Roman Catholic Diocese of Ceuta

The Catholic diocese of Ceuta, first Portuguese and afterwards Spanish, existed from 1417 to 1879. It was a suffragan of the Patriarchate of Lisbon until 1675, with the end of the Iberian Union, when Ceuta choose to remain linked to the king of Spain. Since then it was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Seville.[1] Its territory around Ceuta had previously belonged to the Order of Christ.[2]

The diocese of Tanger was united to it, in 1570.[3] In 1851, upon the signature of the concordat between the Holy See and Spain, the diocese of Ceuta was agreed to be suppressed, being combined into the diocese of Cádiz y Ceuta[4] (up to then diocese of Cádiz y Algeciras). However, the agreement was not implemented until 1879.

Contents

Bishops of Cádiz y Ceuta since 1525

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy page
  2. ^ Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Notes on the Diocese of Funchal 1514
  3. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia: Tingis
  4. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia: Cadiz

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company. 

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