Roman Catholic Diocese of Ibiza
Appearance
Diocese of Ibiza Dioecesis Ebusitanus | |
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Location | |
Country | Spain |
Ecclesiastical province | Valencia |
Metropolitan | Valencia |
Statistics | |
Area | 872 km2 (337 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 118,013 110,000 (93.2%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Mary in Ibiza |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Vicente Ribas Prats |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Enrique Benavent Vidal |
Map | |
The Diocese of Ibiza in blue. | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Ibiza (Latin: Dioecesis Ebusitanus) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Ibiza in the ecclesiastical province of Valencia in Spain.
History
[edit]- 30 April 1782: Established as Diocese of Ibiza from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tarragona
- 1851: Suppressed to the Diocese of Majorca
- 1927: Restored as Apostolic Administration of Ibiza from the Diocese of Majorca
- 1949: Promoted as Diocese of Ibiza
Leadership
[edit]- Bishops of Ibiza (Roman rite)
- Manuel Abad y Lasierra (18 Jul 1783 – 28 Sep 1787 )
- Eustaquio Azara, O.S.B. (7 Apr 1788 – 12 Sep 1794 )
- Blas Jacobo Beltrán (26 Jun 1805 – 10 Jul 1815 )
- Felipe González Abarca, O. de M. (22 Jul 1816 – 30 Aug 1829 )
- Basilio Antonio Carrasco Hernando, O. de M. (26 Mar 1831 – 4 Apr 1852 )
- Salvio Huix Miralpeix, titular bishop of Selymbria and Apostolic administrator (16 Feb 1928 - 28 January 1935), afterwards Bishop of Lerida[1]
- Antonio Cardona Riera, Apostolic administrator (21 Jun 1935 - 2 Feb 1950), subsequently Bishop (2 Feb 1950 – 28 Mar 1960 )
- Francisco Planas Muntaner (28 Mar 1960 – 10 Sep 1976 )
- José Gea Escolano (10 Sep 1976 – 15 May 1987 )
- Manuel Ureña Pastor (8 Jul 1988 – 23 Jul 1991 )
- Javier Salinas Viñals (26 May 1992 – 5 Sep 1997 )
- Agustín Cortés Soriano (20 Feb 1998 – 15 Jun 2004)
- Vicente Juan Segura (22 Jan 2005 – 18 Jan 2020 Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia)
- Vicente Ribas Prats (13 Oct 2021 – present)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cheney, David M (September 19, 2019). "Bishop Bl. Salvio Huix Miralpéix, C.O." Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
Sources
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