Suffragan diocese Ciudad Real, Spain
Diocese of Ciudad Real
Civitatis Regalen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, established on 18 November 1875 as the Territorial Prelature of Ciudad Real for the Grand Prior of the Spanish Military Orders and promoted to diocese on 4 February 1980; its bishop remains prior of the Military Orders. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Toledo, seated at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Meadows (Santa Maria del Prado) in Ciudad Real. Bishop Abilio Martinez Varea, previously of Osma-Soria, was appointed by Pope Leo XIV on 9 July 2025 and took possession on 27 September 2025.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1875
- Catholics
- 493,060
- Priests
- 192
- Territory
- 19,813 km²
Parishes and churches
140 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Pozo de la Serna)Pozo de la SernaView parish
- Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Robledo)RobledoView parish
- Sagrada Familia (Tomelloso)TomellosoView parish
- San Andrés, apóstol (Moral de Calatrava)Moral de CalatravaView parish
- San Andrés, apóstol (Villamanrique)VillamanriqueView parish
- San Andrés, apóstol (Villanueva de los Infantes)Villanueva de los InfantesView parish
- San Antonio de Padua (Villanueva de San Carlos)Villanueva de San CarlosView parish
- San Antonio, abad (Horcajo de los Montes)Horcajo de los MontesView parish
- San Bartolomé (Almagro)AlmagroView parish
- San Bartolomé (Navalpino)NavalpinoView parish
- San Bartolomé, apóstol (Alhambra)AlhambraView parish
- San Bartolomé, apóstol (Retuerta del Bullaque)Retuerta del BullaqueView parish
- San Bartolomé, apóstol (Santa Cruz de los Cáñamos)Santa Cruz de los CáñamosView parish
- San Bartolomé, apóstol (Valenzuela de Calatrava)Valenzuela de CalatravaView parish
- San Benito, abad (Agudo)AgudoView parish
- San Benito, abad (San Benito)San BenitoView parish
- San Carlos Borromeo (Las Labores)Las LaboresView parish
- San Gregorio Nacianceno (Arenales de San Gregorio)Arenales de San GregorioView parish
- San Humberto (Bazán)BazánView parish
- San Jorge, mártir (Aldea del Rey)Aldea del ReyView parish
- San José (Las Peralosas)Las PeralosasView parish
- San José (Socuéllamos)SocuéllamosView parish
- San José Obrero (Ciudad Real)Ciudad RealView parish
- San Juan Bautista (Alcázar de San Juan)Alcázar de San JuanView parish
- San Juan Bautista (Argamasilla de Alba)Argamasilla de AlbaView parish
- San Juan Bautista (Cabezarados)CabezaradosView parish
- San Juan Bautista (Ciudad Real)Ciudad RealView parish
- San Juan Bautista (Pozuelo de Calatrava)Pozuelo de CalatravaView parish
- San Juan Bautista (Puebla de Don Rodrigo)Puebla de Don RodrigoView parish
- San Juan Bautista (Villarta de San Juan)Villarta de San JuanView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Abilio Martinez Varea
- Born
- 24 September 1948
- Birthplace
- Cervatos de la Cueza
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The cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria del Prado, Ciudad Real stands in Ciudad Real, 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
Ciudad Real is home to a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, the Diocese of Ciudad Real (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Regalensis), which belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain.