Diocese of Ciudad Real
Dioecesis Civitatis Regalensis

Statistics
Country:	Spain
Metropolitan:	Toledo
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	19,813 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	500,060 (2006) 493,060 (98.6%)
Cathedral:	Catedral Basílica de Santa María del Prado
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Antonio Angel Algora Hernando

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Real (Latin: Civitatis Regalen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ciudad Real in the Ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain.

Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 See also 4 References

[edit] History

• 18 November 1875: Established as Territorial Prelature of Ciudad Real
• 4 February 1980: Promoted as Diocese of Ciudad Real

[edit] Leadership

• Prelates of Ciudad Real (Roman rite)
  • Victoriano Guisasola y Rodríguez (28 May 1877 - 27 Mar 1882 )
  • Antonio María Cascajares y Azara (27 Mar 1882 - 27 Mar 1884 )
  • José María Rancés y Villanueva † (10 Jun 1886 - 28 Nov 1898)
  • Casimiro Piñera y Naredo † (28 Nov 1898 - 28 Aug 1904 Died)
  • Remigio Gandásegui y Gorrochátegui (27 Mar 1905 - 28 May 1914 )
  • Francisco Javier de Irastorza Loinaz (11 Jul 1914 - 27 Jun 1922 )
  • Bl. Narciso de Esténaga y Echevarría (14 Dec 1922 - 22 Aug 1936 )
  • Emeterio Echeverria Barrena (29 Dec 1942 - 25 Dec 1954 Died)
  • Juan Hervás y Benet (14 Mar 1955 - 30 Sep 1976 )
• Bishops of Ciudad Real (Roman rite)
  • Rafael Torija de la Fuente (30 Sep 1976 - 20 Mar 2003 )
  • Antonio Angel Algora Hernando (20 Mar 2003 - )

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Spain

[edit] References

Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Ciudad Real.

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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