Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Real

Diocese of Ciudad Real Dioecesis Civitatis Regalensis Diócesis de Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real Cathedral
Location
Country	Spain
Ecclesiastical province	Toledo
Metropolitan	Toledo
Statistics
Area	19,813 km2 (7,650 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 500,060 493,060 (98.6%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	18 November 1875 (As Territorial Prelature of Ciudad Real) 4 February 1980 (As Diocese of Ciudad Real)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Meadows in Ciudad Real
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop	Braulio Rodríguez Plaza
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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.

History[]

• 18 November 1875: Established as Territorial Prelature of Ciudad Real
• 4 February 1980: Promoted as Diocese of Ciudad Real

Leadership[]

• Prelates of Ciudad Real (Roman rite)
  • Victoriano Guisasola y Rodríguez (28 May 1877 – 27 Mar 1882 )
  • Antonio María Cascajares y Azara (27 Mar 1882 – 27 Mar 1884 )
  • José María Rancés y Villanueva † (10 Jun 1886 – 28 Nov 1898)
  • Casimiro Piñera y Naredo † (28 Nov 1898 – 28 Aug 1904 Died)
  • Remigio Gandásegui y Gorrochátegui (27 Mar 1905 – 28 May 1914 )
  • Francisco Javier de Irastorza Loinaz (11 Jul 1914 – 27 Jun 1922 )
  • Bl. Narciso de Esténaga y Echevarría (14 Dec 1922 – 22 Aug 1936)
  • Emeterio Echeverria Barrena (29 Dec 1942 – 25 Dec 1954 Died)
  • Juan Hervás y Benet (14 Mar 1955 – 30 Sep 1976 )
• Bishops of Ciudad Real (Roman rite)
  • Rafael Torija de la Fuente (30 Sep 1976 – 20 Mar 2003)
  • Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando (20 Mar 2003 – 8 Apr 2016)
  • Gerardo Melgar Viciosa (8 April 2016 – )

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Spain

References[]

Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Ciudad Real.

External links[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}
• Diocese website

Coordinates: 38°59′12″N 3°55′52″W / 38.9867°N 3.9311°W�� / 38.9867; -3.9311

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