Diocese of Vitoria

Diocese of Vitoria Dioecesis Victoriensis Diócesis de Vitoria (es) Gasteizko elizbarrutia (eu)
Location
Country	Spain
Ecclesiastical province	Burgos
Metropolitan	Burgos
Statistics
Area	3,282 km^2 (1,267 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2014) 329,900 298,000 (90.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	8 September 1861
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Vitoria-Gasteiz
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Juan Carlos Elizalde Espinal
Metropolitan Archbishop	Francisco Gil Hellín
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Vitoria (Latin: Dioecesis Victoriensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz in the ecclesiastical province of Burgos in Spain.

History

Figure of St. Prudentius, patron saint of Vitoria-Gasteiz

• September 8, 1861: Established as Diocese of Vitoria from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Burgos, Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada and Diocese of Pamplona–Tudela

Special churches

• Former Cathedral:
  • Catedral vieja de Santa María, Vitoria, Álava, País Vasco
• Minor Basilica:
  • BVM, Vitoria, Álava, País Vasco

Leadership

• Bishops of Vitoria (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Juan Carlos Elizalde Espinal, (2016.01.08 – Present)
  • Bishop Miguel José Asurmendi Aramendía, S.D.B. (1995.09.08 - 2016.01.08)
  • Bishop José María Larrauri Lafuente (1979.02.16 – 1995.09.08)
  • Bishop Francisco Peralta y Ballabriga (1955.01.10 – 1978.07.10)
  • Cardinal José María Bueno y Monreal (1950.05.13 – 1954.10.27)
  • Archbishop Carmelo Ballester y Nieto, C.M. (1943.06.10 – 1948.10.09)
  • Bishop Mateo Múgica y Urrestarazu (1928.03.10 – 1937.10.12)
  • Archbishop Zacarías Martínez Núñez, O.S.A. (1922.12.14 – 1927.12.02)
  • Patriarch Leopoldo Eijo y Garay (1917.03.22 – 1922.12.14)
  • Archbishop Prudencio Melo y Alcalde (1913.07.18 – 1916.12.04)
  • Archbishop José Cadena y Eleta (1904.11.14 – 1913.07.18)
  • Bishop Ramón Fernández Piérola y Lopez de Luzuriaca (1889.12.30 – 1904.01.25)
  • Archbishop Mariano Miguel Gómez Alguacil y Fernández (1880.12.16 – 1889.12.30)
  • Cardinal Sebastián Herrero y Espinosa de los Monteros, C.O. (1876.12.18 – 1880.06)
  • Bishop Diego Mariano Alguacil Rodríguez (1861.12.23 – 1876.12.18)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Spain

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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