Diocese of Getafe

Roman Catholic diocese in Spain
Diocese of Getafe

Dioecesis Xetafensis

Diócesis de Getafe
Coat of arms of Getafe
Location
Country Spain
Ecclesiastical provinceMadrid
MetropolitanMadrid
Statistics
Area2,295 km2 (886 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2006)
  • 1,365,668
  • 1,229,101 (90.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary Magdalene in Getafe
Patron saintBlessed Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of the Angels"
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopGinés García Beltrán
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Cobo Cano
Auxiliary BishopsJosé Rico Pavés
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Getafe (Latin: Dioecesis Xetafensis) is a Latin ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Spain, part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Madrid. The seat is in the city of Getafe, in the Getafe Cathedral.

Getafe Cathedral

It was established on 23 July 1991, from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid.

On 24 February 1998, Pope John Paul II issued the papal bull titled "A clero" declaring the Blessed Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of the Angels" as the patroness of the diocese, which has been a prominent devotion in the municipality and diocese since the 17th century. Her image was later honored with a canonical coronation by the same pope on 19 May 2002.[1]

Bishops

See also

References

  1. ^ "A clero - Littera apostolica". www.vatican.va (in Latin). 24 February 1998.
  2. ^ "Joaquín Mª López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo - Conferencia Episcopal Española". www.conferenciaepiscopal.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Santa Sede anuncia nombramiento episcopal para Getafe, España". ACI Prensa (in Spanish). 29 October 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  4. ^ "El Papa nombra obispo de Getafe a Ginés Ramón García Beltrán". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 3 January 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  • Official website

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