Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante
Dioecesis Oriolensis-Lucentinus | Statistics |
| Country: | Spain |
| Metropolitan: | Valencia |
| Rite: | Latin Rite |
| Area: | 4,415 km² |
Population:
Total:
Catholics: |
1,260,000 (2004)
1,155,000 (91.7%) |
| Cathedral: | Catedral de El Salvador y Santa María, Orihuela |
| Co-cathedral: | Concatedral de San Nicolás, Alicante |
| Ordinaries |
| Bishop: | Rafael Palmero Ramos |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante (Latin: Oriolen(sis) – Lucentin(us)) is a diocese located in the cities of Orihuela and Alicante in the Ecclesiastical province of Valencia in Spain.
[edit] History
- 14 July, 1564: Established as Diocese of Orihuela from the Diocese of Cartagena
- 9 March, 1959: Renamed as Diocese of Orihuela – Alicante
[edit] Special churches
Catedral de El Salvador y Santa María
- Minor Basillicas:
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Elche
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Socorro, Aspe
- Basílica de Santa María de Elche, Elche
[edit] Leadership
- Gregorio Antonio Gallo de Andrade (22 Aug 1565 - 11 Sep 1577 )
- Tomás Dacio (13 Jan 1578 - 19 May 1585 )
- Cristóbal Robuster Senmanat (17 Aug 1587 - 9 Nov 1593 )
- José Esteve Juan (12 Jan 1594 - 2 Nov 1603 )
- Andrés Balaguer Salvador, O.P. (10 Nov 1604 - 11 Apr 1626 )
- Bernardo Caballero Paredes (22 Mar 1627 - 13 Aug 1635 )
- Juan García Arlés (7 Jan 1636 - 23 Mar 1644 )
- Félix Guzmán, O.P. (14 Nov 1644 - 1 Mar 1646 )
- Juan Orta Moreno (19 Nov 1646 - 5 Nov 1690 )
- José de la Torre Orumbela (3 Oct 1701 - 6 Jan 1712 )
- José Espejo Cisneros (28 May 1714 - 2 Jul 1717 )
- Salvador Rodríguez Castelblanco, T.O.R. (22 Nov 1717 - 20 Jun 1727 )
- José Flores Osorio (22 Dec 1727 - 3 Mar 1738 )
- Juan Elías Gómez Terán (5 May 1738 - 9 Oct 1758 )
- Pedro Albornoz Tapia (15 Dec 1760 - 22 Jan 1767 )
- José Tormo Juliá (1 Jun 1768 - 26 Nov 1790 Died)
- Antonio Despuig y Dameto (26 Sep 1791 - 1 Feb 1794 )
- Francisco Javier Cabrera Velasco (1 Jun 1795 - 24 Jul 1797 )
- Francisco Antonio Cebrián Valdá (23 Jul 1797 - 10 Jul 1815 )
- Simón López García, C.O. (18 Dec 1815 - 27 Sep 1824 )
- Félix Herrero Valverde (27 Jun 1824 - 29 Mar 1858 )
- Pedro María Cubero López de Padilla (27 Sep 1858 - 10 Nov 1881 )
- Victoriano Guisasola y Rodríguez (27 Mar 1882 - 10 Jun 1886 )
- Juan Maura y Gelabert (10 Jun 1886 - 24 Jan 1910 )
- Ramón Plaza y Blanco (18 Jul 1913 - 8 Nov 1921 )
- Francisco Javier de Irastorza Loinaz (27 Jun 1922 - 29 Dec 1943 )
- José García y Goldaraz (10 Aug 1944 - 25 Aug 1953 )
- Pablo Barrachina Estevan (31 Mar 1954 - 12 May 1989 )
- Francisco Alvarez Martínez (12 May 1989 - 23 Jun 1995 )
- Victorio Oliver Domingo (22 Feb 1996 - 26 Nov 2005 )
- Rafael Palmero Ramos (26 Nov 2005 - )
[edit] See also
[edit] Source
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