Roman Catholic Diocese of San Sebastián

Diocese of San Sebastián Dioecesis Sancti Sebastiani Diócesis de San Sebastián Spanish Donostiako ElizbarrutiaBasque
San Sebastián Cathedral
Location
Country	Spain
Ecclesiastical province	Pamplona y Tudela
Metropolitan	Pamplona y Tudela
Statistics
Area	1,977 km2 (763 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 684,416 621,988 (90.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	2 November 1949
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in San Sebastián
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop	Francisco Pérez González
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Sebastián (Latin: Sancti Sebastiani) is a diocese located in the city of San Sebastián in the Ecclesiastical province of Pamplona y Tudela in Spain.

History[]

• 2 November 1949: Established as Diocese of San Sebastián

Special churches[]

Catedral de El Buen Pastor
(Cathedral of the Good Shepherd)

• Cathedral:
  • Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, San Sebastián
• Minor basilicas:
  • , Azpeitia
  • Basilica of Saint Mary of the Chorus, San Sebastián

Leadership[]

• Jaime Font y Andreu (13 May 1950 – 13 Feb 1963 )
• Lorenzo Bereciartúa y Balerdi (6 Aug 1963 – 23 Oct 1968 )
• Jacinto Argaya Goicoechea (18 Nov 1968 – 16 Feb 1979 )
• José María Setién Alberro (16 Feb 1979 – 13 Jan 2000 )
• Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya (13 Jan 2000 – 21 Nov 2009)
• José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre (21 Nov 2009 – )

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Spain

References[]

External links[]

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

Coordinates: 43°19′00″N 1°58′53″W / 43.3167°N 1.9815°W / 43.3167; -1.9815

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