Diocese of Bilbao
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Diocese of Bilbao
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| Country | Spain |
| Diocesan bishop | Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa |
| Auxiliary bishop | Joseba Segura Etxezarraga |
| Vicar General | Joseba Segura Etxezarraga |
| founding | November 2, 1949 |
| surface | 2,193 km² |
| Parishes | 297 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 1,144,214 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 1,109,887 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 97% |
| Diocesan priest | 278 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 287 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,964 |
| Permanent deacons | 6 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 379 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 996 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish , Basque |
| cathedral | Catedral de Santiago Apóstol |
| Website | bizkeliza.org |
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The Diocese of Bilbao ( Latin : Dioecesis Flaviobrigensis , Spanish : Diócesis de Bilbao , Basque Bilboko Elizbarrutia ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in the northern Spanish city of Bilbao in the Basque Country .
The diocese of Bilbao is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Burgos, founded in 1075 . It was on November 2, 1949 by Pope Pius XII. out of the diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño , the diocese of Santander and the diocese of Vitoria .
Bishops
- Casimiro Morcillo González , 1950–1955, then Archbishop of Saragossa
- Pablo Gúrpide Beope , 1955–1968
- Antonio Añoveros Ataún , 1971–1978
- Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta , 1979–1995
- Ricardo Blázquez Pérez , 1995–2010, then Archbishop of Valladolid
- Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa (since 2010)
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Bilbao - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Santiago Cathedral in Bilbao