The Diocese of Menorca () 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 island of
Menorca
Menorca or Minorca (from , later ''Minorica'') is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Its name derives from its size, contrasting it with nearby Mallorca. Its capital is Maó, situated on the isl ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
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of
Valencia
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in Spain.
History
It was established as the Diocese of Menorca in 1795.
Leadership
*Antonio Vila Campos (18 Dec 1797 – 20 Dec 1802)
*Pedro Antonio Juano (20 Dec 1802 – 4 Jan 1814)
*Santiago Creus Martí (11 Jul 1815 – 29 May 1820)
*Antonio Ceruelo Sanz (30 May 1824 – 15 Jan 1831)
*Juan Antonio Díez Merino, O.P. (26 Mar 1831 – 16 Apr 1844)
*Tomás Roda Rodríguez (27 Sep 1852 – 20 Dec 1857)
*Mateo Jaume Garau (21 Dec 1857 – 17 Sep 1875)
*Manuel Mercader y Arroyo (17 Sep 1875 – 21 Feb 1890)
*Juan Comes y Vidal (26 Jun 1890 – 25 Jun 1896)
*Salvador Castellote y Pinazo (25 Jun 1896 – 26 Dec 1901)
*Juan Torres Ribas (9 Jun 1902 – 20 Jan 1939)
*Bartolomé Pascual Marroig (4 Mar 1939 – 18 Mar 1967)
*Miguel Moncadas Noguera (11 Dec 1968 – 1 Apr 1977)
*Antonio Deig Clotet (20 Sep 1977 – 7 Mar 1990)
*
Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí (12 Jun 1991 – 29 Oct 1999)
*Juan Piris Frígola (1 Mar 2001 – 16 Jul 2008)
*Salvador Giménez Valls (21 May 2009 – 28 Jul 2015)
*Francisco Conesa Ferrer (27 Oct 2016 – 3 Jan 2022)
*Gerardo Villalonga Hellín (14 Feb 2023 – present)
See also
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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- ...
External links
GCatholic.orgDiocese website
Roman Catholic dioceses in Spain
Dioceses established in the 5th century
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