Roman Catholic Diocese of Albacete

Diocese of Albacete Dioecesis Albasitensis Diócesis de Albacete
Albacete Cathedral
Location
Country	Spain
Ecclesiastical province	Toledo
Metropolitan	Toledo
Statistics
Area	14,926 km2 (5,763 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 402,318 389,740 (96.9%)
Parishes	193
Information
Denomination	Roman catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	2 November 1949
Cathedral	Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Albacete
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ciriaco Benavente Mateos
Metropolitan Archbishop	Braulio Rodríguez Plaza
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Albacete (Latin: Dioecesis Albasitensis)) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Albacete in the ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain.

History

• November 2, 1949: Established as Diocese of Albacete from the Diocese of Cartagena, Diocese of Cuenca and Diocese of Orihuela

Leadership

• Bishops of Albacete (Roman rite)
  • Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. (13 May 1950 – 23 July 1968)
  • Bishop Ireneo García Alonso (7 December 1968 – 4 August 1980)
  • Bishop Victorio Oliver Domingo (27 May 1981 – 22 February 1996)
  • Bishop Francisco Cases Andreu (26 June – 26 November 2005)
  • Bishop Ciriaco Benavente Mateos (since 16 October 2006)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Spain

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website