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.
- Ntra. Sra. del RosarioAlcóntarView parish
- Ntra. Sra. del RosarioCañadas de CañeplaView parish
- Ntra. Sra. del RosarioCuevas Almanzora: GuazamaraView parish
- Ntra. Sra. del RosarioFinesView parish
- Ntra. Sra. del RosarioLubrínView parish
- Ntra. Sra. del RosarioRoquetas de MarView parish
- Ntra. Sra. FuensantaLa MojoneraView parish
- Ntra. Sra. MercedesOriaView parish
- Ntra. Sra. MontserratAlmeríaView parish
- Ntra. Sra., del PatrocinioOlula de CastroView parish
- Nuestra Señora de GraciaAlmócitaView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la AsunciónHuércal OveraView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la VegaAdra: La CurvaView parish
- Nuestra Señora del RosarioArmuña de AlmanzoraView parish
- Nuestra Señora del RosarioBayarqueView parish
- Nuestra Sra. de GuadalupeEl Ejido: MatagordaView parish
- Nuestra Sra. de la SoledadHuércal Overa: OveraView parish
- Nuestra Sra. del CarmenHuércal Overa: Las NoriasView parish
- Nuestra Sra. del MarAlmería: Cabo de GataView parish
- Nueva creaciónAlmería: Vega de AcáView parish
- Preciosísima SangreRoquetas de Mar: AguadulceView parish
- Purísima ConcepciónEscúllarView parish
- Purísima ConcepciónTurreView parish
- S. Francisco de PaulaAlmería: Cuevas de los MedinasView parish
- Sagrada FamiliaCuevas del Almanzora: Las HerreríasView parish
- Sagrada FamiliaEl Ejido: AlmerimarView parish
- San AgustínAlmeríaView parish
- San AgustínEl Ejido: San AgustínView parish
- San AgustínSanta Cruz de MarchenaView parish
- San AgustínSorbas: La HuelgaView 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
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