Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Real
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Real is a diocese
located in the city of Ciudad Real
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Toledo in Spain.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real is a city in Castile-La Mancha, Spain, with a population of c. 74,000. It is the capital of the province of Ciudad Real. It has a stop on the AVE high-speed rail line and has begun to grow as a long-distance commuter suburb of Madrid, located 115 miles to the north. A high capacity...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Toledo in Spain.
History
- 18 November 1875: Established as Territorial Prelature of Ciudad Real
- 4 February 1980: Promoted as Diocese of Ciudad Real
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 )
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Ciudad Real (Roman rite)- Rafael Torija de la Fuente (30 Sep 1976 - 20 Mar 2003 )
- Antonio Angel Algora Hernando (20 Mar 2003 - )