The Diocese of Albacete () is a
Latin Church
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diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
of the
Catholic Church
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located in the city of
Albacete
Albacete ( , , ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete.
Lying in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, the area around the city is known as Los Llan ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
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of
Toledo
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* Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain
* Province of Toledo, Spain
* Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States
Toledo may also refer to:
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* Toledo District
* Toledo Settlement
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in Spain.
History
* November 2, 1949: Established as Diocese of Albacete from the
Diocese of Cartagena
The Diocese of Cartagena () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the city of Cartagena, Spain, Cartagena in the ecclesiastical province of Archdiocese of Granada, Granada in Spain.[Diocese of Cuenca
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca () is a Latin Church diocese located in the city of Cuenca in the ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain.] and
Diocese of Orihuela
Leadership
*
Bishop
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s of Albacete (Roman rite)
**
Arturo Tabera Araoz,
C.M.F. (13 May 1950 – 23 July 1968)
** Bishop
Ireneo García Alonso
Ireneo García Alonso (25 March 1923 – 4 June 2012) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church.
García Alonso was born in Quintanilla Vivar, Spain and ordained a priest on 27 March 1948. García Alonso was appointed bishop of the Dioc ...
(7 December 1968 – 4 August 1980)
** Bishop
Victorio Oliver Domingo (27 May 1981 – 22 February 1996)
** Bishop
Francisco Cases Andreu (26 June 1996 – 26 November 2005)
** Bishop Ciriaco Benavente Mateos (since 16 October 2006)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Spain
The Spanish Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Spain, is part of the Catholic Church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Holy See, Rome, and the Spanish Episcopal Conference.
The Spanish Constitution of 1978 establishes the non- ...
Sources
GCatholic.org Diocese website
Roman Catholic dioceses in Spain
Christian organizations established in 1949
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1949 establishments in Spain
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