Roman Catholic Diocese of Albacete
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Diocese of Albacete
Dioecesis Albasitensis
Diócesis de Albacete
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| Country | Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Toledo |
| Metropolitan | Toledo |
| Statistics | |
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| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 402,318 389,740 (96.9%) |
| Parishes | 193 |
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| 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 | |
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| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albacete (Latin: Albasiten(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Albacete in the Ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain.
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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
Source
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| Province of Granada | ||
| Province of Madrid | ||
| Province of Mérida-Badajoz | ||
| Province of Oviedo | ||
| Province of Pamplona | ||
| Province of Santiago de Compostela |
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| Province of Seville | ||
| Province of Tarragona | ||
| Province of Toledo |
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| Province of Valencia | ||
| Province of Valladolid | ||
| Province of Zaragoza | ||
| Military Ordinariate | ||
| Eastern Rite Ordinariate | ||
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