| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Country: | Spain |
| Metropolitan: | Toledo |
| Rite: | Latin Rite |
| Area: | 19,813 km² |
| Population: Total: Catholics: |
500,060 (2006) 493,060 (98. The Spanish Catholic Church, part of the global Roman Catholic Church, is under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, Curia in Rome, and the The Latin Rite is one of the 23 Sui iuris Particular Churches within the Catholic Church. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 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. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. Ciudad Real ( Spanish for Royal City) is a city in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government so named by analogy with a secular Province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian
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History
- November 18, 1875: Established as Territorial Prelature of Ciudad Real
- February 4, 1980: Promoted as Diocese of Ciudad Real
Leadership
- Bishops of Ciudad Real (Roman rite)
- Bishop Antonio Angel Algora Hernando (since 2003. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight 03. 20)
- Bishop Rafael Torija de la Fuente (1980. 02. 04 – 2003. 03. 20)
- Prelates of Ciudad Real (Roman rite)
- Bishop Rafael Torija de la Fuente (1976. 09. 30 – 1980. 02. 04)
- Bishop Juan Hervás y Benet (1955. 03. 14 – 1976. 09. 30)
- Bishop Máximo Yurramendi Alcáin (Apostolic Administrator 1945. 11. 25 – 1949. 01. 25)
- Bishop Emeterio Echeverria Barrena (1942. 12. 29 – 1954. 12. 25)
- Bishop Narciso de Esténaga y Echevarría (1922. 12. 14 – 1936. 08. 22)
- Bishop Francisco Javier de Irastorza Loinaz (1914. 07. 11 – 1922. 06. 27)
- Archbishop Remigio Gandásegui y Gorrochátegui (1905. 03. 27 – 1914. 05. 28)
- Bishop Casimiro Piñera y Naredo (1898. 11. 28 – 1904. 08. 28)
- Bishop José María Rancés y Villanueva (1886. 06. 10 – 1898. 11. 28)
- Cardinal Antonio María Cascajares y Azara (1882. A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. Antonio María Cascajares y Azara ( March 2, 1834 — July 27, 1901) was a Spanish Roman Catholic Cardinal, archbishop 03. 27 – 1884. 03. 27)
- Archbishop Victoriano Guisasola y Rodríguez (1877. 05. 28 – 1882. 03. 27)