.09)
- Bishop José Flores Osorio (1727.12.22 – 1738.03.03)
- Bishop Salvador Rodríguez Castelblanco, T.O.R. (1717.11.22 – 1727.06.20)
- Bishop José Espejo Cisneros (1714.05.28 – 1717.07.02)
- Bishop José de la Torre Orumbela (1701.10.03 – 1712.01.06)
- Bishop Juan Orta Moreno (1646.11.19 – 1690.11.05)
- Bishop Félix Guzmán, O.P. (1644.11.14 – 1646.03.01)
- Bishop Juan García Arlés (1636.01.07 – 1644.03.23)
- Bishop Bernardo Caballero Paredes (1627.03.22 – 1635.08.13)
- Bishop Andrés Balaguer Salvador, O.P. (1604.11.10 – 1626.04.11)
- Bishop José Esteve Juan (1594.01.12 – 1603.11.02)
- Bishop Cristóbal Robuster Senmanat (1587.08.17 – 1593.11.09)
- Bishop Tomás Dacio (1578.01.13 – 1585.05.19)
- Bishop Gregorio Antonio Gallo de Andrade (1565.08.22 – 1577.09.11)