Roman Catholic Diocese of San Sebastián
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.
Diocese of San Sebastián Dioecesis Sancti Sebastiani Diócesis de San Sebastián Spanish Donostiako ElizbarrutiaBasque | |
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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 | José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Pérez González |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
History
- 2 November 1949: Established as Diocese of San Sebastián
Special churches
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Catedral de El Buen Pastor
(Cathedral of the Good Shepherd)
(Cathedral of the Good Shepherd)
- Cathedral:
- Minor basilicas:
- Basilica of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, 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
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