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Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana

Dioecesis Segobricensis-Castellionensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 31 May 1960
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Valencia
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Spain
  • Square Kilometers: 4,350 (1,680 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.obsegorbecastellon.es/
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Paseo Obispo Ahedo 2, 12400 Segorbe [Castellon], Espana; Palacio Episcopal, c/Gobernador Bermudez de Castro 8, 12003 Castellon de la Plana, Espana
  • Telephone: 964.710.276; 964.722.205
  • Fax: 964.722.442

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Segorbe
6th CenturyErectedDiocese of Segorbe (erected)
Diocese of Segorbe-Albarracin
18 March 1258UnitedDiocese of Albarracin
Diocese of Segorbe
Diocese of Segorbe-Albarracin
21 July 1577SplitDiocese of Segorbe-Albarracin Diocese of Albarracin
Diocese of Segorbe
Diocese of Segorbe
21 July 1577SplitDiocese of Segorbe-Albarracin Diocese of Albarracin
Diocese of Segorbe
6 June 1957Territory AddedArchdiocese of Valencia (Gatova and Villahermosa del Río) Diocese of Segorbe
Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana
31 May 1960Name ChangedDiocese of Segorbe Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana
30 May 1975Territory LostDiocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana (Arcos de las Salinas, Cervera, and Las Dueñas) Diocese of Teruel (-Albarracín)
30 May 1975Territory LostDiocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana (Santa Cruz de Moya) Diocese of Cuenca

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Segorbe
195080,00080,020100.0%56419782446869ap1951
Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana
1970310,189310,43099.9%193742671,161122640148ap1971
1980363,446364,30899.8%180632431,495104574148ap1981
1990382,094383,47499.6%163662291,6683106534148ap1991
1999386,815388,23899.6%159612201,758376402148ap2000
2000395,306396,75799.6%159762351,6824102457128ap2001
2001395,306396,75799.6%162762381,6604102450127ap2002
2002398,566401,37799.3%173752481,607489470148ap2003
2003402,965412,99097.6%156842401,679491422148ap2004
2004420,301440,74695.4%169762451,715488430146ap2005
2010434,100510,72585.0%197252221,955336385147ap2011
2014438,000513,50085.3%180141942,257322363146ap2015
2017389,400494,32578.8%186202061,890330331146ap2018
2020422,215492,25385.8%190152052,059320277146ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Segorbe
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 443
  • Diocese of Segorbe-Albarracin
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 443
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 234
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 296
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 68, to Page 69
  • Diocese of Segorbe
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 310, and Page 311
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 351
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 373, and Page 374
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 341
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 864, and Page 865
  • Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 53, Page 99, and Page 100

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