Diocese of Malaga
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Diocese of Malaga
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| Country | Spain |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Granada |
| Diocesan bishop | Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Ramón Buxarrais Ventura |
| Vicar General | Alfonso Fernández-Casamayor Palacio |
| surface | 7,283 km² |
| Parishes | 250 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 1,443,353 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 1,371,185 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 95% |
| Diocesan priest | 270 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 128 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,445 |
| Permanent deacons | 16 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 207 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 929 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Basílica de la Virgen de la Encarnación |
| Website | www.diocesismalaga.es |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga ( lat. : Dioecesis Malacitanus ) is in Spain situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Málaga .
history
The first traces of the diocese go back to the 3rd century. The diocese of Malaga was established on August 4th, 1486 by Pope Innocent VIII . On December 10, 1492, the diocese of Málaga was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Granada as a suffragan .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Málaga - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Málaga (Spanish)
- Entry for the diocese of Malaga on catholic-hierarchy.org
