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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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The address the register holds for Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows, Almeria, in Almería, Spain.

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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.

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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.

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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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