Roman Catholic Diocese of Getafe
Diocese of Getafe Dioecesis Xetafensis Diócesis de Getafe | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Madrid |
Metropolitan | Madrid |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,295 km2 (886 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 1,365,668 1,229,101 (90.0%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Mary Magdalene in Getafe |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | |
Auxiliary Bishops | |
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Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Getafe (Latin: Xetafen(sis)) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Spain, part of the Archdiocese of Madrid. The seat is in the city of Getafe, in the Getafe Cathedral.
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Getafe Cathedral
It was established on July 23, 1991, from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid. The current bishop is . The former bishop, Joaquín María López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo, resigned in 2017 when becoming 75 years old, as the Canon law of the Catholic Church prescribes.
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Spain
References[]
External links[]
- Official website
- GCatholic.org [self-published]
- Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
Coordinates: 40°18′15″N 3°43′47″W / 40.3042°N 3.7297°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Spain
- Roman Catholic dioceses established in 1991
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1991 establishments in Spain
- Spain stubs
- European Roman Catholic diocese stubs