Titular diocese of Alava
Alava is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a former bishopric in the Castile countryside in Spain . The bishopric belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Tarragona .
| Titular Bishops of Alava | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanislaw Smoleński | Auxiliary Bishop in Krakow ( Poland ) | January 14, 1970 | August 8, 2006 |
| 2 | Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa | Auxiliary Bishop in Bilbao ( Spain ) | February 5, 2008 | August 24, 2010 |
| 3 | Nelson Francelino Ferreira | Auxiliary Bishop in São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro ( Brazil ) | November 24, 2010 | 12th of February 2014 |
| 4th | Carlos Lema Garcia | Auxiliary Bishop in São Paulo ( Brazil ) | April 30, 2014 | |