Roman Catholic Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín

Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín Dioecesis Terulensis et Albarracinensis Diócesis de Teruel y Albarracín
Teruel Cathedral
Location
Country	Spain
Ecclesiastical province	Zaragoza
Metropolitan	Zaragoza
Statistics
Area	11,867 km2 (4,582 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2010) 93,600 89,750 (95.9%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	31 July 1577 (As Diocese of Teruel) 7 September 1851 (As Diocese of Teruel-Albarracín) 11 August 1984 (As Diocese of Teruel y Albarracín)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Peter in Teruel Cathedral of Our Lady and St James in Albarracín
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop elect	José Antonio Satué Huerto
Metropolitan Archbishop	Vicente Jiménez Zamora
Map
Website
diocesisdeteruel.org

The Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín (Latin, Turolensis, Albarracinensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Teruel, part of the autonomous community of Aragón. The diocese forms part of the ecclesiastical province of , and is thus suffragan to the Archdiocese of Zaragoza.

In 1912 the diocese of Teruel comprised the civil province of the same name, excepting the town of Bechi (Castellón).

All the churches of Teruel are contemporary with its foundation (1176), as the founders built nine churches, one, Santa Maria de Mediavilla, in the centre, and the remaining eight in a circle following the circuit of the walls. The central church was made a collegiate church in 1423 and named the cathedral in 1577. It was originally built of brick and rubblework, but since the restoration in the seventeenth century it has lost its primitive character. The Doric choir stalls were the gift of , Bishop of Teruel, and later of Tarazona.

History[]

Roman period[]

It is believed by some that Teruel and the ancient Turba are the same. Turba was the city whose disputes with the Saguntines gave Hannibal an excuse for attacking Saguntum and beginning the Second Punic War. According to the annals of Teruel it appears that Turba was not situated on the site of the present city of Teruel, but at its boundary line.

Middle Ages (1176–1577)[]

Teruel was founded in 1176 by and . It formed a separate community and was governed by the .

King Jaime I received its support in the conquest of Valencia (1238), and the standards of Teruel were the first to wave in the gateway of Serranos. In 1271 it joined in the war against Castile, invaded Huete and Cuenca.

Teruel sided with king Pedro IV in his war against the "Union". In recognition of this the king visited the city in 1348 and conferred upon it the title of exenta (exempt).

Ferdinand and Isabella visited Teruel in 1482, took the oath in the cathedral, and received the freedom of the city. The founding of the Inquisition in 1484 produced serious changes because the converts were numerous and powerful. The inquisitor, , was forced to leave. Property to the amount of 133,000 sueldos was confiscated and turned over to the city.

Diocese of Teruel (1577–1851)[]

Pope Gregory XIII at the earnest solicitations of king Philip II created the diocese in 1577. The first bishop, , was elected but not consecrated; the first bishop installed was , who was transferred to Saragossa in 1579.

In 1598 the inhabitants of Teruel abjured the before the , in order to come under the Government of Aragon.

The seminary, dedicated to St. Toribio de Mogrovejo, was founded by the bishop , who after the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1769 was granted the use of their magnificent college by king Charles III. During the wars of independence and the civil wars that followed, the building was taken over for military quarters and shortly afterwards the seminary was suppressed. It was re-established in 1849 by Don , who gave his own palace for the purpose. The Jesuit college has since been restored to the order.

Cathedral of Albarracín

Among the distinguished citizens of Teruel must be mentioned:

• , S.J.
• the jurisconsult .
• , judge of the courts of Aragon, 1665.
• Fray , Bishop of Albarracín.
• , Viceroy of Aragon, founder of the Academy of History.

Diocese of Teruel-Albarracín (1852–1984)[]

In 1851 or 1852 the see became Diocese of Teruel-Albarracín (probably as a consequence of the Concordat of 1851 suppressing the Diocese of Albarracín).

Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín (since 1985)[]

In 1985 the see became Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín.

Bishops of Teruel (1577–1851)[]

. . . . . 1577–1578 : — (Elected)

1. 1578–1579 :
2. 1580–1594 :
3. 1596–1611 :
4. 1614–1624 :
5. 1625–1633 : Fernando de Valdés y Llanos
6. 1633–1635 :
7. 1635–1644 :
8. 1644–1647 :
9. 1647–1672 :
10. --------–1673 :
11. 1674–1682 :
12. 1683–1700 :
13. 1701–1717 :
14. 1720–1731 :
15. 1732–1755 : Francisco Pérez de Prado y Cuesta
16. 1755–1757 :
17. 1757–1780 :
18. 1780–1794 :
19. 1795–1799 :
20. 1800–1802 : Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont
21. 1802–1814 :
22. 1815–1825 :
23. 1825–1827 :
24. 1827–1831 :
25. 1831–1833 :
26. 1847–1850 :
27. 1850–1851 :

Bishops of Teruel-Albarracín (1852–1984)[]

1. 1852–1861 :
2. 1861–1869 :
3. 1874–1876 :
4. 1876–1880 :
5. 1880–1890 :
6. 1891–1894 :
7. 1894–1896 :
8. 1896–1905 :
9. 1905–1934 :
10. 1935–1939 :
11. 1944–1968 :
12. 1968–1972 :
13. 1974–1984 : Damián Iguacén Borau

Bishops of Teruel and Albarracín (since 1985)[]

1. 1985–2003 : Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando
2. 2004–2009 :
3. 2010–2016 :
4. 2016–2021 :
5. 2021–...  :

References[]

This article draws only from other Wikipedia articles and these two sources:

• (in English) Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Teruel" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
• (in Spanish) IBERCRONOX: Obispado de Teruel y Albarracín

See also[]

• List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Spain.

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Coordinates: 42°20′27″N 3°42′16″W / 42.3408°N 3.7045°W / 42.3408; -3.7045