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). The agreement was implemented in 1879.

Ordinaries

Diocese of Ceuta

Erected: 4 April 1417
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Seville

5 September 1851: United with Diocese of Cádiz to form Diocese of Cádiz y Ceuta

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). "article name needed". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

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