Roman Catholic Diocese of Albacete
Diocese of Albacete
Dioecesis Albasitensis |
Cathedral |
Location |
Country |
Spain |
Metropolitan |
Toledo |
Statistics |
Area |
14,862 km2 (5,738 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2004)
376,787
371,859 (98.7%) |
Information |
Rite |
Latin Rite |
Cathedral |
Catedral de San Juan Bautista |
Current leadership |
Bishop |
Ciriaco Benavente Mateos |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albacete (Latin: Albasiten(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Albacete in the Ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain.
History
Leadership
- Bishops of Albacete (Roman rite)
- Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. (13 May 1950 – 23 July 1968)
- Bishop Ireneo García Alonso (7 December 1968 – 4 August 1980)
- Bishop Victorio Oliver Domingo (27 May 1981 – 22 February 1996)
- Bishop Francisco Cases Andreu (26 June – 26 November 2005)
- Bishop Ciriaco Benavente Mateos (since 16 October 2006)
See also
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Province of Barcelona |
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Province of Burgos |
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Province of Granada |
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Province of Madrid |
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Province of Mérida-Badajoz |
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Province of Oviedo |
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Province of Pamplona |
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Province of
Santiago de Compostela |
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Province of Seville |
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Province of Tarragona |
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Province of Toledo |
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Province of Valencia |
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Province of Valladolid |
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Province of Zaragoza |
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Military Ordinariate |
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