Diocese of Cuenca
| Diocese of Cuenca | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Toledo |
| Diocesan bishop | José María Yanguas Sanz |
| Vicar General | Antonio Fernández Ferrer |
| surface | 17,140 km² |
| Parishes | 326 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 203,841 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 188,382 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 92.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 189 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 7 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 961 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 77 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 217 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Gracia |
| Website | www.diocesisdecuenca.es |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca ( Latin Dioecesis Conchensis , Spanish diócesis / Obispado de Cuenca ) is in Spain situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Cuenca .
history
The diocese of Cuenca was on July 5, 1183 by Pope Lucius III. established and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Toledo as a suffragan . On November 2, 1949, the diocese of Cuenca gave up parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Albacete .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Cuenca - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry on the diocese of Cuenca on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Homepage of the Diocese of Cuenca (Spanish)
