Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna

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Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Dioecesis Sancti Christophori de Laguna o Nivariensis
Statistics
Country: Spain
Metropolitan: Sevilla
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 3,328 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
915,262 (2004)
823,736 (90.0%)
Cathedral: Catedral de San Cristóbal
Ordinaries
Bishop: Bernardo Álvarez Afonso

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna {Latin: Sancti Christophori de Laguna} is a diocese located in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna in the Ecclesiastical province of Sevilla in Spain.

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[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Bernardo Álvarez Afonso (since 2005.06.29)
    • Bishop Felipe Fernández García (1991.06.12 – 2005.06.29)
    • Bishop Damián Iguacén Borau (1984.08.14 – 1991.06.12)
    • Bishop Luis Franco Cascón, C.SS.R. (1962.02.19 – 1983.10.18)
    • Bishop Andrés A. Domingo Pérez Cáceres (1947.04.28 – 1961.08.01)
    • Bishop Albino González y Menédez Reigada, O.P. (1924.12.18 – 1946.02.18)
    • Bishop Gabriel Llompart y Jaume Santandreu (1918.05.17 – 1922.06.27)
    • Bishop Nicolás Rey y Redondo (1894.05.21 – 1917.09.05)
    • Bishop Ramón Torrijos y Gómez (1887.11.25 – 1894.05.21)
    • Bishop Jacinto María Cervera y Cervera (1882.03.27 – 1885.07.21)
    • Bishop Ildefonso Joaquín Infante y Macías, O.S.B. (1877.03.20 – 1882)
    • Archbishop Luis Antonio Folgueras Sión (1824.06.24 – 1848.01.17)

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