Roman Catholic Diocese of Alcalá de Henares

Diocese of Alcalá de Henares
Dioecesis Complutensis
Diócesis de Alcalá de Henares

Location
Country  Spain
Ecclesiastical province Madrid
Metropolitan Madrid
Statistics
Area 2,586 km2 (998 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2012)
807,248
686,161 (85%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 23 July 1991
Cathedral Cathedral of St Justus and St Pastor in Alcalá de Henares
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Pla
Metropolitan Archbishop Antonio María Rouco Varela
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alcalá de Henares (Latin: Compluten(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Alcalá de Henares in the Ecclesiastical province of Madrid in Spain.

History

On July 23, 1991, it was established as Diocese of Alcalá de Henares from the Archdiocese of Madrid.

Leadership

Bishops of Alcalá de Henares (Roman rite):

  1. Bishop Manuel Ureña Pastor (23 July 1991 – 1 July 1998)
  2. Bishop Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez (27 April 1999 – 10 October 2008)
  3. Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Pla (7 March 2009 - present)

See also

Sources

Coordinates: 40°28′50″N 3°22′09″W / 40.4806°N 3.3692°W / 40.4806; -3.3692

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