Diocese of Getafe
| Diocese of Getafe | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Madrid |
| Diocesan bishop | Ginés Ramón García Beltrán |
| Auxiliary bishop | José Rico Pavés |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Joaquín María López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo |
| founding | 1991 |
| surface | 2,307 km² |
| Parishes | 123 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,576,697 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,419,027 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 90% |
| Diocesan priest | 241 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 71 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,548 |
| Permanent deacons | 7 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 115 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 561 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Santa María Magdalena |
| Website | www.diocesisgetafe.es |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Getafe ( Latin Dioecesis Xetafensis , Spanish diócesis de Getafe ) is one in Spain situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Getafe .
history
The diocese of Getafe was established on July 23, 1991 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Matritensem praeclaram from the cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Madrid and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Getafe
- Francisco José Pérez y Fernández-Golfín , 1991-2004
- Joaquín María López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo , 2004–2018
- Ginés Ramón García Beltrán , since 2018
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Getafe (Spanish)
- Entry for the diocese of Getafe on catholic-hierarchy.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Matritensem praeclaram , AAS 83 (1991), n.12, p. 1010ff.