Suffragan diocese Almería, Spain
Diocese of Almería
Almerien(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in Andalusia, Spain, erected on 21 May 1492 after the Reconquista and suffragan of the Archdiocese of Granada. Its seat is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows (the fortress-cathedral of Almeria). Bishop Antonio Gomez Cantero has led the diocese since his appointment on 30 November 2021.
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- Established
- 1492
- Catholics
- 604,424
- Priests
- 124
- Territory
- 8,774 km²
Parishes and churches
236 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Catedral de Ntra. Sra. de La EncarnaciónAlmería · CathedralView parish
- CapillaEl Campillo de PurchenaView parish
- Cristo ResucitadoAdra: Puente del RíoView parish
- El Buen PastorAlmeríaView parish
- Espíritu SantoAlmeríaView parish
- Iglesia de Las SalinasAlmería: Cabo de GataView parish
- Iglesia del Inmaculado Corazón de MaríaRodalquilarView parish
- Inmaculada ConcepciónEl Ejido: BalermaView parish
- Inmaculada ConcepciónCortijos de MarínView parish
- Inmaculada ConcepciónOhanesView parish
- Jesucristo RedentorAlmeríaView parish
- La AnunciaciónFiñanaView parish
- La AnunciaciónAblaView parish
- La AnunciaciónAbrucenaView parish
- La AnunciaciónAlbanchezView parish
- La AnunciaciónBerjaView parish
- La AnunciaciónDoña MaríaView parish
- La AnunciaciónOcañaView parish
- La AsunciónCuevas del Almanzora: VillaricosView parish
- La AsunciónHuércal OveraView parish
- La AsunciónRoquetas de Mar: El ParadorView parish
- La Asunción de Ntra. Sra.BentariqueView parish
- La Asunción de Nuestra SeñoraNíjar: Campohermoso y Pueblo BlancoView parish
- La Asunción y San JoséVícar: Las CabañuelasView parish
- La ConcepciónAlboxView parish
- La EncarnaciónCuevas del AlmanzoraView parish
- La EncarnaciónFelixView parish
- La EncarnaciónTahalView parish
- La Inmaculada ConcepciónAdraView parish
- La Inmaculada ConcepciónSerón: AngostoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Antonio Gomez Cantero
- Born
- 31 May 1956
- Birthplace
- Quijas
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows, Almeria stands in Almería, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
The Spanish city of Almería is the seat of a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church (Latin: Dioecesis Almeriensis), part of the ecclesiastical province of Granada.
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- Antonio Manzano leads 200 in Diocese of Almeria formation week
- Sacerdotes malagueños build infrastructure in Guinea
Filed by the see itself
Published on the see's own news feed. A diocese reports on the whole Church, so these are often about somewhere else.
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Diocese of Almería visits Dalías
The Diocese of Almería will visit Dalías this weekend to meet with the Christ of the Light. Gabriel Lirola and Mayor Francisco Lirola are preparing for the town's major celebrations.
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Diocese of Almería schedules 17 pilgrimages
The Saliente Diocesan Sanctuary has scheduled 17 official pilgrimages over the next three months. These events follow the reopening of the temple and a recent pilgrimage. The upcoming schedule includes pilgrimages from Olula del Río and the Guardia Civil. The sanctuary also expects many pilgrims to attend alongside various cultural and sporting activities.
- Misioneros Claretianos assume pastoral care of Campohermoso and San Isidro
- Bishop of Almería delivers homily at installation of 3 Claretian priests
57 stories in the wire either name this see or come from its own feed. Read the wire.