Diocese of Alcalá de Henares
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| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Madrid |
| Diocesan bishop | Juan Antonio Reig Plà |
| Vicar General | Florentino Rueda Recuero |
| founding | 1991 |
| surface | 2,586 km² |
| Parishes | 92 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
| Residents | 807.248 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
| Catholics | 686.161 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
| proportion of | 85% |
| Diocesan priest | 120 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
| Religious priest | 72 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,574 |
| Permanent deacons | 4 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
| Friars | 121 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
| Religious sisters | 241 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Magistral de los Santos Niños Justo y Pastor |
| Website | www.obispadoalcala.org |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alcalá de Henares ( Latin Dioecesis Complutensis , Spanish diócesis de Alcalá de Henares ) is in Spain situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Alcalá de Henares .
history
The diocese of Alcalá de Henares was established on July 23, 1991 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution In hac Beati Petri from cession of territory to the Archdiocese of Madrid and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Alcalá de Henares
- Manuel Ureña Pastor , 1991–1998, then Bishop of Cartagena
- Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez , 1999–2008, then Bishop of Málaga
- Juan Antonio Reig Plà , since 2009
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Alcalá de Henares (Spanish)
- Entry for the Diocese of Alcalá de Henares on catholic-hierarchy.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. In hac Beati Petri , AAS 83 (1991), n.12, p. 1012ff.
coat of arms
Cathedral of Saints Justo and Pastor in Alcalá de Henares
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