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Diocese of Almería

Dioecesis Almeriensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 1492
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Granada
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Spain
  • Square Kilometers: 8,774 (3,388 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisalmeria.org/
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Plaza de la Catedral 1, 04001 Almeria, España
  • Telephone: 950.23.26.00
  • Fax: 950.88.51.63

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
1492ErectedDiocese of Almería (erected)
19 January 1953Territory AddedArchdiocese of Granada (Canjáyar and Río de Almería along with Canjáyar, Ohanes, Almócita, Beires, Padules, Ragol, Distinción, Bentarique, Illar, Terque, Huécija, Alicún, Alhama de Almería, Alhabia, Alsodux, Santa Cruz de Márchena, Alboloduy, and Nacimiento) Diocese of Almería
10 July 1957Territory AddedDiocese of Cartagena (en España) (Euercal-Overa)
Archdiocese of Granada (Berja and Laujar)
Diocese of Guadix (Piñara, Alba, Abrucena, Doña María, Escullar, and Ocaña)
Diocese of Almería

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1959402,910403,91099.8%176141902,12047239170ap1960
1970386,003397,30397.2%187212081,85548524176ap1971
1980386,152388,48299.4%157251822,12143554214ap1981
1990456,000458,00099.6%135351702,68256593216ap1991
1999512,901528,90197.0%134351693,03456464218ap2000
2000504,700534,20094.5%138361742,90059447220ap2001
2001482,843512,84394.2%133351682,87456416222ap2002
2002491,168533,16892.1%133351682,92355443223ap2003
2003501,801546,49891.8%133361692,96954433223ap2004
2004519,503565,31091.9%138391772,93557411220ap2005
2006531,000581,20091.4%128371653,21855425211ap2007
2012604,424702,81986.0%136281643,685440299213ap2013
2015603,452701,68886.0%134211553,893532281215ap2016
2018607,800706,67286.0%124171414,310429262215ap2019
2020616,465716,82086.0%124251494,137432218215ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 86
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 105
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 69
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 91
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 48
  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 5, to Page 6
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 303, and Page 304
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 44, and Page 45

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