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Diocese of Málaga

Dioecesis Malacitana



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Restored: 4 August 1486
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Granada
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Spain
  • Square Kilometers: 7,306 (2,821 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.diocesismalaga.es/
  • Mailing Address: Calle Santa Maria 18, 29015 Malaga, Espana
  • Telephone: 952.22.43.86
  • Fax: 952.60.86.25

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
4 August 1486RestoredDiocese of Málaga
10 July 1957Territory LostDiocese of Málaga (Zaf arraya, Almendral, and Ventas de Zafarraya) Archdiocese of Granada
30 April 1958Territory AddedArchdiocese of Sevilla {Seville} (Campillos and La Alameda (both in Málaga)) Diocese of Málaga
30 April 1958Territory AddedDiocese of Córdoba (Villanueva de Tapia in Málaga) Diocese of Málaga
30 April 1958Territory LostDiocese of Málaga (Olvera and Grazalema in Jerez de la Frontera) Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950661,146667,10299.1%1451072522,6231621,510193ap1951
1970977,992983,89699.4%2791474262,29512391,641230ap1971
19801,021,0001,053,00097.0%2901844742,1542731,560258ap1981
19901,100,0001,302,00084.5%2591373962,777122091,250263ap1991
19991,243,4221,308,86695.0%267923593,46314150978249ap2000
20001,235,6531,300,68895.0%2631093723,32115187971249ap2001
20011,249,2621,315,01395.0%2671163833,26114168971250ap2002
20021,302,4781,371,02995.0%2691123813,41814166937250ap2003
20031,329,2351,399,19495.0%2691233923,39016194909250ap2004
20041,371,1851,443,35395.0%2701283983,44516207929250ap2005
20131,230,8231,641,09875.0%2091333423,59815202987251ap2014
20161,221,7291,628,97375.0%2001253253,75913185826251ap2017
20191,230,8401,641,12175.0%1921163083,99613176749251ap2020
20211,264,4401,685,92075.0%1901123024,18616171744251ap2022

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 184
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 233
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 229
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 253
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 273, and Page 274
  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 49, to Page 50
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 707, to Page 709

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