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Diocese of Cartagena (en España)

Dioecesis Carthaginensis in Hispania



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 1st Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Granada
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Spain
  • Square Kilometers: 11,320 (4,372 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdecartagena.org/
  • Mailing Address: Palacio Episcopal, Plaza del Cardenal Belluga 1, 30001 Murcia, Espana
  • Telephone: 968.22.13.71
  • Fax: 968.21.21.72

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
1st CenturyErectedDiocese of Cartagena (en España) (erected)
14 July 1564Territory LostDiocese of Cartagena (en España) Diocese of Orihuela (erected)
2 November 1949Territory LostDiocese of Cartagena (en España) (Albacete, Almansa, Casa Ibamez, Chinchilla, Ellin, Gorquera, and Teste)
Diocese of Cuenca (La Boda (La Roda, Fuensanta. Madrigueras, Minaya, Gasas de Roldan, Montalvos, Tarazona de la Mancha, and Villalgordo del Jucar))
Diocese of Orihuela (Gaudete)
Diocese of Albacete (erected)
14 March 1954Territory LostDiocese of Cartagena (en España) (Santiago de Villena, S. Maria de Villena, and Sax along with Encin) Diocese of Orihuela
10 July 1957Territory LostDiocese 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
1950843,350843,350100.0%228753032,783101860214ap1951
1955827,000827,53699.9%344744181,978175920221ap1960
1969854,866856,86699.8%4171045211,6401721,190210ap1971
1980949,467957,01099.2%3641044682,0281841,279293ap1981
1990983,9491,058,00093.0%355974522,1761991,171283ap1991
19991,040,0001,100,00094.5%402995012,0751551,027289ap2000
20001,040,0001,115,06893.3%413965092,043154934290ap2001
20011,051,7951,130,96293.0%400904902,146143962293ap2002
20021,053,7621,149,32891.7%381934742,223147890290ap2003
20031,092,0891,190,37891.7%384874712,318145949291ap2004
20041,127,4691,226,99391.9%397914882,310151895291ap2005
20061,195,7921,335,79289.5%395914862,460143894291ap2007
20131,253,2821,474,44985.0%403774802,611145744291ap2014
20161,248,2271,466,81885.1%434775112,442132656291ap2017
20191,250,1001,470,27385.0%392614532,759115609291ap2020
20211,023,9181,493,89868.5%365484132,47995573292ap2022

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 1, Page 168
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 119
  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 23, to Page 25

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